GRASS VALLEY AURORA EDIT 7 User manual

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Aurora Edit is the fastest nonlinear
production tool available for editing
within high pressure, quick-turn
environments. Its intuitive user-
interface, flexible format support, and
tight system integration make it the
most efficient editing product for your
workflow.
KEY FEATURES
Aurora Edit 7
HIGH-SPEED NONLINEAR EDITING FOR
WINDOWS 7/XP
The Grass Valley™Aurora™production
solution integrates with the entire
tapeless production process, from
acquisition, ingest, and media browsing,
to quick-turn editing, craft editing, and
automated playout.
A key component of this system is
Aurora Edit, the fastest nonlinear
production tool available.
Available in software-only or laptop-
based configurations, the Aurora Edit
system is a perfect fit in any production
operation. It uses standard PC and
networking technologies and features
broad format support. It also offers a
wide array of options for tailoring the
platform to the level of production you
need.
To speed your work the Aurora Edit
system eliminates pre-digitizing, and its
Realtime Edit™feature lets you see edits
as they’re made—just as it is done in
tape-to-tape editing. This includes setting
split edits, punch-in and punch-out of
audio and video tracks, and a live audio
preview for real-time mixing.
The Aurora Edit system also delivers all
of the benefits of nonlinear technology,
including instant random access, multiple
levels of undo, a real-time transition
effects preview option, and the ability to
quickly repurpose existing stories.
For effects, the Aurora Edit system
offers a full set of options for adding
everyday effects or providing higher-
end capabilities for producing sweeps
packages. Adding blurs, mosaics, or
resize effects is done easily through
the easy-to-learn user interface. It also
includes a color-correction feature that is
especially valuable for hastily shot news
footage with improper color balance. In
addition, smooth interpolated slow-
motion effects can be added to meet the
demands of sports production.
The Aurora Edit platform now supports
Orad and VizRT graphics systems.
This graphics support allows editors
to link to embedded graphic objects
directly from the script and place them
on the timeline. In addition, editors
may optionally transfer graphic timing
information for Orad-based workflows,
which will allow Aurora Playout to
frame-accurately play the Orad graphic
elements directly from the control room,
freeing up the responsibility from the
technical director.
Integration with Orad and VizRT for•
graphic insertion and optional end-to-
end playout workflow
Format independence: I-Frame and•
Long GOP MPEG-2, DV100, JPEG
2000, AVC-Intra, DV25, DV50, and IMX
support
Supports agile timeline with•
multiformat and multi-aspect ratios
on a single timeline
Support for Infinity, P2, XDCAM, and•
XDCAM EX removable media formats
Background renders and sends•
– offload mixed media render to
conform engine and send to playout
server with no waiting, and continue
editing without interrupting workflow
Seamless integration with ENPS,•
iNEWS, Octopus, and other MOS-
compliant newsroom computer
systems by request
Seamless workflow integration with•
optional K2 BaseCamp Express
content management system
Record from tape to timeline and•
edit directly to timeline without
predigitizing
Preview closed captioning•
Zoom in on long source files for•
easier navigation and editing
Intuitive design for quickly adding•
effects such as blur, mosaic, and
resize effects
Color correction for rebalance of•
improperly shot footage
Proc. amp controls support luma and•
chroma level adjustments
Smooth interpolated slow-motion•
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To speed production workflows further,
the Aurora Edit system is compatible
with the Grass Valley K2 media server/
media client system, Network Attached
Storage (NAS), K2 Storage Area
Network (SAN) system, and K2 Summit™
production client. These systems let
users simultaneously view and edit
feeds, and edit the same material in
different bays simultaneously—even
start work on a sequence in one edit bay
and finish it in another.
Unmatched Speed and Efficiency
By converging video, graphics, text,
and effects on a single workstation,
the Aurora Edit system supports the
multitasking requirements of news
professionals. Taking efficiency a notch
higher, exchanging sequences between
high-resolution and low-resolution
workstations is instantaneous as each
editing solution has access to the same
folders, media, and timelines.
As a result, journalists can browse and
assemble a low-resolution version of a
story using Aurora Edit LD, and Aurora
Edit HD can then instantly finish or
preview the sequence in high resolution.
This approach significantly streamlines
newsroom workflows.
If craft editing is required, Aurora Edit
can export EDLs for use with direct SAN-
attached editors such as EDIUS®and
Final Cut Pro.
The Aurora Edit system can also access
feeds captured by the Aurora Ingest
system—whether a scheduled or
interactive event—to combine media
with field footage.
With K2 BaseCamp Express integration,
Aurora Edit users can search, add, and
modify metadata for any asset within the
asset management system. In addition,
K2 BaseCamp Express allows operators
to mark and access key segments of
video within any clip. These segments
are then searchable and immediately
accessible to any other K2 BaseCamp
Express enabled client within the
system.
The Aurora Edit system is fully integrated
with the K2 platform for resilient and
automated playback and upconversion
of finished sequences, eliminating the
confusion and errors often associated
with tape-based playback while providing
the flexibility of output formats in real
time or permanently rendered files.
For even greater workflow efficiency,
the Aurora Edit system offers media
object server (MOS) support, letting
you integrate it with MOS-enabled
newsroom systems such as ENPS,
iNEWS, and Octopus. A real-time
rundown status display shows the editor
how close to air as well as where in the
rundown their assigned stories really are.
Taken together, these capabilities create
an advanced solution that can link your
entire news production process—from
rundown to script to edit to playback.
With this level of integration, producers
and editors can access assets, view
rundowns, read scripts, and edit video all
on a single PC, making it easier, faster,
and more efficient to bring breaking
news to air.
An Intuitive Interface
The Aurora Edit interface is incredibly
intuitive and has a number of features,
tools, and technologies to streamline
production workflows.
Media Bin
Used for organizing clips and
storyboarding packages, you can view
bins in either thumbnail or tree mode.
You can also quickly sort and sift them
by name, duration, description, and other
familiar database categories.
Timeline
The timeline lets you view an entire
story while editing. It supports two
tracks of video plus graphics and titles
and up to sixteen tracks of audio. You
can record clips and voiceovers directly
to the timeline or import them from the
media bin. From within the timeline, you
can trim clips with frame accuracy or
split, move, or reorder them. And you
can easily preview real-time effects,
such as blur, mosaic, resizes, dissolves,
wipes, and variable speed video
manipulations.
Aurora Edit – Audio/Video Formats
Aurora Edit Series
Video I/O
Input Output
SDI
Composite
Component
S-Video
FireWire,
AVC, & RMI
SDI
Composite
Component
S-Video
FireWire
(IEEE 1394)
Dual VGA
AURORA-EDIT-LD
AURORA-EDIT-HD
AURORA-EDIT-HDR ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓SD/HD SD only PC
Aurora Edit Series
Audio I/O
Input Output
SDI
Embedded
AES-XLR
AES-BNC
Analog XLR
Analog RCA
SDI
Embedded
AES-XLR
AES-BNC
Analog XLR
Analog RCA
AURORA-EDIT-LD
AURORA-EDIT-HD
AURORA-EDIT-HDR 8 2/1 2/1 2 8 2/1 2/1 2 2
PC

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Video Window
The video window lets you view media
being recorded or played back. Because
it records and plays back simultaneously,
the Aurora Edit system can imitate
a record deck’s PB/EE insert-edit
capability. It is the only nonlinear editing
application to retain this familiar tape-
editing convention.
For editing with file based media, Aurora
Edit has an intuitive zoom feature that
allows editors to quickly change their
working space within a long clip in order
to have finer control over scrubbing and
marking points.
Real-Time Previews
Preview transitions, effects, graphics,
and closed captioning in real time,
directly from the timeline.
Enhanced Audio Capabilities
Greatly enhancing the Aurora Edit
system’s audio capabilities is its built-in
support for up to eight in, 16 timeline
mixed, and eight audio channels out on
a physical breakout box. File-based I/O
can support up to 16 channels in files,
the timeline, and transfers. As a new
addition to version 7.0, 24-bit audio is
now supported along with the 16-bit
format.
Also, the editor features audio input
metering and level control for accurate
audio editing, audio scrubbing, and audio
routing from source to timeline. With the
audio EQ, editors can fix audio problems
and add audio effects, including three-
band, applied-on-input (destructive), and
applied-on-clip (non-destructive) effects.
K2 BASECAMP EXPRESS – INTEGRATING AURORA SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
When the K2 BaseCamp Express
content management module is added to
the Aurora system, Ingest, Edit, and
Playout will all have access to the
same media search and metadata
management tools previously only
available within Aurora Browse.
K2 BaseCamp Express lets you
add general and custom metadata
and has expanded sortable results,
collections, dynamic keyword marking,
and integrated on-the-fly logging
functionality.
The expanded results window, with
dynamically positioned columns, enables
you to choose what metadata is shown in
sortable results. Each user can customize
their view using the column picker to
show technical, general, or custom
metadata when viewing search results.
Enhanced Search –• use filters for
flexible and efficient searches
Explore View –• explore devices or
on-line folders directly without using
search tools. If you know where the
media is, just go there. You can see
both shared storage and inventory
from standalone ingest and playout
servers
Transfer Tool –• now integrated into
the K2 BaseCamp Express Explore
View tools, allows you to drag and
drop files and monitor transfer
progress between devices
Collections –• a virtual folder
workspace allows you to create
public or private folders so that you
and others can contribute references
to the media. Some of the uses for
Collections include selecting clips for
projects, selecting clips to be archived
or restored, and requests for the
media manager, all without actually
moving or duplicating media.
Keywords –• mark keyframe locators
and keywords with in/out points and a
description to identify selected media
for use directly in editing
Scene Detection –• the K2 BaseCamp
Express scene detection engine scans
for visual changes in the picture to
make review of media faster
Custom Metadata –• create and
search metadata fields including
variable- and unlimited-sized text
fields, date, pick list, and numbers

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SPECIFICATIONS
Video
NTSC: 525/59.94 (240, 248, or 256 active
lines per field)
PAL: 625/50 (288 active lines per field)
Inputs:
Composite•
Component: S-VHS, ITU-R BT.601-2•
serial digital (formerly CCIR 601),
Y/R-Y/B-Y
Outputs:
Composite: Y, R-Y, B-Y•
Component: S-VHS, ITU-R BT.601-2•
serial digital (formerly CCIR 601)
Compression: SD/HD MPEG-2, 4:2:2,
user-selectable compression bit rates
up to 100 Mb/s, DV25, DV50, DV100,
AVC-Intra (play only), and JPEG 2000
(play only)
Audio
48 kHz 16-bit PCM, uncompressed
Inputs: 2-channel balanced or
unbalanced AES/EBU, up to 8 channels
SDI embedded
Outputs: 2-channel balanced or
unbalanced AES/EBU, up to 8 channels
SDI embedded
PC Operating Systems
Windows 7 (32/64-bit) or Windows XP
Professional SP3 (32-bit)
Aurora System Comparison
Aurora Edit HDR Aurora Edit HD
Codec Software Software
Platform Tower or Rack Rack, Tower, or Laptop
Media Formats NTSC DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO (25/50/100), MPEG, IMX ,
AVC-Intra, JPEG 2000
DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO (25/50/100), MPEG, IMX ,
AVC-Intra, JPEG 2000
Media Formats PAL DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO (25/50/100), MPEG, IMX ,
AVC-Intra, JPEG 2000
DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO (25/50/100), MPEG, IMX ,
AVC-Intra, JPEG 2000
Max. Data Rate 4 Mb/s – 50 Mb/s SD
20-50 Mb/s – HD Long GOP
50 Mb/s – 100 Mb/s HD I-Frame (MPEG & DVCPRO)
4 Mb/s – 50 Mb/s SD
20-50 Mb/s – HD Long GOP
50 Mb/s – 100 Mb/s HD I-Frame (MPEG & DVCPRO)
BOB Required (Break Out Box) Yes No (IEEE 1394A FireWire)
Ethernet Workgroup Yes Yes
GXF/MXF Yes Yes
Color Correction and 2D Support Yes Yes
Tilting Options Yes Yes
Cuts and Transitions Yes Yes
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Specifications subject to change without notice. SDP-4008D-2