ClipMgtDevice

The ClipMgtDevice keyword defines the devices used for archiving.

You can set multiple archiving devices for use with the application. The first device that is defined will be the default device.

ClipMgtDevice Vtr

You can specify only one VTR for a VTR clip management device. The ClipMgtDevice Vtr keyword contains an optional start timecode parameter:

If you specify a default start timecode for VTR archiving, the specified timecode is always used. You cannot override the default start timecode using the Archive menu.
If you want to determine through the application the start timecode for archives created with a VTR, do not add the start timecode parameter.

The ClipMgtDevice Vtr keyword uses the following syntax

ClipMgtDevice Vtr[, <timecode>]

where <timecode> is an optional start timecode for the archive.

Example of use

ClipMgtDevice Vtr, 01:00:00:00

ClipMgtDevice HDCAM

To archive to a Sony HDCAM VTR, you must use the ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword and not the ClipMgtDevice Vtr keyword. The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword adjusts the metadata encoding mechanism to account for the compression method used by the HDCAM VTR.

The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword contains an optional start timecode parameter:

If you specify a default start timecode for HDCAM VTR archiving, the specified timecode is always used. You cannot override the default start timecode using the Archive menu.
If you want to determine through the application the start timecode for archives created with an HDCAM VTR, do not add the start timecode parameter.

The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword uses the following syntax

ClipMgtDevice HDCAM[, <timecode>]

where <timecode> is an optional start timecode for the archive.

Example of use

ClipMgtDevice HDCAM, 01:00:00:00

ClipMgtDevice Tape

You can specify several tape devices for clip management. SCSI tape archiving devices are not supported. Use only fibre channel archiving devices, specifically, SAIT and DTF2 devices.

To use a tape device for archiving, you must define the filename, the block size, and the name for the device you are using.

The ClipMgtDevice Tape keyword uses the following syntax

ClipMgtDevice Tape, <file_name>, [<block_size>, [<device_name>

Where:	Is:
<file_name>	The filename of the fixed block size device.
<block_size>	The amount of data per block written to tape.
<device_name>	The name of the tape device as it will appear in the Archive menu.

Examples of use

Tape Device	Keyword Example
DTF2	ClipMgtDevice Tape, /dev/st0, 65536, DTF2
SAIT	ClipMgtDevice Tape, /dev/st0, 65536, SAIT

ClipMgtDevice File

You can define a portion of your system disk or another volume as the destination for archives created using the application.

The ClipMgtDevice File keyword uses the following syntax

ClipMgtDevice File, <file_name>, <size>

Where:	Is:
<file_name>	The path for archives created using the application.
<size>	The maximum size for a file archive in MB.

You can also modify the parameters of this keyword through the application.

You can use a path other than the default filename by entering one in the Archive menu.
You can change the default maximum size of a file archive in the Archive menu in the application.

Example of use

ClipMgtDevice File, /var/tmp/archive, 1024

ClipMgtDevice

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