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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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