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For the name enter Default Collection. This is case sensitive so be sure to capitalize both words. For the description enter a brief summary such as "Example content provided by the Avalon Media System team"
Ingest
With the system ready to ingest the content unpack the example content into a new directory. Using the account information for the dropbox user upload the DemoFixture directory to your Avalon server's dropbox (usually located at /var/avalon/dropbox). After a minute or two the system will detect the new batch and begin ingesting the content. The next step depends greatly on the number of available processors and RAM. Avalon will convert each master into a series of streaming derivatives. Progress can be tracked in the interface by visiting the Default Collection. In the interface it should look something like this
Choosing an item will show you the current conversion process. When the green bar reaches 100% the item is ready to be played back. If problems occur during the batch ingest process follow the troubleshooting steps listed at the end.
Troubleshooting failed batches