Pinnacle Systems Media Distribute - 2.2.1 Installation Manual

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Media | Distribute

Installation and Configuration Guide

Version 2.2.1

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Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1 Installation for Media | Distribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing Media | Distribute in a Cluster Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Identifying the Master and Non-Master Nodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Identifying the Virtual Cluster IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing Media | Distribute on the Master Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Upgrading Media | Distribute on the Master Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Removing Media | Distribute from the Master Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on the Master Node . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Upgrading Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Removing Media | Distribute from Non-Master Nodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on Non-Master Nodes . . . . . . . . 26

Restarting PostgreSQL Service and Verifying the Cluster Installation. . . . . . . . 28

Installing Media | Distribute on a Single Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Installing Media | Distribute on a Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Upgrading Media | Distribute on a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Removing Media | Distribute from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Modifying Media | Distribute to Work with a Proxy Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 2 Configuration for Media | Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Verifying Your Media | Distribute Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Assigning Media | Distribute Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

MediaCentral | UX Security for Media | Distribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring the Transcode Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Configuring MediaCentral | UX for Media | Distribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring the Video Transcoding Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Send to Playback Configuration for Media | Distribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Configuring a Telestream Vantage Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Validating the Vantage Transcode Route Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring the Harmonic ProMedia Carbon Transcoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring a RadiantGrid Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter 3 Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring the Bitly Link-Shortening Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring a Twitter Publication Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Configuring a Facebook Publication Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring a Vimeo Publication Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Configuring a YouTube Publication Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configuring a Brightcove Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuring a Kaltura Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Configuring an Atex Polopoly Web CMS Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Configuring a WorldNow Web CMS Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Configuring a WordPress CMS Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Configuring an InternetBroadcasting CMS Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Configuring a Generic CMS Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Configuring a Generic OVP Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 4 Configuring User Profiles for Media | Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Configuring a User Profile for a Personal Twitter Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Configuring a User Profile for a Personal Facebook Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix A Media | Distribute Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Appendix B Working with Media | Distribute Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Appendix C Modifying the Transcoder Monitoring Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Using This Guide

This guide is intended for users of MediaCentral | UX with the Media | Distribute feature. This guide describes the installation and configuration procedures for Media Distribute, such as installing the Media Distribute software and configuring system accounts.

For information on using the publishing features of Media Distribute, see the Media | Distribute User’s Guide or the MediaCentral MediaCentral

| UX, see the Avid MediaCentral | UX Administration Guide.

| UX Help. For administrative information for

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1 Installation for Media | Distribute

The supported configuration for Media Distribute requires you to install Media Distribute on your MediaCentral installation information, see the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide.

Before you install Media Distribute, you must install and configure your MediaCentral server. If you plan to process video or to use a content management system (CMS) account profile, you must also install the Interplay Web Services. See “Installing Software for Interplay Web Services” in the Interplay

The Media Distribute installation procedures assume you have installed Avid MediaCentral Platform Services (MCS). You must extract the Media Distribute installation package from Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz. You run the installation file itself from a shell script called install.sh. This installs the plug-in needed for MediaCentral UX to access the Media Distribute functionality, as well as the avid-mpd service which provides the functionality for Media Distribute workflows.

The procedures for installing Media Distribute depend on whether you install the application components in a cluster environment or on a single MediaCentral server.

• If you deploy MCS and components on a master node and one or more non-master nodes in a cluster configuration, see

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| UX server, which is part of your MediaCentral configuration. For

| Production Software Installation and Configuration Guide.

“Installing Media | Distribute in a Cluster Environment” on

• If you deploy all MCS and components on a single server, see

on a Single Server” on page 28

The following installed components are necessary for the current version of Media Distribute:

• Avid MediaCentral Platform Services v2.2.x (if you work with a cluster configuration, you need to ensure that all nodes in the cluster function properly)

• iNEWS 3.4.3 or later (for MCS configurations with iNEWS

• Avid ISIS v4.6.1 driver

• Red Had Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v6.5

• Avid Interplay Web Services

• MediaCentral Distribution Service

“Installing Media | Distribute

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You also need to ensure that the following are available for Media Distribute:

• Interplay Media Services Engine

• Interplay Transfer engine

• At least one installed transcode provider

• STP encoder

• Internet connection for publishing to social media sites

Installing Media | Distribute in a Cluster Environment

The procedures in this section assume you have already installed and configured your MediaCentral Platform Services on your clustered servers. For more information on configuring a MediaCentral cluster environment, see the Avid MediaCentral Platform Services Installation and Configuration Guide. To configure Media Distribute, you require the following:

• RHEL and MediaCentral software components are installed on all servers in the cluster.

• All servers are set up and configured correctly for the cluster.

• Failover processes work correctly.

Installing Media Distribute entails the following steps:

• Copying the Media Distribute installation files to a USB drive.

• Identifying the master and non-master nodes in your configuration, and identifying the virtual cluster IP address (see and “Identifying the Virtual Cluster IP” on page 12).

• Installing Media Distribute on the master and all non-master nodes in your cluster configuration.

• Setting up the Media Distribute database on the master node of the cluster. You must install Media Distribute on all nodes, but you only configure the database once.

• Modifying the MCS configuration file to change the host address to the virtual cluster IP of the cluster.

After you have installed and configured Media Distribute on your master and non-master nodes, you need to restart some MediaCentral Platform and Media Distribute services.

For master node installation procedures, see the following topics:

• “Installing Media | Distribute on the Master Node” on page 13

• “Upgrading Media | Distribute on the Master Node” on page 16

“Identifying the Master and Non-Master Nodes” on page 11

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• “Removing Media | Distribute from the Master Node” on page 19

• “Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on the Master Node” on page 20

For non-master node installation procedures, see the following topics:

• “Installing Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes” on page 22

• “Upgrading Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes” on page 24

• “Removing Media | Distribute from Non-Master Nodes” on page 25

• “Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on Non-Master Nodes” on page 26

The Media Distribute software installation package file (Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz) is available to Avid Support representatives only and can be downloaded from the Avid Gold Build repository.

To prepare and mount a USB drive for Media Distribute installation:

1. On a Windows system, format a USB drive as a FAT32 volume.

2. Get the Media Distribute installation package file (Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz) from your Avid representative.

3. Copy the compressed installation file to the USB drive.

4. Remove the USB device from the Windows system.

Identifying the Master and Non-Master Nodes

You can use the cluster resource monitoring command, crm, to verify which server functions as the master node and which as the non-master nodes.

To identify the master and non-master nodes, do the following:

t Log in to any node in the cluster as root and open the cluster resource monitoring utility by

typing the following:

The status of all cluster-related services on all nodes displays in the terminal window.

The master and non-master nodes are indicated as the Master/Slave Set — for example:

Master/Slave Set: ms_drbd_postgres [drbd_postgres] Masters: [ morpheus-hp1 ] Slaves: [ morpheus-hp2 ]

crm resource status

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Identifying the Virtual Cluster IP

Some configuration files used in the configuration of your Media Distribute installation require the virtual cluster IP. This is required for the correct configuration of the Media Distribute service in a cluster installation.

To identify the virtual cluster IP:

Installing Media | Distribute in a Cluster Environment

t Log in to the master node of the cluster and type the following command:

The output will look similar to the following:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:26:55:E6:83:E1

inet addr:172.24.18.163 Bcast:172.24.18.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

inet6 addr: fe80::226:55ff:fee6:83e1/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:4321802 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:3628475 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:1374391088 (1.2 GiB) TX bytes:1086706641 (1.0 GiB)

eth0:cl0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:26:55:E6:83:E1

inet addr:172.24.18.61 Bcast:172.24.18.189 Mask:255.255.255.255

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

Interrupt:38 Memory:fbde0000-fbe00000

ifconfig

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

RX packets:7331022 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:7331022 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

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collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

RX bytes:8040287442 (7.4 GiB) TX bytes:8040287442 (7.4 GiB)

The virtual cluster IP is the IP assigned to the 'eth0:c10' network adapter. In this example, the virtual cluster IP is 172.24.18.61.

Installing Media | Distribute on the Master Node

You must install Media Distribute first on the master node of the cluster since the database service runs on this node. The installation includes creating a database for the Media Distribute service. This can only be done on the node with the running PostgreSQL service.

If you want to upgrade an existing version of Media Distribute, see “Upgrading

Media | Distribute on the Master Node” on page 16.

The Media Distribute installation and configuration disconnects all users logged in to MediaCentral UX when it restarts some services. Ensure that all users save their sessions and log off during the installation or upgrade procedures.

To install Media Distribute on the master node:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the master node server.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

Information for the USB device appears near the end of the output, near the list of SCSI devices. The name of the USB device is found inside square brackets (e.g., sdc). This is the name you use to mount the device.

3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

mount -t vfat /dev/sdc<?> /media/usb

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

dmesg

mkdir /media/usb

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5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

df -h

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

8. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

A default user in the PostgreSQL database is created with a user name of

password of

resudpm

. The necessary database tables and schema in PostgreSQL database are

also created.

mpduser

and a

9. Follow the prompts to install Media Distribute.

10. To verify the package has been installed, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

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11. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

When the MediaCentral Configurator completes, a dialog box opens.

12. Press Enter to select No.

The Configurator closes.

13. To restart the MediaCentral service, type the following command:

crm resource restart AvidIPC

When you restart the services, all users currently logged on to MediaCentral UX are logged out.

Restarting the services might take up to a minute.

14. To verify the version of Media Distribute installed on your system, type the following command:

/usr/share/apache-servicemix/bin/mpd_version

The command returns the installed versions of ServiceMix and Media Distribute. For example:

ServiceMix Version: 4.5.1 MPD Version: 2.2.0.20150122_114231 MPD UI Version: 2.2.0.20150122_114231

15. To verify the ServiceMix installation, do the following:

a. Type the following

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

b. Type

yes

to continue connecting to the host, and then type the default password

avid

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c. Type

If not all endpoints are active or if the Social Media Integration route is not started, ServiceMix

might not have completed restarting. You can wait a moment and then retry these steps.

d. To quit ServiceMix, type

16. To remove the installation files and unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

list

, and press Enter.

All account endpoints display as “Active” and the Social Media Integration route displays as “Started.”

cd /

directory.

logout

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

b. Type the following:

rm -rf [target_directory] umount /media/usb

c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

Upgrading Media | Distribute on the Master Node

The procedure for upgrading Media Distribute is similar to the one you used initially to install Media Distribute. If you need to remove Media Distribute, see

from the Master Node” on page 19.

The upgrade procedure overwrites some configuration files. You can restore these files by using the backup configuration files already in your configuration once the upgrade completes.

The Media Distribute upgrade and configuration disconnects all users logged in to MediaCentral UX when it restarts some services. Ensure that all users save their sessions and log off during the installation or upgrade procedures.

“Removing Media | Distribute

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When you upgrade your version of Media Distribute, all system and user settings are saved. You

do not need to create new settings, but if the newer version includes new features, you might need to modify your settings to activate the features. For a list of new features, see the ReadMe documentation that came with your version of MediaCentral UX. For information on setting up account profiles, see

To upgrade Media Distribute on the master node:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the master node server.

“Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

mount -t vfat /dev/sdc<?> /media/usb

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This

simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

df -h

dmesg

mkdir /media/usb

6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

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8. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

9. To verify the package has been installed, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

10. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

11. To restart the MediaCentral service, type the following command:

crm resource restart AvidIPC

12. To verify the version of Media Distribute installed on your system, type the following command:

/usr/share/apache-servicemix/bin/mpd_version

The command returns the installed versions of ServiceMix and Media Distribute. For example:

ServiceMix Version: 4.5.1 MPD Version: 2.2.0.20150122_114231 MPD UI Version: 2.2.0.20150122_114231

13. To verify the ServiceMix installation, do the following:

a. Type the following

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

b. Type the default password

avid

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c. Type

list

, and press Enter.

All account endpoints display as “Active” and the Social Media Integration route displays as “Started.”

d. To quit ServiceMix, type

logout

14. To restore the Servicemix configuration files, do the following:

a. Type the following to navigate to the Servicemix directory:

cd /etc/apache-servicemix/

b. Type the following commands to restore the backup configuration files:

mv avid-mpd-wrapper.conf.rpmsave avid-mpd-wrapper.conf mv

com.avid.acs.bus.broker.rabbitmq.RabbitMqBusAccessFactory.cfg.rpmsav e com.avid.acs.bus.broker.rabbitmq.RabbitMqBusAccessFactory.cfg

15. To remove the installation files and unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

cd /

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

directory.

b. Type the following:

rm -rf [target_directory] umount /media/usb

c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

Removing Media | Distribute from the Master Node

If you want to remove Media Distribute, you can use the procedure described in this section. If you need to reinstall Media Distribute, see

page 13.

“Installing Media | Distribute on the Master Node” on

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To remove Media Distribute on the master node:

1. To check the correct version and build numbers for your installation, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

2. Remove the Media Distribute by typing the following commands:

rpm -e avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm rpm -e avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

You can copy the lines from the output in the previous step and paste them after the

command.

3. To restart the MediaCentral services, type the following commands:

crm resource restart AvidIPC service avid-interplay-central restart

When you remove Media Distribute, the Media Distribute Producer role remains in

MediaCentral

UX.

rpm -e

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on the Master Node

After you install or upgrade Media Distribute, you must edit several configuration and property files and restart services on the master cluster node before you can use Media Distribute.

Once you configure Media Distribute on the master and non-master nodes, you must perform a failover operation to restart the PostgreSQL service and validate the mpduser configuration. For more information, see

page 28.

To configure PostgreSQL to allow remote hosts access to the Media Distribute database:

1. Using Linux commands, navigate to the directory containing the PostgreSQL database configuration file:

“Restarting PostgreSQL Service and Verifying the Cluster Installation” on

cd /mnt/drbd/postgres_data

2. Using the Linux text editor, vi, open the pg_hba.conf file for editing:

vi pg_hba.conf

3. Type G to go to the last line of the file, and then Type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode.

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4. Add the following to the last line:

host mpd mpduser 0.0.0.0/0 trust

5. Press the Escape key to return to command mode, then type

:wq

and press Return to write

and quit the text editor.

6. Navigate to the directory containing the Media Distribute database configuration file:

cd /etc/apache-servicemix

7. Using the Linux text editor, vi, open the avid-mpd-wrapper.conf file for editing:

vi avid-mpd-wrapper.conf

8. Locate the following line, and then navigate using the arrow keys and place the cursor on top of the # (comment indicator):

# set.default.DB_HOST=hostname or IP

9. Type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode, and then use the arrow keys and backspace to

erase the

10. Delete the virtual cluster IP address

11. Press the Escape key to return to command mode, then type

(comment indicator).

hostname or IP

value at the end of the line, and then replace it by typing the

— for example,

set.default.DB_HOST=123.45.67.89

:wq

and press Return to write

and quit the text editor.

To configure the User Management Service (UMS) properties file:

1. Using Linux commands, navigate to the directory containing the UMS properties file:

cd /usr/share/apache-servicemix/config

2. Using the Linux text editor, vi, open the application.properties file for editing:

vi application.properties

3. Navigate using the arrow keys to the next line:

com.avid.mpd.uls.host.retriever=application.properties

4. If the line is commented with a # character, type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode,

Place the cursor over the

character and type x to delete the character and uncomment the

line.

5. Navigate using the arrow keys to the line containing the parameter for

com.avid.osgi.uls.host

6. Type a valid UMS REST address.

The default value is address as the host for this configuration file

https://123.45.67.89:10443/ws/rest

https://localhost:10443/ws/rest

— for example, type

. Use the virtual cluster IP

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7. Press the Escape key to return to command mode, then type and quit the text editor.

To modify the MCS configuration file:

1. Using Linux commands, navigate to the directory containing the MediaCentral configuration file:

/etc/apache-servicemix

2. Using the Linux text editor, vi, open the com.avid.acs.bus.broker.rabbitmq.RabbitMqBusAccessFactory.cfg file for editing:

vi com.avid.acs.bus.broker.rabbitmq.RabbitMqBusAccessFactory.cfg

3. Navigate using the arrow keys to the line containing the parameter for

4. Type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode, and then type a valid URL for the MediaCentral connection.

The default value is for this configuration file

amqp://localhost/acs

— for example,

amqp://123.45.67.89/acs

. Use the virtual cluster IP address as the host

5. Press the Escape key to return to command mode, then type and quit the text editor.

6. To restart the Media Distribute service, type the following command:

service avid-mpd clean-restart

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:wq

and press Return to write

brokerConnectURL

:wq

and press Return to write

You must install Media Distribute and edit several configuration and property files on all non-master nodes in your cluster before you can use Media Distribute.

If you want to upgrade an existing version of Media Distribute, see “Upgrading

Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes” on page 24.

To install Media Distribute on a non-master node:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the non-master node server.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

dmesg

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

mkdir /media/usb

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4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This

simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

df -h

mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usb

8. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

9. Follow the prompts to install Media Distribute.

During installation, you might see a message; “Not running a database PG on localhost. Please

enter IP of database server.” If you see this message, press Enter. You do not need to provide an IP address for your database server when installing Media Distribute on a non-master node.

10. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

11. To remove the installation files and unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

b. Type the following:

cd /

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

directory.

rm -rf [target_directory] umount /media/usb

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c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

Upgrading Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes

The procedure for upgrading Media Distribute on non-master nodes is similar to the one you used initially to install Media Distribute. If you need to remove Media Distribute, see

Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes” on page 22.

“Installing

To upgrade Media Distribute on a non-master node:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the non-master node server.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

df -h

mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usb

dmesg

mkdir /media/usb

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

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7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

8. Run the installation script to upgrade your Media Distribute installation:

./install.sh

9. Follow the prompts to install Media Distribute.

During installation, you might see a message; “Not running a database PG on localhost. Please

enter IP of database server.” If you see this message, press Enter. You do not need to provide an IP address for your database server when installing Media Distribute on a non-master node.

10. To verify the package has been installed, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

11. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

12. To unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

b. Type the following:

c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

cd /

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

directory.

umount /media/usb

Removing Media | Distribute from Non-Master Nodes

If you want to remove Media Distribute, you can use the procedure described in this section. If you need to reinstall Media Distribute, see

on page 22.

“Installing Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes”

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To remove Media Distribute on a non-master node:

1. To check the correct version and build numbers for your installation, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

2. Remove the Media Distribute by typing the following commands:

rpm -e avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm rpm -e avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

You can copy the lines from the output in the previous step and paste them after the

command.

3. To restart the MediaCentral services, type the following commands:

crm resource restart AvidIPC service avid-interplay-central restart

When you remove Media Distribute, the Media Distribute Producer role remains in

MediaCentral

UX.

rpm -e

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on Non-Master Nodes

After you install or upgrade Media Distribute, you must edit several configuration and property files and restart services on all non-master nodes in your cluster before you can use Media Distribute. Since the edited configuration and property files are identical to the ones you edited on the master node, you can copy those files to the non-master nodes.

To copy the edited Media Distribute files from the master to the non-master nodes:

1. Log in to your non-master node server using the root account.

2. Open a Linux terminal window, and then type the following commands:

scp root@[hostname]:/etc/apache-servicemix/avid-mpd-wrapper.conf /etc/apache-servicemix/

scp root@[hostname]:/etc/apache-servicemix/ com.avid.acs.bus.broker.rabbitmq.RabbitMqBusAccessFactory.cfg /etc/apache-servicemix/

scp root@[hostname]:/usr/share/apache-servicemix/config/ application.properties /usr/share/apache-servicemix/config/

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[hostname] is the host name of your master node.

The terminal window displays the following message:

The authenticity of host '[hostname (IP address)]' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is [fingerprint alphanumerical id]. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

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3. Type

yes

The terminal window displays the following message:

Warning: Permanently added '[hostname, IP address]' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.

4. If prompted for a password, type the password for your root user account.

The edited files are copied to the non-master node.

5. To restart the Media Distribute service, type the following command:

service avid-mpd clean-restart

To verify the ServiceMix installation, do the following:

1. Type the following

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

2. Type

3. Type

yes

to continue connecting to the host, and then type the default password

list

, and press Enter.

avid

All account endpoints display as “Active” and the Social Media Integration route displays as “Started.”

4. To quit ServiceMix, type

logout

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Restarting PostgreSQL Service and Verifying the Cluster Installation

Before you verify your Media Distribute installation on the master and non-master nodes, you need to perform a failover of the servers. This restarts the PostgreSQL service and validates the mpduser. It also tests your new installation and verifies that both Media Distribute and MediaCentral Platform Services are running properly.

To perform a failover and verify your installation:

1. Open a terminal window and log in to any non-master node in the cluster as root and check the cluster resource status by typing the following:

The status of all cluster-related services on all nodes displays in the terminal window. The Migration summary also displays at the bottom of the screen, which can be useful to view errors and fail counts per node.

crm_mon -f

2. On the master node, type the following, and then press Enter:

node]

crm node standby [master

3. Monitor the cluster information displayed on the slave node as it updates its information.

As the slave node becomes the master node, it takes ownership of the PostgreSQL database. This process takes several seconds to complete.

4. When the updated cluster is stable, type the following and press Enter:

[master node]

crm node online

The node on standby resumes the master node status.

Installing Media | Distribute on a Single Server

The Media Distribute software installation package file (Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.tar.gz) is available to Avid Support representatives only and can be downloaded from the Avid Gold Build repository.

To prepare and mount a USB drive for Media Distribute installation:

1. On a Windows system, format a USB drive as a FAT32 volume.

2. Get the Media Distribute installation package file (Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.tar.gz) from your Avid representative.

3. Copy the compressed installation file to the USB drive.

4. Remove the USB device from the Windows system and insert it into the server where you want to install Media Distribute.

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5. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

6. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

7. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This

simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

8. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

df -h

mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usb

dmesg

mkdir /media/usb

Installing Media | Distribute on a Server

You can install Media Distribute on a single server The installation includes creating a database for the Media Distribute service.

If you want to upgrade an existing version of Media Distribute, see “Upgrading

Media | Distribute on a Server” on page 32.

To install Media Distribute:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the master node server.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

dmesg

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3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

mount -t vfat /dev/sdc<?> /media/usb

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This

simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

df -h

mkdir /media/usb

7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

8. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

A default user in the PostgreSQL database is created with a user name of

password of also created.

9. Follow the prompts to install Media Distribute.

10. To verify the package has been installed, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

resudpm

. The necessary database tables and schema in PostgreSQL database are

mpduser

and a

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11. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

When you exit MediaCentral Configurator, you are asked to restart the MediaCentral services.

When you restart the services, all users currently logged on to MediaCentral UX are logged out.

12. To verify the ServiceMix installation, do the following:

a. Type the following

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

b. Type

c. Type

yes

to continue connecting to the host, and then type the default password

list

, and press Enter.

If the ServiceMix installation is successful, all account endpoints display as “Active” and the Social Media Integration route displays as “Started.”

d. To quit ServiceMix, type

logout

13. To unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

cd /

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

directory.

avid

b. Type the following:

rm -rf [target_directory] umount /media/usb

c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

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The procedure for upgrading Media Distribute is similar to the one you used initially to install Media Distribute. If you need to remove Media Distribute, see

from a Server” on page 34.

Installing Media | Distribute on a Single Server

“Removing Media | Distribute

When you upgrade your version of Media Distribute, all system and user settings are saved. You do not need to create new settings, but if the newer version includes new features, you might need to modify your settings to activate the features. For a list of new features, see the ReadMe documentation that came with your version of MediaCentral UX. For information on setting up account profiles, see

To upgrade Media Distribute:

1. Insert the Media Distribute installation USB drive into the master node server.

2. Verify the name of the device by typing the following command:

Linux information relating to hardware appears on the screen.

3. Create a mount point for the USB device by typing the following:

4. Mount the USB key at the mount point you just created:

mount -t vfat /dev/sdc<?> /media/usb

“Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75.

dmesg

mkdir /media/usb

The name of the USB device (sdc, in this case) takes a 1 (one) in the mount command. This

simply indicates a partition exists on the USB device. Formatting the USB device in Windows created the partition.

The USB device is now mounted and available for use.

5. Verify the USB key has been mounted:

Information displays about all mounted file systems and devices, including information about the USB device, similar to the following:

File system Size Used Avail Use % Mounted on

/dev/sdc1 7.5 G 4.5 G 3.0 G 61 % /media/usb

df -h

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6. Unpack the Media Distribute installation file by typing the following command:

tar -xzf /media/usb/Media_Distribute_[version]Build[xx]_Linux.tar.gz

The compressed file extracts to a subfolder within the target directory called Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux.

7. Navigate to the installation directory:

cd Media_Distribute_[version]_Build_[xx]_Linux

8. Run the installation script:

./install.sh

9. Follow the prompts to install Media Distribute.

10. To verify the package has been installed, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

11. Type the following to open the MediaCentral Configurator, and then ensure that the Media Distribute plug-in is enabled within the Configurator:

/opt/avid/avid-interplay-central/configurator

12. To enable the Media Distribute plug-in within MediaCentral Platform Services, type the following command to restart this service:

service avid-interplay-central restart

When you restart MediaCentral services, all users currently logged on to MediaCentral UX are

logged out.

13. To verify the ServiceMix installation, do the following:

a. Type the following

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

b. Type

yes

to continue connecting to the host, and then type the default password

avid

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c. Type

list

, and press Enter.

If the ServiceMix installation is successful, all account endpoints display as “Active” and the Social Media Integration route displays as “Started.”

d. To quit ServiceMix, type

logout

14. To unmount the USB drive, do the following:

a. Type

cd /

to ensure you are not currently on the USB key by changing to the root

directory.

b. Type the following:

rm -rf [target_directory] umount /media/usb

c. Remove the USB drive from the server.

Removing Media | Distribute from a Server

If you want to remove Media Distribute, you can use the procedure described in this section. If you need to reinstall Media Distribute, see

page 29.

To remove Media Distribute:

1. To check the correct version and build numbers for your installation, type the following:

rpm -qa | grep ‘mpd\|servicemix’

The output should include the following lines:

apache-servicemix.noarch 0:4.5.1-avid.el6.5 avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

“Installing Media | Distribute on a Server” on

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2. Remove the Media Distribute by typing the following commands:

rpm -e avid-media-central-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm rpm -e avid-mpd-[Version].[Build]-avid.el6.1.noarch.rpm

You can copy the lines from the output in the previous step and paste them after the

command.

3. To restart the MediaCentral services, type the following commands:

crm resource restart AvidIPC service avid-interplay-central restart

When you remove Media Distribute, the Media Distribute Producer role remains in

MediaCentral

UX.

rpm -e

Modifying Media | Distribute to Work with a Proxy Server

Media Distribute installations include an instance of ServiceMix that requires external connectivity to the Internet

Distribute and ServiceMix reside on the MediaCentral server connected to your internal

Media network. This might create potential security issues for certain customers. For secure deployment considerations, you can configure Media Distribute to communicate with the Internet through a proxy server.

Using a proxy server — such as a Squid server or any other proxy server running on another machine in the network Internet sites with which it communicates. This solution involves configuration changes only and does not require changes to the existing Media Distribute installation process. After installing

Distribute, you need to modify the Service Mix configuration file to include the proxy

Media settings to ensure that all requests and responses go through the proxy server. When you restart

Distribute services, any ServiceMix communication is forwarded to the proxy server.

Media

— for example, to post packages to Facebook or Twitter. Both

— allows you to restrict the ports that ServiceMix uses and the specific

When you have configured Media Distribute to use a proxy server, you must configure the proxy server with the following information:

• IP addresses of all ServiceMix instances, so that only data originating from Media Distribute are allowed to the proxy server

• Social media targets for the destination domains — for example, api.twitter.com

See the documentation that came with your proxy server installation for more information on how to configure it for proxy operation.

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The following procedure describes how to modify the ServiceMix properties file. It assumes you have set up and configured a proxy server.

To modify the ServiceMix configuration file for using Media Distribute with a proxy server:

1. Navigate to the directory containing the Media Distribute database configuration file:

cd /etc/apache-servicemix

2. Using the Linux text editor, vi, open the avid-mpd-wrapper.conf file for editing:

vi avid-mpd-wrapper.conf

3. Locate the section called Proxy configuration, and then type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode.

4. Locate the following lines, type i (lower case “i”) to enter insert mode, and then use the

arrow keys and backspace to erase the

(comment indicator) on all lines except those for

setting the proxy user name and proxy password (these are optional parameters):

#wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxySet=true #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyHost=<the proxy host> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyPort=<the proxy port> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyUser=<the proxy username> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyPassword=<the proxy password> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxySet=true #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyHost=<the proxy host> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyPort=<the proxy port> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyUser=<the proxy username> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyPassword=<the proxy password>

5. Delete the numeral variable (.n) and number the lines for which you have removed the comment indicator.

6. Delete the <proxy host> or <proxy port> variable and then replace it by typing the

address of your proxy server or by typing the port configured by your proxy server for

IP both the HTTP and HTTPS settings.

Typically the proxy port is 3128.

The modified configuration should look like the following example:

wrapper.java.additional.1=-Dhttp.proxySet=true wrapper.java.additional.2=-Dhttp.proxyHost=12.345.67.89 wrapper.java.additional.3=-Dhttp.proxyPort=3128

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#wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyUser=<the proxy username> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttp.proxyPassword=<the proxy password> wrapper.java.additional.4=-Dhttps.proxySet=true wrapper.java.additional.5=-Dhttps.proxyHost=12.345.67.89 wrapper.java.additional.6=-Dhttps.proxyPort=3128 #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyUser=<the proxy username> #wrapper.java.additional.n=-Dhttps.proxyPassword=<the proxy password>

7. Press the Escape key to return to command mode, then type

:wq

and quit the text editor.

8. To restart the MediaCentral service, type the following command:

service avid-mpd restart

and press Return to write

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2 Configuration for Media | Distribute

Before you use Avid Media Distribute to publish your content to multiple channels and devices, you need to configure MediaCentral publishing. This allows you to link your media packages and iNEWS stories with distribution to the Web and to social media outlets and helping you to automate file preparation and transcoding.

Before you configure your system accounts, you need to need to configure MediaCentral UX for Media Distribute. For more information, see the following topics:

• “Assigning Media | Distribute Roles” on page 39

• “Configuring the Transcode Route” on page 47

You can then configure your system and user accounts for Media Distribute:

• “Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75

• “Configuring User Profiles for Media | Distribute” on page 123

Once you have configured your platforms and services, users can log in to MediaCentral UX and start working with the application. For more information on using MediaCentral UX, see the Avid MediaCentral UX User’s Guide.

| UX for each platform or service you want to use for

Verifying Your Media | Distribute Installation

Before you start to configure Media Distribute, you can test your installation to verify that all Media Distribute components are functioning correctly.

To verify your Media Distribute installation:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Click the Layout selector and select Media Distribute.

If Media Distribute has installed correctly, the following panes display in the Media Distribute layout:

- Social Message

-Web Story

- Packages

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Assigning Media | Distribute Roles

Media Distribute provides two basic roles for publishing to multiple platforms and managing the layouts and permissions associated with them. Before you assign roles, you need to set up an administrative account for Media Distribute. Once this administrative account appears in the System Settings, the necessary roles are available for Media Distribute.

If your MediaCentral configuration includes iNEWS, you need to assign an Advance License to the two Media Distribute roles before you assign these roles to users. For Interplay Production configurations, you can use the default Basic License type for these roles.

For more information about licenses and roles, see the Avid MediaCentral | UX Administration Guide.

When you have set up an administrative account and assigned the appropriate license type, you can then assign either the Advance Journalist or the Media Distribute Producer role to Media Distribute users. Only Media Distribute Producers have access to the review and approval features in the Packages pane.

You can assign roles in two ways:

• In the Role Details pane

Assigning Media | Distribute Roles

• In the User or Group Details pane.

If you are upgrading from Media Distribute v1.8 to v2.x, you need to add the Media Distribute layout to the Advance Journalist role and to modify the legacy Interplay Pulse Producer role.

To set up an administrative account for Media Distribute:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

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4. Click the Publication Type menu and select IPC.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your administrative profile)

- Administrative Username

- Administrative Password

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

If your profile is valid, a message displays: “Profile configurations is valid.” If any settings are incorrect, a message displays and indicates which fields are incorrect. All invalid settings names change to red.

The setting, “Transform iNEWS stories to lower case,” applies only to Media Distribute

accounts that publish packages containing iNEWS stories. The option does not affect this setting.

8. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

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To assign an Advance License to the Media Distribute roles in the Role Details pane (iNEWS configurations only):

1. Select Users from the Layout selector.

2. In the Roles pane, double-click either Advance Journalist or Media Distribute Producer to assign to a user or group.

Information about the role is displayed in the Details pane.

3. In the Details pane, select Advance License as the License Type for the following roles:

- Advance Journalist

- Media Distribute Producer

4. Click Apply to save your changes or click Revert to cancel your changes.

To assign a Media Distribute role to a user in the Role Details pane:

1. Select Users from the Layout selector.

2. In the Roles pane, double-click either Advance Journalist or Media Distribute Producer to assign to a user or group.

Information about the role is displayed in the Details pane.

3. Click the User Tree pane.

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4. Select the user or group to which you which you want to assign the role and drag it to the Users and Groups by MediaCentral Zone section of the Details pane.

MediaCentral UX User Settings, with the User Tree and Roles panes.

5. Click Apply to save your changes or click Revert to cancel your changes.

To assign the Media Distribute layout and create the Media Distribute Producer role (for MediaCentral UX upgrade installations only):

1. Select Users from the Layout selector.

2. In the Roles pane, double-click Advance Journalist.

Information about the role is displayed in the Details pane.

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3. In the Layouts pane, click the edit button.

The Add or Remove Layouts dialog box opens.

Assigning Media | Distribute Roles

4. Select Media | Distribute, and then click the Close button.

5. Click Apply to save your changes or click Revert to cancel your changes.

6. In the Roles pane, double-click Interplay Pulse Producer.

Information about the role is displayed in the Details pane.

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7. Modify the role name in the Role Name text box by typing the following:

Media Distribute Producer

8. Modify the description in the Description text box by typing the following:

Media Distribute Producer

9. In the Layouts pane, click the edit button.

The Add or Remove Layouts dialog box opens.

10. Select Media | Distribute, and then click the Close button.

11. Click Apply to save your changes or click Revert to cancel your changes.

To assign a role in the User or Group Details pane (iNEWS configuration only):

1. Select Users from the Layout selector.

2. In the Roles pane, double-click either Advance Journalist or Media Distribute Producer to assign to a user or group.

Information about the role is displayed in the Details pane.

3. Click the User Tree pane.

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4. Select the user or group to which you which you want to assign the role and drag it to the Users and Groups by MediaCentral Zone section of the Details pane.

MediaCentral UX User Settings, with the User Tree and Roles panes.

5. Click Apply to save your changes or click Revert to cancel your changes.

MediaCentral | UX Security for Media | Distribute

A MediaCentral client requires user login credentials in order to gain access to the underlying functionality. All data transfer to and from the MediaCentral client (user credentials, session information, user configuration settings, media images and files, text, and machine instructions) are transported in a secure manner to the MediaCentral server using HTTPS protocol.

MediaCentral clients that connect through the public Internet require a virtual private network (VPN) access to the server network. All connections pass through the VPN router/firewall through identified ports. Once the data has passed into the “house network” it is secured using the customer’s existing network security infrastructure.

For Media Distribute, ports are used for outgoing HTTP traffic and pass through a network firewall. In some cases, a platform or a system account might require a separate port for outgoing FTP data. Media Distribute does not require any ports for incoming data.

Do not enable a firewall on the servers in your Media Distribute configuration.

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The following tables list the ports used by MediaCentral UX and Media Distribute that should be allowed through the VPN and network firewalls.

VPN Firewall Port Settings

Component Port Usage

MediaCentral UX Web application 80 MediaCentral Platform Playback Services

(MCPS) HTTP calls

443 MediaCentral HTTPS calls

843 Loading the Flash Player for playback

26000 Inbound MCPS data

5000 Serving outbound JPEG images to the Flash

player

21 Outgoing FTP data

Communication over port 21 is only

required for XML transfer to generic CMS or OVP endpoints or for media transfers to the WorldNow CMS system and is not required as part of any installation that uses standard Media Distribute third-party connectors.

MediaCentral UX mobile applications 80 MCPS HTTP calls

443 MediaCentral HTTPS calls

Network Firewall Port Settings

Component Port Usage

MediaCentral UX (these ports are used for outbound communication with configured endpoints such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube)

Outbound ACLs should be used to allow packets from the MediaCentral Platform Services

(MCS) server to the MediaCentral client over “established” TCP sessions only.

80 MediaCentral Platform Playback Services

(MCPS) HTTP calls

443 MediaCentral HTTPS calls

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Note that the Interplay Web service and MediaCentral UX application services operate on the same server, so there are no proxies or firewalls between these components. Access to the MediaCentral database is also direct, with no database firewall protection required.

Only MediaCentral UX Administrators can access and modify the system data stored within the user management database (user credentials, user settings, and system attributes).

For more information on MediaCentral security, see the Avid MediaCentral | UX Security Architecture and Analysis.

Configuring the Transcode Route

Media Distribute delivers video to the configured online video platforms using the following workflow. An understanding of this workflow might help to complete the Send to Playback settings.

• The user publishes a bundle to endpoints that include video assets — for example, YouTube and Vimeo. The source videos are stored in Interplay Production.

• To start the publishing process, Media Distribute sends the source video to the MediaCentral Distribution server in a send-to-playback operation.

Configuring the Transcode Route

• The Interplay Production media files are mixed down to MXF-wrapped OP1a media. In the Packages pane, Media Distribute monitors the process as the status displays as “mixing down.”

You can send only sequences for mixdown and transfer to an FTP location.

• The Transfer Manager moves the MXF file to the FTP location specified in the Mixing Down FTP Path in the Send to Playback system settings

Configuration for Media | Distribute” on page 56.

This location is independent of the transcoder. The system supports multiple transcode

configurations which you can assign to various endpoints. By not delivering the video directly to a transcode watch folder, the transcode route is built in a manner that allows for support of multiple transcode endpoints.

• The Media Distribute orchestration engine monitors the FTP location. Once the MXF media arrives at the FTP location, Media Distribute delivers it to the appropriate transcoder folder, based on the configuration for your transcoder service (ftp://[transcoder]/transcoding/in).

— see “Send to Playback

/in

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ftp://[transcoder]/transcoding/out

ftp://[transcoder]/transcoding/in

File Share in Path (mixing down) folder

Third-Party Transcoder Service

Online Video

Provider

(For example:

Vimeo, YouTube

(mapped folders)

• Media Distribute submits the transcoding job to the transcoder:

- The File Share in Path value (\\[tr

anscoder_hostname]\avid\transcoding/in) should be configured and mapped to the FTP “in” path (ftp://[transcoder]/transcoding/in). The file share folder must have the appropriate read/write permissions set. For more information, see “Configuring the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51.

- The transcoder workflow should be configured to provide output to the ftp://[transcoder]/transcoding/

• After transcoding, the Media Distribute orchestra

out folder.

tion engine obtains the transcoded video file from the transcoder “out” folder and delivers it to the designed online video provider (OVP) endpoint for publication.

In order to enable this workflow, you must configure

the Send to Playback system settings to

provide the necessary information.

The following illustration outlines the overa

ll workflow for publishing video using Media Distribute. Note that some details depend on the specific configuration of your transcoder service — for example, Telestream Vantage or Harmonic ProMedia Carbon transcoder

1 A user creates a media package with video and clicks Post to send it for review and approval. When

a producer approves the package, it is sent for publication.

2 The sequence, with the source files stored in the Interplay Production database, is mixed down to

MXF-wrapped OP1a media. In the Packages pane, the status displays as “mixing down.”

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3 Media Distribute uses the MediaCentral Distribution Service to monitor the send-to-playback

status. When the sequence is mixed down, the Transfer Manager profile, configured in Interplay Transfer, allows Interplay Transfer to move the MXF file to the Mixing Down FTP Host location.

4 Interplay Transfer moves the media to the Mixing Down FTP Path folder. This folder, specified in

the STP profile, matches the configuration the Transfer Manager profile. The folder is configured as a shared folder.

5 Media Distribute monitors the shared folder, and when the media has been transferred, Media

Distribute copies the MXF file from the Mixing Down FTP folder to the transcoding/in FTP folder on the transcoder service system. The shared folder is mapped to the transcoding/in FTP folder on the transcoder server. It is transcoded and moved to the transcoding/out folder.

6 Media Distribute downloads the transcoded media from the transcoder service.

7 Media Distribute publishes the video package to the specified online video provider.

To transcode and publish video with Media Distribute, you need to provide the following configuration:

• Configuration requires that the following servers are available: Avid MediaCentral

Distribution Service, Interplay Production Services, Interplay Transfer, and MediaCentral Platform Services.

• You must configure the Send to Playback settings to provide mixdown output to an FTP

server. For more information, see “Configuring for Send to Playback” in the Avid

MediaCentral

• You must configure each transcoding host — for example, Vantage and Carbon Coder. See

“Configuring the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51.

• You also need to configure an STP profile in the System Settings > Media Distribute section.

“Send to Playback Configuration for Media | Distribute” on page 56.

See

• You must configure the Media Distribute system accounts as described in “Configuring

System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75

If your iNEWS stories use uppercase characters, you can select the option to transform iNEWS

stories to lowercase. This changes all text to lowercase characters when you load an iNEWS story in the Media Distribute layout.

| UX Administration Guide.

Configuring MediaCentral | UX for Media | Distribute

To use MediaCentral UX to publish your packages, you must configure several parameters so MediaCentral UX uses the correct server, workgroup, and credentials for your project.

You can create only one Media Distribute configuration for each Media Distribute installation.

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To configure MediaCentral UX:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

Configuring the Transcode Route

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Interplay.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

An Interplay profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- Interplay Web Services Hostname

- Interplay Host

- Interplay Workgroup Name

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-Username

- Password

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

8. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

Configuring the Video Transcoding Host

Configuring the Transcode Route

You must configure Windows network share folder structure and folders before using a

third-party transcoder such as Telestream Vantage

to transcode video for your media package. You also need a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service running on your transcode server. For the FTP process to work, each media file function must be mapped to specified folders. The following table describes the required structure of the Windows network share folder and FTP folders on a Vantage host server:

Windows Network Folder FTP Folder

\\[Vantage_hostname]\avid\transcoding\in ftp://[Vantage_hostname]/transcoding/in

ftp://[Vantage_hostname]/transcoding/out

The Windows network folder for incoming media must be accessible and mapped to the FTP folder (for the transcoded media). This FTP structure is required for retrieving MXF files from Send to Playback and for providing the transcoded output for Media Distribute workflows.

You also need to set the Interplay Transfer Manager options in the Send to Playback configuration for Media Distribute. For information on configuring Send to Playback, see

“Send

to Playback Configuration for Media | Distribute” on page 56.

To configure your FTP service, you need to install an FTP server application. The procedure in this section uses the open source FTP server application called FileZilla Server. You can download the software from the following Web site:

https://filezilla-project.org/.

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To set up Windows network share:

1. On your transcoding server, create the following folder if it does not exist already: [transcoder_hostname]\[drive:]\avid\transcoding\in

2. Right-click the [transcoder_hostname]\[drive:]\avid folder and select Sharing and Security.

The avid Properties dialog box opens.

3. Click the Sharing tab, and then select the Share this folder option.

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4. Click Permissions.

The Permissions dialog box opens.

Configuring the Transcode Route

5. Select Everyone, and then select Allow for all permissions in the Permissions for Everyone list.

6. Click OK to return to the avid Properties dialog box, and then click OK.

7. Open FileZilla Server, and log in to your server.

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8. Select Edit > Users.

The Users dialog box opens.

Configuring the Transcode Route

9. Click Add.

The Add User Account dialog box opens.

10. In the text box, type

avid

, and then click OK.

11. In the Users dialog box, select the following options:

- Enable account

- Password, and type a password for the user account

- Bypass userlimit of server

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12. In the Page list, select Shared folders.

13. In the Shared folders area, click Add, and then navigate to the [drive:]\avid folder, and then click OK.

The folder is added to the Shared folders list.

14. Select the following options for Files and Directories:

-Read

- Write

- Delete

-Append

-Create

- Delete

-List

-+Subdirs

15. Click OK.

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Send to Playback Configuration for Media | Distribute

The MediaCentral UX administrator needs to specify Send to Playback configuration information before you can use publish using Media Distribute. The Transfer Manager Destination Profile must be the same as the profile name specified in the Interplay Transfer settings. The FTP host name, user name, and password also reflect the same settings in Interplay Transfer.

The send-to-playback operation uses the credentials of the MediaCentral UX workgroup user specified in the Interplay profile and not the currently logged in user, so the user must have read/write privileges for the Interplay database used for sending media assets to the FTP host

“Configuring MediaCentral | UX for Media | Distribute” on page 49). For information on

(see setting up MediaCentral UX users and roles, see “Managing Users and Groups” in the Avid

MediaCentral

You can create only one Send to Playback configuration for each Media Distribute installation.

To configure Send to Playback publish settings:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

| UX Administration Guide.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

Configuring the Transcode Route

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select STP.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

An STP profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings:

- Profile Name: use the same name used for the FTP server profile configured in the

Interplay Transfer Configuration tool. For more information, see “Configuring an FTP Server Profile” in the Interplay | Transfer Setup and User’s Guide.

- Target VCID: Select a VCID from the list of supported resolutions.

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- Audio: Options are Direct, Stereo, or Mono. When you use Direct to send a export a clip

for Send to Playback, the channel order reflects the channel order used when you captured the audio. For example, if your source audio is 5:1 multichannel audio, you should select Direct to preserve the channel mappings.

- Audio Bit Depth: Options are 16 and 24.

- Audio Target Sample Rate: Options are 32000, 44100, 48000, and 96000.

- Shared ISIS Workspace — The STP service requires this ISIS workspace to store video

prior to delivery to the transcode service. Select a valid shared ISIS workspace from the menu to be used as a temporary location for storing media.

The user specified in this profile must have read/write privileges for the shared ISIS workspace.

- Transfer Manager Host — select a Transfer Manager host from the menu. You can use

the values from your Transfer Manager configuration. For more information, see the Interplay | Transfer Setup and User's Guide.

- Transfer Manager Destination Profile — Select an existing destination profile from the

menu.

- TransferManager Profile Type — Select a profile from the following options:

Profile Type Description

IFrame For send-to-playback operations using I-frame media. The source media clips

must match the target VCID format. The output file uses an OP1a format.

IFrameAMS For send-to-playback operations using I-frame media and sent to an Avid

AirSpeed server. The source media clips must match the target VCID format. The output file uses an OP Atom format.

LongGoP For send-to-playback operations using Long GOP media. Since the

send-top-playback encoding creates a new media clip, the source media clips do not need to match the target VCID format. The output file uses an OP1a format.

LongGoPAMS For send-to-playback operations using Long GOP media and sent to an Avid

AirSpeed server. Since the send-top-playback encoding creates a new media clip, the source media clips do not need to match the target VCID format. The output file uses an OP Atom format.

- Mixing Down FTP Host — Type the FTP host name. The FTP host name must be the

same as the FTP server name associated with the destination profile and specified in the FTP configuration in Interplay Transfer. For more information on FTP configuration in Interplay Transfer, see Interplay | Transfer Setup and User's Guide.

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In the sample profile setting above, the Transfer Manager Destination Profile is listed as

xdcamhd1080i50

to the following components of the Interplay Transfer FTP configuration:

- Mixing Down FTP Path — Type the path to the FTP destination where MXF output is

staged for transcode. This is the path to the shared folder configured in “Configuring the

Video Transcoding Host” on page 51

and the Mixing Down FTP Host is

xxx-srmonia

. This corresponds

Do not set the Mixing Down FTP Path to the same delivery folders used by your third-party transcoding application location must be independent of the transcoder path.

- Mixing Down FTP Username — Type the user name for your FTP service credentials.

- Mixing Down FTP Password — Type the password for your FTP service credentials.

You cannot use either an at sign (@) or a colon (:) in your password. You can substitute %40 (@) or %3a (:) instead.

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

8. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

— for example, the FTP Transcode/in Path. The FTP

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Configuring a Telestream Vantage Profile

Before you can use the Telestream Vantage video transcoding service with Media Distribute, you must install Telestream Vantage on your system and then configure the Vantage settings in MediaCentral UX.

Before you set up your Vantage workflow, you must configure your video host transcoding. For more information, see

The following procedures assume you have created a Vantage account. For more information,

http://www.telestream.net/vantage/.

see

You must select your Telestream Vantage video transcoding service profile when you set up your

system accounts packages. Depending on your configuration, you might need to configure your system accounts before configuring MediaCentral UX for your Vantage account. For more information, see

“Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75.

To install and configure Telestream Vantage:

1. Install Vantage on your Windows system.

2. Use the Vantage Management Console to configure your Vantage license.

“Configuring the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51.

— for example, your YouTube or Vimeo account — for publishing your media

Configuring the Transcode Route

3. Configure your Vantage workflow, and then edit your Flip tasks to set the output folder to the \\[hostname]\avid\transcoding\out folder you created when you set up your video host transcoding. A typical Vantage workflow usually includes at least a Receive and a Flip task. See your Vantage documentation for more information on creating and configuring workflows.

4. Make sure that you select H.264 as the Encoder and .mp4 as the Extension in your Flip tasks.

You cannot change the output file name by adding file name prefixes or suffixes. This causes the

publish job to fail.

5. Type the following URL in a browser address bar to obtain your Vantage workflow ID: http://[hostname]:8676/DomainRest/GetWorkflows.

A Web page displays your Vantage workflow ID.

6. Save your workflow ID.

To configure MediaCentral UX for your Vantage account:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

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4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Vantage.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A Vantage profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings, using the configuration on your Vantage system:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- Workflow ID (from your Vantage workflow configuration)

- Host Name (your Vantage hostname — for example, vantage-host)

- FTP Hostname (optional — if you use different servers for your FTP transcode in/out

location and for your File Share path, you can specify a different FTP server. If the transcode in/out and File Share are on the same server, you can leave this setting blank.)

- FTP User Name (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- FTP Password (from your video host transcoding configuration)

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- FTP Transcode/In Path (for incoming files, from your video host transcoding

configuration. You can use a subpath expression — for example,

- FTP Transcode/Out Path (for outgoing files, from your video host transcoding

configuration. You can use a subpath expression — for example,

- File Share In Path (from your video host transcoding configuration — see “Configuring

the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51

for example,

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

8. (Optional) If your iNEWS stories use uppercase characters, you can select the option to transform iNEWS stories to lowercase. This changes all text to lowercase characters when you load an iNEWS story in the Media Distribute layout.

9. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

\\my_vantage\avid\transcoding\in

. You must use the full path for this setting —

transcoding\in.

transcoding\out

)

Validating the Vantage Transcode Route Configuration

When you have configured video transcoding for your Vantage video host system as well as the Telestream Vantage profile, you can validate the configuration by publishing a test media package to make sure all components work successfully. For information on configuring video transcoding and the Vantage profile, see and “Configuring a Telestream Vantage Profile” on page 60.

To publish a media package, you first need to set up and configure at least one system account.

For more information, see

The validation procedure includes monitoring the progress of the transcode procedure in the following applications:

• the ServiceMix log in your MediaCentral server

• the Job Status tab of the Vantage Workflow Designer

• the Vantage server Avid transcode folders

• the Media Distribute layout in MediaCentral UX

“Configuring System Accounts for Media | Distribute” on page 75.

“Configuring the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51

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To validate the Vantage transcode configuration:

1. Log in to the MediaCentral server, either locally or using a terminal emulator application such as PuTTY, and type the following in a terminal window:

a. To open the ServiceMix application, type the following command: 

ssh Administrator@localhost -p 8101

b. Type

yes

to continue connecting to the host, and then type the default password

The ServiceMix interface displays in the terminal window.

c. To move to the end of the log, type

log:tail

, and press Enter.

2. On your Vantage server, do the following:

a. Open Vantage Workflow Designer, and then select File > Job Status.

b. In a file browser, navigate to [drive]:/avid/transcoding so you can see the following

folders:

- [drive]:/avid/transcoding/in

- [drive]:/avid/transcoding/out

avid

3. Sign in to MediaCentral UX, and then click the Layout selector and select Media Distribute.

The Media Distribute layout opens.

4. Click the Social Message pane.

The Social Message pane opens.

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5. Add some text in the Message text box.

Changes you make in the Message text box apply globally to all social media targets you select. You can also modify the story text for individual targets in the text boxes for those targets.

6. Select a social media target — for example, YouTube.

7. Click the Profiles menu, and select the Vantage transcoding service profile.

8. Double-click a video asset in the Asset pane or drag the video asset to the Media viewer.

The video asset displays in the Media pane. You can select a master clip, a subclip, or a sequence.

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9. Click Attach Video.

The video displays in the Video area of the Social Media pane.

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10. Click Post, and then click Yes.

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11. Click the Packages pane, and then click the Refresh button.

The Packages pane displays the media package status as Pending.

12. Click Publish.

The Packages pane displays the media package status as Mixing Down. When the mixdown process completes, the status displays as Mixing Down Finished.

13. In the ServiceMix console displaying in the MediaCentral server terminal window, check the log for the following entries:

- Transcoded MediaItem is found transcodedMediaItemID=[ID number]

- Starting to copy MXF [media object ID] to transcoder machine FTP

[Vantage_hostname]

When the media package is published, the ServiceMix log displays the transcoded media item as

released.

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14. In the file browser on the Vantage server, check the [drive]:/avid/transcoding/in folder for the MXF media file to be transcoded.

When the media package is published, the transcoded media item is deleted from the

transcoding/in and transcoding/out folders.

15. In the Job Status tab of the Vantage Workflow Designer, check the status of the transcode job.

16. When the Job Status tab reports the transcode process as completed, check the [drive]:/avid/transcoding/out folder in the file browser for the transcoded MXF media file.

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17. In the MediaCentral UX Packages pane, check the status of the media package.

When the publish procedure completes, the status displays as Published and the link to video included in the package appears in blue. Clicking the link opens a browser and displays the video on the Web page for the selected online platform.

Configuring the Harmonic ProMedia Carbon Transcoder

Before you can use the Harmonic ProMedia™ Carbon transcoder with Media Distribute, you must install ProMedia Carbon on your system and then configure the CarbonCoder settings in MediaCentral UX.

Before you set up your Carbon system, you must configure your video host transcoding. For more information, see

The following procedures assume you have created a ProMedia Carbon account. For more information, see

To install and configure ProMedia Carbon:

1. Install Harmonic ProMedia Carbon on your Windows system.

2. Start ProMedia Carbon.

3. In Carbon, create a new profile by doing the following:

a. In the Target tab, add a new target and select a target preset.

b. In the Target Parameters window, modify the Destination Base Name to

Destination Path to \\hostname\avid\transcoding\out.

c. Click Save Profile, and name the new profile

“Configuring the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51.

http://www.harmonicinc.com/product/promedia-carbon.

Avid MPD

and the

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4. Locate the profile ID by using one of the following:

t The Preset Editor in Carbon Admin

t ListProfiles.exe in the Carbon SDK

To configure MediaCentral UX for your ProMedia Carbon account:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select CarbonCoder.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A CarbonCoder profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

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6. Specify the required settings, using the using the parameter fields from ProMedia Carbon:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- Workflow ID (from your CarbonCoder profile)

- Host Name (your CarbonCoder hostname — for example, carboncoder-host)

- FTP Hostname (optional — if you use different servers for your FTP transcode in/out

location and for your File Share path, you can specify a different FTP server. If the transcode in/out and File Share are on the same server, you can leave this setting blank.)

- FTP User Name (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- FTP Password (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- FTP Transcode/In Path (for incoming files, from your video host transcoding

configuration)

- FTP Transcode/Out Path (for outgoing files, from your video host transcoding

configuration)

- File Share In Path (from your video host transcoding configuration — see “Configuring

the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51

)

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

9. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

Configuring a RadiantGrid Profile

In order to use the RadiantGrid™ transcoding engine with Media Distribute, you need to install and configure the RadiantGrid software on a supported server. See your RadiantGrid representative for more information.

The following procedures assume you have created a RadiantGrid account and password. For more information, see

http://www.wohler.com/RgProduct.aspx.

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Once you have your RadiantGrid profile credentials, you need to create new transcode profile. This profile must transcode media from the MXF format to the H.264 (.mp4) format. The following procedure does not describe all of the options required for creating the profile using the RadiantGrid application.

To set up a RadiantGrid profile for use with Media Distribute:

1. Open your browser and log in to your RadiantGrid account.

2. Create a new Transcode profile. For details on creating a RadiantGrid transcoding profile, see your RadiantGrid documentation.

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3. (Optional) Configure a workflow template.

If you create a new transcode profile, you might be able to skip this step. However, if you use an

existing transcode profile, you might need to reconfigure your workflow template.

4. Configure an FTP service. For information on configuring the FTP service, see “Configuring

the Video Transcoding Host” on page 51.

To configure MediaCentral UX for your RadiantGrid account:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

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4. Click the Publication Type menu and select RadiantGrid.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A RadiantGrid profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings, using the configuration on your RadiantGrid system and your FTP configuration:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- RadiantGrid User Name (from your RadiantGrid configuration)

- RadiantGrid Password (from your RadiantGrid configuration)

- Transcoding Profile Name (the profile name is listed on the Workflow > Transcode Web

page of your RadiantGrid configuration)

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- Host Name (your RadiantGrid server hostname — for example, radiant-host)

- FTP Hostname (optional — if you use different servers for your FTP transcode in/out

location and for your File Share path, you can specify a different FTP server. If the transcode in/out and File Share are on the same server, you can leave this setting blank.)

- FTP User Name (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- FTP Password (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- FTP Transcode/In Path (for incoming files, from your video host transcoding

configuration)

- FTP Transcode/Out Path (for outgoing files, from your video host transcoding

configuration)

- File Share In Path (from your video host transcoding configuration)

- File Share Out Path (from your video host transcoding configuration)

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

9. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

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3 Configuring System Accounts for

Media

You can set up multiple accounts in the System Settings layout for the services you want to use for publishing to multiple platforms. For information on the supported system accounts, see the following topics:

• “Configuring the Bitly Link-Shortening Service” on page 75

• “Configuring a Twitter Publication Account” on page 77

• “Configuring a Facebook Publication Account” on page 83

• “Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account” on page 89

• “Configuring a Vimeo Publication Account” on page 94

• “Configuring a YouTube Publication Account” on page 97

• “Configuring a Brightcove Account” on page 102

• “Configuring a Kaltura Account” on page 105

• “Configuring an Atex Polopoly Web CMS Account” on page 108

• “Configuring a WorldNow Web CMS Profile” on page 110

• “Configuring a WordPress CMS Profile” on page 114

• “Configuring an InternetBroadcasting CMS Profile” on page 116

| Distribute

• “Configuring a Generic CMS Profile” on page 118

• “Configuring a Generic OVP Profile” on page 120

If your iNEWS stories use uppercase characters, you can select the option to transform iNEWS

stories to lowercase. This changes all text to lowercase characters when you load an iNEWS story in the Media Distribute layout.

Configuring the Bitly Link-Shortening Service

You can configure the Bitly™ URL shortening service using MediaCentral UX settings. Using a link shortening service is optional, but it can aid in ensuring that URLs do not exceed character limits on some social media postings.

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Configuring the Bitly Link-Shortening Service

The following procedures assume you have created a Bitly account at https://bitly.com/ and you have generated a Bitly API key at http://dev.bitly.com/.

To configure Bitly for Media Distribute:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Bitly.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A Bitly profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

-Login

-API Key

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7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

The setting, “Transform iNEWS stories to lower case,” applies only to Media Distribute

accounts that publish packages containing iNEWS stories. The option does not affect this setting.

8. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

Configuring a Twitter Publication Account

Before you can publish a package to Twitter from MediaCentral UX using Media Distribute, you must first set up a Twitter account to which you want to publish, and you must configure a Twitter publication account.

This section describes configuring corporate or group house accounts. When you publish to these accounts, your packages require review and approval For information on configuring a personal account, see

The following procedures assume you have created a Twitter account at https://twitter.com.

The user interface for Twitter might change without notice. The procedure below outlines the

general steps to create the elements needed to configure Media Distribute. For more information on creating a Twitter application, see your Twitter account documentation.

“Configuring a User Profile for a Personal Twitter Account” on page 124.

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To set up a Twitter application account for MediaCentral UX multi-platform delivery:

1. Log on to your Twitter account and navigate to the My Applications Web page at

https://dev.twitter.com/apps.

2. Click Create New App.

The Create an application Web page opens.

3. Type your information for the required fields, which might include the following:

-Name

- Description

- Website (the public URL for your Twitter application, where users can download your

application or get more information about it; use a placeholder URL if you do not have an application URL yet)

4. In the Developer Agreement section, read the rules agreement and select Yes, I agree.

5. If required, type the security text.

6. Click Create your Twitter application.

Your Twitter application opens in the Application Management page.

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7. Click the Permissions tab.

The Permissions tab opens.

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8. In the Access area, select Read, Write and Access direct messages, and then click Update this Twitter application’s settings.

Your settings are saved.

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9. Click the Keys and Access Tokens tab.

The Keys and Access Tokens tab opens.

Configuring a Twitter Publication Account

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10. In the Application Settings area, click Create Consumer Key and Secret.

If you already created an access token, the button in this area is labeled “Recreate Consumer

Key and Secret.”

11. In the Your Access Token area, click Create My Access Token and Token Secret.

If you already created an access token, the button in this area is labeled “Recreate My Access

Token and Token Secret.”

12. Save the following parameter fields so you can enter them in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral UX settings:

-Consumer key

- Consumer secret

- Access token

- Access token secret

To configure MediaCentral UX for your Twitter application:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

Configuring a Twitter Publication Account

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Twitter.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A Twitter profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings, using the parameter fields you copied from your Twitter application Web page:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- Access Token

- Access Secret

-Consumer Key

- Consumer Secret

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Configuring a Facebook Publication Account

7. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

9. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

You can add multiple Twitter profiles.

Configuring a Facebook Publication Account

Before you can publish a package to Facebook from MediaCentral UX using Media Distribute, you must first set up a Facebook profile account to which you want to publish, and you must configure a Facebook publication account in MediaCentral UX. You also need to set permissions for your Facebook application so it can post to your Facebook account.

page 125.

Before you attempt to publish your package to Facebook, Avid recommends that you test your

account privileges.

The following procedures assume you have created a Facebook account at

https://www.facebook.com.

The user interface for Facebook developers might change without notice. The procedure below

provides general guidelines to create the elements needed to configure Media Distribute. For more information on creating a Facebook application, see Facebook support documentation.

“Configuring a User Profile for a Personal Facebook Account” on

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Configuring a Facebook Publication Account

To set up a Facebook application account for MediaCentral UX multi-platform delivery:

1. Log on to your Facebook account, and then go to the Facebook developers Web page at

https://developers.facebook.com.

2. If you have not registered as a Facebook developer, do the following:

a. Click Apps and select Register as a Developer.

The Register as a Facebook Developer dialog box opens.

b. Follow the prompts to register as a Facebook developer.

3. Click Apps, and select Create New App.

The Create New App dialog box opens.

4. Type a name for your application in the App Name text box, and then click Continue.

5. If required, type the security text and click Continue.

The Facebook app Dashboard opens.

6. Click Settings.

The Settings dialog box opens.

7. In the Website area, type a site URL.

If you do not have a site URL, you can type

http://localhost

. You can modify the URL later.

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8. Click Save Changes.

9. Save the following parameter fields so you can enter them in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral

UX settings:

-App ID

- App Secret

To set Facebook permissions for your Media Distribute application:

1. Log on to your Facebook developers account, and click Tools > Graph Explorer.

The Graph API Explorer Web page displays.

2. Click the Application menu and select your Facebook application.

3. Click Get Access Token.

The Select Permissions dialog box opens.

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4. Click the User Data Permissions tab, and then select the user_friends, the user_photos, and user_videos options.

5. Click the Extended Permissions tab, and then select the publish_actions, the manage_pages, and the read_stream options.

6. Click Get Access Token.

The Web page generates a new access token and sets the necessary permissions for your application.

This token remains valid for only one hour.

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7. Save your access token so you can enter it in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral

To configure MediaCentral UX for your Facebook application:

UX setting.

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Facebook.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A Facebook profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

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6. Specify the required settings, using the parameter fields you copied from your Facebook Apps Web page:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile — for example, [MyCompany]

Facebook News))

- FB Profile ID

- Application ID

- Application Secret

- Access Token

- (Optional) Album ID

You can specify the name of a Facebook album if you want to publish images directly to an album

that you have created for your Facebook account.

7. (Optional) Click Get Expiration Date.

Media Distribute checks the expiration date of your access token and updates the entry in the Expiration Date field. This shows you how much time is left on your Facebook access token.

8. (Optional) Click Get Long-Term Token.

Media Distribute converts your access token, which often remains valid for a couple of hours, to a long-lived token. For more information on short-lived and long-lived tokens and their expiration periods, see your Facebook developer documentation.

9. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

10. (Optional) If your iNEWS stories use uppercase characters, you can select the option to transform iNEWS stories to lowercase. This changes all text to lowercase characters when you load an iNEWS story in the Media Distribute layout.

11. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

You can add multiple Facebook profiles.

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Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account

You can publish packages to a corporate Facebook Page account from MediaCentral UX using Media Distribute. Once you set up a Page account on Facebook, you then can configure a Facebook Page publication account.

Facebook Pages allow businesses to connect with customers and users. Facebook Page accounts allow official representatives of a business or organization to create and contribute to Pages. For more information on Facebook Pages, see Facebook Pages support information at

www.facebook.com/help.

You do not need to configure a Facebook publication account in Media Distribute in order to publish to your Facebook Page, but you do need to have a Facebook account to set up a Facebook Page. For information on configuring a Facebook publication account, see

Facebook Publication Account” on page 83.

Before you attempt to publish your package to a Facebook Page, Avid recommends that you test

your account privileges.

The following procedures assume you have created a Facebook account and created a Facebook Page at

https://www.facebook.com/pages/create.

“Configuring a

The user interface for Facebook developers might change without notice. The procedure below

provides general guidelines to create the elements needed to configure Media Distribute. For more information on creating a Facebook application, see Facebook support documentation.

To set up a Facebook Page for MediaCentral UX multi-platform delivery:

1. Log on to your Facebook account, click the Edit Account button, and select Manage Pages.

The Pages page opens.

2. Click your Page in the Pages list.

Your Facebook Page opens.

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3. Click Edit Page, and select Update Page Info.

The Settings page opens.

Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account

4. Save your Facebook Page ID so you can enter it in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral UX setting.

To set Facebook Page permissions for your Media Distribute application:

1. Log on to your Facebook developers account, and click Tools > Graph Explorer.

The Graph API Explorer Web page displays.

2. Click the Apps menu and select the Facebook application associated with your Facebook Page.

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3. Click Get Access Token.

The Select Permissions dialog box opens.

4. Click the User Data Permissions tab, and then select the user_friends, the user_photos, and user_videos options.

5. Click the Extended Permissions tab, and then select the publish_actions, the manage_pages, and the read_stream options.

6. Click Get Access Token.

The Web page generates a new access token and sets the necessary permissions for your application.

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This token remains valid for only one hour.

7. Save your access token so you can enter it in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral

8. Click Debug.

The Access Token Debugger page opens and displays information about your access token.

9. Save your App ID and User ID so you can enter them in the appropriate locations in the MediaCentral UX setting.

10. Select Apps > [your Facebook app].

The Dashboard for your app opens.

UX setting.

Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account

11. Click Show to display your App Secret.

12. Save your App Secret so you can enter it in the appropriate locations in the MediaCentral UX setting.

To configure MediaCentral UX for your Facebook Page:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

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3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select FacebookPage.

5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A FacebookPage profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings, using the parameter fields you copied from your Facebook Page Web page:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile — for example, [MyCompany]

Page)

- FB Profile ID — the Facebook Profile ID of the user who administers your Facebook

Page

- FB Page ID — from your Facebook app settings

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- Application ID — from your Facebook app settings

- Application Secret — from your Facebook app settings

- Access Token — from your Facebook app settings

- (Optional) Album ID

You can specify the name of a Facebook album if you want to publish images directly to an album

that you have created for your Facebook account.

7. (Optional) Click Get Expiration Date.

Media Distribute checks the expiration date of your access token and updates the entry in the Expiration Date field. This shows you how much time is left on your Facebook access token.

8. (Optional) Click Get Long-Term Token.

9. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

11. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

You can add multiple Facebook page profiles.

Configuring a Vimeo Publication Account

Before you can publish a package to Vimeo from MediaCentral UX using Media Distribute, you must first set up a Vimeo account to which you want to publish, and you must configure a Vimeo publication account.

Media Distribute works with both the Advanced API and the standard API used by Vimeo

applications. For both, you need to check the OAuth tab in the My Apps Web page for the required parameters used in configuring your Vimeo account. Media Distribute does not use OAuth2 authentication.

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The following procedures assume you have created a Vimeo account at https://vimeo.com/.

The user interface for Vimeo might change without notice. The procedure below outlines the

general steps to create the elements needed to configure Media Distribute. For more information on creating a Vimeo application, see your Vimeo account documentation.

To set up a Vimeo application account for MediaCentral UX multi-platform delivery:

1. Log on to your Vimeo account, and then go to the Vimeo My Apps Web page at

https://developer.vimeo.com/apps.

2. Click “Create a new app.”

The Create an new App Web page opens.

3. Type your information in the required text fields:

-App Name

-App Description

- App URL (the public URL for your Vimeo application, where users can download your

application or get more information about it; use a placeholder URL if you do not have an application URL yet)

4. Accept the Vimeo API License Agreement (https://developer.vimeo.com/guidelines/terms) and the Vimeo Terms of Service (https://vimeo.com/terms), and then click Create app.

The My API Apps Web page opens.

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5. Click the OAuth tab, and save the following parameter fields so you can enter them in the appropriate location in the MediaCentral UX settings:

- Client ID (Also known as Consumer Key or API Key)

- Client Secret (Also known as Consumer Secret or API Secret)

- Access token

- Access token secret

By default, Vimeo assigns Read, Write, and Delete permissions for your application.

To configure MediaCentral UX for your Vimeo application:

1. Sign in to MediaCentral UX as an administrator.

2. Select System Settings from the Layout selector.

The System Settings layout opens.

3. In the Settings pane select Media Distribute > Profiles.

The Settings pane displays the settings in that group.

4. Click the Publication Type menu and select Vimeo.

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5. Click the + (plus) button in the Details section.

A Vimeo profile named “New Profile” is created in the Details section.

6. Specify the required settings, using the parameter fields you copied from your Vimeo My Advanced API Apps Web page:

- Profile Name (type a descriptive name for your profile)

- Access Token

- Access Secret

-Consumer Key

- Consumer Secret

7. Click Transcoding Profile and select one of the available profiles.

8. Click Verify Profile Settings to validate the profile settings.

9. (Optional) If your iNEWS stories use uppercase characters, you can select the option to transform iNEWS stories to lowercase. This changes all text to lowercase characters when you load an iNEWS story in the Media Distribute layout.

10. Click Apply to save the profile.

The profile displays in the Details section with the new information.

If you are editing a profile, click Revert to return to the original settings. If you want to delete a profile, select the profile and click the minus (-) button in the Details section.

Configuring a YouTube Publication Account

Before you can publish a package to YouTube from MediaCentral UX using Media Distribute, you must first set up a Google account to manage the publication of your media package to YouTube, and you must configure a YouTube publication account in MediaCentral UX.

The following procedures assume you have created a Google account at

https://accounts.google.com/.

The user interface for YouTube and Google accounts might change without notice. The

procedure below outlines the general steps to create the elements needed to configure Media Distribute. For more information on creating and managing a YouTube application, see your Google developer account documentation.

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You need to provide the following information to configure your YouTube account for

Distribute:

Media

• Your Google developer account user name and password.

• Your Google project name.

•The server API key.

To create a YouTube application for MediaCentral UX:

1. Log on to your Google account, and then go to the Google Developers Console Web page at

https://console.developers.google.com/project.

2. Click Create Project.

The New Project dialog box opens.

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3. Type a name for your YouTube project, accept the Terms of Service, and click Create. You can also create a new project ID if you do not want to accept the default value.

The Project Dashboard for your project opens.

4. In the navigation panel for your project, click Permissions.

The Permissions page opens.

5. Select the user you want to administer the project. You can add users clicking the Add Member button and selecting the appropriate permissions:

- Is Owner — by default, the user who creates the project is the owner. You can add other

owners who can change the project settings and manage project members

- Can edit — these users can modify the project settings.

- Can view — these users can read any project settings or information about the project.

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6. In the APIs & auth section, click Credentials.

The Credentials page opens.

7. Click Create New Key, and then click Server Key in the Create a new key dialog box.

The Create a server key and configure allowed IPs dialog box opens.

8. (Option) In the Accept Requests from These Server IP Addresses text box, type the name of the server used for your Media Distribute applications. This allows you to restrict your API key so that requests are only allowed from your servers’ source IP addresses

9. Click Create.

A new API key is created and displays in the Credentials page.

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Pinnacle Systems Media Distribute - 2.2.1 Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Using This Guide

Installing Media | Distribute in a Cluster Environment

Identifying the Master and Non-Master Nodes

Identifying the Virtual Cluster IP

Installing Media | Distribute on the Master Node

Upgrading Media | Distribute on the Master Node

Removing Media | Distribute from the Master Node

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on the Master Node

Installing Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes

Upgrading Media | Distribute on Non-Master Nodes

Removing Media | Distribute from Non-Master Nodes

Configuring the Media | Distribute Installation on Non-Master Nodes

Installing Media | Distribute on a Single Server

Restarting PostgreSQL Service and Verifying the Cluster Installation

Installing Media | Distribute on a Server

Upgrading Media | Distribute on a Server

Removing Media | Distribute from a Server

Modifying Media | Distribute to Work with a Proxy Server

Verifying Your Media | Distribute Installation

Assigning Media | Distribute Roles

MediaCentral | UX Security for Media | Distribute

Configuring the Transcode Route

Configuring MediaCentral | UX for Media | Distribute

Configuring the Video Transcoding Host

Send to Playback Configuration for Media | Distribute

Configuring a Telestream Vantage Profile

Validating the Vantage Transcode Route Configuration

Configuring the Harmonic ProMedia Carbon Transcoder

Configuring a RadiantGrid Profile

Configuring the Bitly Link-Shortening Service

Configuring a Twitter Publication Account

Configuring a Facebook Publication Account

Configuring a Facebook Page Publication Account

Configuring a Vimeo Publication Account

Configuring a YouTube Publication Account