Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 2.3 User Manual

Avid® Interplay® Transfer

Setup and User’s Guide

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Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Viewing Help and Documentation on the Interplay Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Workgroup Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Location of Interplay Transfer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Networking Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Typical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Remote Workgroup Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Transfer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Support for MXF/AAF Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay Transfer Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installation and Configuration Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . 30

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a

Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software. . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing the Transfer Cache Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . 42

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System. . . . . 43

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a

Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3 Interplay Transfer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay

Transfer Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adding Interplay Transfer Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . 67

Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers. . . . . . . 68

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Enabling Direct Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Settings For Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Performing a Direct Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Multi-Channel Mapping for Send to Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Configuring an FTP Server Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create an FTP Server Profile . . . . . . 89

Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Filtering Ancillary Data During Send to Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

How Interplay Transfer Turns Off Ancillary Data Tracks for Playback . . . . 95

Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client . . . . . 96

FTP Directory Profile Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuration for Working with an Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Creating an FTP Server Profile for an Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Port Setting Used For a Omneon Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adding an Omneon Server for Ingesting XDCAM HD and XDCAM

EX Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configuring an Avid Interplay Transfer Client for Ingest From an

Omneon Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Configuration for Working with an AirSpeed Multi Stream Server . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring a Thunder Production Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration . 108

Setting the Ingest Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Connection Settings For Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuring a Playback Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Configuring the AutoTransfer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Chapter 4 Transferring Avid Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup . . . 120

Explanation of Send to Workgroup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup . . . 123

Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Check List for Automatic Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Identify an AutoTransfer Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Automatically Transferring Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Rules of AutoTransfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Transferring Avid Assets to Another Avid Editing System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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

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

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

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

Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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

Using the FTP Media Browse Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid® Interplay® Transfer application. You can use
your application to move Avid assets (media and metadata) and manage the transfer of assets
to and from workgroups in an Avid Interplay environment. You can also use Avid Interplay
Transfer in a standalone environment to move assets between workstations. The Interplay
Transfer system transfers assets to and from supported third-party applications, devices, and
archive integration systems.

This guide contains all the task-oriented instructions, conceptual information, and reference
material you need to transfer assets in an Avid Interplay or in a standalone environment.

This guide is intended for all Avid Interplay Transfer users, from beginning to advanced.

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

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

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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

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

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

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

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

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

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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

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

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

Courier Bold font

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

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid 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.

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.

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

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- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is

supplied on your Avid installation CD or DVD as a PDF document
(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.

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

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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Avid makes lifelong learning, career advancement, and personal development easy and
convenient. Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always
changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery
methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.

For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and
books, please visit www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales
at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).

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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.

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. You 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

• Transfer Types

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Multi Stream, or other Interplay Transfer Engine enabled devices.

• Support for MXF/AAF Media

• Operating Points Qualified for Interplay Transfer Playback

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Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations

Interplay Transfer Engine can be configured in a workgroup or in a standalone
configuration.

Terminology

The following terminology applies to Interplay Transfer configurations:

• Avid shared storage - includes one of the following storage environments:

- Avid ISIS

- Avid Unity MediaNetwork

- Avid Unity LANshare

• Workgroup - another term for Interplay environment. A workgroup always includes an
Interplay Engine and shared storage.

• Standalone environment - the Transfer Engine is not part of an Interplay environment
(workgroup). A standalone environment may or may not include shared storage.

Workgroup Configurations

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 Interplay Engine to track and manage Avid shared storage media

• Interplay Transfer Engine to manage the transfer of media to and from the workgroup,
and to and from other workgroups

• Supported Avid editing applications, such as Media Composer

• Avid ISIS, Avid Unity MediaNetwork, or Avid Unity LANshare file server and storage.

• Fibre Channel network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay Engine,
and Interplay Transfer Engine server to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity
LANshare shared storage environment

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•Ethernet
Interplay Transfer Engine server to an Avid ISIS shared storage environment

• Ethernet network used as a general-purpose communication network

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network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay Engine, and

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or NewsCutter

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Understanding Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations

Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations

The supported Interplay Transfer Engine configurations are as follows:

• A dedicated Interplay Transfer Engine server connected to Avid shared storage (Avid
ISIS, Avid Unity MediaNetwork, or Avid Unity LANshare) 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.

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

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Transfer system must be connected to Avid shared storage.

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

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• Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine software installed on an Avid editing system with
local storage and no access to shared storage (Windows operating systems only).

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

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-Microsoft

-WindowsVista

Windows XP Professional

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Business 64

-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 “Location of Interplay Transfer Files” on page 20.

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Location of Interplay Transfer Files

The location of the Interplay Transfer files depends on the location selected during the
installation process. The tables in this section provide the default locations. If you have any
problems locating the files, you should use the Microsoft Windows Search tool.

The following table list the locations for Interplay Transfer files on an Interplay Transfer
Engine system.

Files on Interplay Transfer
Engine System Location

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Interplay Transfer log files C:\Documents and Settings\

All Users\Application Data\Avid\Temp\TMServerLog

TMserver.ini C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

Application Data\Avid\Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

a. The Application Data folder is a hidden folder in Microsoft Windows. To view this folder you need to change the

View settings in the Folder Options dialog box.

The following table list the locations of the Interplay Transfer files on an Interplay Transfer
client system.

Files on Interplay Transfer
Client System Location

Interplay Transfer Client log files (Windows XP Pro) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

Application Data\Avid\Temp\
(Windows Vista 64 and Windows 7) C:\ProgramData\Avid\

TMClient.ini Standalone Interplay Transfer supports Microsoft Windows

Business 64 operating system. When installing an Avid Interplay Transfer
v2.2 client on a supported Avid editing system, the location of the
TMClient.ini file varies depending on the operating system and type of
Avid editing system.

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Vista®

Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine files

Interplay Transfer log files (Windows XP Pro) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

Application Data\Avid\Temp\TMServerLog
(Windows Vista 64 and Windows 7)

C:\ProgramData\Avid\Temp\TMServerLog

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Networking Considerations

Files on Interplay Transfer
Client System Location

TMserver.ini (Windows XP Pro) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

Application Data\Avid\Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
(Windows Vista 64 and Windows 7)

C:\ProgramData\Avid\Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

a. The Application Data folder is a hidden folder in Microsoft Windows. To view this folder you need to change the View

settings in the Folder Options dialog box.

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Networking Considerations

For two workgroups to cooperate, some workstations in one workgroup must have access to
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
together.

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 Interplay Transfer Engines use port numbers that are defined in the services file in
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\. As installed, these port numbers are as
follows:

- 6532 - the Interplay Transfer Engine listens on this port for requests from other TM

servers (for example, initiating a workgroup transfer).

- 6535 - This is the default port used by the Interplay Transfer Engine for connecting

to playback servers (for example, AirSpeed Multi Stream).

- 6539 - The Interplay Transfer Engine listens on this port for incoming requests from

the Transfer Client.

Interplay Transfer uses ports 6432 and 6535 to communicate with the sending or receiving
device. After the Transfer Engine establishes the connection, the OS on the external device
assigns a port and notifies the Transfer Engine of the new port number. Then the external
device starts listening on that port. Transfer Engine uses the new port number for sending or
receiving data.

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Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules

For minimal remote workgroup connectivity, the following rules apply:

• Avid editing clients must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer Engine server
and Avid Interplay Engine services.

• Interplay Transfer Engine servers must be able to access the remote Media Transfer
service. Interplay Transfer Engine servers access only workgroup-local Avid Interplay
Engine services, not remote ones.

• The Avid Interplay Engine must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer Engine
service.

Typical Configuration

The following figure shows a typical configuration.

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In the above illustration, the term “Interplay Server” refers to the Interplay Engine.

Remote Workgroup Network Configuration

The figure in “Typical Configuration” on page 22 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

Transfer Types

Avid Interplay Server _A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6539

Avid Interplay Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6539

Avid Interplay Transfer Server_A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6532

Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6532

Any additional Avid editing clients should follow the rules listed in “Remote Workgroup

Connectivity Rules” on page 22.

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 120.

• You can perform a remote transfer from the Avid Interplay Access user interface. See

“Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup” on
page 123.

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• You can capture media from a configured ingest device to your Avid editing application
bin. See “Transferring Files From an Ingest Device” on page 131.

• If you are working in a broadcast environment, you can transfer finished sequences to a
configured playback device. See “Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device” on

page 128.

• You can import and export MXF OP1a files into an Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid
ISIS, or an Avid editing environment from an FTP server. See “Transferring To and

From Generic FTP Servers” on page 132.

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

Devices” on page 138.

• You can perform transfers from an Avid Interplay environment to an Avid Unity
MediaManager v4.5 MXF workgroup environment that includes Avid editing systems
supported in an Avid Interplay environment. See “Transferring Avid Assets from an

Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on page 120.

Transfers from Avid Interplay to MediaManager v4.5 OMF® workgroups are not supported.

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• You can drag and drop from Avid Unity MediaManager v4.5.x workgroup to an Avid
Interplay workgroup if you are going from the MediaManager browser to a standalone
Avid Interplay Access or to an Interplay Window. See “Transferring Avid Assets from

Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup” on page 123.

• You can edit media during the capture process. See “Using Frame Chase Editing” on

page 145.

• You can create an AutoTransfer folder with a Transfer Preset to automatically transfer
assets to the Interplay Transfer Engine for workgroup-to-workgroup transfers. See

“Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 124.

Support for MXF/AAF Media

MXF media created and edited in an Avid editing application can be shared in an Avid
Interplay environment with other Avid MXF-capable devices. For a description of
compatible issue between the various Avid products when working in an Avid Interplay
workgroup, see Avid Interplay Best Practices.

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Any third-party video servers included in an Interplay Transfer Engine workgroup
must support integration with an Avid MXF workgroup. Check with the
manufacturers of the third-party video servers to verify that your video servers
support Avid MXF workgroups.

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay Transfer Playback

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay Transfer
Playback

Due to variations in FTP servers, Avid cannot guarantee that the GENERIC_FTP and OP1A
_EXPORT profiles will work with all FTP servers. In addition to specific playback devices,
we have also tested with FileZilla and Linux Vsftpd FTP servers.

Note that the GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE and the OP1A_EXPORT_PROFILE expect that
the files on the FTP server will have an ".mxf" extension, and that these profiles will not
work with servers that don't.

The Grass Valley K2 does not use MXF extensions and the OP1A_EXPORT_K2 profile was
created to handle that and other differences with that server. This profile may work with
other servers that don't use the extension, but this cannot be guaranteed and it is best to try it
first.

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The following table lists the operating points qualified for Interplay Transfer Generic FTP
playback.

For Interplay v2.3, Avid has not qualified AVC-Intra FTP for any specific video servers.

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Support is for Generic FTP only. See the Interplay Transfer Readme for latest information.

Generic_FTP_Profile - DHM Workflows

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Format Ingest Playback W

DV 25 Yes Yes 720 480/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

DV 50 Yes Yes 720 480/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 30 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 40 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 50 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

DNxHD 145 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94

DNxHD 120 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 50

*XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

AVC-Intra 50 Yes Yes 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

AVC-Intra 50 Yes Yes 960 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

AVC-Intra 100 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

AVC-Intra 100 Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

*XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

Yes No 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

NTSC/PAL

Interlaced /
Progressive

Frame Rate
NTSC/PAL

*XDCAM HD EX
35Mbps VBR

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Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

* Playback of XDCAM HD formats cannot be performed with GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE.

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay Transfer Playback

Avid has qualified the supported XDCAM HD formats with the Omneon Spectrum and
Grass Valley K2 servers. OP1A_EXPORT profile was used for Omneon playback,
OP1A_EXPORT_K2 was used for K2 playback, and GenericFTP was used for ingest.

Avid has qualified the OP1A_EXPORT profile with the Omneon server and the
OP1A_EXPORT_K2 Profile with the Grass Valley K2 server. These profiles may work with
other devices that play and record Sony compliant media, but variations have been found and
these are the only servers that we can guarantee will work. Deviations from the Sony
XDCAM HD specification may result in clips not being recognized as the correct format,
longer splicing and encoding times on export, or failure to work.

OP1A_Export - DET Workflows to Omneon and Other FTP Servers

Frame

Format Ingest Playback W H

Interlaced /
Progressive

Rate
NTSC/PAL

Profile
and Level

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD EX
4:2:0 35Mbps VBR

No Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50 422@HL

No Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 422@HL

No Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 MP@ML

The following table lists the K2 media server playback formats available when setting up an
FTP Server profile using Server Type: OP1A_EXPORT_K2. For information about working
with a K2 server, see the document Working with a Thompson Grass Valley K2 Media
Server.

OP1A_Export_K2 - DET Workflows to Grass Valley K2

Frame

Format Ingest Playback W H

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50 422@HL

Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 422@HL

Interlaced /
Progressive

Rate
NTSC/PAL

Profile
and Level

XDCAM HD EX
4:2:0 35Mbps VBR

Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 MP@ML

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Supported Formats for Sony XDCAM Profile - used only with Sony XDCAM Decks

Format Ingest Playback W

H
NTSC/PAL

Interlaced /
Progressive

Frame Rate
NTSC/PAL

DV 25 Yes Yes 720 480/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

DV 50 Yes Yes 720 480/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 30 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 40 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

IMX 50 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 29.97, 25

XDCAM HD 1080i

Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

17.5 Mbps

XDCAM HD 1080i

Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

25 Mbps

XDCAM HD 1080i

Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

35 Mbps

XDCAM HD 1080p

17.5 Mbps

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XDCAM HD 1080p

Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

25 Mbpsa

XDCAM HD 1080p 35

Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

Mbpsa

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III
4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

a. Half height clips (1440x540) are not supported for 1080p formats.

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Yes No 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation

The following sections are included in this chapter:

• Installation and Configuration Check List

• Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server

• Installing Avid Shared Storage 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 shared storage 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 19.

Review network considerations. See “Networking Considerations” on page 21.



Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware



and cables.

Install cards in the Interplay Transfer server. See “Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer



(Avid 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 ISIS or Avid Unity MediaNetwork



client software.

In a workgroup, the Interplay Transfer server is an
Avid shared storage client. Depending on your
Avid shared storage environment, see the
following documents:

For Avid ISIS, see the Avid ISIS client setup
documentation.

For Avid Unity MediaNetwork, see the
Avid Unity MediaNetwork client setup
documentation.

Server” in the Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.

See the Avid ISIS administrator documentation.

See the Avid Unity File Manager documentation.

on page 33.

See “Installing Avid Shared Storage Client

Software” on page 34.

Make sure the Avid Interplay server has a user



account for the Interplay Transfer server.

The user names and passwords must match on

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the Interplay Transfer server and on the Avid
Interplay server.

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See “Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuration Settings” on page 48.

Installation and Configuration Check List

Task Section Reference

Connect the Interplay Transfer application key. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and



Configuration Guide.

Install the Avid Service Framework for Client



software.

Install the Avid Interplay Access software. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and



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



Set up the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine



Configuration tool.

Register the Interplay Transfer Engine in the



workgroup.

Avid Editing System

Install the Interplay Transfer client software on Avid



editing systems.

Configure the Transfer settings in the Avid editing



application.

See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and

Configuration Guide.

Configuration Guide.

Software” on page 37.

See “Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuration Tool” on page 48.

See “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup

For Transfers” on page 60.

See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client

Software” on page 39.

See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application

for Transfers” on page 81.

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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. Note that a standalone environment can include shared storage
but it does not include an Interplay Engine.

Do not install Avid Service Framework on a standalone Avid editing system. The Service

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Framework is only required in an Interplay environment.

Task Section Reference

Check your configuration. See “Supported Avid Interplay Transfer



Configurations” on page 19.

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 42.

See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client

Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 45.

See “Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuration Tool” on page 48.

See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application for

Transfers” on page 81.

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Turning On 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 42.



See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.

See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and

Transfer Status Tool” on page 41.

Service” on page 40.

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 shared storage client setup documentation.

2. Make sure your Avid shared storage environment is installed and running.Do one of the
following:

t (Avid 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.

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Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software

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

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

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

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

Throughout this document the term Avid shared storage client refers to Avid ISIS client and
MediaNetwork clients.

To install the Avid ISIS client software:

t See the Avid 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.

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.

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Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

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

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AutoTransfer service on any
system in the workgroup.

Avid Service Framework for Client X X

Server

Installed on
Interplay Transfer
Server

To perform

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

Installed on
Avid Editing Client

X

Install only if in a

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standalone
environment (not
an Avid shared
storage
environment).

Avid ISIS Client or
Avid Unity MediaNetwork Client

The shared storage client

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software you install depends on
your Avid shared storage
environment.

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

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

XX X

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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.

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

Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 37.

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 39.

• (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 41.

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

“Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services Service” on page 40.

Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software

In a standalone transfer environment, for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an
environment other than Avid shared storage, 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 42.

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

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

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Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a
Workgroup Environment

After you install the Avid shared storage client software on your Interplay Transfer server,
you can install the Interplay Transfer Engine software. 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.

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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

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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 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 48.

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

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remove it before installing the new version of the software.

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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).

2. Insert the Avid Interplay Server 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.

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

- Avid Service Framework for Client

- 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.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment

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

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

9. Click Finish.

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 48.

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.

®

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

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

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remove it before installing this version of the software.

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

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Client 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 information on configuring the Avid editing system for transfers, see “Configuring the

Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 81.

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. 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.

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Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

To install the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services service:

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

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

3. Click Install Local Workflow Support.

4. Click Avid Interplay Auto Media Services.

5. Follow the installation instructions.
AutoTransfer service is included with the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services

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 114.

- For information on automatically transferring assets, see “Automatically

Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 124.

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 Server Installer DVD and double-click the autorun.exe
installer.

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

3. Click Install Local Workflow Support.

4. Click Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status.

5. 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 76.

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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 60.

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

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Interplay Transfer Engine.

To install the Transfer Cache Engine:

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

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

3. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Cache.

4. Follow the installation instructions.

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 shared storage, 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.

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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

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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 Transfer installer 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 editor plus AirSpeed workflow, do not select the Transfer FTP Services

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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

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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 48.

8. Click Yes to restart the server.

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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 Transfer installer 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 Interplay workgroup
environment and a standalone Transfer configuration. The Interplay Transfer server is a Avid
shared storage client.

• 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 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

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

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

Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool” on page 48.

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.

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Option Description

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.

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 shared storage 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 shared storage workspace.

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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

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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

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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.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Logging

Server logging off
Standard logging on
Debug logging on

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.

Storage

Storage Type In a workgroup environment, select the type of storage (for example, ISIS v2.x)

used in the workgroup to increase the performance of transfers. See “Increasing

the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 166.

Buffer size The system selects a buffer size depending on your storage type. If your system

has 2GB or less RAM it will only allow an 8MB buffer size. See “Increasing the

Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 166.

Configure FTP Servers 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 server parameters. See

“Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on
page 86. 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 56.

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Directory for temporary
composition files

Delete temporary composition
files after transfer

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

Playback

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.

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

This setting is ignored when performing workgroup transfers from within

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

playback device such as an Omneon.

Max. simultaneous playback
transfers

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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 56.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

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,

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

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

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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:

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• For Grass Valley
playback device.

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

Playback Device into a Workgroup” on page 92.

(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 113.

(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 94.

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 56.

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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,

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

For the following devices, do the following:

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

Device into a Workgroup” on page 95.

• 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 108.

• (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 Avid shared storage. 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 112.

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.

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Option Description

Total Transfers
(All Types)

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 56.

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

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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 129.

Newsroom Server.

Server.

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

on page 129.

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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

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(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:

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• 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 as a playout transfer. This factor is taken into account

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

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).

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The following illustration shows the options.

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.

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.

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Presets list

Name text box

3. Click Connect.
The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.

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

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.

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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 68.

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.

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.

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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 63.

• Add an AirSpeed Studio that simultaneously distributes a Send to Playback request to
multiple AirSpeeds. See “Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio” on page 66.

• 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 67.

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers

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.
The Interplay Transfer Settings view opens.

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List of
Transfer
Cache
Engines

List of Transfer Engines

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

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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

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

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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 42.

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

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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 61.

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 64.

t To add a Studio, see “Adding an Avid AirSpeed Studio” on page 66.
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 66.

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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 61.

2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers.
See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 63.

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 61.

2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers.
See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 63.

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]

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

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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

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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 61.

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,

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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

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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.

The direct transfer feature is useful if you need to identify specific hosts and specific users
that should perform transfers. For example, performing a direct transfer from your broadcast
facility to a remote site covering a sporting event in a different country.

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.

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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 124.

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 71

• “Settings For Direct Transfer” on page 71

• “Naming Workgroup Transfer Presets For Direct Transfers” on page 73

• “Performing a Direct Transfer” on page 75

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:

<bindings>
<binding name=”com.avid.workgroup.actions.SendToWorkgroupAction.
useTMRouting”>
<boolean>true</boolean></binding>
</bindings>

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.

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To configure a workgroup for direct transfers:

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

Transfers” on page 71.

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 60.

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

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

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

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

Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers” on page 68 and
“Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on
page 120.

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

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

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 73.

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

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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)

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.

__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 ().

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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

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

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

(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)

__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 local/sending Interplay
Transfer Engine. It must be surrounded by parentheses ().

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

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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)

Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers

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 71.

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.

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

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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

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Tool” on page 41.

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

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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.
The Configure Workgroups dialog box opens.

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Add a
Workgroup

Workgroups
list

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 63.

6. Click Save.

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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.
The status view opens.

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

Status Window” on page 157.

Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment

When you are installing Interplay Transfer for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an
environment other than an Interplay workgroup environment, 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 42.

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

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Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers

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 48.

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

• Multi-Channel Mapping for Send to Playback

• 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.

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

Clips During a Send to Playback” on page 130.

9. Click OK.

Multi-Channel Mapping for Send to Playback

Interplay Transfer supports ingest and playout of 16 tracks of audio for the following
servers:

• Thompson Grass Valley K2 Media Server

•Omneon

The following limitations apply

• IMX30/40/50 resolutions - up to 8 Audio tracks allowed

• MSS - up to 8 Audio tracks allowed

• Avid Airspeed MultiStream - up to 8 Audio tracks allowed

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• Avid Airspeed - up to 8 Audio tracks allowed

• Sony XDCAM - up to 8 Audio tracks for IMX30/50 allowed, up to 4 Audio Tracks for
DVCAM allowed

Using the Transfer Settings dialog box, you can map any combination of audio tracks to any
of the 16 available output channels when you send a sequence to playback using Interplay
Transfer. The Send To Playback operation performs a mixdown on the selected tracks before
the application sends the sequence to Interplay Transfer. For additional information see
“Mapping Audio Tracks to Output Channels” in the What’s New for Media Composer v5.5
or the Help for you Avid editing system.

Best Practices for using Direct Out mode

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.

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.

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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.

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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 name must exactly match the workgroup named used in the Avid Service
Framework. To view the name, open the Workgroup Properties tool from the Start
menu.

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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.

These fields are case-sensitive.

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

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:

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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 Interplay 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
Avid shared storage 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.

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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 107

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

page 103

• 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 37.

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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 87.

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• 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 92.

• 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 95.

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

Interplay Transfer Client” on page 96.

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

page 132.

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.

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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.

2. Click the Configure FTP Servers button.
The FTP Configuration dialog box opens.
If the Configure FTP Servers 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
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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 an FTP Server Profile” on

page 89.

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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. This is a local host server listener set up internally by
Interplay Transfer.

7. Click Done.

FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create an 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 Thunder server, see “Configuring a Thunder Production Server” on page 107.

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

page 103.

• 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 87.

FTP Server configuration

Setting Description

Profile Name Type a name for this profile.

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FTP Media Browser application and Send to Playback list.

Host 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.

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Setting Description

Server Type Select the type of server in the workgroup:

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

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

GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE, OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE,
D10_PROFILE, SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE, OP1A_Export.

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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.

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

GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE. For information about this setting,
see “Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback” on page 90.

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.

Port 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 shared storage 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.

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By default, the aspect ratio displayed during a Send To Playback operation is the modified
aspect ratio metadata value stored in the Avid shared storage 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 shared

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 87.

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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.

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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 87.

- 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 96.

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

Device Catalog” on page 113.

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.

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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.

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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 87.
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 FTP Media Browser application opens.

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Status bar

Connect status

2. Click Edit to open the FTP Source 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.

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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 99.

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

6. Click Save.
For additional information about the FTP Media Browse window, see “Workflow:

Capturing Clips From an FTP Server” on page 134.

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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 96.

Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings

Setting Description

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

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

FTP Hostname 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 87.

User Name Type your user name.

Password Type the FTP server’s password.

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as Passive or Active.

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

OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE, D10_PROFILE.

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

FTP server.

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

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FTP Server” on page 134 and “Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” on page 139.

To configure an Interplay Transfer client for directly capturing media:

1. Click Configure Transfer 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.

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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.