Basic work with the MAM archive is implemented through the Media Connect client application, which allows viewing/adding/deleting/editing materials, setting access rights, managing archive operations, etc.

At the first launch of Media Connect, implement several settings: Media Connect→File menu→Configure→Storage tab

• Press Add to add the MAM server database.
• Press Metadata Schema… and select the server with a configured metadata schema from the drop-down list.

• Press the Configure XMP Columns… button. Select the field name from the drop-down list and press Add. Press Ok.
• Activate the selected items in Thumbnail view and List view areas.
• Values in selected fields will be displayed in corresponding columns, in the right section of the Media Browser window.
• Press Ok to save changes, or move to the next step.

• Go to the Preview tab.
• The Use Lowres Proxy parameter provides a profile to be used for displaying the clip in File Monitor: ON - for LRV, OFF - for BRV. It is recommended to set this parameter to the “ON” position to reduce the network load.
• Press Ok to save changes.

The Media Connect app includes several windows:

The Media Connect interface allows setting security policies for MAM database folders.

Media Browser window→Media Folder→Folder→Right click menu→Edit Permissions…

Policies, accessible only for the database root directory.

Policies accessible to any database directory.

The Media Connect interface allows setting policies of files archiving to the tape.

“Media Browser window→Media Folder→Folder→Right click menu→Archive Policy…”

The function of setting triggers to database folders is added in the 2.0.188 version. Trigger is a sequence of actions implemented in case of triggering the set condition.

Creating and editing triggers is implemented in the Media Connect app: Media Browser window→Media Folder→Target folder→Right click menu→Triggers….

The window with a list of configured triggers of a folder

The window for creating/editing a trigger

Parameter	Value
Trigger name	The displayed trigger name.
Run as user	Launching trigger operations will be implemented under the name of a database user selected in this dialogue. It is recommended to create separate users to execute trigger operations.
Delete source clip	Deletes the clip in case of successful actions(s) execution. If the clip operation is implemented through a shortcut, the app will delete the shortcut and save the original clip placed in another folder.
Condition	The area of defining the trigger conditions. Conditions are added by clicking Add. If a file in the target folder satisfies the set condition, it is counted as “true”, which leads to executing an action with this file. Simultaneously activated conditions are united by the logical “AND”, creating a combined condition, where all elements must be “true” so the action is implemented. The Negate parameter is a logical “NOT” that inverts the condition value (NOT TRUE = FALSE, NOT FALSE = TRUE).
Operation	The area defines different file operations that will be executed, if all certain conditions in the left part will be “true”. File operations are executed consequently, starting with the first one. If an error occurs during the process, further actions are not implemented and the general execution status becomes Failed (More details on the statuses of trigger processing see below).

List of Supported Conditions

The list of supported operations.

Operation	Desctiption	Additional Parameters for Operation
None	the value is not set	no parameters
Set Del Time	Setting the deletion time for a file. Note that a shortcut cannot have its own parameters, except location, so Del Time is applied to the basic asset of this shortcut.	Days - Disabled, 1-1000 days
Create Shortcut	Creates a file shortcut in the selected folder.	Folder - a text field containing a path to the folder existing in the database. The path is specified in the format folder1/folder2 (no slash in the end).
Create Web Profile	Creates a request for generating one of eight web-profiles of the material. The 2.0.x line includes only WP1 and WP2 profiles with fixed settings. The 2.1.x line has defined WP1-WP8 profiles with parameters configurable in the database.	Profile - selecting a profile from the drop-down list: WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 WP6 WP7 WP8 Force recreate - this option sets automatic recreating profiles, if they have already been created before applying triggers. Use separate thread -
Create Icon	Creating a draft (icon or picture) for a clip displayed on the VOD portal pages.	Key Frame Track - the type of the required key frame: None - key frames are not used, the screenshot position is specified by static offset via Position Offset. General Icon Picture Icon folder - the name of a database folder for saving the draft file. The file name is generated automatically. Resolution - specify the image size in the WxH format, where W is width in pixels and H is height in pixels. XMP Metadata field - specify a metadata schema field for saving the link to the created draft, for instance: sl:icon or sl:picture. Position Offset - screenshot position offset timecode.
Set XMP Field	Specifies or clears the metadata XMP field value.	Field to set - selecting a field with a value to be updated. Contains available XMP metadata fields loaded from the metadata schema. Value Source - selecting the type of a data source for filling the specified field: Metadata Field - selecting the field value from the basic metadata set. The Value field will display a drop-down list with names of fields from the basic metadata set. User Defined - Setting a random text value. The Value field will contain a text area for entry. Added in 2.4.54 version. Clear Field - Delete the current value from the metadata XMP field. Added in 2.4.54 version. Value - the value depends on the Value Source setting.
Set XMP Date	Specifies or clears the metadata XMP field value with the Date type. Added in 2.4.54 version.	Field to set - selecting a field with a value to be updated. Contains available XMP metadata fields of the Date type, loaded from the metadata schema. Value Source - selecting the type of a data source for filling the specified field: User Defined - Setting a random date text value. The Value field will contain a text area for the date entry. Now - set teh current date. Clear Field - Delete the current value from the metadata XMP field. Value - the value depends on the Value Source setting.
Send Message	Sending a message to users via the built-in Messenger service. Added in 2.4.81 version.	Recipient - The recipient name. The recipient can be a user or a group. Title - The message title. The Insert Var button allows adding a variable to the field. Body - The field for the text message entry. The Insert Var button allows adding a variable to the field. Attach triggered media - attach a triggered asset to the message. Priority - The value for setting the color marker of the message priority. Address - IP address of the server with the launched message service. Messenger # - The number of the message service. The value starts with 1. User - The username to be used in the service. The set username will be used for sending and receiving messages. The user must exist in the database specified in the Messenger service server part settings. Password - The user password. Insert Var - the button to add a variable to Title and Body fields. The following variables are available: Title In Point Out Point Duration Source Name Orig Name Orig In Point Type Comment Clip Name - clip MediaID Layer Triggered Time - time of triggering Triggered Date - date of triggering XMP поля - available XMP fields of an extended metadata set. Related Folder - the folder containing the processed clip.

The triggers processing status for a specific clip (asset) can be viewed in the window: Media Connect→Window→Clip Materials Sheet→Locations And Triggers. To quickly open this window, use the Show Info item by right clicking in Media Browser.

If the operation was applied to the clip through a shortcut, the trigger processing status will be displayed for the clip and all its shortcuts.

Resetting the processing status of the selected trigger is implemented by the Reset Triggers command in the Media Browser right-click menu. Select one or several triggers and press OK. Triggers with the reset status of processing will be applied to files.

Tags have appeared since version 2.1.2, providing an option of setting additional metadata for database folders.

Creating and editing folder tags is implemented in the Media Connect app: Media Browser window→Media Folder→Target folder→Right click menu→Tags….

Only one tag is defined at the moment - Sticky Color. The tag allows setting the background color for playlist events, depending on the folder containing the played clip. The event background color is set in the moment of dragging the clip from Media Browser to the playlist window. When saving a playlist to a CLF file, color information is saved in the parameter <item item_color=“%23FFFFFF”>, where FFFFFF is color value as three pairs of hex digits (RGB).

Since version 2.1.22, Sticky Color also sets the background color for the folder name in Media Browser.

One video material can be stored in the database in different versions called profiles. Available profiles are displayed in the Profiles column of the Media Browser window.

Creating and deleting WebProxy copies is available by right clicking the selected clip.

The right click menu in Media Browser gives access to different MAM functions for working with clips.

Menu item	Description
Export…	Opens an export dialog for the selected clip.
Export Audio…	Opens an audio track export dialog for the selected clip.
Render…	The option is similar to the selected clip export dialog.
Attach Media…	Connecting video materials to the selected asset.
Create Proxy…	Creates a task for forming an LRV profile for the selected clip. This option is used when a clip doesn't have an LRV proxy-copy, or if the LRV profile is in the base, but the physical proxy-copy file is absent.
Delete Proxy…	Deleting the LRV proxy-copy of a selected clip.
Schedule Duration Check	Allows forced check of BRV copy duration and updating metadata parameters according to the actual file. Added in version 2.0.36. More details.
Copy	Copying a clip in the database
Paste
Delete	Deletes a clip from the database (metadata, BRV and LRV). Deleting BRV from the archive folder is managed by the Enable archive copy deletion setting (see above).
Delete Hires…	Deleting the BRV proxy-copy of a selected clip. This action is irreversible.
Delete At…	Setting the date and time of clip automatic deletion from the database.
Kill list…	Batch deletion of files from the database. All MediaID must be listed line by line. The list may be loaded from a file by the Read file… button.
New→Media Asset…	Creating a new asset with specifying the format and planned duration. Duration will be adjusted after connecting the video material and asset.
New→Note…	Creating a new news note with text input, displayed at the VOD portal. VOD.
New→URL…	Creating a destination link to a network resource. The resource could be an Internet image, for instance.
New→Clock…	Creating a combined clip for displaying TV clock, containing links to clips with clock background, arrows and audio.
New→Local stream…	Creating a Live clip containing a link to the media data stream local source. (e.g. stream name: Capture_1). This technology allows playing the server input signal within a playlist. Viewing a live-clip in the File Monitor window will be available only during local playback at the server.
New→Graphics…	Launches the graphics editor for creating a new graphic composition.
New→Text…	Creating a text object containing text information for captions and referring to design templates (graphic compositions with parametrization).
Edit…	Editing object settings. For example, it will open the graphics editor for a graphic object.
Apply Design…	Linking a design template to the text object. Text information is unavailable for editing in this window.
Show info…	Opens the Locations And Triggers tab in the Clip Materials Sheet window.
Change fields…	Opens the Clip tab in the Clip Materials Sheet window. Clip and User Tabs allow editing data in user fields of the basic metadata set. The dialog may be used for batch editing of information in the pre selected group of clips. The app will save values only for filled out fields, empty values will be ignored while saving.
Edit Metadata…	Opens the first available tab with fields of the extended metadata set (fields are loaded from the connected XMP metadata schema) in the Clip Materials Sheet window.
Edit Status…	Opens a dialog for editing statuses (certificates) in the Clip Materials Sheet window. Names and the number of statuses may be configured in the metadata schema (see above). The status condition flag may have three states: ON (black check mark) - the status is set, OFF (no check mark) - the status is removed, Indefinite condition (grey check mark) - appears in case of the group setting of statuses, when the status condition of selected clips differs. Statuses with indefinite condition are ignored, allowing for saving differences while group editing. Starting from version 2.4.58, there is an option of setting a status color in metadata schema settings. After setting a status, the clip icon gets a strip of a corresponding color.
Edit Segments…	Opens the segment editor.
Archive	Launches the archiving process for a clip BRV profile. The archiving process is managed in the Archive Queue window.
Restore	Launches the process of restoration for a BRV profile. The restoring process is managed in the Archive Queue window.
Flush HiRes	Launches deletion of a BRV profile from the folder with HiRes originals.
Archive and Flush	The group task that combines archiving and further deletion of BRV.
Cancel Archiving Operation	Cancelling execution of the archiving operation.
Find Segments…	The dialog displays all clip segments marked with key frames of Segment Start and Segment End types.
Reset triggers…	Resets the processing status of one or several triggers for a selected group of clips.
Web Profiles→Create Profiles…	Creating the necessary Web Profiles for a selected group of clips. The Recreate if exists option allows recoding the selected profile if it’s already been created before.
Web Profiles→Delete Profiles…	Deleting the necessary Web Profiles for a selected group of clips.

Media Browser extensively uses clip dragging possibilities:

The function of setting key frames for clips allows marking and segmenting materials, defining the places of graphics playback, etc.

Adding a key frame is implemented in the File Monitor window.

1. The button opens a dialogue for adding a new key frame.
2. The button opens a list for a quick transition to the selected key frame.

Parameter	Value
Position	Key frame position time code in the ‘’HH:MM:SS:FF'’ format
Keyframe Type	Type of a key frame. The option is used in the condition for launching program channel actions. General - a standard type of a key frame. Segment Start - sets the segment starting point with the Title name. Segment End - sets the segment ending point with the Title name. Secondary Event - sets the point of launching secondary events. Icon - sets the point of automatic (triggered) generation of a clip icon in VOD Picture - sets the point of automatic (triggered) generation of a clip poster in VOD Profanity start and Profanity end - sets the video fragment for applying the closing effects. The Playlist actions section of the program channel allows configuring actions for markers of Profanity Start and Profanity End types, which will lead to: video blurring, sound toning, turning off sound in parts of video placed between Profanity Start and Profanity End type markers. Added in 2.4.14 version. Cue Point and GoTo cue - These markers can be used for a quick transition to marked points and for skipping certain video parts. The Playlist actions section of the program channel allows configuring the action that will trigger by the Cue Point marker and launch the Next Marker processor, which will switch to the next marker of the Goto Cue type. Thus, video parts placed between Cue Point and Goto Cue markers can be automatically skipped. Added in 2.4.14 version.
Title	A random key frame name. The option is used in the condition for launching program channel actions. When segmenting, SegN names are used, where N is the segment sequence number (Seg1, Seg2 etc).
Comment	Commentary.
Keywords	Key words.
Blur rect	The field replaces Keywords, when selecting Keyframe Type = Profanity start. It sets a rectangle blurring area in the x,y,w,h format (e.g.: «0.2,0.2,0.5,0.3»). The field value is set through the editor available by the button […].

The window for working with key frames: ‘MediaConnect→Window menu→Key frames. It allows viewing, moving, editing and deleting key frames. ^Element^Description^ |1|The button opens a dialogue for adding a new key frame| |2|The button activates the mode of viewing key frames as icons| |2|The button activates the mode of viewing key frames as a list| |4|Turns on displaying only the key frames between In and Out points of the clip| |5|Key frame position screenshot| |KF Position|Key frame position time code in the ‘’HH:MM:SS:FF'’ format| |KF Out Position|Not used| |KF Title|A random key frame name. |Comment|Commentary| |User|| |Track|Keyframe type. |Keywords|Key words.| === Segment editor === The window for work with segments: '’MediaConnect→Window menu→Segment editor. It displays grouped key frames of Segment Start and Segment End types, and allows viewing, moving, editing and deleting segments.

Element	Description
1	The button opens a dialogue for adding a new key frame
2	The button activates the mode of viewing key frames as icons
2	The button activates the mode of viewing key frames as a list
KF Position	The time code of the segment start key frame position in the “HH:MM:SS:FF” format
KF Out Position	The time code of the segment end key frame position in the “HH:MM:SS:FF” format
KF Title	The segment name. When segmenting, SegN names are usually used, where N is the segment sequence number (Seg1, Seg2 etc).
Comment	Commentary
User
Track
Keywords	Key words.

Media Browser extensively uses clip dragging possibilities:

Use dragging to the Media Browser window or the Import media files button in the left bottom part of Media Browser.

In the Select Source dialog, select the source and the imported clip.

In version 2.2.8 the function of logging database operations has been added. Viewing logs is implemented in the Event Log window launched via the menu: MediaConnect→Window→Event Logs→Open New→Name of the connected database.

The maximum logs storage time is set by the Event Log History parameter of the Storage parameters tab, placed in database settings of the server control panel.

Output Management

Option	Value
Date	Setting the date for filtering data from the log storage.
Prev	Viewing events for the previous day (relative to the date set in the Date field).
Next	Viewing events for the next day (relative to the date set in the Date field).
Search	Opening the setting window of extended search in the log storage. Start - the starting date of the search range (inclusive) Finish - the ending date of the search range (inclusive) User - search by users Title - search by MediaID Folder - search by the folder name Action - search by an action (selected from the list) The User, Title, Folder, Action fields allow using wildcards.
User	Filtering search results by the User field. Using wildcards is allowed.
Folder	Filtering search results by the Folder field. Using wildcards is allowed.
Title	Filtering search results by the Asset field. Using wildcards is allowed.
Action	Filtering by Action (selected from the list). The system is logging the following user actions: Create Asset - creating clips, Rename Asset - renaming clips, Modify Asset - modifying clips, Move Link - moving clips between folders, Remove Link - deleting clips, Remove Shortcut - deleting shortcuts, Archive Link - archiving clips, Cancel Archive Link - cancelling the archiving procedure, Restore Link - restoring clips from the archive, Flush HiRes - deleting a HiRes copy of the material.
Apply Filter	Applies filter settings to search results.
Refresh

Using wildcards while searching:

• * - replaces any number of symbols,
• ? - replaces one symbol.