Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.2 User Manual
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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Support for MXF/AAF Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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. . . . . 41
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Performing a Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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
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Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Send to Playback with Multi-Channel Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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
Filtering Ancillary Data During Send to Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
How Interplay Transfer Turns Off Ancillary Data Tracks for Playback . . . . 93
Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client . . . . . 94
Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Creating an FTP Server Profile for an Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Port Setting Used For a Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adding an Omneon Server for Ingesting XDCAM HD and
XDCAM EX Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client for Ingest From an
Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuration for Working with an AirSpeed Multi Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuration for Capturing From and Play Back To a MediaStream Server. . 105
Working with MediaStream MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps Media . . . . . . . 106
FTP Server Profile Settings Used With MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Port Setting Used For a MediaStream Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Settings For Long GOP Media Play Back To MediaStream Server. . . . . . . . . 108
FTP Directory Profile Settings For Capturing From MediaStream Server . . . . 109
Configuring a Thunder Production Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration . 111
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Setting the Ingest Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Connection Settings For Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring a Playback Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Configuring the AutoTransfer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 4 Transferring Avid Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup . . . 123
Explanation of Send to Workgroup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup . . . 126
Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Check List for Automatic Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Identify an AutoTransfer Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Automatically Transferring Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rules of AutoTransfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Transferring Avid Assets to Another Avid Editing System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Working with Rundowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Creating a Rundown Schedule File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Transcoding of Mixed Resolution Clips During a Send to Playback . . . . . . . . 132
Transferring Files From an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Workflow: Playing Back to an FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices . . . . . . 140
Capturing Clips From FTP Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Chapter 5 Using Frame Chase Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Understanding Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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Workflow for Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Chapter 6 Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Transfer Status Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Sorting the Transfer Status Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Clearing the Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Description of Filter Options in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . 162
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Verifying Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Increasing the Performance of Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Changing the File Limit of Media Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Additional File Count Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Increasing the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers . . . . . . . . 168
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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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
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.
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environment. You can also use Avid
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
(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.
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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 are shipped 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 Help and Documentation on the Interplay
Portal
You can quickly access the Interplay Help, PDF versions of the Interplay guides, and useful
external links by viewing the Interplay User Information Center on the Interplay Portal. The
Interplay Portal is a web site that runs on the Interplay Engine.
You can access the Interplay User Information Center through a browser from any system in
the Interplay environment. You can also access it through the Help menu in Interplay Access
and the Interplay Administrator.
The Interplay Help combines information from all Interplay guides in one Help system. It
includes a combined index and a full-featured search. From the Interplay Portal, you can run
the Help in a browser or download a compiled (.chm) version for use on other systems, such
as a laptop.
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To open the Interplay User Information Center through a browser:
1. Type the following line in a 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
web page.
To open the Interplay User Information Center from Interplay Access or the Interplay
Administrator:
t Select Help > Documentation Website on Server.
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1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine 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 Engine in a standalone
environment (an environment other than Avid Unity) to move Avid assets between
workstations.
Interplay Transfer Engine 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 Engine Status view
from within 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
Engine:
• Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations
• Networking Considerations
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Multi Stream, or other Interplay Transfer Engine enabled devices.
• Transfer Types
• Support for MXF/AAF Media
• Supported Formats
Read through this chapter to become familiar with the various types of transfers available
with Interplay Transfer Engine. For installation and configuration information, see “Avi d
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 121 and “Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment” on
page 129.
1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview
Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations
Interplay Transfer Engine can be configured in Avid Unity environments or in a standalone
configuration (without Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid Unity LANshare, or Avid
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Unity
For optimal capture performance, configure one ingest or playback device per Interplay
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Transfer Engine 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 Engine,
•Ethernet
ISIS®).
and Interplay Transfer Engine server to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment
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network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay Engine, and
Interplay Transfer Engine server to the Avid Unity ISIS media network environment
• 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 Engine configurations are as follows:
• A dedicated Interplay Transfer Engine server connected to an Avid Unity
MediaNetwork, Avid Unity LANshare, or Avid Unity ISIS that includes an Avid
Interplay Engine.
• Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine software installed on an Avid editing system that
is connected to Avid shared storage without an Avid Interplay Engine. Each networked
client must install both the Interplay Transfer Engine software and the Interplay
Transfer Engine client software.
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or NewsCutter
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Networking Considerations
In order to perform a Send to Playback of XDCAM HD material, the Standalone Interplay
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Transfer system must be connected to Avid shared storage.
Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine is not supported on Avid Instinct® systems.
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• Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine 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 following operating systems on Avid
Media Composer, Avid Symphony, and Avid NewsCutter systems:
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-Microsoft
-WindowsVista
-Windows 7
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. See the Avid Interplay Transfer Readme for details.
Windows XP Professional
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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.
• 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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1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview
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 Engine server
and Avid Interplay Engine services.
• Interplay Transfer Engine servers must be able to access the remote Media Transfer
service. Interplay Transfer Engine servers access only workgroup-local Avid Interplay
Engine services, not remote ones.
• The Avid Interplay Engine must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer Engine
service.
Typical Configuration
The following figure shows a typical configuration.
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In the above illustration, the term “Interplay Server” refers to the Interplay Engine.
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 Engine 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
Networking Considerations
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.
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Transfer Types
When you use Interplay Transfer Engine 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 122.
• 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 126.
• You can capture media from a configured ingest device to your Avid editing application
bin. See “Transferring Files From an Ingest Device” on page 133.
• 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 130.
• 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 135.
• You can capture media from FTP video servers. See “Transferring Files From FTP Deck
Devices” on page 140.
• 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 123.
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 126.
• You can edit media during the capture process. See “Using Frame Chase Editing” on
page 147.
• 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 126.
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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.
Support for MXF/AAF Media
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Any third-party video servers included in an Interplay Transfer Engine 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
For information about the supported formats, see the Avid Interplay Transfer ReadMe.
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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 35.
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.
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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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