Once all the setup for VideoFX 2.0 (Zoom 7.3+) is complete as described here, we are ready to see VideoFX 2.0 flow in action. A typical VideoFX 2.0 flow starts from the source file on the Client machine and ends on the low-res proxy checked-in to the Zoom MAM Server. Check here to see the […]
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Sometimes mounting shared network folders on a Windows machine becomes a very complex task as it depends on the flavor of Windows operating system in use and also the configurations that have been set up. Follow this post to mount a shared network folder as a new drive letter on a Windows system. A better
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After Zoom is upgraded from Zoom 7.2 to 7.3, any SGL Archive scripts need to be updated as well. From Zoom 7.5 onwards, archive on ingest is not supported using SGL. As per VFX 2.0 in Zoom 7.3, we do not need Perl scripts to do Proxy ingest and hence Perl scripts are not needed
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7.3 License Changes In one of the major enhancements of Zoom 7.3 release, it now supports integration with multiple VideoFX, VideoLX, and Vantage Servers. These ancillary Transcoding / Ingest Servers may be geographically distributed or be at the same geographical location. The system also comes with the ability to pre-configure location settings that in turn
Zoom VideoFX 2.0 is a proxy-based high-res asset manager that works with a third party transcoder, Telestream Vantage. It also supports external archives to be integrated into user-defined workflows. At the basic level, a VideoFX 2.0 setup should have an Ingest Server to interact with the PSAN and a Transcoder to interact with the third-party
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After you have installed or upgraded to the OpenID Connect-enabled version of Zoom, added your Zoom license, and created a default super admin account in Zoom, you are ready to integrate with an OpenID Connect provider. Since the configuration varies for each OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider, for the purposes of this article we assume you
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On a Ping setup, if the details of an LDAP user have not been pulled into Zoom (using the Web Management Console) and this user tries to log into any Zoom application using the global single sign-on, then the login is successful. But, this user is unable to access anything in the Zoom application as
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After your servers have the VideoLX setup, we are ready to run the installer for archive/restore scripts. The installer should be run on the Zoom MAM Server. The installation package consists of all the scripts and the primary configuration file config.ini. This configuration file is the master copy containing all the relevant information necessary for the
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Storage Models Zoom has two storage models for assets as described here. Please familiarize yourself with these before proceeding with the steps below. With VideoLX or VideoFX modules, both storage models are used in a Zoom deployment. Direct Ingested Assets – To archive/restore these assets in the Zoom Asset Browser (VAB), use the VAB > Selected
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The EZ Client requires minimal intervention from the user. Once the user clicks the link to install EZ Client, the download, installation, and upgrade of Zoom Client on that machine are all managed automatically by the EZ Client using the Evolphin Zoom Updater app. Using the EZ Client, the user can check for Zoom updates
The EZ system is a way to automatically manage the installation and upgrade of Zoom Server and Zoom Clients in a new or existing Zoom setup. Once it is configured, administrators (EZ Admin) only need to approve Zoom builds that are automatically downloaded from Evolphin servers and then installed on client machines. Only Zoom Client
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The last step in setting up EZ is to install it on the EZ Client machines (that will host Zoom Client). The build is shared by your EZ Admin after EZ Updater has been set up. On the client machine, download your OS-specific build from the link shared by your EZ Admin. The link will
6.x Named Web license versus 7.x Web Concurrent license Based on customer feedback, ALL web app licenses in 7.x have transitioned to the concurrent or floating license model. What that means is that in 7.x we restrict the number of simultaneous users accessing the Zoom Web apps. For example, in a five-user concurrent use Web
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Understanding 7.x License Model The following sections detail your license information and the way users and sessions are managed from Zoom 7.x onwards. If you need more information about the types of licenses or would like to get an add-on to your license then please contact the Evolphin Sales team. After successfully adding/updating the license
Zoom services such as DAM/MAM database service, Preview Service, Curator Service use the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). As the number of files and user load increase the system administrators should periodically instrument the JVM and review the performance graphs. This article describes how the Zoom Server’s JVM can be configured for monitoring & profiling: Hear Memory
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As a media manager, you may decide that assets from some projects in Zoom may be less relevant and could be archived to low-cost tape storage, while assets from other projects may have to be kept more accessible on a fast SAN. You could achieve this out of the box starting with Zoom 7.1 and
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Once all the setup for VideoFX is complete as described here, we are ready to see VideoFX flow in action. The VideoFX flow starts from the source file on the Client machine and ends on the low-res proxy checked-in to the Zoom MAM Server. Check here to see the diagrammatic flow. VideoFX flow Check the
If any Perl module fails to install with a cpan command, it is usually due to a dependency on some other module or software. For example, if your cpan Crypt::SSLeay module fails to install on Linux, then try installing with a package manager like yum, as shown below: sudo yum install perl-Crypt-SSLeay
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The Vantage Server uses workflows to guide the flow of assets between servers and manage user intervention in that flow. Before proceeding with setting up the Vantage Server workflows, please make sure that these prerequisites are met if you are using Zoom version before 7.3: Skip the Prerequisites and Validating Zoom Client sections for Zoom
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Support in Zoom Zoom can support preview & transcoding of RED raw camera files such as .R3D using the REDLine SDK from RED. To add support for .R3D file: Download the REDLine CLI bundled with REDCINE-X PRO on a Windows Server running the Zoom VideoLX transcoder or Zoom Preview Server: After the install is done, ensure
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