Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.0 User Manual

Avid® Interplay® Tran s fer

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Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User’s Guide • 0130-07634-03 Rev A • September 2009 • 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Installing Avid Unity Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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 . . . . . 92

Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Creating an FTP Server Profile for an Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Port Setting Used For a Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adding an Omneon Server for Ingesting XDCAM HD and

XDCAM EX Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client for Ingest From an

Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuration for Working with an AirSpeed Multi Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuration for Capturing From and Play Back To a MediaStream Server. . 104

Working with MediaStream MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps Media . . . . . . . 105

FTP Server Profile Settings Used With MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Port Setting Used For a MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Settings For Long GOP Media Play Back To MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . 107

FTP Directory Profile Settings For Capturing From MediaStream Server . . . . 108

Configuring a Thunder Production Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration . 110

Setting the Ingest Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Connection Settings For Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Configuring a Playback Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Configuring the AutoTransfer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Working with Rundowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Creating a Rundown Schedule File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Transcoding of Mixed Resolution Clips During a Send to Playback . . . . . . . . 130

Transferring Files From an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Workflow: Playing Back to an FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices . . . . . . 138

Capturing Clips From FTP Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Chapter 5 Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Understanding Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Workflow for Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Chapter 6 Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Transfer Status Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Sorting the Transfer Status Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Clearing the Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Description of Filter Options in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . 160

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Verifying Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Increasing the Performance of Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Changing the File Limit of Media Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Additional File Count Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Increasing the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers . . . . . . . . 166

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

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

> 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.

- 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

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

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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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

Multi Stream, 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

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

•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.

Standalone Interplay Transfer is not supported on Avid Instinct® systems.

or NewsCutter

• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system with local storage.

Standalone Interplay Transfer supports Avid editing systems with Microsoft Windows

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.

The main components are an Avid Interplay Engine and two Interplay Transfer Engines. All these services are TCP/IP based.

Networking Considerations

Windows Vista™

• 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.

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.

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Typical Configuration

The following figure shows a typical configuration.

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 19.

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 131.

• 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 128.

• 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 133.

• You can capture media from FTP video servers. See “Transferring Files From FTP Deck

Devices” on page 138.

• 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.

• 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 145.

• 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.

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.

For a complete list of Sony XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX supported formats (also known as

operating points), see the Avid Interplay ReadMe. The video servers covered in the Interplay ReadMe are the Omneon server and Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream server.

Supported Formats For Generic FTP Servers

Supported Formats

Format

DV25, DV50

Capture (ingest)

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

17.5 Mbps

Yes 59.94 50

25 Mbps

35 Mbps

HD 1080p (23.976)

17.5 Mbps

Ye s

25 Mbps

35 Mbps

a. The Sony XDCAM Profile is only used with Sony XDCAM decks. b. not supported—half-height clips (1440x540) c. not supported—HD 1080p 24p and HD 1080p 25p

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Supported XDCAM Long GOP Formats with Grass Valley K2 Media Server

Interlaced or Progressive

Frame Rate

MPEG Profile and Level

Bit Rate

Subsample Sony Product

1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94 422P@HL 50 CBR 4.2.2 XDCAM HD Phase III

1920 1080 Interlaced 50 422P@HL 50 CBR 4.2.2 XDCAM HD Phase III

1280 720 Progressive 59.94 MP@HL 35 VBR 4.2.0 XDCAM EX

1280 720 Progressive 59.94 422P@HL 50 CBR 4.2.2 XDCAM HD Phase III

1280 720 Progressive 50 422P@HL 50 CBR 4.2.2 XDCAM HD Phase III

1280 720 Progressive 50 MP@HL 35 VBR 4.2.0 XDCAM EX

a. This table lists the K2 media server Playback Formats available when setting up a FTP Server profile using Server

Type: OP1A_EXPORT_K2. For information about working with a K2 server, see the document “Working with a Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server.”

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

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 30.

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

the Interplay Transfer server and on the Avid Interplay server.

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.



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.

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.

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.

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

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

Configuration Guide.

2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation

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.

Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server

To prepare your environment before you turn on the Interplay Transfer server:

1. Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware and cables.

See the Avid Unity client setup documentation.

2. Make sure your Avid Unity media network is installed and running, do one of the following:

t (Avid Unity ISIS environment) Make sure the System Director is installed and

running.

t (Avid Unity MediaNetwork) Make sure the Avid Unity File Manager software

installed on the Avid Unity File Manager server is running.

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Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.0 User Manual

Contents

1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview

Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations

Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations

Networking Considerations

Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules

Typical Configuration

Remote Workgroup Network Configuration

Transfer Types

Support for MXF/AAF Media

Supported Formats

2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation

Installation and Configuration Check List

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment

Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server

Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card

Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server