Pinnacle Systems Interplay Media Services - 2.0 User Manual

Avid® Interplay® Media Services

Setup and User’s Guide

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Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and User’s Guide • 0130-07633-03 Rev A • September 2009 • Created 8/31/09 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for purchase in printed form.

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Accessing the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 1 Working with the Avid Interplay Media Services System. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Media Services Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Understanding the Media Services Engine Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . 21

Understanding the Standalone Media Services and Transfer Status Tool. . . . . 22

Understanding the Various Media Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Check Lists for Media Services Service Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

International Character Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Starting the Interplay Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 2 Interplay Media Services Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Check List for Setting up the Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Registering the Media Services Engine in an Avid Interplay Workgroup . . . . . . . . . 28

Configuring the Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 3 Using the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Jobs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Jobs Page Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring the Reporting of Service Job Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Customizing the Jobs Page Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Filtering the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Viewing Details About a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Job Details Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Purging the Jobs List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Prioritizing a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Canceling a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Deleting a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Retrying a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Exporting the Jobs List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using the Providers Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Opening the Providers Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Customizing the Providers Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Viewing Details About a Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Deleting Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the Services Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Opening the Services Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Displaying Details About a Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Deleting a Media Services Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Opening the Users Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Setting Up User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Reassigning Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Deleting User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 4 Installing Services and Registering Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

List of Media Services Service Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing a Media Services Service Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Registering the Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Connecting a Provider to the Service Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Starting the Media Services Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Verifying a Service Provider is Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter 5 Working with Media Services Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Modifying Multiple Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Creating a Media Services Service Provider Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 6 Working with the Transcode Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Understanding the Transcode Services Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Understanding MIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Understanding the DUALMIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process . . . 81

Check List for Transcoding Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Installing the Transcode Service Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Registering the Transcode Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Setting Up the Connection for the Transcode Provider and Media Services

Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Starting the Transcode Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Transcode Profile Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

WHOLE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

CONSOLIDATE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

MIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

DUALMIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Mapping of Audio Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes . . . . . . 100

Transcoding an Asset from the Avid Interplay Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Transcoding an Asset from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Connecting to the Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Performing a Transcode from within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . 106

Working with an Auto Transcode Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Preparing the Workgroup for Auto Transcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring the AutoTranscode Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Verifying that the Auto Transcode Service is Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Identifying an Auto Transcode Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Transcoding Avid Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Location of Automatically Transcoded Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 7 Working with the Archive Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Check List for Archiving and Restoring Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Installing and Registering the Archive Service Provider and Restore Service

Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Installing the Archive Provider and Restore Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Registering the Archive Provider or the Restore Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Setting Up the Connection for the Archive Provider or Restore Provider

and Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Starting the Archive and Restore Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Configuring the Archive Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Archiving Duplicate Versions of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Adding AAF Metadata to an Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Specifying the Archive Server, Segment Size, and Restore Process . . . . . . . 127

Defining the Maximum Number of Simultaneous Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Configuring Auto Archive Using the Avid Service Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Verifying the Auto Archive Service is Running Using Avid Service Framework 131

Verifying the Auto Archive Service is Running Using Computer Management 133

Connecting to the Archive Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Working with an Interplay Archive Service and Interplay Restore Profile . . . . . . . 136

Creating an Interplay Archive or Interplay Restore Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Interplay Archive Profile and Interplay Restore Profile Definitions . . . . . . . . . 138

Locating the Partition Value for an Archive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Archiving Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Connecting to the Media Services Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Performing an Archive from within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Archiving Assets using Avid Interplay Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Working with an Auto Archive Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Preparing the Workgroup for Auto Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Identify an Auto Archive Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Archiving Assets Using an Auto Archive Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Location of Automatically Archived Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Searching the Archive Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Restoring a Clip from the Archive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Working with Partial Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Performing a Partial Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Partial Restore Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Viewing Partially Restored Media Files in Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

How the System Defines the Size of a Partially Restored File. . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Chapter 8 Working with the Stream Publish Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Workflow for Creating Streaming Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Check List for Stream Publish Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Installing and Registering the Stream Publish Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Installing the Stream Publish Service Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Registering the Stream Publish Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Setting up the Connection for the Stream Publish Provider to the

Media Services Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Starting the Stream Publish Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Creating a Stream Publish Service Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Manually Creating QuickTime Reference Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Chapter 9 Automatically Publishing QuickTime Reference Movies . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Check List for Auto Publish Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Verifying the Workflow Engine Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Allowing Internet Explorer to Access the Avid Interplay Workflow Engine

Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Importing Auto-Publish Flow Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Modifying the Flow Chart Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Chapter 10 Working with the Copy Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Workflow for Copying Metadata and Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Check List for Copying Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Installing and Registering the Copy Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Installing the Copy Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Registering the Copy Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Setting Up the Connection for the Copy Provider and Media Services Engine 204

Starting the Copy Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Using an Interplay Copy Service Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Creating an Interplay Copy Service Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Interplay Copy Service Profile Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Copying Assets and Media to Another Workgroup Using Interplay Access. . . . . . 211

Copying Assets and Media to Another Workgroup Using an Avid Editing

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Chapter 11 Automatically Copying Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Check List for the Auto-Copy Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Installing the Avid Interplay Auto-Copy Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Configuring the Auto-Copy Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Verifying the Auto-Copy Service is Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Understanding the Auto-Copy Folder Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Rules of Auto-Copy Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Identifying an Auto-Copy Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Automatically Copying Assets To Another Workgroup Using an Auto-Copy Folder 226

Automatically Backing Up the Complete Database and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Chapter 12 Working with the Delivery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Check List for the Delivery Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Registering the Delivery Receiver in an Avid Interplay Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Installing and Registering the Delivery Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Installing the Delivery Service Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Registering the Delivery Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Setting Up the Connection for the Delivery Provider and Media Services

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Starting the Delivery Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Creating an Avid Interplay Delivery Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Transferring Assets through Interplay Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Transferring Assets through an Avid Editing System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Viewing the Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Verifying the Delivery Receiver Service is Running Using Avid Service

Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Monitoring the Health of the Interplay Delivery Receiver Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Chapter 13 Working with the ProEncode Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

ProEncode Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Check List for Using ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Setting Up ProEncode Client and Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Configuring the ProEncode Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

ProEncode Provider Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Creating an Interplay ProEncode Provider Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Setting Up a ProEncode Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Installing the ProEncode Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Configuring a ProEncode Client on an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Setting up a Standalone ProEncode Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Encoding a Clip or a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Sharing Folders in an Avid Unity Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Sending a Clip or Sequence to ProEncode from an Avid Editing

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Adding a File to ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Monitoring the Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

ProEncode Provider Post-to-Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Check List for ProEncode Provider Post-to-Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Configuring Telestream FlipFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Creating a FlipFactory Administrator Account for ProEncode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Creating a Factory for the ProEncode Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Preparing Java for Avid NewsPoller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Appendix A Installing Encoding Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Anystream Agility Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Check List for Installing Anystream Agility Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Installing the Anystream Agility Workgroup Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Uninstalling the GLOBEtrotter FlexID and Sentinel Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Telestream FlipFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Installing Telestream FlipFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Configuring Telestream FlipFactory for Avid Unity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Appendix B Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Verify That Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Remove SQL Server Desktop Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Configure Microsoft SQL Server 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Appendix C Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Finding Solutions for Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

General ProEncode Troubleshooting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Checking Media Services Jobs Using Avid Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Troubleshooting the Progress of Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Additional Installation and Configuration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Name Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Updating the HOSTS File (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Archive and Restore Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the Avid® Interplay® Media Services system consisting of the Interplay Media Services Engine, the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool, and the media services.

The Media Services Engine lets you take advantage of a network environment and pass compute-intensive tasks to other workstations on your network. This allows video editors to stay focused on their editing tasks.

For example, today’s production houses face a rising demand for translating media into formats suitable for distribution via the Web, DVD, or CD-ROM — often at the same time. The encoding operation is a critical part of this work. By moving or distributing this operation to lower cost, dedicated workstations, editing workstations are free to perform other tasks allowing you to generate two streams of revenue-producing work in parallel.

The Interplay Media Services Engine and its Media Services and Transfer Status Tool are the keys to managing these resource-intensive process. This software infrastructure manages all of the Interplay Media Services. As Avid develops new Media Services services, the Media Services Engine will manage those services as well.

This guide is intended for all Interplay Media Services users, from beginning to advanced.

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows Mac OS on a Windows XP system, but the information applies to both Windows XP and Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows XP and Mac OS X screen shots are shown.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your

system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

X operating systems.The majority of screen shots in this document were captured

XP and

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the

(Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only)

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

items and keyboard sequences.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the

mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.

2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published:

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes,

they ship with your application and are also available online.

If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is supplied on your Avid installation CD or DVD as a PDF document (README_product.pdf) and is also available online.

You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu, or visit

the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/readme.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

If You Need Help

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal

You can quickly access the Interplay user guides from any system in the Interplay environment.

To open the Interplay Portal web page:

1. Type the following line in your web browser:

http://Interplay_Engine_name

For Interplay_Engine_name substitute the name of the computer running the Interplay Engine software. For example, the following line opens the portal web page on a system named docwg:

http://docwg

2. Click the “Avid Interplay Documentation” link to access the User Information Center page.

Accessing the Online Library

The Avid Interplay Online Library DVD contains all the Avid Interplay product documentation in PDF format.

You will need Adobe® Reader® to view the PDF documentation online. You can download

the latest version from the Adobe web site.

To access the online library from the Online Library DVD:

1. Insert the Online Library DVD into the drive.

2. Double-click the Mainmenu file.

The Interplay Online Library contains several multimedia feature presentations. This multimedia content is an excellent first resource for learning how to use an application or for understanding a particular feature or workflow.

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1 Working with the Avid Interplay Media

Services System

The Interplay Media Services system uses the concept of service providers. The Media Services Engine manages the various providers. A provider is a software program that can perform a particular service for an Avid editing application, such as transcode, archive, and restore of assets.

You can use the Interplay Media Services in a workgroup. A workgroup enables collaborative workflows by allowing multiple editors to share media. For diagrams showing typical shared-storage workgroup configurations, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.

This chapter provides an overview of the Interplay Media Services system and contains the following topics:

• Media Services Software Components

• Understanding the Various Media Services

• Check Lists for Media Services Service Providers

• Configuration Requirements

• International Character Support

• Starting the Interplay Media Services Engine

Media Services Software Components

The software used to manage service providers is composed of two major components: the Media Services Engine and the Avid Interplay Media Services tool. Also available is the standalone Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool software that lets you manage media services from another system on the network.

The Interplay Media Services server and any clients need the Avid Interplay Access software

and the Avid Service Framework for Client software installed.

1 Working with the Avid Interplay Media Services System

For details on each component, see the following topics:

• Understanding the Media Services Engine Software

• Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

• Understanding the Standalone Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

Understanding the Media Services Engine Software

The Media Services Engine matches jobs and their corresponding settings with suitable providers. The Media Services Engine is a repository of job and provider information. It lets individual providers choose jobs that they are able to process according to the service for which they are configured.

The Media Services Engine should not reside on the same computer as an Avid editing application. The Media Services Engine might be installed on a provider system, depending on the individual provider, and workload and memory usage of the particular computer.

The Avid Interplay Media Services window displays current information about the status of the Media Services Engine, including the host name for the system on which the Media Services Engine resides. The Media Services Engine uses the host name to identify itself on the network.

The following example shows a host name of DocMS that is the host name of the system where the Interplay Media Services Engine resides.

Media Services Software Components

The Avid Interplay Media Services window provides access to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For information about using the Media Services and Transfer Status tool, see “Using the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

You can also set Interplay Media Services settings from the Avid Interplay Media Services window. For information on setting the Interplay Media Services settings, see “Configuring

the Media Services Engine” on page 31.

For a procedure on starting the Interplay Media Services Engine, see “Starting the Interplay

Media Services Engine” on page 25.

Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool communicates with the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine to let you manage media services. The Media Services and Transfer Status tool installs with the Interplay Media Services software. Media services, such as Avid Interplay Transcode, are layered on the software infrastructure known as Interplay Media Services.

1 Working with the Avid Interplay Media Services System

The Media Services Engine and the Media Services and Transfer Status tool manage all media services. The Media Services and Transfer Status tool performs three types of functions:

• Provides detailed information about Media Services, based on lists of jobs, encoders, profiles, and users.

• Provides controls for managing services and registering providers.

• Provides controls for managing Media Services such as canceling jobs, deleting provider software, creating or deleting profiles, and creating or deleting users.

The functions you can perform depends on your user’s rights. Administrators can perform the following tasks:

• Register and delete providers

• View details on any job

• Delete jobs submitted by any user

• Purge the jobs list

Regular users can perform administrative tasks only on their own jobs.

For information about the Media Services and Transfer Status tool, see “Media Services and

Transfer Status Tool User Interface” on page 38.

Understanding the Standalone Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

The standalone Media Services and Transfer Status tool software communicates with the Interplay Media Services Engine to let you manage media services from any system that has the Media Services and Transfer Status tool software installed.

Understanding the Various Media Services

Media services can be distributed to dedicated workstations in a networked environment, thereby freeing computer resources to perform other tasks.

When you install a Media Services services on a computer, the installation program also installs a provider software program for each service. After you install the services, you use the Media Services Engine to register the providers that you want to use on a particular computer.

The following table lists the services managed by the Media Services Engine.

Understanding the Various Media Services

The services managed by the Media Services Engine are not limited to the services listed in

this table.

Description of Media Services service providers

Service Description

Avid Interplay Transcode service Lets you transcode Avid assets from one Avid-supported resolution

to another. For example, you can use the Avid Interplay Transcode service to create a low resolution version of a sequence or master clip. For more information, see “Working with the Transcode

Service” on page 79.

Avid Interplay Archive service Avid Interplay Restore service

Avid Interplay Stream Publish service Lets you create QuickTime reference movies that refer to MPEG-4

Avid Interplay Copy service Lets you copy assets (metadata) and their media files from one

Avid Interplay Delivery service Lets you transfer a clip and its media files or only the portion that is

Avid Interplay Auto Media services

• Auto Archive

• Auto Transcode

• Auto Transfer

• Auto Copy

Provides access to archive and restore features. The Avid Interplay Archive and Restore services manage the process of moving data, instead of using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine. For more information, see “Working with the Archive Service” on page 113.

video files and MPEG1 Level 2 audio files. The files are checked into the Interplay database so you can play the assets in the Interplay Access. For more information, see “Working with the Stream Publish

Service” on page 161 and “Automatically Publishing QuickTime Reference Movies” on page 179.

workgroup to another. For more information, see “Working with the

Copy Service” on page 193.

used in a subclip or a sequence. For more information, see “Working

with the Delivery Service” on page 229.

Lets you configure folders and subfolders to perform tasks automatically. You can use the Avid Service Configuration settings to configure the various auto media services.

An auto archive and auto transcode operation includes

subfolders. An auto transfer operation does not include subfolders. An auto copy operation maintains the same folder structure as the source workgroup.

Avid Interplay ProEncode™ service Provides integration to AnyStream™ and Telestream for non-Avid

format transcode services (for example, transcoding from an Avid resolution to Windows Media File format). For more information, see

“Working with the ProEncode Service” on page 251.

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Check Lists for Media Services Service Providers

The following table provides a list of the various Media Services service providers with a reference to the specific check list for each service. These check lists provide a list of the setup steps to install and use the various services.

For a check list for setting up and installing the Interplay Media Services Engine, see

“Check List for Setting up the Media Services Engine” on page 27.

Media Services service provider Documentation

Interplay Transcode service “Check List for Transcoding Assets” on page 82

Interplay Archive service Interplay Restore service

Interplay Stream Publish service “Check List for Stream Publish Workflow” on page 164 and

Interplay Copy service “Check List for Copying Assets to Another Workgroup” on

Interplay Delivery service “Check List for the Delivery Service” on page 230

Interplay ProEncode Provider “Check List for Using ProEncode” on page 252

“Check List for Archiving and Restoring Assets” on page 114

“Check List for Auto Publish Workflow” on page 180.

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Configuration Requirements

A workgroup enables collaborative workflows by allowing multiple editors to share media. For diagrams showing typical shared-storage workgroup configurations, see Avid Interplay

Best Practices.

For any configuration issues that were noted after the document went to print, see the Avid

Interplay Media Services ReadMe file.

International Character Support

Interplay includes international character support (ICS). ICS allows you to display and input characters in languages other than English. This release of Interplay supports international character support for the following languages:

• Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

• Japanese

• French, Italian, German, and Spanish

Asian languages are not supported with Interplay Media Services, Interplay ProEncode, or

SGL FlashNet.

For additional information on using ICS, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe and International Character Support on the Avid Knowledge Base.

Starting the Interplay Media Services Engine

To start the Interplay Media Services Engine:

t Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Media Services.

The Avid Interplay Media Services window opens.

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2 Interplay Media Services Installation

and Configuration

These tasks are explained in the following topics:

• Check List for Setting up the Media Services Engine

• Registering the Media Services Engine in an Avid Interplay Workgroup

• Configuring the Media Services Engine

For details on setting up the Media Services system in a Avid Unity workgroup environment, see the Avid Interplay Server Installing and Configuring document.

Check List for Setting up the Media Services Engine

The following table provides a list of steps to perform when setting up the Media Services Engine in a workgroup.

Setting up the Media Services Engine in a Workgroup Check List

Task Section Reference

Add the Interplay Media Services server to



the Interplay workgroup.

Make sure an Interplay Media Services



administrator account is setup on Avid Unity.

Mount workspaces. See Avid Interplay Best Practices.



Make sure the Interplay Media Services



application key is connected to the server.

See Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

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Setting up the Media Services Engine in a Workgroup Check List (Continued)

Task Section Reference

Install the Interplay Media Services Engine



software and the supporting software.

• Avid Service Framework for Client

• Avid Interplay Access

• Avid Interplay Media Services

• Additional Media Services service providers



Interplay workgroup.

Configure the Media Service Engine.



• Setup e-mail notifications

• Identify the workgroup’s Interplay Engine system

• Setup auto-purging of jobs

Start the Avid Interplay Media Services



Engine software.

Install and configure any Media Services



service providers.

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

See “Registering the Media Services Engine in

an Avid Interplay Workgroup” on page 28.

See “Configuring the Media Services Engine”

on page 31.

See “Starting the Interplay Media Services

Engine” on page 25.

See “Check Lists for Media Services Service

Providers” on page 24.

Registering the Media Services Engine in an Avid Interplay Workgroup

Before you can use any Media Services Engine services, you must register the Media Services Engine in an Interplay workgroup by opening the Avid Interplay Administrator and identifying the system that runs the Media Services Engine. After you register the Media Services Engine, the Media Services and Transfer Status tool automatically connects to the Media Services Engine.

If you are performing an upgrade, you do not have to register existing Media Services

Engines.

Registering the Media Services Engine in an Avid Interplay Workgroup

To register the Media Services Engine for the workgroup environment:

1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access Utilities > Avid

Interplay Administrator.

The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.

2. Click Server Hostname Settings in the Site Settings area.

The following illustration shows the Site Settings area of the Avid Interplay Administrator.

The Server Hostname Settings window opens.

3. In the Interplay Media Services Settings area, type the name of the system that runs the

Media Services Engine and click Apply Changes.

If your Interplay environment includes the Interplay Delivery workflow, to receive transfers

you must add the hostname and the port number of the system where the Delivery Receiving service is installed. For more information, see “Registering the Delivery Receiver in an Avid

Interplay Workgroup” on page 231.

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While you have the Server Hostname Settings window open, it is a good time to check whether you have entered the name of the workgroup in the Workgroup and MediaIndexer Settings area of the window. The Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist applications use this setting to locate the Media Indexer that is used to monitor shared storage.

4. (Option) Near the center of the Server Hostname Settings window, make sure your Workgroup name is in the Workgroup Name field. Type the workgroup name if necessary. This field is case sensitive.

5. (Option) Click Check MediaIndexer to check whether the Media Indexer that monitors shared storage is running.

If the Media Indexer is running, the system returns the name of the High Availability group that the Media Indexer is associated with and the name of the workgroup.

6. Click Log out and close the Avid Interplay Administrator.

Configuring the Media Services Engine

After installing the Media Services Engine software, you can configure the Media Services Engine settings to:

• Send e-mail notifications about the status of jobs.

• Identify the workgroup’s Avid Interplay Engine system.

By identifying the Avid Interplay Engine system, when you log in to the Media Services Engine, the Media Services user information is updated with the user information in the Avid Interplay Administrator.

• Automatically purge Media Services jobs to improve the performance of the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool. The auto-purge settings take effect immediately, you do not have to restart the Interplay Media Services Engine.

- You can set a start time for the auto purge to begin within 15 minute intervals.

If you want to cancel a scheduled auto-purge process, you must cancel the process before it starts. After an auto-purge process begins you cannot cancel the process.

- You can choose to purge pending jobs, cancelled jobs, completed jobs, and error

jobs. For the chosen jobs type, all jobs for all services for all users are purged.

When scheduling the auto-purge process, you should choose a low activity time. The auto-purge process might impact the server’s performance and the ability to connect.

The History area on the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine window provides information about the auto purge settings, such as any changes made to the settings.

To configure the Interplay Media Services Engine settings:

1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Media Services.

The Avid Interplay Media Services window opens.

2. Click the Settings button.

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The Avid Interplay Media Services Engine Settings dialog box opens.

3. Type localhost in the Database Computer Name text box.

4. In the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Server text box, type the name of your local mail server (for example, mail.mycompany.com). If you don’t know the name of your local mail server, ask your network administrator.

5. In the From Address text box, type an e-mail address for the Media Services Engine. For example, broker@mycompany.com.

6. (Option) You can configure an SMTP Username and SMTP Password if your network supports secure e-mail. These settings give the Media Services Engine a name and password so that is can successfully send e-mail notification. If a network does not use secure e-mail, the settings do not apply and are disregarded.

The Clean Start option is reserved for future use. Make sure it is set to No.

Configuring the Media Services Engine

7. In the Interplay Engine Hostname text box, type the host name of the Avid Interplay Engine system.

If this text box is left blank, the Media Services user information in the Avid Interplay Administrator is not used for authentication during login.

8. (Option) From the Auto Purge Enabled menu, select On.

For the chosen job type, all jobs for all service providers, and for all users are purged.

Therefore, you cannot purge jobs for a specific service provider, such as Interplay Transcode.

Jobs are automatically purged depending on the following settings:

- Purge Start Time—Select a time to start the auto purge (15 minute intervals).

- Purge PENDING Jobs?—Yes, purges all pending jobs for all service providers.

- Purge CANCELLED Jobs?—Yes, purges all cancelled jobs for all service

providers.

- Purge COMPLETED Jobs?—Yes, purges all completed jobs including jobs with the

Warning status (question mark icon) for all service providers.

- Purge ERROR Jobs?—Yes, purges all error jobs for all service providers.

9. Click OK.

The Avid Interplay Media Services Engine Settings dialog box closes.

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3 Using the Media Services and Transfer

Status Tool

This chapter explains how to use the Media Services and Transfer Status tool and contains the following topics:

• Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

• Media Services and Transfer Status Tool User Interface

• Using the Jobs Page

• Using the Providers Page

• Using the Services Page

• Using the Users Page

For an overview of the Media Services and Transfer Status tool, see “Understanding the

Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 21.

Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

The Media Services and Transfer Status tool can be used on any computer that has an internet connection to a computer running the Media Services Engine. Media Services clients include the Media Services and Transfer Status tool software.

Using the Media Services and Transfer Status tool on a standalone system requires the

installation of the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status software. For information, see “Interplay Media Services Installation and Configuration” on page 27.

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To open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool:

1. Do one of the following:

t From the Avid Interplay Media Services window, click Admin Tool.

t From the Avid Interplay Access application, select Tools > Interplay Media

Services Status.

t From the Avid Interplay Administrator, in the Site Settings area, click the Interplay

Media Services icon. When you open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool from the Avid Interplay Administrator, the name is “Interplay Media Services.”

The Media Services and Transfer Status tool login window opens.

2. Type your username and password. See “Using the Users Page” on page 55.

3. Type the host name of the system on which the Media Services Engine resides in the Media Services Host text box.

The Media Services host name is the name of the computer that the Media Services Engine runs on. You can find the host name in the Name field of the Avid Interplay Media Services window. Previously typed host names are available from the Media Services Host menu.

Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

4. Click the Login button.

If the username and password are accepted, the Jobs page opens.

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Media Services and Transfer Status Tool User Interface

The Media Services and Transfer Status tool user interface is made up of five pages. The tab selected determines which page of the Media Services and Transfer Status tool is displayed. The page displayed determines the Media Services and Transfer Status tool’s functional mode and which of the mode-related controls — also referred to as pages — are displayed. The pages are described in the following table:

Media Services Status Administration Tool Pages

Page Description Section Reference

Jobs Displays the status and other information about jobs

submitted to the Media Services Engine. Lets you cancel or retry jobs, depending on your level of privilege.

Providers Displays information about systems that are running

Media Services provider software. Lets you register and delete providers, depending on your level of privilege.

Services Displays a list of services and service information. Lets

you install and delete services.

Users Displays a list of user accounts. Lets you create and

delete accounts, depending on your level of privilege.

Profiles Lets you create templates to use when performing an

operation.

Using the Jobs Page

The Jobs page displays information about Media Services jobs and lets you cancel, delete, and retry jobs. The Jobs page opens by default after you log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

The following topics describe the options available from the Jobs page:

See “Using the Jobs Page” on

page 38.

See “Using the Providers Page”

on page 49.

See “Using the Services Page”

on page 52.

See “Using the Users Page” on

page 55.

See “Working with Media

Services Profiles” on page 73.

• Jobs Page Information

• Configuring the Reporting of Service Job Status

• Customizing the Jobs Page Columns

• Filtering the Jobs List

• Viewing Details About a Job

• Purging the Jobs List

• Prioritizing a Job

• Canceling a Job

• Deleting a Job

• Retrying a Job

• Exporting the Jobs List

Jobs Page Information

The Jobs page displays information about jobs submitted to the Media Services Engine. You can specify how the status of the various service jobs are reported, see “Configuring the

Reporting of Service Job Status” on page 40.

The following table describes the information displayed on the Jobs page.

Jobs Page Column Description

Using the Jobs Page

Status The colors and icons in the display indicate the status of the job:

• Yellow bar with no icon = Job is processing.

• Green bar with Check Mark icon = Job is completed.

• Gray bar with Stop icon = Job has been canceled.

• Caution icon = Job has failed with an error.

• Gray bar with no icon = Job is pending or is in a queue.

For information on changing the status reporting of jobs, see “Configuring the

Reporting of Service Job Status” on page 40.

Service The name of the service to which the job was sent.

Job Name The file name submitted by the client to Media Services Engine. This might have

a suffix — determined by the particular service — appended to it.

Administrators can view information about all jobs, whereas users

without administrator privileges can view all jobs, but can only see the username and clip names of their own jobs.

Job ID A number automatically generated by the Media Services Engine.

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Jobs Page Column Description

User The name of the user who submitted the job. For example, transcode jobs display

the Avid editing system host name.

Administrators can view information about all jobs, whereas users

without administrator privileges can view all jobs, but can only see the username and clip names of their own jobs.

Progress (%) The percentage of the job completed.

Priority The priority of the job, as submitted by the client.

Submit Time The date and time the job was submitted by the client to the Media Services

Engine.

Start Time The date and time that the provider started the job.

End Time The date and time that the provider reports the job is complete.

Profile Name Indicates if a profile was used and displays the profile’s name.

Configuring the Reporting of Service Job Status

You can specify how the status of the following service jobs are reported You can set the status reporting for the following Media Services services:

• Archive service

• Restore service

• Copy service

•Delivery service

For example, during an archive operation, if one of the media files cannot be found, you can set the reporting to the Jobs tab of the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool to display one of the following status indicators:

Job Status Display Description

Green with check mark icon Job completed

Green with question mark icon Job completed with a warning

Caution icon Job failed with an error

This section describes how to use the Avid Service Configuration tool to set which reporting status displays with the various conditions of service jobs.

Using the Jobs Page

Avid Service Configuration is an application that is included with the Avid Service Framework services, that lets you set and change parameters for each of the different Avid services and applications in your workgroup environment.

For more information about Avid Service Framework, see the Avid Service Framework User’s Guide.

To configure job status displays for Media Services services:

1. On any system running the Avid Service Framework services, open Service Configuration: by clicking Start and selecting Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework > Avid Service Configuration.

The Select Workgroup dialog box opens.

The Select Workgroup dialog box does not open if the check box specifying to always select

and use this workgroup option was previously selected. When you select this option, the Select Workgroup dialog box no longer opens when you start the application. The default workgroup is selected, and the Avid Service Configuration window opens.

2. (Option) If the Select Workgroup dialog box opens, select the workgroup you want to connect to and click Select.

The Avid Service Configuration window opens.

3. In the Directory pane, click the Processes tab and verify that the service is running.

If the service does not appear in the Avid Service Configuration window, the service is not

running or the system it runs on is not properly connected to the workgroup. Click the Hosts tab and make sure that the Avid Service Framework services displays the name of the system that the service is running on.

4. On the Processes tab, expand the service entry, such as Archive Service.

The system displays the name of the computer running the service.

5. Click the computer name.

The Administrator Password Needed dialog box opens.

6. Type the Avid Service Framework Administrator password and click OK.

By default, Avid Service Framework does not require a password. When a password is used,

it is set through the System Configuration Service. Check with your system administrator for the correct password.

The system displays the setting tab for the service.

The following example shows the Archive Service settings.

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7. Select the type of status you want to display for each job condition.

Option Job Status Display / Description

OK Green with check mark icon / Job completed

Warning Green with question mark icon / Job completed with a warning

Error Caution icon / Job failed with an error

8. Click Apply.

Customizing the Jobs Page Columns

The Media Services and Transfer Status tool provides options to customize the columns displayed on the Jobs page.

To customize which columns display on the Jobs page:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

The Jobs page opens by default after you log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

2. In the Tools area, click Customize columns.

The Choose Columns dialog box opens.

3. Select the name of the columns you want to display.

4. Click OK.

The columns change to show the selections.

5. (Option) Click a column heading and drag it to a new location.

Filtering the Jobs List

By default, the Jobs list displays all jobs that the Media Services Engine is currently monitoring. You can customize your view to show only your jobs, to show jobs for a specific service, or to show only jobs in a selected state.

Users with Administrator privileges are allowed to cancel or delete any job. Users not

having administrator privileges can only cancel or delete jobs submitted by that user.

To customize the Jobs list:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

The Jobs page opens by default after you log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

2. In the Filters area, click the Service menu, and select a service.

3. In the Filters area, click the User menu, and select All Users or a specific user name.

4. In the Filters area, click the Status menu, and select one of the following:

- All — Displays all jobs with their current status.

- Processing — Displays only jobs that are currently being processed.

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- Completed — Displays only jobs that have been successfully processed.

- Canceled — Displays only jobs that have been canceled by a user with

administrator privileges.

- Error — Displays only jobs that have stopped with an error.

- Pending — Displays only jobs that are waiting to be processed.

5. In the Filters area, click the Priority and select one of the following:

- ALL — Displays all priority jobs.

- > — Displays all priority jobs greater than the number indicated.

- < — Displays all priority jobs fewer than the number indicated.

- = — Displays all priority jobs equal to the number indicated.

The Jobs page displays jobs that meet the criteria you selected.

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Viewing Details About a Job

You must be logged in as the job owner or as an administrator to view a job’s details.

To view details about a job:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. On the Jobs page, select the job that you want details about.

3. Click the Details button.

The Job Details window opens.

Using the Jobs Page

Job Details Window

The following table provides descriptions of the type of job information displayed in the Job Details window.

Entry Description

Job Information

Name The name of the file submitted by a client to Media Services Engine. It might

include information appended to the file name, depending on the service requirements.

Service The Media Services service for which the job was submitted; for example,

ProEncode.

State The current state of the job.

Submitted By: The user name associated with the job, as submitted by the client.

Priority The priority of the job, as submitted by the client.

Provider The name of the encoder, as registered with the Media Services Engine.

Requested Provider The name of the provider requested, if one was specified.

Job ID A number automatically generated by the Media Services Engine.

Batch ID The number of the batch containing the job.

Profile Name The name of the profile used for the job, if a profile is used.

Submit Time The date and time the job was submitted by the client to the Media Services

Engine.

Start Time The date and time the provider picks up the job.

End Time The date and time the job was reported as complete by the provider.

Progress The percentage of the job that has been processed.

Notification Displays whether notification of job completed or job error is enabled or

disabled.

Input Parameters The list of Input parameters varies for each service.

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Purging the Jobs List

The purge function is available only to users with administrator privileges.

You can set the Media Services settings to allow for auto-purging of jobs, see “Configuring

the Media Services Engine” on page 31.

To purge the Jobs list:

1. Log on to Media Services Engine as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

3. On the Jobs page, click the Purge button.

The Purge Jobs dialog box opens.

4. Click the Service menu, and select the applicable service.

5. Click the Submitted By menu, and select a particular user or All, depending on the jobs you want to purge.

6. Select which states of jobs you want to purge.

7. Click the Purge button.

The Jobs list no longer contains the jobs you selected. If a purge fails, a dialog box opens with a list of the jobs that failed to delete and a reason for the failure.

Prioritizing a Job

You can prioritize the order of the pending jobs. The priority number assigned to a job indicates the job’s position in the queue for a specific provider. This setting lets you order jobs in a desired sequence and also move a job to the top of the queue. Priority numbers range from 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority). The default priority number assigned to each job is 50.

When you assign a priority number to a job, the actual order in the queue depends on:

• If the same priority number is assigned to several jobs of a specific provider, then all these jobs have an equal chance of executing.

• Priority numbers are relative only to jobs within a given service. For example, a transcode job set with priority 1 might not execute before an archive job with priority 100.

To prioritize a job:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. On the Jobs page, select the job you want to prioritize.

3. Click the Priority button.

Using the Jobs Page

The Set Job Priority dialog box opens.

4. Click the arrow button to select a priority number.

The default is 50. The priority range is 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority).

5. Click OK.

The Priority column displays the new priority for the job.

Canceling a Job

Jobs can be canceled during the Pending or the Processing state. A user can cancel only jobs that have been submitted under his or her Media Services user name. An administrator can cancel any job.

Providers periodically check the Media Services Engine for jobs that might need to be canceled. When a job is canceled, it might take a short time for the job to actually stop and the status change to be reflected. It is also possible that a job might finish before it can be canceled. In this case, a dialog box might open stating that the Media Services Engine was unable to cancel the job.

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To cancel a job:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. On the Jobs page, select the job that you want to cancel.

3. Click the Cancel button. A dialog box opens and asks if you are sure you want to cancel the job.

4. Click OK to cancel the job.

The job remains in the Jobs list, but the state changes to canceled.

Deleting a Job

To delete a specific job or all jobs on the Jobs page:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. On the Jobs page, select the specific job you want to delete.

3. Click the Delete button. A dialog box opens and asks if you are sure you want to delete the job.

4. Click OK to delete the job.

Retrying a Job

You can retry a job that is in the canceled state or error state.

To retry a job:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. On the Jobs page, select the job you want to retry.

3. Click the Retry button.

The Media Services Engine changes the state to Pending and places the job in the queue for the next available provider.

Exporting the Jobs List

You can export the current Jobs list from the Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

To export the Jobs list:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

The Jobs page opens by default after you log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

2. In the Tools area, click Export list.

A Save dialog box opens.

3. Select a location for the Jobs list file.

4. Type a name for the Jobs list file.

5. Click Save.

Using the Providers Page

The Providers page displays information about computers that are running provider software and are registered with the Media Services Engine. You can also view specific provider details and capabilities.

Using the Providers Page

The following topics provide information about using the Providers page:

• Opening the Providers Page

• Customizing the Providers Display

• Viewing Details About a Provider

• Deleting Providers

For information about using the Providers page to register a provider, see “Registering the

Provider” on page 63.

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Opening the Providers Page

To open the Providers page:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Providers tab.

The Providers page opens.

The following table describes the information displayed on the Providers page.

Providers Page Description

Status Indicates whether or not the provider is connected to the Media Services

Engine.

Provider The name of the service provider, as registered with the Media Services

Engine.

Service The Media Services service for which the provider has been registered.

Host The computer name of the provider.

Application The name of the service provider application.

IP The IP address of the computer of the provider.

Customizing the Providers Display

By default, the Providers page displays all providers that are registered with the Media Services Engine. You can customize your view to show only the connected providers or providers of a particular service.

To customize the Providers display:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Providers tab. The Providers page opens.

3. In the Filters area, click the Service menu, and select the applicable service.

4. In the Filters area, click the Status menu, and select the applicable condition.

The Providers page displays providers that match your selections.

Viewing Details About a Provider

To view details about a provider:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

Using the Providers Page

2. On the Providers page, select the provider that you want details about.

3. Click the Details button.

The Provider Details window opens.

The following table provides descriptions of the type of provider information displayed in the Provider Details window.

Providers Page Description

Name The name of the service provider, as registered with the Media Services

Engine.

Service The Media Services service for which the provider has been registered.

Host Name The computer name of the provider.

Application The name of the service provider application.

IP Address The IP address of the computer of the provider.

Connected Indicates whether or not the provider is connected to the Media Services

Engine.

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Deleting Providers

If a provider is connected to the Media Services Engine, the provider cannot be deleted until it has been disconnected and all processing jobs are stopped. You must be logged in as an administrator to delete any providers.

To delete a provider:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Providers tab. The Providers page opens.

3. Select the provider, and click Delete.

A dialog box opens and asks if you are sure you want to delete the provider.

4. Click OK.

The provider is no longer registered with the Media Services Engine. To register it again, see “Registering the Provider” on page 63.

Using the Services Page

The Services page displays information about the services that are installed and lets the user install new services, upgrade existing services, or delete services that were previously installed.

For information about installing a service, see “Installing a Media Services Service

Package” on page 60.

The following topics provide information about the Servers page:

• Opening the Services Page

• Displaying Details About a Service

• Deleting a Media Services Service

Opening the Services Page

To open the Services page:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Services tab.

The Services page opens.

Using the Services Page

Displaying Details About a Service

To display information about a specific service:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Services tab. The Services page opens.

3. Select the service about which you want information.

4. Click Details.

The Service Details page opens.

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The specific information displayed on the Service Details page differs for each installed service.

Deleting a Media Services Service

If the service has been registered on the Providers page, you must first delete the provider for that service. For more information, see “Deleting Providers” on page 52.

To delete a service:

1. Log on to Media Services Engine as an administrator.

2. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information, see “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

3. Make sure all providers for the services that you are deleting have been deleted prior to deleting the services themselves. See “Deleting Providers” on page 52.

4. Click the Services tab. The Services page opens.

5. Select the service you want to delete.

6. Click Delete.

The service is removed. To add the service again, see “Installing a Media Services

Service Package” on page 60.

Using the Users Page

The Users page lets you create and manage user accounts. The default login for the Media Services and Transfer Status tool is the user name Administrator, without a password. Avid recommends assigning a password to this account after installing the Media Services Engine. For more information, see “Reassigning Passwords” on page 57.

The Users page displays information based on the user’s login profile. A user logged in as an Administrator can view information about all jobs, whereas users without administrator privileges can view all jobs, but can only see the username and clip names of their own jobs.

Adding or changing users on the Users page has no effect if a host name is set in the

Interplay Engine Hostname setting in the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine Settings dialog box. However, you can give a user Interplay Media Services Administrator privileges using the Users page. For information on setting the Interplay Engine Hostname setting, see

“Configuring the Media Services Engine” on page 31.

Using the Users Page

When you attempt to log in to the Interplay Media Services Engine, and a host name is set in the Interplay Engine Hostname setting in the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine Settings dialog box, the Media Services Engine authenticates the user name and password you provided with the Avid Interplay Engine. If the login is successful, the user name and password are added or updated to the Media Services database user’s table; the user name and password appear on the Users page.

The following topics describe the Users page:

• Opening the Users Page

• Setting Up User Accounts

• Reassigning Passwords

• Deleting User Accounts

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Opening the Users Page

To open the Media Services Users page:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Users tab.

The Users page opens with user accounts listed in the User name column.

Setting Up User Accounts

To set up a user account:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Users tab. The Users page opens.

3. Click the Add button. A dialog box opens.

4. Type a user name in the Username text box.

User names and passwords are case sensitive and can contain only letters, numbers, and underscores. They can be up to 255 characters.

5. (Option) You can assign a password by typing a password in the Password text box, then typing it again in the Retype Password text box. Passwords are not required.

6. Type the applicable information about the user in the other text boxes.

7. (Option) If this user is an administrator, select the “is Administrator” option.

8. Click Save.

Reassigning Passwords

If a user forgets his or her password, a new one must be assigned. If you forget the Administration password, it must be reset. Contact Avid Customer Support. For more information, see “If You Need Help” on page 17.

To reassign a user password:

1. Log in to Media Services Engine as an administrator.

2. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening the

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

3. Click the Users tab. The Users page opens.

4. Select the user that you want to change the password.

5. Click the Edit button. A dialog box opens.

6. Type a new password in the Password text box, then type it again in the Retype Password text box.

7. Click Save.

Deleting User Accounts

Using the Users Page

You must be logged in to Media Services Engine as an administrator to delete user accounts.

The user “Administrator” cannot be deleted. If you try to delete Administrator, you receive

an error message.

To delete a user account:

1. Log in to Media Services Engine as an administrator.

2. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

3. Click the Users tab. The Users page opens.

4. Select the User Name for each account you want to delete.

5. Click the Delete button.

A dialog box opens and asks if you are sure you want to delete the user account.

6. Click OK.

The user account is deleted.

To re-create user accounts, see “Setting Up User Accounts” on page 56.

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4 Installing Services and Registering

Providers

Before you can use a service, you must install the software needed by the service, then use the Media Services Engine to register the Media Services provider, and make sure the service is started. The service software must be installed before you set up the Media Services provider.

When a provider is installed, a service zip file is available that is used to install the service

into the Media Services Engine.

When you upgrade a service, any existing profiles for that service are preserved. However, you must review the settings of all existing profiles to make sure they have the correct values. For information about upgrading services and preserving profiles, see “Rules for

Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles” on page 70.

This chapter provides example procedures for installing a service and connecting it to the Media Services Engine. For specific information about each service, see “Understanding the

Various Media Services” on page 22.

These tasks are explained in the following topics:

• List of Media Services Service Packages

• Installing a Media Services Service Package

• Registering the Provider

• Connecting a Provider to the Service Software

• Starting the Media Services Service Provider

• Verifying a Service Provider is Connected

• Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles

You do not use the Media Services Engine to configure the Auto Archive, and Auto

Transcode, and Auto Copy. Instead, use the Avid Interplay Administrator and the Avid Service Framework services. For more information, see “Configuring Auto Archive Using

the Avid Service Configuration” on page 129.

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List of Media Services Service Packages

The following table provides a list of the various Media Services services and the service provider package name for each service.

Service File Name of package software

Avid Interplay Transcode TranscodeService.zip

Avid Interplay Archive Archive.zip

Avid Interplay Restore Restore.zip

Avid Interplay Stream Publish Publishing.zip

Avid Interplay Copy CopyMedia.zip

Avid Interplay Delivery PTFService.zip

Avid Interplay ProEncode ProEncode.zip

Installing a Media Services Service Package

After you install the Media Services Engine and the Media Services service software, you can use the Media Services and Transfer Status tool to install the Media Services service package. Before you upgrade a service, see “Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving

Profiles” on page 70.

For the Avid Interplay ProEncode service installation, you must install the service using the

Media Services and Transfer Status tool on the Interplay Media Services server. You cannot use a remote system. This allows the appropriate files that are needed for communication through port 8080 and http to be placed on the Interplay Media Services server. You can install the Interplay ProEncode Provider software on a server other than the Media Services server. You must, however, have access to the location of the ProEncode.zip file, which is installed with the provider software. You can also copy the ProEncode.zip file from the provider system to the Interplay Media Services server before you install the ProEncode service.

To install a Media Services service provider package:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool as described in “Opening

the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Services tab.

Installing a Media Services Service Package

The Services page displays the currently configured services.

3. Click Install/Upgrade.

The Install/Upgrade Service dialog box opens.

4. Click the Browse button and navigate to the folder containing the service zip file. For a list of service zip file names, see “List of Media Services Service Packages” on page 60.

You can use the Microsoft Windows Search tool to help you locate the folder that contains

the .zip file. The .zip files are included with the installation of the provider software. Make sure you have access to the location of the .zip file. You can also copy the .zip files from the provider system to the Interplay Media Services server.

The following is an example of the .zip file folder location when the provider is installed on the same system as the Interplay Media Services Engine.

- For Transcode Service — C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Interplay Transcode\

TranscodeService

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5. In the folder, select the service.zip file.

The following illustration shows the TranscodeService.zip file selected.

6. Click Save.

The path to the file appears in the Install/Upgrade Service dialog box.

7. Click Install/Upgrade.

Registering the Provider

The service appears on the Services page. In this example the Transcode Service now appears on the Services page.

Registering the Provider

After you install a Media Services service, you need to register the provider.

The Provider page on the Media Services and Transfer Status tool is used to register a provider for a particular service. The provider receives information about jobs and passes the information to other applications where appropriate. The provider also supplies the Media Services Engine with information about the provider, job status, and other information depending on the service.

To register the Provider with the Media Services Engine:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool on the Media Services system that will run the provider. See “Opening the Media Services and Transfer

Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Providers tab.

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The Providers page displays all of the currently registered providers.

3. Click Register.

The Register Provider dialog box opens.

4. Do the following:

a. Service menu — Select a service. For a list of services, see “List of Media Services

Service Packages” on page 60.

b. Provider Name — Type the name that you want to use to identify this particular

provider. You can have several providers on your workgroup for the same service, so you should use a meaningful name.

c. (Option) Application Name — For Transcode Providers leave this text box blank,

because the system automatically fills in that value.

As an example, the following illustration shows the Register Provider dialog box with the values filled in for a Transcode Service.

Connecting a Provider to the Service Software

5. Click Register.

The Provider appears in the Providers page. Notice that the service is not running and is not connected to the Media Services Engine, as indicated by the Stop icon in the Status column. You must still connect the Provider to the Media Services service software. See

“Connecting a Provider to the Service Software” on page 65.

Connecting a Provider to the Service Software

After you install a Media Services service and register the provider, you need to connect the provider to the Media Services service software. You can use the following procedure as an example. For specific procedures for the various services, see “Understanding the Various

Media Services” on page 22.

The following procedure uses the Transcode service as an example.

To connect a Provider to the Media Services Engine:

1. Depending on the service, click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Service, for example, Avid Interplay Transcode.

The service dialog box opens.

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The following example shows the Transcode Service dialog box.

2. Click Settings.

The Provider Settings dialog box opens.

3. Do the following:

a. Provider Name — Type the name of the provider you specified in “Registering the

Provider” on page 63. In this example, the name is Transcode_01.

b. Media Services Engine Host Name — Type the name of the system running the

Media Services Engine application.

c. Automatically Connect — Select either Yes or No (default) to automatically

connect to the Media Services Engine when the application starts.

The following illustration shows the Provider Settings dialog box with the values filled in for a Transcode Service.

Connecting a Provider to the Service Software

4. Click OK.

5. Click Connect in the service dialog box.

The following example shows the Transcode Service.

The Transcode Service dialog box now shows that the service is connected and shows the provider you selected to connect to. This example shows Transcode_01 as the provider.

The Provider page in the Media Services and Transfer Status tool now shows that the service is connected, indicated by a check mark in the Status column.

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Starting the Media Services Service Provider

The Auto Archive service starts automatically.

To start the service provider software:

1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay service.

Depending on the service settings, one of the following happens:

- Automatically Connect—Yes, the service dialog box opens for the service you selected and is connected to the service.

- Automatically Connect—No, the service dialog box opens for the service you selected and displays Idle. Click the Connect button to connect to the service.

The service provider dialog box displays the start date and start time of the providers based

on the Microsoft® Windows® time.

After the connection is made, the Status line in the service dialog box reads “Checking for Jobs,” and the History window displays the message “Connection Established.” The Connect button changes to a Disconnect button.

Verifying a Service Provider is Connected

The following example shows the Transcode Service dialog box as connected.

If the provider cannot connect to the Media Services Engine, the Status line reads

“Connection Error.” Ensure the Media Services Engine is running, the service is installed, the provider is properly registered, and then click Connect again.

Verifying a Service Provider is Connected

To verify a service is running using the Media Services and Transfer Status tool:

1. Open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool. See “Opening the Media Services

and Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

2. Click the Providers tab.

The system displays the status of the Media Services providers. In the following illustration, the Transcode service is connected, indicated by a check mark in the Status column.

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The Auto Archive service does not appear in this list. Use the Avid Service Framework

Configuration window to verify the Auto Archive service is running. See “Verifying the Auto

Archive Service is Running Using Avid Service Framework” on page 131.

Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles

When you are upgrading a Media Services service you need to perform the same procedures as a new installation, such as installing the service, registering the service provider and connecting the provider to the service software. However, before and after you upgrade a service you need to follow a few rules:

• You should perform the upgrade of the service during a low usage time or when the Media Services engine is offline.

• You can only install a newer version of an existing service.

• The Media Service Engine only supports one version of a service at a time.

• When upgrading a Media Services service, click the Admin Tool button on the Avid Interplay Media Services window to open the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles

• Make sure the service providers are disconnected, by verifying the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool’s Providers page shows Stop in the Status column.

You do not need to delete the service profiles or unregister the service before performing the

upgrade, as was required in versions prior to v2.0. However, if you want to delete a service completely, you need to first delete all the profiles, providers, and then delete the service.

• During the service upgrade, you cannot cancel the upgrade, however you can continue to work.

• When upgrading any of the Media Services services, all existing profiles are saved. However, because the new version of the service might contain new or modified profile settings, you must review your profiles after the upgrade. New and modified settings are marked with a caution icon in the Parameters area of the profile. These marked settings require you to either set a valid value or leave the text box blank, depending on the requirements for the new or modified profile setting.

For information about the various profile settings, see “Working with Media Services

Profiles” on page 73.

You can modify multiple profile setting values using the Profiles page. For information, see

“Modifying Multiple Profiles” on page 74.

• On the Profiles page, after the service is upgraded, a caution icon displays next to any profile settings that were removed in the new version of the service. You need to check each existing profile to make sure it meets your needs. The existing profile retains the older profile settings to provide backward compatibility, however these older settings are not used with the new version of the service.

• On the Profiles page, after the service is upgraded, a caution icon displays next to any profile settings that the values were modified by the new version of the service. You need to check each existing profile to make sure it meets your needs. The existing profile retains the older profile setting values to provide backward compatibility, however these older setting values are not used with the new version of the service.

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5 Working with Media Services Profiles

Profiles let you set up templates to use when performing an operation. For example, you can create a profile to use with the Interplay Transcode service. When you select the profile, the Transcode service automatically performs the transcode operation using the specified target resolution, stores the new media on the specified workspace, and stores the new asset in the designated target folder, as defined in the profile.

You can update the values set in multiple profiles at the same time by using the Multiple Profile Select mode. To use this mode, the profiles must be of the same type. For example, you can select multiple Transcode service profiles and then change the Workspace value to update the values in all the selected Transcode service profiles. For more information, see

“Modifying Multiple Profiles” on page 74.

Before you upgrade a service you can preserve existing profiles by following the rules listed in “Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles” on page 70.

This chapter provides an example procedure for creating a profile. For specific procedures to create profiles for the various services, see the references in the following table.

Service name Documentation

Interplay Transcode Service “Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile” on page 92

Interplay Archive Service

Interplay Restore Service

Interplay Copy Service “Using an Interplay Copy Service Profile” on page 208

Interplay Stream Publish Provider “Creating a Stream Publish Service Profile” on page 174

Interplay Delivery Provider “Creating an Avid Interplay Delivery Profile” on page 241

Interplay ProEncode Provider “Creating an Interplay ProEncode Provider Profile” on page

“Creating an Interplay Archive or Interplay Restore Profile” on page 136

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Modifying Multiple Profiles

From the Profiles page of the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool, you can select multiple profiles to batch modify option values at the same time. When you select more than one profile in the Profiles list, the Parameters area changes to multi-select mode with the title “Parameters for All Selected Profiles.”

For example, you can select several Transcode profiles, and then change the Workspace value once in the parameters area for all the selected profiles.

This feature is useful after you upgrade a service provider and you need to modify your existing profiles to correct any values that are not supported with the new version of the service provider. In the Parameters area of the profile, a caution icon indicates which profile settings require attention. This feature is also, useful for settings the parameters of multiple profiles after installing a new Media Services services.

To modify multiple profiles at the same time:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool:

t From the Avid Interplay Media Services window, click Admin Tool.

t From the Avid Interplay Administrator, in the Site Settings area, click the Interplay

Media Services icon.

When you open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool from the Avid Interplay

Administrator, the name is “Interplay Media Services.”

2. Click the Profiles tab.

3. In the Service menu, select a service. For example, Avid Interplay Transcode Service.

4. In the Profiles list, select all the profiles you want to batch modify the setting values.

Modifying Multiple Profiles

The Parameters for All Selected Profiles displays in the parameters area.

5. In the Parameters for All Selected Profiles area, click the option with the value you want to change.

The option’s value field displays.

6. Type or select a new value for the option.

7. Click Save All.

Only the options displaying their value field are updated for all of the selected profiles.

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Creating a Media Services Service Provider Profile

This section gives an example of how to create a service provider profile. It uses the Transcode service in the example.

To create a profile:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool:

t From the Avid Interplay Media Services window, click Admin Tool.

t From the Avid Interplay Administrator, in the Site Settings area, click the Interplay

Media Services icon.

When you open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool from the Avid Interplay

Administrator, the name is “Interplay Media Services.”

2. Click the Profiles tab.

3. In the Service menu, select a service. For example, Avid Interplay Transcode Service.

4. Click Add in the Profiles area.

Creating a Media Services Service Provider Profile

The Add Profile dialog box opens.

5. Type a descriptive name for the new profile in the Add Profile dialog box. This is the name that users see when they right-click an asset and select a service, for example Transcode.

6. Click OK.

The name appears in the Profiles list and an empty template appears in the Parameters area.

7. In the Parameters area, set a value for each option as needed.

8. Click Save in the Parameters area.

The Save Profile dialog box opens.

9. Click Yes to save your changes.

You can define several operations under one main profile name. For example, you can add subjobs to transcode several resolutions using one profile. The system processes each subjob in turn.

To add subjobs:

t Click Add in the Sub Jobs area.

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6 Working with the Transcode Service

This chapter explains how to setup and use the Transcode service to transcode assets from within the Avid editing application and from the Avid Interplay Access application. To simplify the process, you can use a profile that determines the parameters to use when transcoding an asset.

• Understanding the Transcode Services Modes

• Check List for Transcoding Assets

• Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

• Starting the Transcode Provider

• Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

• Transcoding an Asset from the Avid Interplay Access

• Transcoding an Asset from an Avid Editing Application

• Working with an Auto Transcode Folder

Transcoding Avid assets from one resolution to another resolution is available with the Avid Interplay Transcode service and Avid Interplay Auto Transcode service. For example, you can use the Avid Interplay Transcode service to create a low resolution version of a sequence or master clip. You can also use the Interplay Transcode process to mixdown the video and audio tracks during the transcode.

Before you can use the Transcode service, you need to check that the Transcode service is installed and connected. For a list of the steps to prepare for transcoding, see “Check List for

Transcoding Assets” on page 82.

The Transcode service system requires an application key for any Transcode services that

are not run on the Interplay Media Services Engine server.

To transcode non-Avid assets, use the Avid Interplay ProEncode provider.

When accessing an Interplay Transcode system remotely, you should use the Microsoft

Windows Remote Desktop Connect command instead of VNC. The Remote Desktop Connect feature requires setup on the Interplay Transcode system. For information, see the Microsoft Windows documentation.

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Understanding the Transcode Services Modes

The Transcode profile lets you select various modes to perform different types of transcodes.

• WHOLE — Transcodes the entire clip. For sequences, the full source clips that make up the sequence are transcoded.

• CONSOLIDATE — For subclips, only the portion of the clip that makes up the subclip is transcoded. For sequences, just the portion of the clips that are contained in the sequence are transcoded. This creates partially online media for the related clips.

• MIXDOWN — The transcode process mixes down the audio and video. Profile settings let you control if the audio and video are included in the mixed down master clip. See

“Understanding MIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process” on page 80.

• DUALMIXDOWN — The transcode process creates one master clip with two resolutions. Profile settings let you control if audio and video are included during each of the mixed down processes. See “Understanding the DUALMIXDOWN Mode During

the Transcode Process” on page 81.

Understanding MIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process

The Interplay Transcode service can mixdown the audio and video during the transcode process of sequences. You can setup an Interplay Transcode profile in the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status window for the type of mixdown you want to perform. Then you can use Interplay Access or an Avid editing system to select the items to transcode and select the profile to use for the transcode and mixdown.

When performing a mixdown the following items are preserved in the mixed down master clips, if they are available in the original sequence:

• Locators and column property values

• Restrictions on any portion of the sequence

• Headframes are generated if the source sequence contained them

The metadata of the newly created mixed down master clip contains a reference to the original sequence.

Video mixdown supports all target resolutions and all effects, except 3-D video effects. Audio mixdown supports target formats MPEG1 Layer 2 and Uncompressed PCM audio. Audio plug-in effects are not supported.

You can setup the Interplay Transcode profile to map the source audio tracks to various target audio tracks. For information about mapping the audio tracks, see “Mapping of Audio

Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes” on page 100.

Understanding the Transcode Services Modes

An Interplay Transcode profile that is setup for audio mixdown, can be used with sequences

or clips that do not contain audio. Therefore, you do not need a specific profile for video only mixdowns. This is also true for video mixdowns, a profile set for video mixdown can be used with sequences that do not contain video. In both cases, the mixdown finishes as expected.

The information about the Interplay Transcode profile settings used for mixing down the audio and video, see “MIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings” on page 97.

Understanding the DUALMIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process

The Interplay Transcode service uses the DUALMIXDOWN mode to create one master clip with two resolutions. For example, you can use DUALMIXDOWN mode to create a master clip that contains both low-resolution and high-resolution media files of a selected asset. The low-resolution proxy files are available for use while the high-resolution is being generated. You can use profile settings to determine if the video and audio are included in the mixed down master clip.

The information about the Interplay Transcode profile settings used for mixing down the

audio and video in DUALMIXDOWN mode, see “DUALMIXDOWN Mode - Transcode

Profile Settings” on page 99.

Transcoding with DUALMIXDOWN mode is useful in workflows that include streaming playback of assets in Interplay Access.

When performing a dual mixdown the following items are preserved in the mixed down master clip, if they are available in the original sequence:

• Locators and column property values

• Restrictions on any portion of the sequence

• Headframes are generated if the source sequence contained them

The metadata of the newly created mixed down master clip contains a reference to the original sequence.

Video mixdown supports all target video resolutions and all effects, except 3-D video effects. Audio mixdown supports target formats MPEG1 Layer 2 and Uncompressed PCM audio. Audio plug-in effects are not supported.

You can setup the Interplay Transcode profile to map the source audio tracks to various target audio tracks. For information about mapping the audio tracks, see “Mapping of Audio

Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes” on page 100.

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An Interplay Transcode profile that is setup for audio mixdown, can be used with sequences

Check List for Transcoding Assets

For the transcode process, the following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay Media Services system in an Avid Unity™ environment, and configuring an Avid editing system. The check list also provides references where to find more information about each step.

If the Transcode provider is not running on the Interplay Media Services system, you must

connect an application key to a USB port on the Transcode provider system.

Transcoding Assets Check List

Task Section Reference

Check your configuration. See “Configuration Requirements” on page 24.



Make sure the Interplay Media Services application



key is connected. If the Transcode provider is not running on the Interplay Media Services system, you must also connect an application key to the Transcode provider system.

Make sure the Interplay Media Services Engine



software and the supporting software are installed and configured in the workgroup.

• Avid Service Framework for Client

• Avid Interplay Access

• Avid Interplay Media Services

• Avid Interplay Transcode service

(Option) Install the Interplay Auto Archive that



includes Interplay Auto Transcode service software.

Install and register the Interplay Transcode service



provider.

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide and “Interplay Media

Services Installation and Configuration” on page 27.

See “Preparing the Workgroup for Auto

Transcode” on page 107.

See “Installing and Registering the Transcode

Service Provider” on page 83.

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

Transcoding Assets Check List (Continued)

Task Section Reference

Connect the Interplay Transcode service provider to



the Media Service Engine.

Start the Interplay Transcode service provider. See “Starting the Transcode Provider” on page



Verify the Interplay Transcode service is connected. See “Verifying a Service Provider is



(Option) Create a Interplay Transcode profile. See “Creating a Interplay Transcode Service



Performing a transcode using Interplay Access. See “Transcoding an Asset from the Avid



Performing a transcode using an Avid editing system. See “Transcoding an Asset from an Avid



See “Setting Up the Connection for the

Transcode Provider and Media Services Engine” on page 89.

91.

Connected” on page 69.

Profile” on page 92.

Interplay Access” on page 103.

Editing Application” on page 105.

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

Before you can use the Transcode service provider, you must install the software needed by the service, then use the Media Services Engine to install and register the Transcode provider, and make sure the service is started. The Transcode service software must be installed before you set up the Transcode provider.

When the Transcode service is installed, a service zip file is available that is used to install

the service into the Media Services Engine.

These tasks are explained in the following topics:

• Installing the Transcode Service Package

• Registering the Transcode Provider

• Setting Up the Connection for the Transcode Provider and Media Services Engine

You do not use the Media Services Engine to configure the Auto Archive, and Auto

Transcode, and Auto Copy. Instead, use the Avid Interplay Administrator and the Avid Service Framework services. For more information, see “Working with an Auto Transcode

Folder” on page 106.

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Installing the Transcode Service Package

After you install the Media Services Engine and the Interplay Transcode service software, you can use the Media Services and Transfer Status tool to install and register the Transcode service provider into the Media Services Engine.

To install the Transcode service package:

1. Make sure the Media Services Engine and the Interplay Transcode service software is installed.

2. From the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine window, click Admin Tool.

3. Click the Services tab.

The Services page displays the currently configured services.

4. Click Install/Upgrade.

The Install/Upgrade Service dialog box opens.

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

5. Click the Browse button and navigate to the folder containing the TranscodeService.zip file.

The following is an example of the folder location when the provider is installed on the same system as the Interplay Media Services Engine.

C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Interplay Transcode\TranscodeService

You can use the Microsoft Windows Search tool to help you locate the folder that contains the TranscodeService.zip file.

The TranscodeService.zip file is included with the installation of the Avid Interplay

Transcode software. Make sure you have access to the location of the TranscodeService.zip file.

6. In the folder, select the TranscodeService.zip file.

The following illustration shows the TranscodeService.zip file selected.

7. Click Save.

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The path to the file appears in the Install/Upgrade Service dialog box.

8. Click Install/Upgrade.

The Avid Interplay Transcode Service appears on the Services page.

Registering the Transcode Provider

After you install the Transcode service provider, you need to register the Transcode provider with the Transcode service.

The Provider page on the Media Services and Transfer Status tool is used to register the Transcode provider for the Transcode service. The provider receives information about jobs and passes the information to other applications where appropriate. The provider also supplies the Media Services Engine with information about the provider, job status, and other information depending on the service.

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

To register the Transcode provider with the Transcode service:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool on the Media Services system that will run the provider.

2. Click the Providers tab.

The Providers page displays all of the currently registered providers.

3. Click the Register button.

The Register Provider dialog box opens.

4. Do the following:

a. Service menu — Select Avid Interplay Transcode Service

b. Provider Name — Type the name that you want to use to identify this particular

provider. You can have several providers on your workgroup for the same service, so you should use a meaningful name.

c. (Option) Application Name — For Transcode providers leave this text box blank,

because the system automatically fills in that value.

The following illustration shows the Register Provider dialog box with the values filled in for a Transcode service.

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5. Click Register.

The Transcode provider appears in the Providers page. Notice that the service is not running and is not connected to the Media Services Engine, as indicated by the Stop icon in the Status column. You must still connect the Transcode provider to the Media Services Engine software. See “Setting Up the Connection for the Transcode Provider

and Media Services Engine” on page 89.

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

Setting Up the Connection for the Transcode Provider and Media Services Engine

After you install the Transcode service and register the Transcode provider, you need to connect the Transcode provider to the Media Services Engine software.

To set up the connect between the Transcode provider to the Media Services Engine:

1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transcode.

The Transcode Service dialog box opens.

2. Click Settings.

The Provider Settings dialog box opens.

3. Do the following:

a. Provider Name — Type the name of the provider you specified in “Registering the

Transcode Provider” on page 86. In this example, the name is Move01.

b. Media Services Engine Host Name — Type the name of the system running the

Media Services Engine application.

c. Automatically Connect — Select either Yes or No (default) to automatically

connect to the Media Services Engine when the application starts.

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The following illustration shows the Provider Settings dialog box with the values filled in for the Transcode provider.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Connect in the Service window.

The Transcode Service dialog box now shows that the service is connected and shows the provider you selected to connect to.

The Provider page in the Media Services and Transfer Status tool now shows that the service is connected, indicated by a check mark in the Status column.

Starting the Transcode Provider

The following procedure describes how to connect the Transcode provider service with the Media Services Engine.

To start the Transcode service provider:

1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transcode.

Depending on the service settings, one of the following happens:

- Automatically Connect—Yes, the service dialog box opens for the service you

selected and is connected to the service.

- Automatically Connect—No, the service dialog box opens for the service you

selected and displays Idle. Click the Connect button to connect to the service.

The service provider dialog box displays the start date and start time of the providers based

on the Microsoft® Windows® time.

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The following example shows the Transcode Service dialog box as connected.

If the provider cannot connect to the Media Services Engine, the Status line reads

“Connection Error.” Ensure the Media Services Engine is running, the service is installed, the provider is properly registered, and then click Connect again.

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

You can create a profile to use when performing a Transcode or an Auto Transcode operation. Transcode profiles are available from the Transcode menu when you right-click an Avid asset.

Transcode profiles let you define the following:

• The portion of the Avid asset that is transcoded

• Job priority

• Resolution and format

• Workspace for the media files

For information on transcoding MultiRez clips, see the “Using MultiRez and Dynamic

Relink” chapter in the Basics Guide or the Help for your Avid editing application.

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

To create a transcode profile:

1. Open and log in to the Media Services and Transfer Status tool:

t From the Avid Interplay Media Services window, click Admin Tool.

t From the Avid Interplay Administrator, in the Site Settings area, click the Interplay

Media Services icon.

When you open the Media Services and Transfer Status tool from the Avid Interplay

Administrator, the name is “Interplay Media Services.”

2. Click the Profiles tab.

3. In the Service menu, select Avid Interplay Transcode Service.

4. Click Add in the Profiles area.

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The Add Profile dialog box opens.

5. Type a descriptive name for the new profile in the Add Profile dialog box. This is the name that users see when they right-click an asset and select Transcode.

6. Click OK.

The name appears in the Profiles list and an empty template appears in the Parameters area.

7. In the Parameters area, select a Mode as follows:

- WHOLE — Transcodes the entire clip. For sequences, the full source clips that

make up the sequence are transcoded. For subclips, the full source clip that makes up the subclip is transcoded.

- CONSOLIDATE — For subclips, transcodes only the portion of the clip that makes

up the subclip. For sequences, transcodes only the portion of the clips that are contained in the sequence. This creates partially online media for the related clips.

- MIXDOWN — During the transcode, the video and audio are mixed down, as

specified in the profile, to create one master clip. See “Understanding MIXDOWN

Mode During the Transcode Process” on page 80.

- DUALMIXDOWN — Performs two transcodes of the selected asset, to create a

single master clip with two resolutions associated with it. See “Understanding the

DUALMIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process” on page 81.

8. In the Parameters area, define the values you want in the profile for the selected mode.

See “Transcode Profile Parameters” on page 95.

9. Click Save in the Parameters area.

The Save Profile dialog box opens.

10. Click Yes to save your changes.

You can define several transcode operations under one main profile name. For example, you can add subjobs to transcode several resolutions using one profile. The system processes each subjob in turn.

To add subjobs:

t Click Add in the Sub Jobs area.

Transcode Profile Parameters

The parameters available in a transcode profile depends on the Mode setting.

• WHOLE—see “WHOLE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings” on page 95

• CONSOLIDATE—see “CONSOLIDATE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings” on page

• MIXDOWN—see “MIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings” on page 97

• DUALMIXDOWN—see “DUALMIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings” on

page 99

Avid Interplay Access v1.6 or higher is required to use some XDCAM HD resolutions in the

TargetVideoQuality menu.

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

WHOLE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

WHOLE Mode Transcode Profile Settings

Parameter Description

Mode Select WHOLE

The WHOLE mode transcodes the entire clip. For sequences, the full source clips that make up the sequence are transcoded. For subclips, the full source clip that makes up the subclip is transcoded.

Priority Select a priority. This value allows you to assign job

priorities to different profiles. Priority numbers range from 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority). The default priority number assigned to each job is 50.

TargetAudioQuality Select an audio resolution for the transcode or select None.

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WHOLE Mode Transcode Profile Settings (Continued)

Parameter Description

TargetAudioQualityDual Not used in WHOLE mode, only available with

DUALMIXDOWN mode

TargetAudioTrackMapping Not used in WHOLE mode, only available with Mixdown

mode

TargetVideoQuality Select a video resolution for the transcode or select None.

TargetVideoQualityDual Not used in WHOLE mode, only available with

DUALMIXDOWN mode

VideoTimeCodeFormat Not used - for future use

Workspace Type the name of the Avid Unity workspace that will hold

the new media files.

CONSOLIDATE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

CONSOLIDATE Mode Transcode Profile Settings

Parameter Description

Mode Select CONSOLIDATE

For subclips, transcodes only the portion of the clip that makes up the subclip. For sequences, transcodes just the portion of the clips that are contained in the sequence. This creates partially online media for the related clips.

Priority Select a priority. This value allows you to assign job

priorities to different profiles. Priority numbers range from 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority). The default priority number assigned to each job is 50.

TargetAudioQuality Select an audio resolution for the transcode.

TargetAudioQualityDual Not used in CONSOLIDATE mode, only available with

DUALMIXDOWN mode

TargetAudioTrackMapping Not used in CONSOLITAE mode, only available with

MIXDOWN mode and DUALMIXDOWN mode

TargetVideoQuality Select a video resolution for the transcode.

CONSOLIDATE Mode Transcode Profile Settings (Continued)

Parameter Description

TargetVideoQualityDual Not used in CONSOLIDATE mode, only available with

DUALMIXDOWN mode

VideoTimeCodeFormat Not used - for future use

Workspace Type the name of the Avid Unity workspace that will hold

the new media files.

MIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

MIXDOWN Mode Transcode Profile Settings

Parameter Description

Mode Select MIXDOWN

The MIXDOWN mode sets the transcode process to mixdown the audio and video. However, you can control whether the audio or video are included in the mixdown by using the TargetAudioQuality and TargetVideoQuality settings.

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

Priority Select a priority. This value allows you to assign job

priorities to different profiles. Priority numbers range from 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority). The default priority number assigned to each job is 50.

TargetAudioQuality Select an audio resolution for the transcode.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the audio tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetAudioQuality menu, then the audio tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• MPEG1 Layer 2 - digital audio compressed to the MPEG1 Layer 2 specification at 96 Kb/s

• Uncompressed PCM - uncompressed digital audio (standard Avid audio)

TargetAudioQualityDual Not used in MIXDOWN mode, only available with

DUALMIXDOWN mode

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MIXDOWN Mode Transcode Profile Settings (Continued)

Parameter Description

TargetAudioTrackMapping This text box lets you identify the mapping of source audio

TargetVideoQuality Select a video resolution for the transcode.

TargetVideoQualityDual Not used in MIXDOWN mode, only available with

VideoTimeCodeFormat Not used - for future use

tracks to the output (target) audio tracks. See “Mapping of

Audio Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes” on page 100.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the video tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetVideoQuality menu, then the video tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• Select the video resolution for the mix down

DUALMIXDOWN mode

Workspace Type the name of the Avid Unity workspace that will hold

the new media files.

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

DUALMIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

DUALMIXDOWN Mode Transcode Profile Settings

Parameter Description

Mode Select DUALMIXDOWN

The DUALMIXDOWN mode sets the transcode process to mixdown the two sets of video and audio tracks to different resolutions. A single master clip is created with both resolutions. You can control whether the audio or video are included in each mixdown by using the TargetAudioQuality. TargetAudioQualityDual, TargetVideoQuality and TargetVideoQualityDual settings.

Priority Select a priority. This value allows you to assign job priorities to different

profiles. Priority numbers range from 1 (highest priority) through 100 (lowest priority). The default priority number assigned to each job is 50.

TargetAudioQuality Select an audio resolution for the first (primary) transcode.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the audio tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetAudioQuality menu, then the audio tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• MPEG1 Layer 2 - digital audio compressed to the MPEG1 Layer 2 specification at 96 Kb/s

• Uncompressed PCM - uncompressed digital audio (standard Avid audio)

TargetAudioQualityDual Select an audio resolution for the second transcode.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the audio tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetAudioQualityDual menu, then the audio tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• MPEG1 Layer 2 - digital audio compressed to the MPEG1 Layer 2 specification at 96 Kb/s

• Uncompressed PCM - uncompressed digital audio (standard Avid audio)

If you select a dual target, you should also select a primary target.

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DUALMIXDOWN Mode Transcode Profile Settings (Continued)

Parameter Description

TargetAudioTrackMapping This text box lets you identify the mapping of source audio tracks to the

output (target) audio tracks. See “Mapping of Audio Tracks in

MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes” on page 100.

TargetVideoQuality Select a video resolution for the first (primary) transcode.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the video tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetVideoQuality menu, then the video tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• Select the video resolution for the mix down

TargetVideoQualityDual Select a video resolution for the second transcode.

• None - the mixed down clip does not include the video tracks

For example, if you select None from the TargetVideoQualityDual menu, then the video tracks are not mixed down during the Interplay Transcode operation.

• Select the video resolution for the mix down

If you select a dual target, you should also select a primary target.

VideoTimeCodeFormat Not used - for future use

Workspace Type the name of the Avid Unity workspace that will hold the new media

files.

Mapping of Audio Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes

When you create a Avid Interplay Transcode profile for mixing down the source audio, you can also specify how the source audio tracks map to the target audio tracks. The TargetAudioTrackMapping text box lets you identify the source audio tracks and how you want them mapped to the target audio tracks.

Use the following rules in the TargetAudioTrackMapping text box:

AudioMode[S or A]TargetAudioTrack=SourceAudioTrack+SourceAudioTrack;

For example, S1=1+2; performs a stereo mapping of the source audio track 1 to the target audio track 1 and the source audio track 2 to the target audio track 2.

If you leave the TargetAudioTrackMapping text box blank, then the default audio track mapping is used: S1=0; which is stereo mode with all source audio tracks mapping to target audio tracks 1 and 2.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Media Services Software Components

Understanding the Media Services Engine Software

Understanding the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

Understanding the Standalone Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

Understanding the Various Media Services

Check Lists for Media Services Service Providers

Configuration Requirements

International Character Support

Starting the Interplay Media Services Engine

Check List for Setting up the Media Services Engine

Registering the Media Services Engine in an Avid Interplay Workgroup

Configuring the Media Services Engine

Opening the Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

Media Services and Transfer Status Tool User Interface

Using the Jobs Page

Jobs Page Information

Configuring the Reporting of Service Job Status

Customizing the Jobs Page Columns

Filtering the Jobs List

Viewing Details About a Job

Job Details Window

Purging the Jobs List

Prioritizing a Job

Canceling a Job

Deleting a Job

Retrying a Job

Exporting the Jobs List

Using the Providers Page

Opening the Providers Page

Customizing the Providers Display

Viewing Details About a Provider

Deleting Providers

Using the Services Page

Opening the Services Page

Displaying Details About a Service

Deleting a Media Services Service

Using the Users Page

Opening the Users Page

Setting Up User Accounts

Reassigning Passwords

Deleting User Accounts

List of Media Services Service Packages

Installing a Media Services Service Package

Registering the Provider

Connecting a Provider to the Service Software

Starting the Media Services Service Provider

Verifying a Service Provider is Connected

Rules for Upgrading a Service and Preserving Profiles

5 Working with Media Services Profiles

Modifying Multiple Profiles

Creating a Media Services Service Provider Profile

6 Working with the Transcode Service

Understanding the Transcode Services Modes

Understanding MIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process

Understanding the DUALMIXDOWN Mode During the Transcode Process

Check List for Transcoding Assets

Installing and Registering the Transcode Service Provider

Installing the Transcode Service Package

Registering the Transcode Provider

Setting Up the Connection for the Transcode Provider and Media Services Engine

Starting the Transcode Provider

Creating a Interplay Transcode Service Profile

Transcode Profile Parameters

WHOLE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

CONSOLIDATE Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

MIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

DUALMIXDOWN Mode - Transcode Profile Settings

Mapping of Audio Tracks in MIXDOWN and DUALMIXDOWN Modes