EVS XS - Gigabit Network; Functional Overview

XS Series DISK RECORDER - Version 10.03 - Hardware
Technical Reference Manual
Issue
10.03.B
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
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March 2010
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2.8 GIGABIT NETWORK
2.8.1 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from
the XS servers to external systems via the TCP/IP network.
The external systems can be the following:
• A storage system or an archiving system, such as XStore or XF[2].
• A non-linear Editing system, such as Xedio, Apple Final Cut Pro or Avid.
However, the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from the XS
servers. For this reason, XTAccess is used as a “gateway” between the XS and the
IT world. It takes up the role of gateway used so far by XFile/XStream as it
creates file formats compliant with external systems.
XTAccess is directly connected to the XS servers through the Gigabit network via
an FTP client. It runs on an XP workstation and is mainly controlled by the
external systems (no user interface) via XML files or other processes.
The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the XS
servers:
• Backup of clips from an XS server
• Restore of clips to an XS server
• Transfer of clips between servers
The sections below briefly present the backup and restore of clips through the
Gigabit connection. Please refer to the XTAccess user manual for full information
about the possible workflows with third-party systems.