Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.2 User Manual

Avid® Interplay® Transfer

Setup and User’s Guide

Version 2.2

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Avid Interplay Transfer Setup and User’s Guide • 0130-07634-05 Rev C • August 2010 • 8/17/10 • This document is distributed by Avid in online (electronic) form only, and is not available for purchase in printed form.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Courier Bold font

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

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

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

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

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

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

items and keyboard sequences.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

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

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

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

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

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

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

they 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.

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

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.

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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

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

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.

or NewsCutter

Networking Considerations

In order to perform a Send to Playback of XDCAM HD material, the Standalone Interplay

Transfer system must be connected to Avid shared storage.

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

• Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine 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 following operating systems on Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony, and Avid NewsCutter systems:

-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.

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.

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.

• 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.

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

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.

1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview

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

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 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.

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.

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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

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.

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.

To start your Interplay Transfer server:

1. Turn on all the peripherals connected to the Interplay Transfer server. Make sure their power lights are on.

2. Press the Power button on the Interplay Transfer server. The MEDIASwitch port lights turn on as the Interplay Transfer server becomes ready.

Installing Avid Unity Client Software

After the Interplay Transfer server starts properly, and before you install the Interplay Transfer Engine, you must install the Avid Unity client software.

In an Avid Unity environment, the Interplay Transfer server is a client. Depending on the type of Avid Unity environment the Interplay Transfer server is referred to as one of the following:

• In an Avid Unity ISIS environment, the Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity ISIS client.

• In an Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment, the Interplay Transfer server is a MediaNetwork client.

To install the Avid Unity ISIS client software:

t See the Avid Unity ISIS Client Quick Start Card.

To install the Avid Unity MediaNetwork client software:

t See the Avid Unity MediaNetwork Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide.

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Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

To perform transfers, you need to install specific software components on the various servers and systems. The software you install and where you install it depends on your workgroup environment. The following table outlines where the software components are installed to perform transfers. You should use this table as a guide, depending on your workgroup environment.

The following sections provide procedures for installing the software components on the Interplay Transfer server and Avid editing system. For detailed steps on installing Avid Interplay Engine and Avid Service Framework for Server, see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

Installed on Avid Interplay

Software

Interplay Transfer Engine X

Interplay Transfer Client X

Avid Interplay Engine X

Avid Interplay Access X X X

Avid Interplay AutoTransfer (option)

You can install the Avid

Interplay AutoTransfer service on any system in the workgroup.

Avid Service Framework for Client X X

Server

Installed on Interplay Transfer Server

To perform

Generic FTP transfers you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine on the C partition of the Interplay Transfer server.

Installed on Avid Editing Client

Install only if in a

standalone environment (not an Avid Unity environment).

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

Software

Avid Unity ISIS Client or Avid Unity MediaNetwork Client

The media network client

software you install depends on your Avid Unity environment.

After installing the latest version of Interplay Transfer, if you decide to reinstall an older

version, make sure you uninstall the latest version before reinstalling the older version.

Installed on Avid Interplay Server

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Installed on Interplay Transfer Server

When uninstalling the latest version, you should use Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel and restart your computer after the uninstall is complete.

Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software

In a workgroup environment, after your hardware is properly set up, perform the following software installation procedures on the Interplay Transfer server:

• Install the Avid Service Framework for Client software. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

• Install the Avid Interplay Access software. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

Installed on Avid Editing Client

• Install the Interplay Transfer Engine software. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer

Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 34.

Install the following software on the various systems in the workgroup:

• Install the Interplay Transfer Client software on the Avid editing systems. See

“Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software” on page 37.

• (Option) Install the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status application on a standalone system. See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status

Tool” on page 39.

• (Option) Install the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service software on any system. See

“Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service” on page 38.

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Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software

In a standalone transfer environment, for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine software and the Interplay Transfer client software on each client. For installation procedures, see

“Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 40.

In a standalone transfer environment, media files are tracked using Persistent Media

Record (PMR) files. The Avid Interplay Media Indexer is not used to manage the media files.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

After you install the Avid Unity client software on your Interplay Transfer server, you can install the Interplay Transfer Engine software, and then you need to install the Interplay Transfer client software on each client in the workgroup. The following sections provide procedures for installing the Interplay Transfer software.

Avid reminds you that data networks, such as standard data networks that support Internet Protocols, are not necessarily secure networks, and that any transfer of information over such networks — whether internally or externally — is not necessarily a secure transfer. As when you communicate any information over any network, you are responsible for ensuring that you use network settings or implement policies that meet your security needs. Like other applications designed for use over a data network, the Interplay Transfer application provides the capability for making transfers over a network but does not provide security for such transfers over unsecured networks. Avid makes no representations that transfers using Interplay Transfer will be secure. Avid recommends that, before using Interplay Transfer to transfer Avid assets over a network, you first evaluate your own security needs and implement appropriate measures to accommodate those needs, such as building any requisite firewalls and obtaining security certificates, or any other measures that you deem necessary to protect media being transferred over any network.

While Avid systems include password protection, such passwords are provided solely for your convenience to protect access to the Avid systems themselves and do not affect the security of information transferred over an unsecured data network.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software

In a workgroup environment, you need to install the Interplay Transfer Engine on the Interplay Transfer server system. This software also installs the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration software, which lets you set up the particular configuration for your Interplay Transfer server. For descriptions of the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration options, see “Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on

page 46.

If a previous release of Interplay Transfer Engine is installed on the computer, you should

remove it before installing this version of the software.

To install the Interplay Transfer Engine software:

1. Before you install the Interplay Transfer Engine, you need to connect the Interplay Transfer USB application key (also called a dongle).

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

2. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click autorun.exe.

3. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Transfer Engine. The Install Avid Interplay Transfer Engine page opens.

4. Make sure the following components are installed on the Interplay Transfer server:

- Avid Service Framework for Client

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- Avid Interplay Access For installation procedures, see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and

Configuration Guide.

5. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Engine and follow the steps in the InstallShield Wizard.

6. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select how you want the Transfer FTP Services feature installed, if at all.

If your workgroup configuration includes supported ingest or playback of FTP devices, you should install the Transfer FTP Services.

In a standalone AirSpeed workflow, do not select the Transfer FTP Services option. This

option causes transfers to fail as the Interplay Transfer tries to use an FTP profile instead of the correct AirSpeed DHM to handle the transfer.

7. Click Next to continue with the InstallShield Wizard.

8. (Option) In the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box, select Launch Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool, if you want to open the tool.

To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool after the Interplay Transfer

installation is complete, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

9. Click Finish.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

10. If you selected Launch Avid Interplay Transfer Engine tool, the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool opens. Set the appropriate options in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.

See “Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on page 46.

11. Click Yes to restart the server.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software

You must install the Interplay Transfer client software on each client in the workgroup that plans on transferring Avid assets to another workgroup or playback device. However, Avid Instinct need to install the Interplay Transfer client software on systems running Avid Instinct or Assist.

When installing AirSpeed as an Interplay Transfer client, use the Interplay Transfer client

software provided with this release. Do not install the older version available from the AirSpeed I/O application CD-ROM.

If a previous release of Interplay Transfer client is installed on the computer you should remove it before installing this version of the software.

and Avid Interplay Assist have their own Interplay Transfer software, so you don’t

On the Avid editing system, when adding an AirSpeed Studio to the list of transfer engines,

you must add the AirSpeed members of the Studio before you add the AirSpeed Studio. Make sure the AirSpeed Studio appears at the bottom of the list in the Transfer Settings dialog box.

To install the Interplay Transfer client software on an Avid editing system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click autorun.exe.

2. Click Clients on the Main Menu page. The Client Support page opens.

3. Click Avid Editor Support. The Install Avid Editor Support page opens.

4. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Client.

5. Follow the installation instructions.

6. Repeat the installation for each client.

For documentation on configuring the Avid editing system for transfers, see “Configuring

the Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 79.

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Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Depending on your workflow and workgroup environment, you might need to install one of the Interplay Transfer support software products. If your workflow requires auto transferring of assets, you need to install the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services service that includes the Auto Transfer service. If you want to monitor transfers from a standalone system on your network, you should install the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status software.

The following sections provide procedures for installing these software products:

• Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service

• Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

• Installing the Transfer Cache Engine

Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service

If your workflow requires auto transferring of assets, you need to install the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services service that includes the AutoTransfer service. Installation of the Interplay Auto Media Services service is included with the Avid Interplay Auto Archive installation. You can install the Interplay Auto Media Services service on any system in the workgroup. However, it is usually installed on the system with the Avid Interplay Media Services Engine. The Avid Interplay Auto Transfer service automatically runs in the background.

To install the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services service:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click the autorun.exe installer.

2. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Engine. The Install Avid Interplay Engine page opens.

3. Click Avid Interplay Auto Archive, includes Transcode, Transfer, and Copy.

4. Follow the installation instructions. AutoTransfer service is included with the Avid Interplay Auto Archive installation. After you install the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service, see the following:

- For information about configuration settings for the AutoTransfer service, see

“Configuring the AutoTransfer Service” on page 117.

- For information on automatically transferring assets, see “Automatically

Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 126.

Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

The Media Services and Transfer Status tool lets you monitor transfers from a standalone system on your network. The Media Services and Transfer Status configuration settings apply only to the standalone system. These settings do not effect other components in a workgroup.

To install Media Services and Transfer Status software on a standalone system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click autorun.exe.

2. Click Individual Optional Installers on the Main Menu page. The Install Optional page opens.

3. Click Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status.

4. Follow the installation instructions.

For procedures on configuring the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool, see

“Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status” on page 75.

Installing the Transfer Cache Engine

You can install the Avid Interplay Transfer Cache Engine on a system without installing the Interplay Transfer Engine. The Transfer Cache Engine lets you monitor transfers in the workgroup.

The Avid Interplay Transfer Cache engine automatically runs in the background. For procedures on monitor transfers, see “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For

Transfers” on page 59.

The Transfer Status window retrieves transaction status from the cache engine instead of the

Interplay Transfer Engine.

To install the Transfer Cache Engine:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click autorun.exe.

2. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Transfer Server. The Install Avid Interplay Transfer Engine page opens.

3. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Cache.

4. Follow the installation instructions.

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Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment

If you are installing Interplay Transfer for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine software and Interplay Transfer client software on each client.

The Interplay Transfer Engine software also installs the Interplay Transfer configuration software, which lets you set up the particular configuration for your workstation transfers.

Workstation-to-workstation transfers are not supported with Avid Instinct systems.

A hardware application key (also known as a dongle) is not required when installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a standalone environment. The Avid editing software handles the licensing of the Interplay Transfer Engine.

For procedures on installing the Interplay Transfer standalone software:

• Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System

• Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System

To install the Interplay Transfer Engine on an Avid editing system:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Transfer application DVD and double-click autorun.exe. The Avid Interplay page opens.

2. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Engine and follow the steps in the InstallShield Wizard.

3. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select how you want the Transfer FTP Services feature installed, if at all.

If your environment configuration includes supported ingest or playback FTP devices, you should install the Transfer FTP Services.

In a standalone AirSpeed workflow, do not select the Transfer FTP Services option. This

option causes transfers to fail as the Interplay Transfer tries to use an FTP profile instead of the correct AirSpeed DHM to handle the transfer.

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4. Click Next to continue with the InstallShield Wizard.

5. In the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box, select Launch Avid Interplay Transfer Engine tool, if you want to open the tool.

To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool after the Interplay Transfer

installation is complete, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

6. Click Finish.

7. If you selected Launch Avid Interplay Transfer Engine tool, the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool opens. Set the appropriate options in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.

See “Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on page 46.

8. Click Yes to restart the server.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a Standalone Environment

You must install the Interplay Transfer client software on each standalone client.

To install Interplay Transfer client software in a standalone environment:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Transfer application DVD and double-click the autorun.exe file.

The Avid Interplay page opens.

2. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Client.

3. Follow the installation instructions.

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3 Interplay Transfer Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the Interplay Transfer system and Interplay Transfer clients after you install the software. This chapter describes both an Avid Unity environment and a standalone Transfer configuration. The Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity client in the Avid Unity environment.

• Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool

• Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

• Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer

Engine

• Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets

• Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

• Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers

• Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status

• Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment

• Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers

• Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats

• Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device

• Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets

• Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server

• Configuring a Thunder Production Server

• Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices

• Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog

• Configuring a Playback Device Catalog

• Configuring the AutoTransfer Service

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Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool

To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool:

t In a workgroup environment, from the Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button,

and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

t In a standalone environment, from an Avid editing system, click the Start button, and

select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool lets you set several options for performing various types of media transfers.

The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool does not display options that are

deselected. Also, when setting values for the various options, if you deselect an option the values for that area return to their default value.

To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool, see “Opening the Avid

Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool” on page 46.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

For information about the options in the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool, see the following table. For changes to take effect, you must restart the Interplay Transfer server or, in a standalone environment, restart the Avid editing system.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

Option Description

Workgroup Settings

Interplay enable In a workgroup environment, select this option to enable the Avid Interplay

Engine. When this option is selected the Standalone settings are ignored.

Interplay Engine hostname In a workgroup environment, type the computer name for the Avid Interplay

Server associated with the workgroup this Interplay Transfer is attached to.

User name and Password In a workgroup environment, type the user name and password that the Interplay

Transfer should use to connect to the Avid Interplay Server. This user account must already exist on the Avid Interplay Engine. Currently, you must type the User name as

TransferManager

and the password as

avid

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Option Description

Accept incoming workgroup transfers without Interplay login

No-login workspace for incoming transfers

Standalone Settings

Accept incoming transfer after timeout

OMF AAF

Directory for incoming transfers

In a workgroup environment, select this option if you want to accept incoming workgroup transfers even if the Interplay Transfer is not logged in to Avid Interplay Engine.

In a workgroup environment type the name of the Avid Unity workspace where you want the incoming transfers to be sent. This workspace must already exist and you must have access to it. If you are performing captures, you must set this to an Avid Unity workspace.

The Standalone settings are ignored when the Interplay enable option is

set in the Workgroup Settings area.

In a standalone environment, select this option if you want to accept incoming transfers after the set timeout. When you are performing standalone transfer operations between clients, the timeout value must be set to less than 15 seconds. Avid recommends a timeout value of 10 seconds.

In a standalone environment, select either OMF or AAF depending on for the type of media files being transferred.

In a standalone environment, type the name of the directory where you want Interplay Transfer to place the incoming transfers. This directory must be a valid media files directory. Click Browse to locate a valid directory.

The default directories are: In OMF mode - OMFI MediaFiles In AAF mode - Avid MediaFiles\MXF\1

For better performance when media files grow beyond 10,000 files in the

primary directory \1, you need to change the Directory for incoming transfers to Avid MediaFiles\MXF\2.

System Settings

Enable auto-cleanup of transfer queues

Server logging off Standard logging on Debug logging on

Transfer queues are not automatically deleted from the server system. The queues let you see the history of the transfers. Select this option if you want the transfer queues cleaned up on a regular basis. The default is to Auto-cleanup transfers that are older than 360 minutes (6 hours) and to run the auto-cleanup every 12 minutes.

These three options are used for troubleshooting problems. If errors occurred where Avid Customer Support needs more information from log files, you might have to change these settings. The default is Standard logging on.

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Storage Type In a workgroup environment, select the type of storage used in the workgroup to

increase the performance of transfers. See “Increasing the Performance of

Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 168.

Configure FTP Parameters If during the install process, you selected “Interplay Transfer Server with

Supplement FTP Services” in the “Choose the installation type that best suits your needs” dialog box, you need to configure the FTP parameters. See

“Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on page 83. All entries must match the device’s setup.

Workgroups

Workgroup transfers enabled In a workgroup environment, select this option to enable

workgroup-to-workgroup transfers. In a standalone environment, select this option to enable transfers to another

workstation.

Incoming workgroup transfers enabled

In a workgroup environment, select this option to enable transfers from another workgroup. The maximum number of incoming transfers is set to 8. This value is doubled in the calculation for Total Transfers (All Types).

In a standalone environment, select this option to enable transfers from another workstation.

Max. outgoing transfers You can specify the maximum number of simultaneous outgoing workgroup

transfers. Values range is 1-4. This value is included in the calculation for Total Transfers (All Types).

See “Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay

Transfer Engine” on page 54.

Directory for temporary composition files

Type the directory name where you want temporary files to be placed during the capture process or during incoming workgroup transfers. The default directory is C:\temp.

Delete temporary composition files after transfer

Select this option during normal use. Avid Customer Support might ask you to deselect this option when you are troubleshooting problems.

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Workgroup names Sets the name of remote workgroups and their Interplay Transfer server.

This setting is ignored when performing workgroup transfers from within

Avid Interplay Access. The available destination workgroups are set using the “Configure Remote Workgroups” site setting in the Avid Interplay Administrator.

Do the following:

1. Click Add.

2. In the Workgroup Name text box, type a nickname for the remote workgroup. This name can be any name you decide to use for the remote workgroup. The name you enter for the workgroup appears in the Transfer menu on the Avid editing application.

3. In the Maps to Server Name text box, type the computer name of the Interplay Transfer server of the remote workgroup.

Playback

Playback transfers enabled Enables playback transfers. Select this option if your workgroup includes a

playback device such as an Omneon.

Long GOP Transfers enabled (For Avid MediaStream servers with the Long GOP option only) To allow play

back of SD MPEG-2 Long GOP media to a MediaStream server, you must set this option. This option enables or disables Long GOP splicing support for assets transferred to and from an Avid MediaStream server. You must set this option to use Sent to Playback with MediaStream MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps material.

Do not set this option if your configuration includes an Omneon server or

an Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream server.

Do not set this option when you are working with Avid MediaStream

Max. simultaneous playback transfers

servers and IMX

Sets the maximum number of simultaneous playback transfers. (Value range is 0-20, however the device determines the transfer limit. See the device documentation for the number of supported transfers.) This value is included in the calculation for Total Transfers (All Types).

See “Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay

Transfer Engine” on page 54.

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media.

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Option Description

Playback devices Enter the name or names of any playback devices in your workgroup.

You do not need to list AirSpeed or AirSpeed Multi Stream systems here,

because these systems have their own Interplay Transfer software and configuration settings.

When creating an FTP Server profile with the Server Type set to

OP1A_Export or OP1A_Export_K2 for playback of OP1A formats, it is not necessary to add the server and profile name to the Playback Devices list. The profile name is listed automatically in the Send to Playback list on the Avid editing systems.

For the following devices, do the following:

• For an Avid AirSPACE playback device, type the name of the Interplay Transfer server and the name of the playback device. For example, type

TMserver1/Airspace1

• For Grass Valley playback device.

• For Generic FTP playback devices, see “Configuring a Generic FTP

Playback Device into a Workgroup” on page 90.

(Option) In a workgroup environment, when adding a playback device you can associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the playback device, select Enter Playback Catalog Name, and type a name for the playback catalog. See

“Configuring a Playback Device Catalog” on page 115.

(Option) When using ancillary data “D” tracks in your Avid editing application, you can filter out the D track before sending to a DHM MXF encoder. By default, D tracks are not sent to DHM MXF encoders. See “Filtering Ancillary

Data During Send to Playback” on page 92.

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Group Profile® systems, type the computer name of the

Ingest

Ingest transfers enabled Enables ingest transfers. Select this option if your workgroup includes an ingest

device.

Max. simultaneous ingest transfers

Sets the maximum number of simultaneous ingest transfers. (Value range is 0-20, however the device determines the transfer limit. See the device documentation for the number of supported transfers.) This value is doubled in the calculation for Total Transfers (All Types).

See “Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay

Transfer Engine” on page 54.

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Ingest devices Type the name or names of any ingest devices in your workgroup.

You do not need to list AirSpeed or AirSpeed Multi Stream devices here,

because these devices have their own Interplay Transfer software and configuration settings.

For the following devices, do the following:

• For an Avid AirSPACE ingest device, make sure the name you type for the ingest device matches exactly the name of the ingest device in the AirSPACE Mission Control server list.

• For a Generic FTP ingest device, see “Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest

Device into a Workgroup” on page 93.

• For adding a FTP ingest device, type the name associated with the ingest device. See “Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuration” on page 111.

• (Option) In a workgroup environment, select Enable Auto Scavenge if your workgroup includes an Avid Media Browse system and Avid Interplay Media Services and ProEncode, and you want to create a low-resolution copy of ingested clips on the Media Browse system. During ingest, high-resolution files are created on the Avid Unity. In the text box, type the name of the scavenge process created on the Media Browse. See the Media Browse documentation.

• (Option) In a workgroup environment, when adding an ingest device you can associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the ingest device. Select Enter Ingest Catalog Name and type a name for the ingest catalog. See

“Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog” on page 114.

Dynamically Extensible Transfers (DET)

DET enabled Enables DET transfers.

Max. DET push transfers Sets the maximum number of simultaneous DET push transfers; Avid

recommends 4.

Max. DET pull transfers Sets the maximum number of simultaneous DET pull transfers; Avid

recommends 4.

Total Transfers (All Types)

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Max. simultaneous transfers Sets the maximum number of simultaneous transfers.

By default, the value in this text box is the recommended maximum number of total simultaneous transfers for your workgroup environment. This value is updated when you change one of the values used during the calculation or when you click the Calculate button. You can change the recommended value in the text box, however, the value you enter must meet the limitations of your workgroup environment. For more information about this option, see “Setting

the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine” on page 54.

The higher the number of simultaneous transfers, the more the impact

on performance.

Playlist Information

Use Newsroom rundowns to schedule transfers

Newsroom Server Type the computer name of the Newsroom Server.

User Name Type the user name that Interplay Transfer should use to connect to the

Password Type the password Interplay Transfer should use to connect to the Newsroom

Schedule File Name Type the file name of the schedule file that Interplay Transfer should use to

Enables the Interplay Transfer Newsroom rundown scheduling feature. See

“Working with Rundowns” on page 131.

Newsroom Server.

Server.

determine which rundown to use at which time. See “Working with Rundowns”

on page 131.

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Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine

The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool has several options that set the maximum number of simultaneous transfers for the various types of transfers. This section explains these options and how they relate to each other.

The number set in the Max. simultaneous transfers text box located in the Total Transfers (All Types) area determines the maximum number of total simultaneous transfers allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine. By default, the value in this text box is the recommended maximum number of total simultaneous transfers for your workgroup environment. This value is updated when you change one of the values used during the calculation or when you click the Calculate button. You can change the recommended value in the text box, however, the value you enter must meet the limitations of your workgroup environment.

The number set in the Max. simultaneous transfers text box located in the Total Transfers

(All Types) area, becomes a hard limit for the maximum number of total simultaneous transfers allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine.

The recommended number of maximum total simultaneous transfers is calculated using the values set for these options:

• Ingest area - Max. simultaneous ingest transfers value (value range is 0-20, however, the device sets the transfer limit. see the device documentation for the number of supported transfers.)

• Playback area - Max. simultaneous playback transfers value (value range is 0-20, however, the device sets the transfer limit. see the device documentation for the number of supported transfers.)

• Workgroups area - If the Incoming workgroup transfers enabled option is selected, then by default the Max. incoming transfers = 8 is used in the calculation.

• Workgroups area - Max. outgoing transfers value (value range is 1-4)

The values for ingest and incoming transfers are doubled when calculating the maximum number of total simultaneous transfers allowed. The values entered into the individual transfer text boxes represent the total number of actual transfers allowed for each of the functions.

For example, a value of 4 in the ingest text box means that at any time the Interplay Transfer Engine permits a total of four ingest transfers to take place. Similarly, if playback transfers is set to 2 then only two playback transfers are allowed at the same time. However, because of the way incoming data is written to shared storage an incoming transfer uses twice as much Interplay Transfer Engine bandwidth than a playout transfer. This factor is taken into

Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine

account when calculating the total number of simultaneous transfers that are currently configured. When using the example above (4 ingest and 2 playout) this equates to a total of 10 simultaneous transfers.

Another example, if you want your Interplay Transfer Engine to perform a total of 5 simultaneous transfers, and your workflow requires three ingest transfers at a specific time, and five Send to Playback transfers at another time of the day.

You can set the values as follows:

• Max. simultaneous transfers text box to 6

• Max. simultaneous ingest transfers value to 3

• Max. simultaneous playback transfers value 5

Using these values limits the Interplay Transfer Engines output and lets the jobs queue and then run as the bandwidth allows. However, workgroup transfers cannot queue on the receiving Interplay Transfer Engine. If the receiving Interplay Transfer Engine is not setup to allocate enough bandwidth in the Max. simultaneous transfers setting, then the transfer fails. Setting the maximum number of incoming workgroup transfers to a fixed value of 8, lets four other workgroups simultaneously send to this Interplay Transfer Engine. If this value is too high you can change the Max. simultaneous transfers value.

Explanation of Options in the Workgroups Area

Option Selection Description

Workgroup transfers enabled Select or deselect When this option is selected the workgroup

options are displayed and are available.

Incoming workgroup transfers enabled

Max. outgoing transfers Value range is 1 to 4 You can specify the maximum number of

Select or deselect When this option is selected the maximum

number of incoming transfers is set to 8. This value is doubled in the calculation for Total Transfers (All Types).

simultaneous outgoing transfers.

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Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets

When performing workgroup transfers, you can use presets to select a predefined destination for the transferring assets. Transfer presets define the remote workgroup, a destination workspace, and a destination folder for the metadata. You can also choose whether to display the preset name in the Send to Workgroup dialog box.

Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets

When setting up a workgroup transfer preset the available choices depend on the type of remote workgroup transfer. For example:

• If the remote workgroup is an Avid MediaManager, you might be able to select a workspace but cannot select a destination folder.

• If the transfer is a standalone Transfer Engine, you cannot select a workspace or a destination folder.

To configure a transfer preset:

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

The Avid Interplay Server Login dialog box opens.

2. Select an Avid Interplay Server, type a username, and password.

3. Click Connect. The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.

4. In the Site Settings area, click Workgroup Transfer Presets. The Workgroup Transfer Presets view opens.

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Presets list

Name text box

5. Click Add below the Presets list. Untitled displays in the Name text box.

6. Type a name for the preset in the Name text box.

7. Select the remote workgroup server from the Remote Workgroup menu. The remote workgroup servers available from the Remote Workgroup menu are defined

in the Configure Remote Workgroups view of the Avid Interplay Administrator. For information on adding a remote workgroup to the Remote Workgroup menu, see

“Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 66.

8. (Option) Select Workspace and select a destination workspace for the media files from the Workspace menu.

If you do not select a workspace, the default destination workspace is used.

9. (Option) Select Destination and select a destination folder in the remote workgroup database for the metadata.

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If you do not select a folder, the default destination folder is used.

10. (Option) Select Enabled, if you want this preset to display in the Send to Workgroup dialog box.

11. Click Apply to save your changes.

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

The Avid Interplay Administrator provides Interplay Transfer site settings for registering Interplay Transfer engines, AirSpeed systems, and other Interplay Transfer enabled devices in an workgroup. After an Interplay Transfer engine is registered, you can access it from any Interplay Transfer client in the workgroup. The type of transfers a server or device can perform depends on the transfer settings.

The Interplay Transfer Settings let you:

• Select a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring various Interplay transfers. You can choose which Interplay Transfer engines and Interplay Transfer enabled devices are monitored by a Transfer Cache engine. See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for

Monitoring Transfers” on page 61.

• Add an AirSpeed Studio that simultaneously distributes a Send to Playback request to multiple AirSpeeds. See “Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio” on page 64.

• Configure a Studio to allow Send to Playback requests to individual AirSpeeds in the Studio.

• List the transfer devices in the various Send to menus.

• Set the length of time between refreshing the Transfer Status view. See “Setting the

Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window” on page 65.

Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View

To open the Interplay Transfer Settings View:

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

The Avid Interplay Engine Login dialog box opens.

2. Select an Avid Interplay Server, type a username, and type a password.

3. Click Connect. The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.

4. In the Site Settings area, click Interplay Transfer Settings.

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List of Transfer Cache Engines

List of Transfer Engines

The Interplay Transfer Settings view opens.

The Transfer Cache engine listed in the Cache Hostname text box monitors all items listed

in the Transfer Engines list. The Interplay Transfer Status view displays all Transfer Engines listed in the Transfer Engine list.

The Interplay Transfer Engines listed in the Interplay Transfer Engines list might appear in

the various Send To commands, such as Send to Playback. The settings you choose determines which Interplay Transfer Engines appear in which command list.

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers

The Transfer Cache engine you select to monitor transfers can be located on an Interplay Transfer server or on a separate server (a server other than the servers performing the transfers). A typical configuration for monitoring transfers uses the Transfer Cache engine located on the Interplay Transfer server.

When monitoring transfers, you might want to select a Transfer Cache engine on a separate server to improve transfer performance. Monitoring transfers can be resource intensive for a Transfer Cache engine and might impact transfer performance. Depending on the activity of your workgroup, the following actions can impact transfer performance:

• Performing a large number of transfers with the Interplay Transfer Engine

• Transferring a large amount of data with the Interplay Transfer Engine

• Monitoring several Interplay Transfer Engines through the Transfer Cache engine

• Monitoring several Interplay Transfer enabled devices

• Connecting several status clients to the Transfer Cache engine

By default, to improve performance, the Transfer Cache engine only polls the status of transfers when a client requests status of an Interplay Transfer Engine.

A Transfer Cache engine installs automatically when you install the Interplay Transfer Engine. The Transfer Cache engine starts on the server when you start the Microsoft Windows operating system. Therefore, starting the Interplay Transfer Engine is not required to use the Transfer Cache engine. You can also install a Transfer Cache engine without installing the Interplay Transfer engine. For installation procedures, see “Installing the

Transfer Cache Engine” on page 39.

A Transfer Cache engine is not installed on AirSpeed devices. To monitor AirSpeed

transfers, you must use a Transfer Cache engine located on a separate server.

To establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View” on page 59.

2. Below the Cache Engines list, click Add to add a new Transfer Cache engine to the list.

3. Change the default Transfer Cache engine name by doing the following: a. In the Cache Hostname text box, type the hostname of the server you want to use

for monitoring transfers.

b. Press Enter.

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The default cache name is replaced with the hostname you typed in the Cache Hostname text box.

4. Create a list of the Interplay Transfer Engines and Studios that you want to monitor through the Transfer Cache engine.

t To add Interplay Transfer Engines, see “Adding Interplay Transfer Engines” on

page 62.

t To add a Studio, see “Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio” on page 64. If the Transfer Cache engine is located on an Interplay Transfer server, you must add the

Transfer Cache engine’s hostname to the Transfer Engines list.

Adding Interplay Transfer Engines

The Transfer Cache engine listed in the Cache Hostname text box monitors all transfers handled by the Interplay Transfers listed in the Transfer Engines list.

You can add Interplay Transfer Engines, AirSpeed devices, or other Interplay Transfer-enabled devices using the following procedure. For a procedure to add a Studio to the list, see “Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio” on page 64.

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

To add an Interplay Transfer engine or Interplay Transfer enabled device to the Transfer Engines list:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View” on page 59.

2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers. See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 61.

3. In the Transfer Engines area of the Interplay Transfer Settings view, click Add. A default name displays in the Transfer Engines list.

4. In the Transfer Engine Details area, from the Type menu, select Transfer Engine or AirSpeed.

5. In the Hostname text box, change the default name by typing the hostname of the Interplay Transfer server or Interplay Transfer enabled device that you want to add.

6. Press Enter. In the Transfer Engines list, the default name is replaced with the hostname you typed in

the Hostname text box.

7. From the Workgroup Transfers menu, select the type of workgroup transfers allowed by this server or device:

t For an Interplay Transfer Engine, select either Send Only, Receive Only, Send and

Receive, or No.

For Interplay Transfer Engines, the Workgroup Transfers setting only effects workgroup transfers that are initiated from the Avid Interplay Access or by dragging a Workgroup 4.5 asset into the Interplay TransferStatus View. This setting has no effect on transfers initiated from Avid editing systems.

t For an Interplay Transfer-enabled device, such as an AirSpeed, select No. Workgroup transfers are not allowed by these devices.

8. (Option) If you want an Interplay Transfer Engine to be the primary Interplay Transfer Engine used by the Avid editing systems, select “Primary Transfer Engine for Editors.”

Each workgroup can have only one primary Interplay Transfer Engine. When workgroup transfers are initiated from an Avid editing system the workgroup transfers are handled by the primary Interplay Transfer Engine. Only Interplay Transfer Engines installed on a Transfer server are allowed to be a primary transfer engine.

9. Click Apply when you finish adding all the Interplay Transfer Engines to the list.

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Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio

An AirSpeed Studio is a group of AirSpeeds that simultaneously processes Send to Playback requests. In a workgroup, a Transfer Cache engine can monitor the transfers handled by the Studio members. When you add a Studio to a workgroup, you can choose whether to list the individual members of the Studio in the Send to Playback menu.

To add a Studio to the Transfer Engines list:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View” on page 59.

2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers. See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 61.

3. In the Transfer Engines area of the Interplay Transfer Settings view, click Add. A default name displays in the Transfer Engines list.

4. In the Transfer Engine Details area, from the Type menu, select Studio. The default name is appended with [1] indicating it is a Studio.

A Studio is identified using the following naming convention: studioname[N]

In this example, studioname is the Host Name assigned in the AirSpeed application, and N represents the number of members in the Studio.

For more information about naming and configuring the AirSpeed and Studio, see the AirSpeed documentation.

5. In the Studio Name text box, change the default name by typing the hostname of the Studio.

6. Click the Transfer Engines list. The default name is replaced with the hostname you typed in the Studio Name text box.

7. In the Studio Host Count menu, select the number of members in the Studio. The maximum number of Studio members is 8.

8. Press Enter. The number you selected is appended to the Studio name. For example, if you select 3,

the Studio name appears as Studioname[3].

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9. (Option) If you want each Studio member to display in the Send to Playback menu, select “Show individual studio hosts in the Send To Playback choices.”

10. Click Apply when you finish adding all the Studios to the Transfer Engines list.

Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window

You can adjust the amount of time between refreshes of the Interplay Transfer Status window.

This setting does not impact how frequently the Transfer Cache engine polls the Avid

Interplay Engine.

To set the Interplay Transfer Status view refresh time:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View” on page 59.

2. In the Refresh Interval (ms) text box, type the amount of time you want between refreshes of the status view. The unit is millisecond (ms).

3. Click Apply.

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Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers

A large site can include more than one workgroup. When a workflow requires searching across remote workgroups or performing workgroup-to-workgroup transfers through Interplay Access, an administrator must set up the local workgroup so that a user can access a remote workgroup. You set up this access in the Interplay Administrator tool’s Configure Remote Workgroup view. The administrator of the remote Workgroup also needs to add the user name and password of the local workgroup to allow login.

Configuring a remote workgroup in this view is not needed for transfer from Interplay

Assist, Avid Instinct, or Avid editing systems.

After access to a workgroup is properly configured, an Interplay Access user can select from a list of remote workgroups when performing a search or a transfer. For example, databases for properly configured remote workgroups are listed in the Server list of the Workgroup Transfer Presets view and in the Interplay Access Send to Workgroup dialog box.

You can configure a maximum of 10 hostnames. For example, you can configure for

searching five remote workgroups and five Nearchive servers for a total of 10.

To set up access to remote workgroups:

1. Make sure the list of users for the remote workgroup includes the user name and password of users in the local workgroup who require access to the remote workgroup. For transfers, make sure the user name and password match exactly, and that Administrator passwords also match exactly.

2. In the Site Settings section of the Interplay Administrator window, click Configure Remote Workgroups icon.

3. In the Configure Remote Workgroups view, select a database from the Available Databases list on the left.

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Available database list

List of accessible remote workgroup servers and transfer servers

Settings for adding remote Workgroup servers and TransferManager servers

4. In the New server pane, add information about the remote workgroup that you want to access.

a. Select the Host Type:

- Interplay Server/Remote Search, to add access to a remote Interplay workgroup.

- TransferManager, to add access to a Workgroup 4 TransferManager.

- MediaManager, to add access to a Workgroup 4 workgroup or Avid Nearchive system.

- Interplay Server/3rd Party Search, to add access for a third-party plug-in. The plug-in needs to be properly installed before you can configure it. See “Using Third-Party Search Plug-ins” in the Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide.

b. Type information for the remote workgroup.

The fields vary, depending on the Host Type you selected. For the Server, you can type the remote workgroup’s IP address instead of the host name. The Nickname must be less than 255 characters.

c. Click Add.

The Server name and other information about the remote workgroup appears in the list of accessible remote servers.

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To remove a remote workgroup from the accessible list:

1. Click the name of the remote workgroup in the list.

2. Click Remove.

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

You can specify the source and target Interplay Transfer Engines used during a workgroup-to-workgroup transfer of Avid assets. Prior to v1.5, the transfer was handled by any available Interplay Transfer Engine configured in the workgroup. Transfer presets let you specify which Interplay Transfer Engines are used during a workgroup-to-workgroup transfer.

When creating a transfer preset you can specify the local (also known as source or sending) Interplay Transfer Engines and remote (also known as target or receiving) Interplay Transfer Engines that you want to handle the transfer. After you configure the workgroup and transfer settings, you can use Avid Interplay Access to select the preset from the Send to Workgroup dialog box to perform the direct transfer.

You can perform direct transfers from Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist using an AutoTransfer folder that is configured with a direct transfer preset. For more information about AutoTransfer folders, see “Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup”

on page 126.

When creating a direct transfer preset, there are several combinations of Interplay Transfer Engines that you can specify for the transfers:

• Let any available local Interplay Transfer Engine handle the transfer and specify the remote Interplay Transfer Engine

• Specify a local Interplay Transfer Engine to handle the transfer and let any available remote Interplay Transfer Engine receive the transfer

• Specify a local Interplay Transfer Engine to handle the transfer and specify a remote Interplay Transfer Engine

• Specify a list of local Interplay Transfer Engines to handle the transfer and let any available remote Interplay Transfer Engine receive the transfer

These tasks are explained in the following topics:

• “Enabling Direct Transfers” on page 69

• “Settings For Direct Transfer” on page 70

• “Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers” on page 71

• “Performing a Direct Transfer” on page 73

Enabling Direct Transfers

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

By default, the direct transfer feature is disabled in Avid Interplay Access.

To enable direct transfers from Avid Interplay Access:

1. Create a configuration.xml file that contains the following line:

2. Copy the configuration.xml file into the following folder on the Interplay Access system:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Workgroup

The Application Data folder is a hidden folder in Microsoft Windows Explorer.

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Settings For Direct Transfer

Before you can perform a direct transfer, you need to configure the workgroup and set up a transfer preset. This section provides information about the settings that affect a direct transfer.

To configure a workgroup for direct transfers:

1. Make sure direct transfers are enabled in Avid Interplay Access. See “Enabling Direct

Transfers” on page 69.

2. Add the Interplay Transfer Engines to the workgroup. a. In the Interplay Administrator, click Interplay Transfer Settings in the Site Settings

area. The Interplay Transfer Settings view opens.

b. Configure the Interplay Transfer Settings as you would for adding Interplay

Transfer Engines in a workgroup. See “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup

For Transfers” on page 59.

c. In the Transfer Engine Details area of the Interplay Transfer Settings view, select

one of the following from the Workgroup Transfers menu: No (recommended) - removes the Interplay Transfer Engine from the pool of

available Interplay Transfer Engines and keeps it exclusive for direct transfers

Send and Receive - leaves the Interplay Transfer Engine in the pool of available Interplay Transfer Engines, but also lets the Interplay Transfer Engine be available for direct transfers

d. In the local workgroup, register remote workgroups and remote Interplay Transfer

Engines, using the Interplay Administrator > Site Settings > Configure Remote Workgroups view.

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

For information about the Configure Remote Workgroups view, see “Configuring a

Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 66 and “Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on page 123.

3. Create a direct transfer preset using the Interplay Administrator > Site Settings > Workgroup Transfer Presets view.

The name you assign to the preset determines which Interplay Transfer Engines are used during the direct transfers. See “Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct

Transfers” on page 71.

Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers

In the following transfer situations, these example names are used:

• DirectTransfer - DirectXfer

• Local (sending) Interplay Transfer Engine - cetwgf-tm

• Second local (sending) Interplay Transfer Engine -cetwgf-tm2

• Remote (receiving) Interplay Transfer Engine - cetwga-tm

In any of the following direct transfer situations, you can replace the Interplay Transfer

Engine hostname with the Interplay Transfer Engine’s IP address.

To transfer from any available local Interplay Transfer Engine to a specific Interplay Transfer Engine in a remote workgroup, use the following rules in the Name text box:

DirectTransfer__RemoteTM(hostname of receiving Interplay Transfer Engine)

For example, DirectXfer__RemoteTM(cetwga-tm)

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Name text box Rule

DirectTransfer Type any name that you want to appear in various transfer preset

__RemoteTM You must type this as is, using two underscores before RemoteTM.

menus, such as in the Send To Workgroup dialog box.

(hostname of receiving Interplay Transfer Engine)

Type the hostname or IP address of the remote/receiving Interplay Transfer Engine. It must be surrounded by parentheses ().

To transfer from a specific local Interplay Transfer Engine to any available Interplay Transfer Engine in a remote workgroup, use the following rules in the Name text box:

DirectTransfer__LocalTM(hostname of sending Interplay Transfer Engine)

For example, DirectXfer__LocalTM(cetwgf-tm)

Name text box Rule

DirectTransfer Type any name that you want to appear in various transfer preset

menus, such as in the Send To Workgroup dialog box.

__LocalTM You must type this as is, using two underscores before LocalTM.

(hostname of sending Interplay Transfer Engine)

Type the hostname or IP address of the local/sending Interplay Transfer Engine. It must be surrounded by parentheses ().

To transfer from a specific local Interplay Transfer Engine to a specific remote Interplay Transfer Engine, use the following rules in the Name text box:

DirectTransfer__LocalTM(hostname of sending Interplay Transfer Engine)__RemoteTM(hostname of receiving Interplay Transfer Engine)

For example, DirectXfer__LocalTM(cetwgf-tm)__RemoteTM(cetwga-tm)

Name text box Rule

DirectTransfer Type any name that you want to appear in various transfer preset

menus, such as in the Send To Workgroup dialog box.

__LocalTM You must type this as is, using two underscores before LocalTM.

(hostname of sending Interplay Transfer Engine)

Type the hostname or IP address of the local/sending Interplay Transfer Engine. It must be surrounded by parentheses ().

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Name text box Rule

__RemoteTM You must type this as is, using two underscores before RemoteTM.

(hostname of receiving Interplay Transfer Engine)

Type the hostname or IP address of the remote/receiving Interplay Transfer Engine. It must be surrounded by parentheses ().

To transfer from a specific list of local Interplay Transfer Engine to any available Interplay Transfer Engine in a remote workgroup, use the following rules in the Name text box:

DirectTransfer__LocalTM(hostname of first sending Interplay Transfer Engine,hostname of second sending Interplay Transfer Engine)

For example, DirectXfer__LocalTM(cetwgf-tm, cetwgf-tm2)

Name text box Rule

DirectTransfer Type any name that you want to appear in various transfer preset

menus, such as in the Send To Workgroup dialog box.

__LocalTM You must type this as is, using two underscores before LocalTM.

(hostname of first sending

Interplay Transfer Engine, hostname of second sending Interplay Transfer Engine)

Type the hostname or IP address of the first local/sending Interplay Transfer Engine followed by a comma and then type the hostname or IP address of the second local/sending Interplay Transfer Engine. Enclose both hostnames in a single set of parentheses (). During a transfer, the local Interplay Transfer Engine used is selected at random from this list.

Performing a Direct Transfer

To perform a direct transfer from one workgroup to another workgroup:

1. If you have not already done so, start your local Avid Interplay Access by clicking Start and selecting All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access.

2. Make sure your workgroup is configured for direct transfers, see “Settings For Direct

Transfer” on page 70.

3. From the Content view in your local Avid Interplay Access, right-click on the Avid asset that you want to transfer.

4. Select Send to Workgroup. The Send to Workgroup dialog box opens. You might need to wait a few seconds for the

Destination box to populate with the database location.

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5. From the Destination preset menu, select the preset that you want to use for the direct transfer.

6. Click OK.

7. In the Transfer Direct Routing message box verify that the correct local and remote Interplay Transfer Engines display, and click OK.

The transfer begins or is placed in the list waiting for transfer. If you selected Launch Interplay Transfer Status window on the Send to Workgroup

dialog box, then the status window opens and displays the status of the transfer.

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status

The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool lets you monitor transfers and services of various workgroups and servers from a standalone system on the network. After you install the application on a standalone system, you need to configure the Media Services and Transfer Status settings.

For installation procedures, see “Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status

Tool” on page 39.

Any changes you make to the configuration settings apply only to the standalone system. They do not affect other components in a workgroup.

To configure a standalone system for monitoring transfers:

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

The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool opens.

2. Click the Transfer tab.

3. Click Configure Workgroups.

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Add a Workgroup

Workgroups list

The Configure Workgroups dialog box opens.

4. To add a workgroup you want to monitor, do the following: a. Click + below the Workgroups list. b. Change the default workgroup name by typing the name of the workgroup you want

to monitor in the Workgroup Name text box. c. Press Enter. The default name is replaced with the workgroup name you typed. The workgroups displayed in the Workgroups list appear in the Workgroup menu on the

Transfer tab of the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool.

5. Set the various settings to select a cache host and add Interplay Transfer Engines and Interplay Transfer enabled devices to the monitoring list.

These settings are similar to the settings in the Interplay Transfer Settings view, except that the Primary Transfer Engine and the Refresh Interval options are not available. For procedures that explain these settings, see “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for

Monitoring Transfers” on page 61.

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status

6. Click Save.

Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System

To monitor transfers from a standalone system on your network:

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

The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool opens.

2. Click the Transfer tab.

3. From the Workgroup menu, select the workgroup you want to monitor.

4. Click Connect.

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The status view opens.

For descriptions of the status components, see “Understanding the Interplay Transfer

Status Window” on page 159.

Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment

When you are installing Interplay Transfer for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine and Interplay Transfer client software on each client. For information on installing the Interplay Transfer software in standalone environments, see “Installing the Interplay Transfer

Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 40.

The Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist products are available only in a workgroup

environment, therefore, you cannot add them in a standalone environment. These products have their own Interplay Transfer software.

The Interplay Transfer Engine software installs the Interplay Transfer Engine configuration software that lets you set up the particular configuration for transfers from your Avid editing system. For descriptions of the various settings on the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window, see “Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on

page 46.

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers

After you install the Interplay Transfer client software on an Avid editing system, you can configure the transfer process.

For procedures on configuring the Avid editing application for transfers, see the following topics:

• Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application

• Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations

Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application

To activate Interplay Transfer each time you start your Avid editing application and to have the application notify you of incoming transfers:

1. In the Avid editing application, click the Settings tab in the Project window.

2. Double-click Transfer in the Settings list. The Transfer Settings dialog box opens.

3. Click the Settings tab.

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4. In the Standalone/Incoming Requests area, do one of the following: t Select “Refuse All Requests,” if you do not want to receive files from another

workgroup.

t Select “User Dialog To Accept/Refuse,” and one of the following methods for

accepting transfers:

- Wait for User Action (No Timeout) — You receive a message request for a transfer.

You must click OK for the transfer to occur.

- Accept After Timeout — The system automatically accepts the file after the

timeout.

- Refuse After Timeout — The system does not accept the file after the timeout.

- In the Timeout (seconds) text box, type the amount of time you want to set for the

timeout.

5. In the Status Window area, do the following: a. In the text box, type the number of seconds you want the status window to update. b. (Option) Select “Bring up window if error occurs” if you want errors to display.

6. (Option) In a workgroup environment, if you want mixed-resolution items highlighted in the bin, select “Highlight mixed-resolution items” in the Send to Playback area.

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers

If a sequence contains DV 25 and DV 50 media within the same sequence, that sequence is highlighted in red in the bin. Interplay Transfer cannot send sequences that contain both DV 25 and DV 50 media to playback. This feature allows you to easily identify those sequences.

7. In the Output Audio Mix area, select the type of audio output you want. t Direct channel output - Send to Playback transfers audio tracks without performing

a mixdown.

t Stereo output - Send to Playback mixes all of the tracks to a stereo pair, using pan

controls to split the tracks. The sequence is copied before the mixdown is edited in, and the suffix .transfer is added to the name (same as in the direct output option).

8. In the Transcode area, if you want to allow the transcoding of clips before performing a send to playback operation, do the following:

t Select “Transcode before sending to playback.” t From the Minimum resolution warning threshold menu, select the lowest resolution

allowed for the playback device before a warning message is displayed.

For example, if you select MPEG30, a warning message will display during a send to playback operation, if a clip in the sequence has a resolution below MPEG30. Therefore, no warning message displays when clip resolutions are MPEG30 and above.

Dynamic Relink must be enabled to use the Transcode before sending to playback option.

For more information about using these settings, see “Transcoding of Mixed Resolution

Clips During a Send to Playback” on page 132.

9. Click OK.

Send to Playback with Multi-Channel Audio Tracks

This section describes a best practice for sending a sequence containing multi-channel (also known as multichannel) audio tracks to playback when using Direct Out mode.

When using Direct Out mode, keep the multi-channel audio tracks at the bottom of your audio tracks. When you send to playback in Direct Out mode the system expands the stereo tracks to separate mono tracks. If there are single tracks at the bottom of the track list you may get unexpected results after the top tracks expand. For example, a single track that was on track 5 may now be on a different track. If you keep the single tracks at the top you can avoid this kind of problem. See the editing application Help for additional information on multi-channel audio.

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Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations

Depending on your environment, you can transfer items to other workgroups and workstations that have Interplay Transfer software installed.

Avid AirSpeed and Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream are considered workgroups.

To allow transfers to other workgroups and workstations:

1. In the Avid editing application, click the Settings tab in the Project window.

2. Double-click Transfer in the Settings list. The Transfer Settings dialog box opens.

3. Click the TMClient.ini tab.

4. Do one of the following: t In a workgroup environment, type the Interplay Transfer server computer name in

the Server text box, and type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup text box. This can be any name you give your workgroup.

t In a standalone environment, type the computer name of the local system (this

computer) in the Server text box, and in the Workgroup text box, type the name you want to see in the Transfer menu.

5. In the Other Workgroups area, click Add. The Add Workgroup To List dialog box opens.

Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats

If you want to edit the names of any of the Interplay Transfer servers or workstations listed in the Other Workgroups area, select the name, click Edit, and make the changes.

6. Do one of the following: t In a workgroup environment, type the name of the other Interplay Transfer server in

the Server text box, and type the name of the your workgroup in the Workgroup text box.

t In a standalone environment, in the Server text box, type the computer name of

other workstation, and in the Workgroup text box, type the name you want to see in the Transfer menu.

7. Click OK. The name you typed displays in the Other Workgroups list.

Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats

To enable interoperability between Avid Unity family and third-party devices that use the MXF OP1a file format, Avid has developed an optional Avid Interplay Transfer Data Handling Module (DHM) plug-in that supports FTP integration to third-party MXF OP1a compliant devices. The Interplay Transfer MXF OP1a FTP DHM allows MXF OP1a files to be brought into an Avid Unity, Avid Unity ISIS, or an Avid editing environment from an FTP server. You can also export Avid media files in MXF OP1a format to an FTP server using this same MXF OP1a FTP DHM.

Depending on the type of FTP server you are configuring, you might need to perform some specific procedures:

• Thunder production server; see “Configuring a Thunder Production Server” on

page 109

• Avid MediaStream server; see “Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server” on page 105

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• Avid Omneon server; see “Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server” on

page 101

• Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server; see the document Working with the Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server.

You must do the following to integrate a FTP server into a workgroup:

• Select “Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemental FTP Services” as the installation type when installing the Interplay Transfer Engine application. See “Installing the

Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 34.

After the installation, you can verify the FTP DHM is installed by using the Dongle Dumper.

To open the Dongle Dumper, navigate to C:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities\Dongle Dumper.

• Configure the FTP parameters for the FTP server. See “Configuring an FTP Server

Profile” on page 84.

• Configure an FTP playback device using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box. See “Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a

Workgroup” on page 90.

• Configure an FTP ingest device using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box. See “Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup” on

page 93.

• Create an FTP directory profile. See “Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on

Interplay Transfer Client” on page 94.

For FTP transfer procedures, see “Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers” on

page 135.

Configuring an FTP Server Profile

When adding an FTP server to your workgroup environment, you need to create an FTP server profile for the server’s FTP parameters. Depending on the type of FTP server, the settings will vary.

After you create a profile of the FTP parameters for the FTP server, you cannot edit the

Profile Name, Default Directory, or FTP Mode settings. If you need to change these settings, you need to create a new profile for the FTP server.

To create a profile for the FTP server’s configuration in a workgroup:

1. On your Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.

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2. Click the Configure FTP Parameters button. The FTP Configuration dialog box opens. If the Configure FTP Parameters button is not available, “Interplay Transfer Engine

with Supplemental FTP Services” was not selected as the installation type when the Interplay Transfer Engine application was installed. You need to reinstall the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine software.

3. Click Add. The FTP Server dialog box opens.

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4. Enter the setup information for the FTP server you are configuring. See “FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create a FTP Server Profile” on page 86.

5. Click OK.

6. On the FTP Configuration dialog box, type the port number in the Generic FTP Port text box.

Avid recommends using 6534.

7. Click Done.

FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create a FTP Server Profile

Depending on the type of FTP server you are adding to your workgroup, the settings you enter will vary. For specific server settings, see the following sections:

• Avid MediaStream server, see “Configuring an Avid MediaStream Server” on page 105.

• Avid Thunder server, see “Configuring a Thunder Production Server” on page 109.

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• Omneon server, see “Creating an FTP Server Profile for an Omneon Server” on

page 101.

• Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server; see the document Working with the Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server.

For a procedure on creating a FTP Server profile, see “Configuring an FTP Server Profile”

on page 84.

FTP Server configuration

Setting Description

Profile Name Type a name for this profile.

The name you assign to the profile appears in the

FTP Media Browser application and Send to Playback list.

Server Name Type the name of the FTP server.

Username Type the user name used to connect to the FTP server.

Password Type the password used to connect to the FTP server.

Server Type Select the type of server in the workgroup:

GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE, MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE, OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE, D10_PROFILE, SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE, OP1A_Export.

When creating an FTP Server profile with the Server Type

set to OP1A_Export for playback of OP1A formats, it is not necessary to add the server and profile name to the Playback Devices list. The profile name is listed automatically in the Send to Playback list on the Avid editing systems.

Playback Format (Playback only) Select a playback format from the menu. This

option only applies when Server Type is set to GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE, MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE, SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE, and OP1A_Export.

Playback Aspect Ratio This option applies when Server Type is set to

GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE. For information about this setting, see “Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback” on page 88.

Preserve Closed Caption Data This option only applies when Server Type is set to

MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE and with the MPEG-2 Long GOP SD 25 Mbps format. Set this option to include closed caption data with media being played back to an Avid MediaStream server with the Long GOP option.

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FTP Server configuration (Continued)

Setting Description

FTP Connection Information

Default Directory Displays the directory on the FTP server where data is sent to or

retrieved from. Type a period (.) in the field to point to the home directory of the user that is configured on the FTP server.

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as active.

FTP Port Address Type the FTP connection port. The default is 21.

Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback

When performing a Send To Playback operation with MXF OP1a files, the desired video aspect ratio might not display. You can set a playback aspect ratio for Send To Playback transfers when you create an FTP Server profile for server type GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE.

During the ingest or import process of media, the aspect ratio might not be preserved as expected in an Avid Unity environment. For example, 16:9 media might be stored as 4:3. Also, the essence might be altered to the 4:3 SD format during the ingest or import process. Typically, a playback MXF OP1a aspect ratio metadata should be in sync with its essence. Any difference between the aspect ratio value in the essence and its MXF metadata wrapper might cause an MXF compliance error. Depending on the MXF decoder, these differences might have different behaviors.

By default, the aspect ratio displayed during a Send To Playback operation is the modified aspect ratio metadata value stored in the Avid Unity environment. When setting up an FTP Server profile, you can overwrite the aspect ratio metadata value using the Playback Aspect Ratio option. This option is only available when Server Type is set to GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE.

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Before using the Playback Aspect Ratio option there are several points to consider. This aspect ratio overwrite at Send To Playback, does not change the essence in anyway, or set the essence’s aspect ratio bits, if there are any. You might have MXF compliance issues with respect to MXF aspect ratio metadata. The Playback Aspect Ratio option sets the aspect ratio metadata in the playback MXF OP1A file without checking the essence. You should evaluate the MXF playback file to make sure it displays the correct aspect ratio at target display devices.

Playback Aspect Ration Options

Option Name Playback MXF Ratio Value

Default Aspect ratio is unchanged. No overwrite of the Avid Unity

storage file.

Unspecified SMPTE Rational type value 0:0

This is the SMPTE Distinguished value for Aspect Ratio. MXF decoders have to parse the essence or use some means to determine the aspect ratio to use when displaying the video at target display devices.

4:3 SMPTE Rational type value 4:3

16:9 SMPTE Rational type value 16:9

For information on setting up a FTP Server profile, see “Configuring an FTP Server Profile”

on page 84.

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Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup

When adding a Generic FTP playback device into your workgroup environment, you need to configure the device using the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box.

In the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool, when creating an FTP Server profile

with the Server Type set to OP1A_Export or OP1A_Export_K2 for playback of OP1A formats, it is not necessary to add the server and profile name to the Playback Devices list. The profile name is listed automatically in the Send to Playback list on the Avid editing systems.

To add a generic FTP playback device into a workgroup:

1. On your Interplay Transfer Engine, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.

2. In the Playback area, click Add.

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The Device dialog box opens.

3. Type the name associated with the Generic FTP playback device on the network, for example: bdctm1:6534/anything, where

- bdctm1 is the Interplay Transfer server name

- 6534 is the Generic FTP port address for the playback device

The port number used for the playback device must match the Generic FTP Port number on the FTP Configuration dialog box. See “Configuring an FTP Server

Profile” on page 84.

- anything is the FTP profile name that contains the information required to connect

to a particular directory on a FTP server. See “Creating and Editing FTP Directory

Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client” on page 94.

4. (Option) You can assign a playback catalog for transfers; see “Configuring a Playback

Device Catalog” on page 115.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Save.

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Edit button

Filtering Ancillary Data During Send to Playback

A number of new MXF playback encoders and playback devices can process or consume D tracks with ancillary data. However, the following limitations must be taken into account:

• Legacy playback DHM Op1A MXF encoders may not be coded properly to handle any extraneous ancillary data track (“D tracks”) made available in Interplay 2.2.

• Even if existing or new MXF encoders are able to process D tracks, the destination playback devices may not be able to consume D tracks.

• Even if both the encoder and playback device can process the material, there will be times when the ancillary data is not required and should be ignored.

Given the above considerations, Avid Interplay Transfer allows you to filter out any D tracks via the Transfer Manager configuration utility. D track filtering is on by default.

See the Interplay Readme for details on support for ingest and playback of Long GOP

material containing ancillary data.

To enable or disable D track filtering:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Configuration dialog box.

2. Configure a new playback device as usual or click the Edit button in the Playback devices list to edit an existing playback device.

The Playback Device dialog box opens.

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Allow Ancillary Data Tracks checkbox

3. Enable or disable the checkbox as required and click OK. The checkbox is unchecked by default. This means that the playback of D tracks is

turned off by default for existing legacy playback devices.

How Interplay Transfer Turns Off Ancillary Data Tracks for Playback

When the “Allow Ancillary Data tracks” option is disabled via Transfer Manager configuration utility, the D tracks filtering mechanism takes affect as follow:

• Any D tracks present are not read and populated into its playback frame queues.

• Any playlist or sub clip playlist returned by the playback composition sequence will omit any D tracks even if they present.

As the result, any DHM MXF encoders will not “see” any D tracks and do not need to handle them. In this way, existing MXF encoders should continue to encode only video and audio tracks correctly and transparently.

The above filtering mechanism does not apply to any DET-based transfers.

Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup

When adding a Generic FTP ingest device into your workgroup environment, you need to configure the device using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box.

To add a Generic FTP ingest device into a workgroup:

1. On your Interplay Transfer Engine, click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.

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2. In the Ingest area, click Add.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Type the name of the FTP profile that contains the information required to connect to a particular directory on a FTP server.

See “Configuring an FTP Server Profile” on page 84. When adding an ingest device, you do not need to type the host name of the Interplay

Transfer server or the port address of the ingest device. The FTP profile provides this information.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Save.

Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client

When a workgroup includes an FTP server, you need to create FTP directory profiles on the Interplay Transfer client that allows the FTP server to connect with the Avid editing system. The FTP Directory Profile must contain the same connection information as the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration settings.

The Avid FTP Media Browser application is used for ingest from FTP servers.

When working with Grass Valley K2 Media Server, see the document Working with the Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server.

To create and edit FTP directory profiles:

1. From the Avid editing system, click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid FTP Media Browser.

The Avid - FTP Media Browser application opens.

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Profile menu

2. Right-click the Profile menu and click Open Profile Window. The FTP Source Window opens, providing a list of FTP directory profiles.

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3. Do one of the following:

t Click Add to add a new profile. t Select a Profile Name and click Edit to edit an existing profile.

The Ftp Directory Profile Window opens.

4. Type the configuration information for the FTP server, making sure your entries match the FTP server’s network settings.

See “Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings” on page 96.

5. (Option) Click Test Connection if you want to verify that the connection to the FTP directory is working.

6. Click Save.

Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings

The following table describes the settings used when creating or editing FTP Directory Profiles on an Interplay Transfer Client.

For a procedure on creating or editing an FTP Directory profile, see “Creating and Editing

FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client” on page 94.

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Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings

Setting Description

Profile Name Name of this profile. A unique profile name is used for each directory.

Connection Port Displays the port number used by the FTP server (not the playback port).

FTP Host Name Type the FTP server’s network name. This FTP host name must match the

server name assigned during the configuration of the FTP parameter. See

“Configuring an FTP Server Profile” on page 84.

User Name Type your user name.

Password Type the FTP server’s password.

Directory Path Displays the default directory where the source media is located on the

FTP server.

Server Type Select the type of server in the workgroup: GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE,

MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE, OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE, D10_PROFILE.

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as Passive or Active.

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures

Before you can use the Direct Capture method to capture media directly from FTP devices and FTP servers, you need to configure the Interplay Transfer client.

For procedures on performing direct captures, see “Workflow: Capturing Clips From an

FTP Server” on page 136 and “Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” on page 141.

To configure an Interplay Transfer client for directly capturing media:

1. Click Configure TM Client on the FTPClipList dialog box or Avid - FTP Media Browser dialog box.

The TransferManager Client Configuration dialog box opens.

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2. In the Workgroup Name text box, type the name of your workgroup. This name can be any name you have given your entire workgroup.

3. In the Host Name text box, type the computer name of the Interplay Transfer Engine.

4. (Option) If you have more than one Interplay Transfer Engine in your workgroup, you can enter them in this dialog box.

a. Click Add and type the computer name of the other Interplay Transfer Engine. b. Click OK.

5. Click Save.

6. Click OK in the Restart Information dialog box.

7. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click Finish.

Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device

The generic configuration procedures for playback to all supported devices are described in the “Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on page 83. When you configure an XDCAM specific information. The following sections provide information about the specific XDCAM SD settings.

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SD device, some settings in the procedures require

Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device

When setting up an XDCAM device for FTP writeback (Send to Playback), set the XDCAM

device to 16x8 mode (16 bit / 8 channel). The 24x4 mode (24 bit / 4 channels) is not supported for FTP writeback.

For procedures on how to transfer files to an XDCAM SD device, see “Workflow: Playing

Back to an FTP Server” on page 139.

FTP Server Profile Settings for an XDCAM SD Device

For procedures on creating an FTP Server Profile, see “Configuring an FTP Server Profile”

on page 84. When you add a profile for an XDCAM SD device, set the options in the FTP

Server dialog box as follows:

FTP Server dialog box

Settings Description

Profile Name Type a name for the profile

The name you assign to the profile appears in the FTP Media

Browser and Send to Playback list.

Server Name Type the name of the FTP server; device IP address, device DNS Name.

Username admin

You must use this username.

Password Type the model name of the XDCAM device. For example, PDW-1500.

Server Type Select SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE.

Playback Format Select a playback format from the menu. This option only applies when

Server Type is set to GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE, MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE, SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE, OP1A_Export.

Preserve Closed Caption Data

FTP Connection Information

Default Directory Displays the directory on the FTP server where data is sent to or

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as active.

FTP Port Address Type the FTP connection port. The default is 21.

This option only applies when Server Type is set to MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE.

retrieved from.

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Port Setting Used for the XDCAM SD Device

FTP Configuration dialog box

Setting Description

Playback Server area

Sony FTP Port Type the port number used by the XDCAM device.

Avid Editing Application Setting For Playback to XDCAM SD Device

Transfer Settings in Avid Editing Application

Setting Description

Output Audio Mix Select Direct channel output - This option lets Send to Playback transfer

audio tracks without performing a mixdown.

DVCAM™ requires 1-to-1 audio. Your sequence must contain 4

audio tracks.

Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets

A complete end-to-end workflow for Long GOP XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX assets is available using either an Avid AirSpeed media server. Long GOP XDCAM HD media is ingested and available for editing using an Avid editing application, and then you use Send to Playback to send the OP1a file to a supported device for playback. For more information about XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX workflows, see the Avid Interplay Best Practices. For a list of supported MPEG-2 operating points, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe.

For setup and configuration of the various servers, see the following topics:

• “Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server” on page 101

• “Configuration for Working with an AirSpeed Multi Stream Server” on page 104

When working with Grass Valley K2 Media Server, see the document Working with the Thomson Grass Valley K2 Media Server.

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Multi Stream device, an Omneon server, or a K2

Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.2 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview

Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine 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

Installing Avid Unity Client Software

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software

Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software

Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service

Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

Installing the Transfer Cache Engine

Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a Standalone Environment

3 Interplay Transfer Configuration

Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View

Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers

Adding Interplay Transfer Engines

Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio

Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window

Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

Enabling Direct Transfers

Settings For Direct Transfer

Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers

Performing a Direct Transfer

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status

Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System

Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers

Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application

Send to Playback with Multi-Channel Audio Tracks

Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations

Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats

Configuring an FTP Server Profile

FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create a FTP Server Profile

Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback

Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup

Filtering Ancillary Data During Send to Playback

How Interplay Transfer Turns Off Ancillary Data Tracks for Playback

Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup

Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client

Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures

Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device

Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets