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Contents
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Accessing the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Networking Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Typical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote Workgroup Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transfer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Support for MXF/AAF Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Supported Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installation and Configuration Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . 26
Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a
Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing Avid Unity Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the Transfer Cache Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System. . . . . 40
Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a
Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3 Interplay Transfer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed By The
Interplay Transfer Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adding Interplay Transfer Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers. . . . . . . 66
Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Enabling Direct Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Settings For Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Performing a Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring an FTP Server Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create a FTP Server Profile . . . . . . . 86
Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client . . . . . 91
Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating an FTP Server Profile for an Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Port Setting Used For a Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adding an Omneon Server for Ingesting XDCAM HD and
XDCAM EX Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client for Ingest From an
Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Configuration for Working with an AirSpeed Multi Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuration for Capturing From and Play Back To a MediaStream Server. . 103
Working with MediaStream MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps Media . . . . . . . 104
FTP Server Profile Settings Used With MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Port Setting Used For a MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Settings For Long GOP Media Play Back To MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . 106
FTP Directory Profile Settings For Capturing From MediaStream Server . . . . 107
Adding a Thunder Production Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration . 109
Setting the Ingest Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Connection Settings For Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Configuring a Playback Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring the AutoTransfer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chapter 4 Transferring Avid Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup . . . 120
Explanation of Send to Workgroup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup . . . 123
Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Check List for Automatic Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Identify an AutoTransfer Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Automatically Transferring Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rules of AutoTransfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Transferring Avid Assets to Another Avid Editing System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Working with Rundowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Creating a Rundown Schedule File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Transferring Files From an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Workflow: Playing Back to an FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices . . . . . . 137
Capturing Clips From FTP Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chapter 5 Using Frame Chase Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Understanding Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Workflow for Frame Chase Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Chapter 6 Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Transfer Status Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Sorting the Transfer Status Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Clearing the Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Description of Filter Options in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . 158
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Verifying Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Increasing the Performance of Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Changing the File Limit of Media Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Additional File Count Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Increasing the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers . . . . . . . . 164
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Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid® Interplay® Transfer application. You can use
your application to move Avid assets (media and metadata) and manage the transfer of assets
to and from workgroups in an Avid Unity™ environment. You can also use Avid Interplay
Transfer in a standalone environment to move assets between workstations. The Interplay
Transfer system transfers assets to and from supported third-party applications, devices, and
archive integration systems.
This guide contains all the task-oriented instructions, conceptual information, and reference
material you need to transfer assets in an Avid Unity or in a standalone environment.
This guide is intended for all Avid Interplay Transfer users, from beginning to advanced.
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your
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system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the
documentation.
Symbols and Conventions
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the
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.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
(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
Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid Interplay Transfer software 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.
This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified
operating system, either Windows XP or Macintosh OS X.
items and keyboard sequences.
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.
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- 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 and is also
available online.
You should always check online for the most up-to-date 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.
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
Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal
You can quickly access the Interplay user guides from any system in the Interplay
environment.
To access the Interplay user guides:
1. Type the following line in your web browser:
http://Interplay_Engine_name
where Interplay_Engine_name is 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 User Documentation” link to access the User Information
Center Page.
Accessing the Online Library
The Online Library for your Avid editing application contains all the product documentation
in PDF format, including a Master Glossary of all specialized terminology used in the
documentation for Avid products.
The Online Library for your Avid editing application is installed along with the application
itself.
You will need Adobe® Reader® to view the PDF documentation online. You can download
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the latest version from the Adobe web site.
To access the Online Library, do one of the following:
t From your Avid editing application, select Help > Online Library
t (Windows only) From the Windows desktop, select Start > All Programs > Avid > Avid
editing application > Online Library
t Browse to the Online Library folder, and then double-click the MainMenu file.
The Online Library folder is in the same location as the application itself, for example:
(Windows) C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid editing application\Online Library
(Macintosh) MacintoshHD/Applications/Avid editing application/Online Library
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changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery
methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.
To learn about Avid's new online learning environment, Avid Learning Excellerator™
(ALEX), visit http://learn.avid.com.
For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and
books, please visit www.avid.com/training or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID
(800-949-2843).
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1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview
Avid Interplay Transfer lets you transfer Avid assets to and from another workgroup, send
finished sequences to a configured playback device, and capture media from a configured
ingest device. You can also use Interplay Transfer in a standalone environment (an
environment other than Avid Unity) to move Avid assets between workstations.
Interplay Transfer receives and queues transfer requests from one or more clients. Transfers
are then initiated by the Interplay Transfer Engine to off load the client.
You can monitor the status of all transfers using the Interplay Transfer Status view from
within the Avid Interplay Access or you can monitor your own transfers from within your
Avid editing application. A standalone system can also monitor the status of transfers using
the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status software. You can designate a single
Transfer Cache engine to monitor the transfers handled by several Interplay Transfer
Engines, Avid AirSpeed
The following topics in this chapter provide an overview of working with Interplay Transfer:
• Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations
• Networking Considerations
• Transfer Types
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, or other Interplay Transfer enabled devices.
• Support for MXF/AAF Media
• Supported Formats
Read through this chapter to become familiar with the various types of transfers available
with Interplay Transfer. For installation and configuration information, see “Avid Interplay
Transfer Installation” on page 25 and “Interplay Transfer Configuration” on page 45. When
you are ready to transfer assets, follow the procedures in “Transferring Avid Assets” on page
119 and “Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment” on page 127.
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Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations
Interplay Transfer can be configured in Avid Unity environments or in a standalone
configuration (without Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid Unity LANshare, or Avid
Unity ISIS™).
For optimal capture performance, configure one ingest or playback device per Interplay
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Transfer server.
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.
Your workgroup environment might consist of the following components, depending on the
workgroup configuration:
• Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS media network file server and storage
• Fibre Channel network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay server,
and Interplay Transfer server to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment
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•Ethernet
Interplay Transfer server to the Avid Unity ISIS media network environment
network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay server, and
• Avid Interplay Engine to track and manage Avid Unity media
• Supported Avid editing applications, such as Media Composer
• Interplay Transfer Engine to manage the transfer of media to and from the workgroup,
and to and from other workgroups
• Ethernet network used as a general-purpose communication network
Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations
The supported Interplay Transfer configurations are as follows:
• A dedicated Interplay Transfer server connected to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid
Unity LANshare, or Avid Unity ISIS that includes an Avid Interplay server.
• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system that is
connected to an Avid Unity LANshare without an Avid Interplay Engine (not Avid
Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS). Each networked client must install both the
Interplay Transfer Engine software and the Interplay Transfer client software.
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or NewsCutter
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Standalone Interplay Transfer is not supported on Avid Instinct® systems.
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• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system with local
storage.
Standalone Interplay Transfer supports Avid editing systems with Microsoft Windows
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operating systems only. For information about the Microsoft Windows operating systems
supported with the various Avid editing systems, see the Avid Interplay Transfer ReadMe.
• Standalone Avid Interplay Transfer supports the Microsoft
Business 64 operating system on Avid Media Composer v3.x, Avid Symphony v3.x, and
Avid NewsCutter v7.x systems. When installing a standalone Avid Interplay Transfer
client on one of these Avid editing systems, the location of the TMClient.ini file varies
depending on the operating system of the Avid editing system
Networking Considerations
For two workgroups to cooperate, some workstations in one workgroup have to be able to
access services in the other workgroup. If these workgroups are not in the same site, or are
separated by routers or firewalls, you have to establish access to allow these services
to work.
Networking Considerations
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Windows Vista™
The main components are an Avid Interplay Engine and two Interplay Transfer Engines. All
these services are TCP/IP based.
• The Avid Interplay Engine leverages the standard HTTP service on port 80.
• The two Interplay Transfer Engines use port numbers that are defined in the services file
in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\.
As installed, these port numbers are 6539 and 6532, respectively.
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Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules
For minimal remote workgroup connectivity, the following rules apply:
• Avid editing clients must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer server and Avid
Interplay Engine services.
• Interplay Transfer servers must be able to access the remote Media Transfer service.
Interplay Transfer servers access only workgroup-local Avid Interplay Engine services,
not remote ones.
• Avid Interplay servers must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer service.
Typical Configuration
The following figure shows a typical configuration.
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Remote Workgroup Network Configuration
The figure in “Typical Configuration” on page 20 shows only one Avid editing client per
workgroup. You should assume that there are more clients and that each client requires the
same connectivity. To access Interplay Transfer when network traffic is restricted at the
router/firewall point, the network administrator must enable the combinations listed in the
following table.
Use the following table to verify which port numbers to use, depending on your source and
destination.
Remote Workgroup Network Connection Guidelines
Source Destination Port
EditingClient_A_1 Avid Interplay Server_B http:80
EditingClient_A_1 Avid Interplay Transfer Server_B 6539
EditingClient_B_1 Avid Interplay Server _A http:80
EditingClient_B_1 Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6539
Transfer Types
Avid Interplay Server _A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6539
Avid Interplay Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6539
Avid Interplay Transfer Server_A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6532
Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6532
Any additional Avid editing clients should follow the rules listed in “Remote Workgroup
Connectivity Rules” on page 20.
Transfer Types
When you use Interplay Transfer in a workgroup environment, you can use several types of
transfers.
• You can perform a transfer from within the Avid editing system (for example,
NewsCutter) to another workgroup or playback device. See “Transferring Avid Assets
from an Avid Editing Application” on page 120.
• You can perform a remote transfer from the Avid Interplay Access user interface. See
“Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup” on page
123.
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• You can capture media from a configured ingest device to your Avid editing application
bin. See “Transferring Files From an Ingest Device” on page 130.
• If you are working in an Avid Unity for News workgroup, you can transfer finished
sequences to a configured playback device. See “Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback
Device” on page 127.
• You can import and export MXF OP1a files into an Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid
Unity ISIS, or an Avid editing environment from an FTP server. See “Transferring To
and From Generic FTP Servers” on page 132.
• You can capture media from FTP video servers. See “Transferring Files From FTP Deck
Devices” on page 137.
• You can perform transfers from an Avid Interplay environment to an Avid Unity
MediaManager v4.5 MXF workgroup environment that includes Avid editing systems
supported in an Avid Interplay environment. See “Transferring Avid Assets from an
Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on page 120.
Transfers from Avid Interplay to MediaManager v4.5 OMF® workgroups are not supported.
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• You can drag and drop from Avid Unity MediaManager v4.5.x workgroup to an Avid
Interplay workgroup if you are going from the MediaManager browser to a standalone
Avid Interplay Access or to an Interplay Window. See “Transferring Avid Assets from
Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup” on page 123.
• You can edit media during the capture process. See “Using Frame Chase Editing” on
page 143.
• You can create an AutoTransfer folder with a Transfer Preset to automatically transfer
assets to the Interplay Transfer Engine for workgroup-to-workgroup transfers. See
“Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 124.
Support for MXF/AAF Media
MXF media created and edited in an Avid editing application can be shared in an Avid
Interplay environment with other Avid MXF-capable devices. For a description of
compatible issue between the various Avid products when working in an Avid Interplay
workgroup, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.
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Any third-party video servers included in an Interplay Transfer workgroup must
support integration with an Avid MXF workgroup. Check with the manufacturers of
the third-party video servers to verify that your video servers support Avid
MXF workgroups.
Supported Formats
The following tables list the various formats supported by the Interplay Transfer Engine.
Supported Formats For Generic FTP Servers
Supported Formats
a
Format
DV25, DV50
Capture
(ingest)
b
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Sent to
Playback NTSC PAL
IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avid DNxHD Yes Yes 1080i/59.94 (DNxHD 145) 1080i/50 (DNxHD 120)
a. The above formats are also supported for integration of the Interplay Transfer DHM into third-party devices. For more
information and additional supported formats, contact your Avid sales representative.
b. DV25p, DV50p, and DV100 are not supported
Supported Formats For Sony XDCAM Profile
Format Bit Rate
Capture
(ingest)
Sent to
Playback NTSC PAL
DV25 Yes Yes 411 420
IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes
HD 1080i
a
17.5 Mbps
Yes 59.94 50
25 Mbps
35 Mbps
HD 1080p (23.976)
b
17.5 Mbps
Ye s
25 Mbps
35 Mbps
a. not supported—half-height clips (1440x540)
b. not supported—HD 1080p 24p and HD 1080p 25p
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Supported Formats For Avid MediaStream Server
Format Bit Rate
Capture
(ingest)
Sent to
Playback NTSC PAL
IMX 30, IMX50 Yes Yes Yes Yes
MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps Yes Yes Yes
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2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation
This chapter describes how to add an Avid Interplay Transfer server to an Avid Interplay
workgroup. The Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity client in the Avid Unity
environment. This chapter also describes how to install the Interplay Transfer Engine in a
workgroup environment and a standalone configuration. Other procedures describe where
and how to install the Interplay Transfer support software.
The following sections are included in this chapter:
• Installation and Configuration Check List
• Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server
• Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server
• Installing Avid Unity Client Software
• Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers
• Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment
• Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software
• Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment
Installation and Configuration Check List
The following sections provide check lists for setting up an Interplay Transfer server and
installing the Interplay Transfer support software in a workgroup environment. There is also
a check list for setting up Interplay Transfer in a standalone environment.
• Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server
• Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a Standalone
Environment
• Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software
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Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server
The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay
Transfer server in an Avid Unity workgroup and includes pointers to information about each
step. The check list also covers installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer client
software on an Avid editing system.
Task Section Reference
Check your configuration. See “Supported Avid Interplay Transfer
Configurations” on page 18.
Review network considerations. See “Networking Considerations” on page 19.
Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware
and cables.
Install cards in the Interplay Transfer server. See “Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer
(Avid Unity ISIS environment) Make sure the System
Director software is installed and is running.
(Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment) Make sure
Avid Unity File Manager software is installed on the
File Manager server and is running.
Start the Interplay Transfer server. See “Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server”
Install the Avid Unity ISIS or Avid Unity
MediaNetwork client software.
In a workgroup, the Interplay Transfer server is an
Avid Unity client. Depending on your Avid Unity
environment, see the following documents:
For Avid Unity ISIS, see the Avid Unity ISIS
client setup documentation.
For Avid Unity MediaNetwork, see the
Avid Unity MediaNetwork client setup
documentation.
Server” on page 29.
See the Avid Unity ISIS administrator
documentation.
See the Avid Unity File Manager documentation.
on page 31.
See “Installing Avid Unity Client Software” on
page 31.
Make sure the Avid Interplay server has a user
account for the Interplay Transfer server.
The user names and passwords must match on
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the Interplay Transfer server and on the Avid
Interplay server.
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User account for Interplay Transfer server:
User name: TransferManager
Password: avid
For information about setting up user accounts,
see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Installation and Configuration Check List
Task Section Reference
Connect the Interplay Transfer application key. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Install the Avid Service Framework for Client
software.
Install the Avid Interplay Access software. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Install the Interplay Transfer Engine. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine
Set up the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool.
Register the Interplay Transfer Engine in the
workgroup.
Avid Editing System
Install the Interplay Transfer client software on Avid
editing systems.
Configure the Transfer settings in the Avid editing
application.
See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Configuration Guide.
Software” on page 34.
See “Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration Tool” on page 46.
See “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup
For Transfers” on page 59.
See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client
Software” on page 37.
See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application
for Transfers” on page 79.
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Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment
The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay
Transfer software in a standalone environment and references where to find more
information about each step.
Do not install Avid Service Framework on a standalone Avid editing system.
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Task Section Reference
Check your configuration. See “Supported Avid Interplay Transfer
Configurations” on page 18.
Connect the Interplay Transfer
application key.
Install the Interplay Transfer Engine
software on Avid editing systems.
Install the Interplay Transfer client
software on Avid editing systems.
Setup the Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool.
Configure the Transfer settings in the
Avid editing application.
See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a
Standalone Environment” on page 40.
See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client
Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 43.
See “Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration Tool” on page 46.
See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application for
Transfers” on page 79.
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Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server
Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software
Depending on your workgroup configuration and the type of transfers performed in your
workflow, you might need to install additional support software to transfer Avid assets or
monitor transfers. The following table lists the support software and references where to find
more information about installing the software.
Task Section Reference
Install the Avid Interplay Adapter software
(Avid Interplay Adapter service).
Install the Avid Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status software.
Install the AutoTransfer Service See “Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services
Install the Transfer Cache Engine software. See “Installing the Transfer Cache Engine” on page 39.
See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status Tool” on page 39.
Service” on page 38.
Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server
The cards included with the Interplay Transfer server depend on the Avid Unity environment
where the Interplay Transfer server is being installed.
• In an Avid Unity ISIS environment, the Interplay Transfer server might ship with an
• In an Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment, the Interplay Transfer server might ship
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PRO/1000 Server Adapter gigabit card, depending on your system’s
Intel
configuration. This card must be installed in slot 3 (top slot). Follow the directions
supplied with the card. For information on configuring the Intel PRO/1000 card, see
“Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card” on page 30.
with an Intel PRO/1000 Server Adapter gigabit card and an ATTO™ Fibre Channel
card, depending on your system’s configuration. These cards must be installed in the
appropriate slots:
- Install the Intel PRO/1000 Server Adapter card in slot 2 (middle slot of SR2400) or
slot 1 (bottom slot of SR2500) of the Interplay Transfer server. Follow the
directions supplied with the card. For information on installing the Intel PRO/1000
driver, see “Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card” on page 30.
- Install the ATTO Fibre Channel card in slot 3 (the top slot) of the Interplay Transfer
server. Follow the directions supplied with the card.
For more information about slot assignments, see Avid Interplay Software Installation and
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Configuration Guide.
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Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card
The Intel PRO/Adapter card might require the installation of the Intel Pro/1000 driver. After
you install the driver, you need to configure the card to work correctly with the Interplay
Transfer server. This section provides procedures for installing the driver and configuring
the card for Jumbo Frames.
To install the Intel PRO/1000 driver:
1. Install the Intel PRO/1000 server adapter card and restart your system.
A message might appear, looking for the Intel PRO/1000 driver.
2. Open the C:\IntelPro folder.
3. Click the Autorun.exe file.
The Intel Pro Network Connections window opens.
4. Click Install Drivers.
5. Click Finish.
To configure the Intel PRO/1000 card for Jumbo Frames:
1. Right-click the My Network Places icon, and select Properties.
2. Right-click the file for the Intel Pro interface used by Interplay Transfer and select
Properties.
3. Click Configure.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Property area, select Jumbo Frames.
6. In the Value area, select 9014Bytes.
7. Click OK.
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