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Media Asset Management Flashcards

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What is a typical content management stack comprised of?

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  • Content Management
  • File System
  • Storage
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What is the role of Content Management in a content management stack?

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Content Management is a database which contains the application metadata.

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What is the role of a File System in a Content Management Stack?

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  • The file system contains metadata such as file attributes and permissions.
  • Identifies files using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path address.
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Why would File System Middleware be implemented in a Content Management Stack?

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  • Allows for a global file system which is comprised of multiple different file systems.
  • Allows for the implementation of life cycle management.
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What is BPM?

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Business Process Management (BPM) is a discipline in operations management that uses various methods to discover, model, analyze, measure, improve, optimize, and automate business processes.

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What are the key functions of Digital Asset Management?

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  • Cataloguing assets so they are organised and searchable.
  • Verifying the integrity of assets (i.e. are they acceptably safe and complete).
  • Verifiying the security of assets (ensuring they have the correct copyright protection mechanisms)
  • Backing up of Assets.
  • Processing assets, such as the conversion of assets to other formats, merging and collating them.
  • Delivering assets to distribution, etc.
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What is MAM used for?

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The movement of media throughout the broadcast workflow (broadcast/production/post-production).

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What is a “Watch folder”?

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A watch folder is a memory location which will execute a pre-configured operation to any file which is placed within it.

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What types of MAM are used?

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  • Production
  • Archive
  • Enterprise
  • B2B
  • Distribution
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What is Production MAM used for?

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Production Media Asset Management (MAM) is used to manage media which is involved in the process of a current production.

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What is archive MAM used for?

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  • Archive Media Asset Management is used for long term archival.
  • Defines the lifecycle of an asset and manages it accordingly.
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What is Enterprise MAM used for?

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  • Enterprise Media Asset Management allows for collaboration across the entire media enterprise.
  • The scope and methods of doing so are defined by the Business Process Management (BPM)
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What is B2B MAM used for?

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B2B Media Asset Management is used for the sharing of assets between different businesses, such as the sale / purchase of media.

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What is Distribution MAM used for?

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The Distribution Media Asset Management occurs at the point of distribution.

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What components is the Media Asset Management comprised of?

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  • Core
  • Design
  • Media Services
  • Annotation
  • Connection to other systems
  • Maintainability
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What is the function of the Core in Media Asset Management?

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  • A searchable and organised media catalogue.
  • Essence management including the operation of watch folders and support for multiple essences.
  • Media Viewing.
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What is defined in the Design of Media Asset Management?

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  • The Scale, Performance and Redundancy.
  • The Openness and API configuration.
  • Which essences will be natively supported.
  • If Business Process Management (BPM) will be implemented.
  • Quality of Service
  • Essence management.
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What Media Services are used within Media Asset Management?

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  • Transcoding
  • Quality Control
  • Transcription
  • Video Player
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What is the function of Annotation in Media Asset Management?

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  • Defines how to tag assets
  • Defines what metadata should be generated
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What is a side car file?

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  • A side car file is an added on file which can contain further metadata associated with an asset.
  • Can contain a “handshake” to ensure reception of a sent asset.
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What Maintainability features can be contained in Media Asset Management?

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  • A dashboard of system health.
  • The enabling of partial shutdown / continued working.
  • The configuration of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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What is NRCS?

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A News Room Computer System which is an application of Media Asset Management and allows for communication with video servers, audio servers, still stores, and character generators for broadcast production.

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What is HSM?

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Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) is a data storage technique, which automatically moves data between high-cost and low-cost storage media.

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What is CMS?

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A Content Management System (CMS) is a computer application that supports the creation and modification of digital content. It typically supports multiple users in a collaborative environment.

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What are the features of a Centralised Multimedia Content Catalogue?

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  • Gives users immediate access to all content.
  • Allows for tracking and searching of metadata.
  • Uses Business Process Management (BPM) to automate back-office and end-user tasks.
  • Has broadcast analysis tools.
  • Allows for servers to be load balanced to increase efficiency.
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What is TCO?

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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a financial estimate intended to help buyers and owners determine the direct and indirect costs of a product or system.

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What is LTFS?

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Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is a file system that allows files stored on magnetic tape to be accessed in a similar fashion to those on disk or removable flash drives. It requires both a specific format of data on the tape media and software to provide a file system interface to the data.

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What are the attributes of Tier 0 in Tiered Archival Storage?

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  • Comprises 1% - 3% of system storage.
  • The content is 1 day old or less.
  • Deemed as High Value and High Performance.
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What are the attributes of Tier 1 in Tiered Archival Storage?

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  • Comprises 12% - 20% of system storage.
  • The content is 1 - 3 days old.
  • Deemed as Mission Critical.
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What are the attributes of Tier 2 in Tiered Archival Storage?

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  • Comprises 20% - 25% of system storage.
  • The content is 3 - 7 days old.
  • Deemed as Less Critical / Recoverable.
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What are the attributes of Tier 3 in Tiered Archival Storage?

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  • Comprises 43% - 60% of system storage.
  • The content is 7 - 39 days old.
  • Deemed as Long Term Archival.
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What are the attributes of Tier 4 in Tiered Archival Storage?

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  • The content is 90+ days old.
  • Deemed as Historically Archived Data.
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What advantages does digital tape offer as a storage medium?

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  • Tape media life is 30+ years.
  • Can be faster than disks as Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) rebuild times increase as capacity grows.
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What is RAID?

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Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.

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How does RAID Parity work?

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Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Parity works by calculating the data in two drives and storing the results on a third.

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What is RAID Level 0?

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Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Level 0 is where disks are striped (containing entirely different information) which improves performance but reduces redundancy.

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What is RAID Level 1?

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Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Level 1 is where disks are mirrored (containing identical copies of information) which reduces performance but improves redundancy.

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What is RAID Level 5?

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Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Level 5 requires a minimum of three disks

  • Is the most cost effective option, both good performance and redundancy.
  • Blocks are redundant as parity is distributed across all disks.
  • Recommended for setups comprised of mainly read operations as write operations are significantly slower.
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What is RAID Level 10?

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Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Level 10 is where all disks are both striped and mirrored.

  • This increases cost but also increases redundancy and performance.
  • Best for use in mission critical contexts.
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