EDIUS and K2 Connect in FTP modeRégis André

May 2009

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K2 Connect

K2 Connect is an EDIUS tool that let users:Connect in FTP to a K2 Stand alone media Client or K2 SAN

Connect to a K2 SAN directly in an Aurora configuration

Connect to local attached storage

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

First, you’ll need network access to the K2 Client

Then open K2 Connect in the EDIUS tool menu

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

K2 connect shown not configured

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

Right click on the K2 Server (FTP)

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

The FTP dialog box is easy to configure:Type in the name of your K2 Stand Alone client or IP adress

Type the name of the K2 Bin you want to see the content from (here /default)

Type in the user name: mxfmovie

Type in the password: mxfmovie

Check the save password check box

Test the connection– If test OK, then press OK.

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

Once the FTP connection is set the FTP tree node should turn green

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

Double click it to show the content of the folder in K2 connect

To import (move media) from the K2 MediaClient to the Local storage, just double click on a clip in K2 Connect.

The task list open and show real time progression of the transfer

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

While the transfer progress, you can find the clip in your bin and even start editing!!

The little red H means that the High resolution media is being transferred locally and that you start editing.

So go ahead… edit… you can import as many clips as you need

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

Once your editing is done, you will need to send back your sequence to the K2 MediaClient.

Use the “print to file” menu (F11)

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

To send back media to the K2, we will use the MXF exporter

And select what type of format you want to export

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

To send back media to the K2, we will use the MXF exporter

And select what type of format you want to export

In my example I will choose DVCPRO25

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

In the MXF exporter select FTP

You can add the Server name and folder

IMPORTANT:Add /MXF/ to the name of your folder destination;

Eg. /MXF/On air

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

Type a name for your sequence

Click ok, then the export will start

The clip is playable on the K2 MediaClient while the export is happening.

Usually the K2 MediaClient waits for the clip to be 60% to 70% transferred before making it available for playback.

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K2 Connect uses to work with a K2 Stand alone Client

You can check that your clip is being send to the right destinatino by using K2 Connect to see the content of the MediaClient.

You can do it while the export takes place.

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EDIUS and K2 Connect in FTP modeRégis André

May 2009

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