Pinnacle Systems Unity TransfertManager - 1.0 User’s Guide

Avid Unity™

TransferManager

User’s Guide

Release 1.0

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Avid Unity TransferManager User’s Guide • Part 0130-04603-01 Rev. A •

November 2000

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to Order Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 1 TransferManager Overview

About TransferManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TransferManager in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Transfer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2 Transferring Files

Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transferring Clips from Within an Avid Application to

Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting Up the Avid System for Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transferring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Transferring Objects from One Workgroup to

Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Transferring Files from a Remote Workgroup to Your

Avid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Transferring Files to a Playback Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Working with Rundowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Transferring Files from an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Monitoring Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Monitoring the Transfer from Within the Avid Application . . 27

Monitoring Transfers from Your Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chapter 3 Using TransferManager in a Non–Avid Unity Environment

Transferring Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting Up the Avid System for Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Transferring Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Verifying Network Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Index

Using This Guide

The Avid Unity™ TransferManager application allows you to move media and manage the transfer of media to and from workgroups in an Avid Unity environment. You can also use TransferManager in a

non–Avid Unity environment to move media between workstations.

Your system might not contain certain features that are described in your documentation. Our documents describe all features regardless of which model you purchased. This document describes the TransferManager

application in a non–Avid Unity environment and an Avid Unity workgroup environment. It also describes the TransferManager browser available for the workgroup environment.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is designed for anyone who is setting up or using TransferManager.

This guide assumes that you already have a site network in place. Setting up and configuring a site network is beyond the scope of this guide.

This guide also assumes you have followed the procedures in the Avid Unity Workgroup Setup Guide to set up your TransferManager server.

About This Guide

The information provided in this guide will help you to understand the user interface (UI) in this application, how to use the application, and how to troubleshoot basic problems that can arise during daily operation.

The Contents lists the topics included in this guide. They are presented with the following overall structure:

• Chapter 1 explains the functions of different windows and dialog boxes you see when operating the TransferManager software.

• Chapter 2 explains how to transfer information between sending and receiving systems.

• Chapter 3 explains how to transfer information between two clients that are not part of the Avid Unity environment.

• Chapter 4 describes tools to use if problems occur.

Symbols and Conventions

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows NT

applies to a specific operating system, it is marked as follows:

• (Windows

the Windows NT operating system.

• (Macintosh) or (Macintosh only) means the information applies to the Macintosh operating system.

and Macintosh® operating systems. When the text

) or (Windows only) means the information applies to

The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows NT system, but the information applies to both Windows NT and Macintosh systems. Where differences exist, both Windows NT and Macintosh screen shots are shown.

The TransferManager documentation uses the following special symbols and conventions:

1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important.

a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is

important.

• Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.

- Indented dashed lists, when the order of secondary items is

unimportant.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Look here in the margin for tips.

In the margin, you will find tips that help you perform tasks more easily and efficiently.

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

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

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

If You Need Help

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide.

2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

3. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on accessing the Avid Web site and the Avid Knowledge Center.

4. For customer support, contact your local Avid Reseller, or contact Avid Customer Support directly:

• Broadcast customers — call 800-NEWS-DNG (639-7364).

• Postproduction customers — call 800-800-AVID (2843).

Related Information

The following documents provide more information about TransferManager and other workgroup products:

• Avid Unity MediaManager User’s Guide

• Avid Unity MediaManager Administrator’s Guide

• Avid Unity MediaManager Release Notes

• Avid Unity TransferManager Release Notes

• Avid Products Collaboration Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for transferring project files, audio files, and graphics and effects files between various Avid products.

The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is provided online. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for information on accessing online documentation.

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Simply e-mail your documentation comments to Avid Technology at

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Please include the title of the document, its part number, revision, and the specific section you are commenting on in all correspondence.

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CHAPTER 1

TransferManager Overview

This chapter provides an overview of Avid Unity TransferManager as discussed in the following sections:

• About TransferManager

• TransferManager in a Workgroup Environment

• Transfer Options

Read through the chapter to become familiar with the TransferManager options. When you are ready to transfer files, follow the procedures in Chapter 2.

About TransferManager

TransferManager can transfer media to and from another workgroup’s TransferManager. In a broadcast environment, TransferManager can send finished sequences to a configured playback device or input media from a configured ingest device.

TransferManager receives and queues transfer requests from one or more clients. Transfers are then initiated by the TransferManager server to offload the client. You can monitor TransferManager status through a Web-based user interface (UI). You can also monitor your own transfer from within your Avid application.

You can also use TransferManager in a non–Avid Unity environment. For information on using TransferManager to move media between workstations, see Chapter 3.

TransferManager in a Workgroup Environment

The workgroup environment consists of the following functional components:

• Avid Unity MediaNet file server and storage

• Avid Unity MediaManager to track and manage Avid Unity media

• Supported Avid editors (Media Composer

Avid Xpres s

• TransferManager server that will manage the transfer of media to and from the workgroup and to and from other workgroups

• Fibre Channel network that connects the Avid editing systems, MediaManager, and TransferManager to the Avid Unity MediaNet environment

• Ethernet network used as a general-purpose communication network

, NewsCutter®)

, Symphony™,

The following diagram shows a typical shared-storage workgroup configuration.

Ethernet

MediaNet file server

Avid Unity storage

Fibre Channel

The workgroup enables collaborative workflows by allowing multiple editors to share media. For information on installing the TransferManager client software and the TransferManager server software, see the Avid Unity TransferManager Release Notes.

Transfer Options

When you use TransferManager in a workgroup environment, you can transfer files in a number of ways.

• You can perform a remote transfer from the MediaManager user interface. See “Transferring Objects from One Workgroup to

Another Workgroup” on page 20.

Supported Avid systems

MediaManager server

TransferManager server

To a playback device

To another workgroup

From an ingest device

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

to Another Workgroup” on page 16.

• You can pull media from a remote MediaManager directly to your Avid system’s bin. See “Transferring Files from a Remote

Workgroup to Your Avid System” on page 22.

• If you are working in an Avid Unity for News workgroup, you can transfer finished sequences to a configured playback device. See

“Transferring Files to a Playback Device” on page 23.

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