![]() ![]() ![]() MediaCentral can be used in a number of ways and it's functionality is usually dictated by its surrounding environment. But before we start looking at the physical needs of the server we need to understand the environment where it will be used and in turn, by who. However this server has a number of criteria that needs to be met. This server is referred to as the MediaCentral Platform Services Server or MCS Server. So to deploy MediaCentral we simply need a server to load the software on to. How does MediaCentral fit into my system? MediaCentral, in its most simple form, is a server that runs the MediaCentral Platform software or rather services. Other co-workers who wouldn't normally have the ability to access this content can now browse and log material, send material to an archive or publish content to the web, all through a single web interface. They can edit video content and create new stories and scripts in the field or in the office from there desktop PC, no additional software needed. Remote journalists and field editors have access to centrally held content such as video, stories and scripts through an Internet connection anywhere they need to work. MediaCentral extends the ability of your production environment beyond your physical environment. It allows this function by running background services that communicate between the various systems as well as supply the ability to create proxy media on the fly for the remote users to use. Its key role is to allow users to communicate with Avid Interplay PAM or MAMs and/or iNEWS systems through a web interface. What does the MediaCentral give you? MediaCentral is the gateway for remote users to access your Avid Production and News environments. I'm lucky (?) enough to have worked on a number of MediaCentral systems and so thought I'd try and give short a overview, using what little knowledge I have, combined with Avid documentation and hopefully highlight the most salient points. A straight forward Google of "how does Avid MediaCentral work?" sadly doesn't return all that much. T o find simple information to introduce you to MediaCentral and gain a basic understanding of the system functions and how works, is a little more tricky. The only guide that serves as an introduction to MediaCentral is the MCS Concepts and Clustering Guide Chapter 2, but even this can be hard going for new users. ![]() There are a number of guides under the MediaCentral Documentation page, but a good starting point, on any Avid product, is to look at the Release Notes and then dive into the supporting documentation from there.Īvid Knowledge Base is always a good place to start. All the release notes and configuration guides can be found on their KB. Research and Manuals The devil is in the detail, so finding the detail this is where I personally like to start.Īvid has pretty good documentation when it comes to low down technical resources. This isn't a complete guide to MediaCentral and it isn't a 'how to' guide for building a system or maintain it, its just an overview of the 'Platform' and the very basics of how it works.īy the way, i f you want to officially learn about building and maintaining a system then it's the WG453 ACSR Avid MediaCentral Platform course you should be attending. If you know very little about MediaCentral then perhaps read my earlier post but I have put some background content here too. Following on from an earlier post about the fundamentals of MediaCentral I wanted to write a similar short Engineering post about the configuration and workings of the platform. ![]()
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