Pinnacle Systems Interplay Transfert - 3.4 User Manual

Interplay® | Transfer

Setup and User’s Guide

Version 3.4

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Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3 Interplay | Transfer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Networking Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Transfer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Support for MXF/AAF Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 4 Interplay | Transfer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installation and Configuration Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing Interplay | Transfer Engine Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine Software in a Standalone Environment . . . . . 31

Chapter 5 Interplay | Transfer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Opening the Avid Interplay | Transfer Engine Configuration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Interplay | Transfer Engine Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the

Interplay | Transfer Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configuring an Interplay | Production Workgroup For Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers . . . . . . . . . . 56

Specifying Interplay | Transfer Engines for Direct Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Configuring Interplay | Transfer Engine in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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

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

Configuring a Thunder Production Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Configuring a Playback Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Configuring the Interplay | Auto Transfer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 6 Transferring Avid Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay | Production Workgroup to

Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device (Send to Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Transferring Files From an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter 7 Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Understanding Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Workflow for Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Using Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Chapter 8 Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Monitoring Transfers from Within Interplay | Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Verifying Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Increasing the Performance of Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Using This Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of an 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 Interplay | Production environment. You can also use 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 Interplay Production or in a standalone environment.

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

Date Revised Changes Made

9/24/2015 Updated for Interplay v3.4. No new features.

12/15/2014 Updated for Interplay v3.2. No new features.

6/23/2014 Updated the following:

“Specifying Interplay | Transfer Engines for Direct Transfers” on page 58

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• “Configuring OP1A/XDCAM Profiles for Catalog Checkins” on page 80

• “Writing to a Temp File with Generic FTP profiles” on page 89

10/12/2011 Updated the following:

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“Specifying Interplay | Transfer Engines for Direct Transfers” on page 58

• Added new Force UTF-8 option to FTP Directory Profile dialog box. See “FTP

Directory Profile Window Settings” on page 94

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3 Interplay | Transfer Overview

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 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 Interplay | Production 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 Interplay Transfer Engine enabled devices.

The following topics in this chapter provide an overview of working with Interplay Transfer Engine:

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations

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• Networking Considerations

• Transfer Types

Multi Stream, or other

• Support for MXF/AAF Media

• Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

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 - Avid ISIS

• 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 Interplay | Production Best Practices.

Your workgroup environment might consist of the following components, depending on the workgroup configuration:

• 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 file server and storage.

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

• Ethernet network used as a general-purpose communication network

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

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations

Supported Interplay | Transfer Configurations

Stating at Interplay v3.0, Interplay Transfer is a 64-bit application. The supported Interplay Transfer Engine configurations are as follows:

• A dedicated Interplay Transfer Engine server connected to Avid shared storage (Avid ISIS) that includes an Interplay Engine.

• Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine software installed on an Avid editing system that is connected to Avid shared storage without an 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

Transfer system must be connected to Avid shared storage.

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

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

• Starting at Interplay Production v3.0, standalone Interplay Transfer supports Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 Professional on Avid Media Composer systems:

When installing a standalone 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

Background Processes for Interplay | Transfer

Starting at Interplay Transfer v3.0, Interplay Transfer runs the following as background processes:

• Playback

•Ingest

•DET

This technique is also referred to as “out of proc.” (out of process). The system creates a separate process for each playback, ingest, or DET job. One of the benefits of running these as background processes is that if one of these jobs hangs or crashes it only affects that particular job and does not affect the Interplay Transfer Engine.

If a background process hangs it is designed to automatically shut down after a certain period of time (usually less than one minute) if it can’t connect to the Interplay Transfer Engine.

“Location of Interplay | Transfer Files” on page 11.

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations

The following illustration shows the background processes running in the Windows Task manager.

You normally do not need to be concerned about these processes. They are added here for troubleshooting purposes.

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.

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations

Files on Interplay Transfer Engine System Location

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 7 and Windows 8) C:\ProgramData\Avid\

TMClient.ini When installing an Interplay Transfer 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.

Standalone Interplay Transfer Engine files

Interplay Transfer log files (Windows 7 and Windows 8) C:\ProgramData\Avid\Temp\TMServerLog

TMserver.ini (Windows 7 and Windows 8)

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.

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 Interplay Engine and two Interplay Transfer Engines. All these services are TCP/IP based.

• The 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.

Networking Considerations

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 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 Interplay Engine services, not remote ones.

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

Typical Configuration

The following figure shows a typical configuration.

Networking Considerations

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

Remote Workgroup Network Configuration

The figure in “Typical Configuration” on page 13 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 Interplay Production Server_B http:80

EditingClient_A_1 Interplay | Transfer Server_B 6539

Remote Workgroup Network Connection Guidelines

Source Destination Port

EditingClient_B_1 Interplay Production Server _A http:80

EditingClient_B_1 Interplay | Transfer Server _A 6539

Interplay Production Server _A Interplay | Transfer Server _B 6539

Interplay Production Server _B Interplay | Transfer Server _A 6539

Interplay | Transfer Server_A Interplay | Transfer Server _B 6532

Interplay | Transfer Server _B Interplay | Transfer Server _A 6532

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

Connectivity Rules” on page 12

Transfer Types

When you use Interplay Transfer Engine in a workgroup environment, you can use several types of transfers.

Transfer Types

• You can perform a transfer from within the Avid editing system (for example, NewsCutter) to another workgroup or playback device. See

Editing Application” on page 115

“Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid

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

“Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay | Production Workgroup” on page 118

• You can capture media from a configured ingest device to your Avid editing application bin.

“Transferring Files From an Ingest Device” on page 126.

See

• If you are working in a broadcast environment, you can transfer finished sequences to a configured playback device. See

Playback)” on page 122

“Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device (Send to

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

page 128

“Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers” on

Support for MXF/AAF Media

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

Devices” on page 134

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

Interplay | Production Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on page 115

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

supported.

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

Interplay | Production Workgroup” on page 118

“Transferring Avid Assets from an

“Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an

• You can edit media during the capture process. See

page 141

• 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

Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 119

“Using Frame Chase Editing” on

“Automatically

Support for MXF/AAF Media

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

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

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.

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

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.

Generic FTP Profile - DHM Workflows

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

Note that Avid has not qualified AVC-Intra FTP for any specific video servers. Support is for

Generic FTP only.

Generic_FTP_Profile - DHM Workflows

Format Ingest Playback W

H NTSC/PAL

Interlaced / Progressive

Frame Rate NTSC/PAL

DV 25, DV50 Yes Yes 720 480/576 Interlaced 25, 29.97

IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50 Yes Yes 720 486/576 Interlaced 25, 29.97

DNxHD 100 Yes Yes 1440 1080 Interlaced

Progressive

DNxHD 444 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 25, 29.97,

DNxHD 1080 175X-185X-220X 1 Field Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 23.976, 24,

DNxHD 1080 175-185-220 1 Field Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 23.976, 24,

DNxHD 1080 115-120-145 1 Field Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 23.976, 24,

DNxHD 1080 36 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 25, 29.97,

25, 29.97

50, 59.94

25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

50, 59.94

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

Generic_FTP_Profile - DHM Workflows

Frame

Format Ingest Playback W

H NTSC/PAL

Interlaced / Progressive

Rate NTSC/PAL

DNxHD 1440 Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 50, 59.94

DNxHD 720p 100 Yes Yes 960 720 Progressive 25, 29.97, 50

DNxHD 720 90X-110X-220X Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 25, 29.97, 50

DNxHD 720 90-110-220 Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 25, 29.97, 50

DNxHD 720 60-75-145 Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 25, 29.97, 50

DNxHR 444 DNxHR HQX DNxHR HQ

Yes Yes 3840 2160 Progressive 23.976, 24,

25, 29.97,

50, 59.94 DNxHR SQ DNxHR LB

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

XAVC-Intra 50 1080i Yes Yes 1440 1080 Interlaced 50, 59.94

XAVC-Intra 50 1080p Yes Yes 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

XAVC-Intra 100 1080i Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 50, 59.94

XAVC-Intra 100 1080p Yes Yes 1920 1080 Progressive 23.976,

XDCAM HD EX 35Mbps VBR Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

XDCAM HD Phase III 4:2:2

Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III 4:2:2

Yes No 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

50Mbps CBR

OP1A Export to Omneon Spectrum and Grass Valley K2

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.

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

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

No Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50 422@HL

III 4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase

No Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 422@HL

III 4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD EX

No Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 MP@ML

4:2:0 35Mbps VBR

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

Yes Yes 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50 422@HL

4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III

Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 422@HL

4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD EX

Yes Yes 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50 MP@ML

4:2:0 35Mbps VBR

Interlaced / Progressive

Rate NTSC/PAL

Profile and Level

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

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

HD 1080i 17.5 Mbps Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

HD 1080i 25 Mbps Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

HD 1080i 35 Mbps Yes No 1440 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

HD 1080p 17.5 Mbps

Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

HD 1080p 25 Mbpsa Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

HD 1080p 35 Mbpsa Yes No 1440 1080 Progressive 23.976

XDCAM HD Phase III

Yes No 1920 1080 Interlaced 59.94, 50

4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

XDCAM HD Phase III

Yes No 1280 720 Progressive 59.94, 50

4:2:2 50Mbps CBR

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

4 Interplay | Transfer Installation

The following sections are included in this chapter:

Installation and Configuration Check List

•

• Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine 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 Engine Support Software

• Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine Software in a Standalone Environment

Installation and Configuration Check List

The following sections provide check lists for setting up an Interplay Transfer Engine server and installing the Interplay Transfer Engine 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 Engine Server

•

• Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay | Transfer Engine in a Standalone

Environment

• Check List for Installing Interplay | Transfer Engine Support Software

Installation and Configuration Check List

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay | Transfer Engine Server

The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer Engine 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 Engine client software on an Avid editing system.

Task Section Reference

Check your configuration. See “Supported Interplay | Transfer



Configurations” on page 9

Review network considerations. See “Networking Considerations” on page 12.



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.

Start the Interplay Transfer server. See “Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine



Install the Avid ISIS client software. See “Installing Avid Shared Storage Client



Make sure the Interplay Production server has a user



account for the Interplay Transfer server.

Connect the Interplay Transfer application key. See the Interplay Production Software Installation



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.

Server” in the Interplay Production Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

See the Avid ISIS administrator documentation.

Server” on page 23

Software” on page 24

The two accounts match exactly on the Interplay Transfer engine and Interplay Engine.

and Configuration Guide.

Install the Avid Service Framework for Client



software.

Install the Interplay Access software. See the Interplay Production Software Installation



See the Interplay Production Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

and Configuration Guide.

Installation and Configuration Check List

Task Section Reference

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



Software” on page 27

Set up the Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration



tool.



workgroup.

Avid Editing System

Install the Interplay Transfer client software on Avid



editing systems.

Configure the Transfer settings in the Avid editing



application.

See “Opening the Avid Interplay | Transfer

Engine Configuration Tool” on page 36

See “Configuring an Interplay | Production

Workgroup For Transfers” on page 48

See “Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine

Client Software” on page 29

See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application

for Transfers” on page 68

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

The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer Engine 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

Framework is only required in an Interplay Production environment.

Task Section Reference

Check your configuration. See “Supported Interplay | Transfer Configurations”



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.

on page 9

See the Interplay Production Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

See “Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine

Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 31

See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Client

Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 34

Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine Server

Task Section Reference

Setup the Interplay Transfer Engine



Configuration tool.

Configure the Transfer settings in the



Avid editing application.

See “Opening the Avid Interplay | Transfer Engine

Configuration Tool” on page 36

See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application for

Transfers” on page 68

Check List for Installing Interplay | Transfer Engine 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 Interplay Production Services



and Transfer Status software.

Install the AutoTransfer Service See “Installing the Interplay | Auto Production



Install the Transfer Cache Engine



software.

See “Installing the Interplay | Production Services and

Transfer Status Tool” on page 30

Services Service” on page 29

See “Installing the Transfer Cache Engine” on page 31.

Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine Server

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

1. Connect the Interplay Transfer Engine server hardware and cables.

See the Avid shared storage client setup documentation.

2. Make sure your Avid shared storage environment is installed and running.Make sure the ISIS System Director is installed and running.

To start your Interplay Transfer Engine server:

1. Turn on all the peripherals connected to the Interplay Transfer Engine server.

Make sure their power lights are on.

2. Press the Power button on the Interplay Transfer Engine server.

The MEDIASwitch port lights turn on as the Interplay Transfer Engine server becomes ready.

Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software

After the Interplay Transfer Engine 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 Engine server is an ISIS client.

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

To install the Avid ISIS client software:

t See the Avid ISIS Client Quick Start Card.

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

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

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

Installed on Interplay Production

Software

Interplay Transfer Engine X

Server

Installed on Interplay Transfer Server

To perform

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

Installed on Avid Editing Client

Install only if in a

standalone environment (not an Avid shared storage environment).

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers

Installed on Interplay Production

Software

Interplay Transfer Client X

Interplay Engine X

Interplay Access X X X

Interplay Auto Transfer (option)

You can install the

Interplay Auto Transfer service on any system in the workgroup.

Server

Installed on Interplay Transfer Server

Installed on Avid Editing Client

Avid Service Framework for Client

Avid ISIS Client

The shared storage client

software you install depends on your Avid shared storage environment.

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

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

XX X

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

Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software

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

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

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

• Install the Interplay Transfer Engine software. See

in a Workgroup Environment” on page 26

“Installing the Interplay | Transfer Engine

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Contents

Using This Guide

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If You Need Help

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3 Interplay | Transfer Overview

Understanding Interplay | Transfer Engine Configurations

Networking Considerations

Transfer Types

Support for MXF/AAF Media

Operating Points Qualified for Interplay | Transfer Playback

4 Interplay | Transfer Installation

Installation and Configuration Check List

Turning On the Interplay | Transfer Engine Server

Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software

Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers