MediaCentral System Settings
This topic describes settings in the System Settings layout. For information about how to access and save these settings, see
Configuring System Settings.
Load Balancer
Provides a view of server nodes and connections. See “Monitoring Load Balancing” in the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Concepts and Clustering Guide.
Playback Service
Settings and user credentials for the MediaCentral Playback Service. This is the service responsible for the compression and playback of media. See “Configuring System Settings” in the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.
Player
Setting | Description |
Server | The computer name of the MediaCentral Platform server. The MediaCentral Player uses this setting to communicate with the MediaCentral Platform server. |
Media Composer | Cloud User | The credentials that Media Composer Cloud uses to communicate with the Media Central player. This user is automatically assigned a special Media Composer Cloud user role named “Playback-Only Client.” The user and role are listed in the Users layout. You need to configure Media Composer Cloud to use this user name and password. For more information, see the Media Composer | Cloud Installation and Configuration Guide. |
Variable Speed Playback | Control the speed of the L key (forward) and J key (backward) for variable speed playback (J-K-L). The default settings are: • Press 2 times: 2x normal speed • Press 3 times: 3x normal speed • Press 4 times: 4x normal speed To change a value, type a number directly in a field. You can also use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys on the keyboard, or the up and down arrows next to the field, to increase or decrease the value by .10.You can include values with a decimal point. If you type more than two decimal places, the application rounds the value to two decimal places. The maximum value allowed is 9.99. To save the new settings, click Apply. These settings apply to all users. |
Image Quality Settings | Define the image quality, which you set for a user group. For more information, see Configuring Image Quality. |
Media | Index
An administrator uses these settings to configure Media Index. For more information, see the Avid Media | Index Configuration Guide.
Assignments
An administrator uses these settings to configure the Assignments pane.
General
Setting | Description |
System ID | The identification number for your MediaCentral system, which is required by Avid support. An administrator needs to enter this number, which is supplied as part of the MediaCentral installation. After the System ID is entered, it is displayed in the Home > About box. |
Search Pane: Maximum Number | The maximum number of items listed in a pane. To view more items, click the Show More Results button. The range is 5 to 1000 items. |
Session Timeout | If you select Enabled, the number of minutes of inactivity before a user’s session is disconnected. Session Timeout is enabled by default, and the default value is 30 minutes. You can set a time between 10 minutes and 1440 minutes (24 hours). For more information, see Configuring a Session Timeout. |
Time Zone | The default time zone for users signed in to this MediaCentral UX server. This setting is used by the indexed search in MediaCentral UX to display dates and other formatted data correctly for users, depending on their time zone. Users can override this setting in the General User Settings. Click the down arrow for a list of time zones and select the most appropriate one. The default setting is “Use System Timezone,” which uses the time zone that is set by the computer’s operating system. Indexed search results using criteria that include time-based values display a timestamp for the default time zone and appended by a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset. For example, a timestamp of 04:30:00 AM -4:00 appearing in the search results list on a New York City system indicates that the time zone difference between New York (EDT) and UTC is four hours. In Paris (CEST), the same asset in a search results list displays a timestamp of 10:30:00 AM +2:00. |
Date Format | Administrators set the default date and time format in the General System Settings. This setting applies to all date and time displays in MediaCentral UX. Users can override this setting in the General User Settings. For MediaCentral UX v2.4 and later, system administrators and users can select one of the following formats for dates and times: • MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss A Z (U.S.) • DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss Z (European) • YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss Z (International) • DD.MM.YYYY HH:mm:ss Z (Alternative) hh = 12h format
A = AM or PM
HH = 24h format
Z = Time zone (offset from UTC)  The hour format (12h or 24h) is affected by the operating system setting, as a result of a browser limitation. For example, an editable time value in the Search pane (such as Modified) is displayed in the format selected in the operating system, but search results are shown in the MediaCentral UX setting. If the operating system is set for 24h, but MediaCentral UX is set for 12h, the 24h format is displayed in an editable field and the 12h format is shown in the search results. |
iNEWS
Setting | Description |
iNEWS Server: System ID | The system ID for an iNEWS cluster, which is set in the iNEWS /site/system file. Using this ID ensures load balancing and failover if necessary. Do not include a suffix such as -a or -b. Ensure that all MediaCentral servers can resolve the IP addresses of systemID-a, systemID-b, and if present, systemID-c. Address resolution can be through DNS or hosts file. |
Update timing field when associating sequence with: Timing field | The value used to specify how the iNEWS timing field is updated when you associate a sequence with a story. |
Update Tape-ID when associating a sequence with: Tape-ID | When you associate a sequence with a story, the iNEWS field name you want to update the sequence Tape-ID with — for example, video-id. |
Pagination: Maximum Number | The maximum number of items listed in the Queue/Story pane or the Project/Story pane. To view more items beyond the number displayed, click the Show More Results button. The range is 5 to 255 items. |
Interplay MAM
Setting | Description |
Interplay | MAM System | The name of the Interplay MAM system shown in MediaCentral UX and the version stack of the Interplay MAM system enabled in MediaCentral UX. For more information about this and other settings, see Configuring Interplay | MAM in the System Settings Pane. |
System Connection | Specifies the registry server hosting the MAM Control Center: • The computer name of the server where the MAM Control Center is installed. • The base URL of the MAM Control Center • The user name and password to connect to the MAM Control Center • Information about the run-time status of the MAM Control Center • Information about the Interplay MAM system version • System ID and Bus Realm |
Features | Shows the features of the Interplay MAM system. Which features are available depends on the assigned license. |
System Connectivity Status | Checks if the most relevant settings for the MediaCentral connection are configured properly in the Interplay MAM configuration profiles. Provides information about mis-configured settings that must be resolved in Interplay MAM System Administrator. |
Caches | Provides an overview of cached information. Shows the number of entries in several caches and lets you empty the caches. |
Search | Specifies the behavior of MAM Federated Searches. If you check Auto-Append Wildcards, each search term is appended with an asterisk before submission. This allows a search behavior more similar to Interplay Production and iNEWS. Auto-Append Wildcards is unselected by default. Limit Result Set: The default result limit is 1000. For performance reasons, each connected MAM system only returns 1,000 hits at maximum — even if you deselect Limit Result Set or enter a limit exceeding 1,000 hits. |
Interplay Production
Setting | Description |
Interplay Production Server: Hostname | The computer name or the IP address of the server that hosts the Interplay Production database. |
MediaCentral Distribution Service: Service URL | A secure URL for the server that hosts the MediaCentral Distribution Service (MCDS), which is used for send-to-playback operations. Provide the URL in the following format, including the port number: https://hostname:port. For example, https://localhost:8443. You can use an IP address instead of a hostname. If your Interplay Production workgroup is configured for multiple MCDS servers, specify the multiple URLs separated by a comma and a space. The first server listed is the active MCDS server. Multiple MCDS servers provide a failover capability. See Failover for Multiple MCDS Servers. |
Location for Script Sequences: Path | A path for a folder in the Interplay Production database to store the sequences created as part of an iNEWS script. Select whether you want sub-folders created by Queue name, Date, or Story name. |
Assets Pane: Maximum Number | The maximum number of items listed in a pane. To view more items, click the Show More Results button. The range is 5 to 1000 items. |
Maestro
Settings that are used to configure the Avid Maestro UX plug-in. For more information, see the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.
Messages & Sharing
Modules
Modules used in MediaCentral UX showing name, version, location, state, fragment. For reference only.
Send to Playback
Statistics
The Statistics setting is intended for future use. This feature allows administrators to track a number of statistics related to the operation of MCS over time. Additional software and configuration is required to enable Statistics. For more information, contact your Avid representative.
Zones
An administrator uses these settings to configure two or more single-zone systems into a multi-zone environment. For more information, see
Working with MediaCentral Zones and the
Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.