The HMA Modules

HMA Ingest:

  • edit-while-ingest
  • extract audio, create wrapper, etc.
  • transfer of growing files
  • Final Cut Pro integration: store MXF, work with Quicktime
  • timecode jump detection

HMA Fuse

  • server based clip consolidation
  • offloads the NLE
  • playout-while-fuse

Other modules

  • dynamic bandwidth management
  • proxy-based hi-res conform
  • automatic transfer of growing files

AtomFactory Workflow

Import to Final Cut Pro

AtomFactory is an extended FTP daemon, which can extract an external QuickTime Reference File and WAV-files out of a MXF container provided by the TransferSystem or an external source. The Final Cut Pro editor opens the new file as a QuickTime file seconds after the first frames are written to the central storage and starts working with the growing file (edit-while-ingest).

In the current system the module is installed locally on the MAC computer and provides the incoming files in a predefined local folder. The FCP editor must know the “Incoming” directory to find this file.

Export

AtomFactory is a plug-in for Final Cut Pro. It fuses and wraps the referenced time line into MXF. The new created file is stored in a folder which is accessible through FTP. AtomFactory is also capable of writing back into the production CMS using the TransferSystem which is triggered by a SOAP interface. Transfer System receives the new file and transfers it to the file server where a new database entry is created.