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MA Series Media Archive Servers
User Guide
MANL-1161-04
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Notices: Legal, Regulatory, and Safety LEGAL THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS AND ITS RECEIPT OR POSSESSION DOES NOT CONVEY ANY RIGHTS TO REPRODUCE OR DISCLOSE ITS CONTENTS, OR TO MANUFACTURE, USE, OR SELL ANYTHING THAT IT MAY DESCRIBE, OR USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE A
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Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS USA Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Pacific Time) Email: support@focusinfo.com Telephone: +1 408 866 8300 Option 4 Fax: +1 408 866 4859 Address: Focus Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA. 95008 www.focusinfo.com EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00PM Email: techsupport@como.com Telephone: +49 4307 - 83 58 58 Fax: +49 4307 - 83 58 99 Address: COMO Computer & Motion GmbH A Foc
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Regulations Environmental Precaution Focus Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA. 95008 Model Numbers: PX MA-10 or PX MA-50 Date of Manufacture: Reference the Serial Number label attached to the unit. For more information about regulatory compliance and other details, please refer to the Safety and Warranty Guide included with the server hardware. Documentation Read, Retain, and Follow Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is opera
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 MA Series Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 MA-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 MA-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Archiving Discs and Shortlist Reference Documents . . . . . . . . . .9 Search and Retrieve Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Storage Media File (Shortlist)
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My bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Content List Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Content Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Shortlist (Reference List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Organizing Shortlist
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Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Burn Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Burn Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Number of media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RAID Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 RAID 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 RAID 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Replacing a Failed Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 OS and Virtual Machine Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MA Series Media Archive Servers
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Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing a Focus Enhancements, ProxSys MA Series Media Archive Server. MA Series Media Archive Servers provide the ability to efficiently ingest video clips with their metadata from tapeless recording media into the MA server’s media archive. There, preview Flash clips are rendered and Blu-ray discs are burned for archiving. Ingesting media into the MA server clears the recording medium and allows it to be returned quickly to the field for reuse. This e
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Features RAID Data Security RAID 1 In North America, the MA servers use three high-capacity hard drives, one 500GB buffer drive and two 1TB data drives, along with RAID 1 to protect data from drive failure. RAID 5 In the Europe, due to market requirements, the MA servers use three high-capacity, 1TB, hard drives and RAID 5 to protect data from drive failure. Software ProxSys Media Upload Utility This application runs on the MA server or a remote Mac/Windows system for ingesting video c
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USB Hardware Key (Dongle) USB Hardware Key (Dongle) Before the MA Series Media Archive Server can operate, a USB hardware key (dongle) must be inserted in to one of the server’s USB ports. The dongle authorizes the MA server applications. The dongle must remain in the USB port for the applications to function. There is no limit to the number of server Users. Third-Party Software Focus Enhancements recommends that, with the following exceptions, third-party software should not be installed
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ProxSys MA Media Archiving Server Operations This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the ingesting and archiving of video clips using the ProxSys MA Series Media Archive Server. This chapter contains the topics: Overview of MA Server Workflow 6 Ingest Video Clips 6 Archive 9 Search and Retrieve Content 10 ProxSys Media Upload Utility 11 Downloading and Installing 11 Connecting to the MA Server 12 Manual Upload 13 Auto Watch 16 Configuration 19 MA Series Operations 22 Login 22 Home
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Overview of MA Server Workflow Overview of MA Server Workflow The MA Series Media Archive Server is a desktop workstation/server that: � Uploads high resolution video clips and associated metadata � Creates low resolution proxy preview files for later reference � Stores preview files and metadata in MA server database for search and reference � Burns high resolution content to single- and dual-layer DVDs and BD discs In addition, the MA server provides the ability to: � Add or edit existin
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Overview of MA Server Workflow The upload utility provides three methods for ingesting video files: � Manual � Folder watch (Auto Watch function) � Device watch (Auto Watch function) As each high resolution video file is uploaded, the MA server creates a preview Flash clip for that file. Each video clip, its preview file, and its associated metadata, are logged into the MA server’s media database. Video metadata can be added to or changed as a part of the manual ingest procedure or once t
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Overview of MA Server Workflow Device watch When Uploading Structured Content, Use Device Watch. Device watch may be used to upload both structured and unstructured content. This is similar to the Folder watch except that a device is identified as the target of the watch. The most common devices are removable hard drives and card readers attached to the MA server. Do not use Device watch to monitor shared and local drives. An example is when the CF card is inserted into a watched card read
