Avid Interplay Transfer

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Setup and User’s Guide

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 Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing the Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Networking Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Typical Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remote Workgroup Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transfer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Support for MXF/AAF Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installation and Configuration Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server . . . . . . . 22
Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a Standalone
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the Intel PRO/1000 Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 for Jumbo Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing Avid Unity Client Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the Transfer Cache Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System. . . . . 36
Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a
Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 3 Interplay Transfer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings . . . . . . . 40
Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding Interplay Transfer Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adding a Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup to Workgroup Transfers . . . . . . . 56
Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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 Configuring an FTP Server, FTP Playback, and FTP Ingest Devices . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring an FTP Server Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client . . . . . 72
Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuration for Playing Back to Sony XDCAM SD Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Creating an FTP Server Profile for an XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Setting the Port Used for the XDCAM SD Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting Avid Editing Application for Playback to XDCAM SD Device. . . . . . . . . 77
Adding a Thunder Production Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration . . 79
Setting the Ingest Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Configuring a Playback Device Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring the AutoTransfer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 4 Transferring Avid Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup to Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup . 91
Explanation of Send to Workgroup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup . . . . . 94
Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic Transfer Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Identify an AutoTransfer Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Automatically Transferring Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rules of AutoTransfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transferring Avid Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Working with Rundowns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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 Creating a Rundown Schedule File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transferring Files From an Ingest Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Workflow: Play Back to an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices . . . . . . 109
Capturing Clips From FTP Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Chapter 5 Using Frame Chase Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Understanding Frame Chase Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Workflow for Frame Chase Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Chapter 6 Monitoring Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sorting the Transfer Status Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Clearing the Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Description of Filter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Verifying Network Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Increasing the Performance of Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Changing the File Limit of Media Directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Additional File Count Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Increasing the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers. . . . . . . . 136
List of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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 Using This Guide

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

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

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

n The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your
system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in
the documentation.
 Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

n A note provides important related information, reminders,

recommendations, and strong suggestions.

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

w A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.

Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when
handling electrical equipment.

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

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

t This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a

list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

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

Courier Bold font Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the
mouse action. For example, Ctrl+drag.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using Avid Interplay Transfer software:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It
is especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check for the latest information that might have become available after the
documentation was published:
- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes,
they ship with your application and are also available online.
- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is
supplied on your Avid installation CD or DVD as a PDF document and is also
available online.

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 Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal

You should always check online for the most up-to-date ReadMe because the online
version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these
online ReadMe, visit the Knowledge Base at [Link]/readme.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at [Link]/onlinesupport. Online services are
available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find
answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates,
and to read or join online message-board discussions.

Viewing User Guides on the Interplay Portal

You can quickly access the Interplay user guides from any system in the Interplay
environment.

To access the Interplay user guides:

1. Type the following line in your web browser:
[Link]
where Interplay_Engine_name is the name of the computer running the Interplay
Engine software. For example, the following line opens the portal web page on a system
named DocWG:
[Link]
2. Click the “Avid Interplay User Documentation” link to access the User Information
Center Page.

Accessing the Online Library

The Avid Interplay Online Library DVD contains all the Avid Interplay product
documentation in PDF format.

n You need Adobe® Reader® to view the documentation online. You can download the latest
version from the Adobe web site.

To access the online library from the Online Library DVD:

1. Insert the Online Library DVD into the drive.
2. Double-click the Mainmenu file.

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How to Order Documentation

To order additional copies of this documentation from within the United States, call Avid
Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United
States, contact your local Avid representative.

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To learn about Avid's new online learning environment, Avid Learning Excellerator™
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For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and

books, please visit [Link]/training or call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID
(800-949-2843).

Revision History
The following table lists changes made to this guide after the application released.

Section Modified Reason for change

“Configuring the Interplay Transfer Documentation added for configuration to use Direct Capture.
Client For Direct Captures” on page 74

“Workflow: Capturing Clips From an Documentation added for new Direct Capture feature that uses the
FTP Server” on page 105 and Initiate Transfer button on the Avid - FTP Media Browser dialog box
“Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” and FTPClipList dialog box.
on page 110

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Chapter 1
Avid Interplay Transfer Overview

Avid Interplay Transfer lets you transfer Avid assets to and from another workgroup, send
finished sequences to a configured playback device, and capture media from a configured
ingest device. You can also use Interplay Transfer in a standalone environment (an
environment other than Avid Unity) to move Avid assets between workstations.

Interplay Transfer receives and queues transfer requests from one or more clients. Transfers
are then initiated by the Interplay Transfer Engine to off load the client.

You can monitor the status of all transfers using the Interplay Transfer Status view from
within the Avid Interplay Access or you can monitor your own transfers from within your
Avid editing application. A standalone system can also monitor the status of transfers using
the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status software. You can designate a single
Transfer Cache engine to monitor the transfers handled by several Interplay Transfer
Engines, Avid AirSpeed®, or other Interplay Transfer enabled devices.

The following topics in this chapter provide an overview of working with Interplay Transfer:
• Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations
• Networking Considerations
• Transfer Types
• Support for MXF/AAF Media

Read through this chapter to become familiar with the various types of transfers available
with Interplay Transfer. For installation and configuration information, see “Avid Interplay
Transfer Installation” on page 21 and “Interplay Transfer Configuration” on page 39. When
you are ready to transfer assets, follow the procedures in “Transferring Avid Assets” on
page 89 and “Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment” on page 98.
Chapter 1 Avid Interplay Transfer Overview

Understanding Interplay Transfer Configurations

Interplay Transfer can be configured in Avid Unity environments or in a standalone
configuration (without Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid Unity LANshare, or Avid
Unity ISIS™).

n For optimal capture performance, configure one ingest or playback device per Interplay
Transfer server.

A workgroup enables collaborative workflows by allowing multiple editors to share media.

For diagrams showing typical shared-storage workgroup configurations, see Avid Interplay
Best Practices.

Your workgroup environment might consist of the following components, depending on the
workgroup configuration:
• Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS media network file server and storage
• Fibre Channel network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay server,
and Interplay Transfer server to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment
• Ethernet network that connects the Avid editing systems, Avid Interplay server, and
Interplay Transfer server to the Avid Unity ISIS media network environment
• Avid Interplay Engine to track and manage Avid Unity media
• Supported Avid editing applications, such as Media Composer® or NewsCutter®
• Interplay Transfer Engine to manage the transfer of media to and from the workgroup,
and to and from other workgroups
• Ethernet network used as a general-purpose communication network

Supported Avid Interplay Transfer Configurations

The supported Interplay Transfer configurations are:
• A dedicated Interplay Transfer server connected to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid
Unity LANshare, or Avid Unity ISIS that includes an Avid Interplay server.
• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system (Microsoft®
Windows® XP operating system only) that is connected to an Avid Unity LANshare
without an Avid Interplay Engine (not Avid Unity MediaNetwork or Avid Unity ISIS).
Each networked client must install both the Interplay Transfer Engine software and the
Interplay Transfer client software.

n Standalone Interplay Transfer is not supported on Avid Instinct™ systems.

• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system (Microsoft
Windows XP operating system only) with local storage.
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 Networking Considerations

Networking Considerations
For two workgroups to cooperate, some workstations in one workgroup have to be able to
access services in the other workgroup. If these workgroups are not in the same site, or are
separated by routers or firewalls, you have to establish access to allow these services
to work.
The main components are an Avid Interplay Engine and two Interplay Transfer Engines. All
these services are TCP/IP based.
• The Avid Interplay Engine leverages the standard HTTP service on port 80.
• The two Interplay Transfer Engines use port numbers that are defined in the services file
in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\.
As installed, these port numbers are 6539 and 6532, respectively.

Remote Workgroup Connectivity Rules

For minimal remote workgroup connectivity, the following rules apply:
• Avid editing clients must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer server and Avid
Interplay Engine services.
• Interplay Transfer servers must be able to access the remote Media Transfer service.
Interplay Transfer servers access only workgroup-local Avid Interplay Engine services,
not remote ones.
• Avid Interplay servers must be able to access the remote Interplay Transfer service.

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Typical Configuration
The following figure shows a typical configuration.

Workgroup A Workgroup B

EditingClient_A_1 EditingClient_B_1

LAN
LAN
Avid Interplay Server_A
MediaManager_A Avid Interplay Server_B
MediaManager_B

Avid Interplay Transfer Server_A

TransferManager_A TransferManager_B
Avid Interplay Transfer Server_B

Router/Firewall Router/Firewall

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 Networking Considerations

Remote Workgroup Network Configuration

The figure in “Typical Configuration” on page 16 shows only one Avid editing client per
workgroup. You should assume that there are more clients and that each client requires the
same connectivity. To access Interplay Transfer when network traffic is restricted at the
router/firewall point, the network administrator must enable the combinations listed in the
following table.

Use the following table to verify which port numbers to use depending on your source and
destination.

Remote Workgroup Network Connection Guidelines

Source Destination Port

EditingClient_A_1 Avid Interplay Server_B http:80

EditingClient_A_1 Avid Interplay Transfer Server_B 6539

EditingClient_B_1 Avid Interplay Server _A http:80

EditingClient_B_1 Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6539

Avid Interplay Server _A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6539

Avid Interplay Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6539

Avid Interplay Transfer Server_A Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B 6532

Avid Interplay Transfer Server _B Avid Interplay Transfer Server _A 6532

Any additional Avid editing clients should follow the rules listed in “Remote Workgroup
Connectivity Rules” on page 15.

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Transfer Types
When you use Interplay Transfer in a workgroup environment, there are several types of
transfers available.
• You can perform a transfer from within the Avid editing system (for example,
NewsCutter) to another workgroup or playback device. See “Transferring Avid Assets
from an Avid Editing Application” on page 90.
• You can perform a remote transfer from the Avid Interplay Access user interface. See
“Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup to Workgroup” on page 91.
• You can capture media from a configured ingest device to your Avid editing application
bin. See “Transferring Files From an Ingest Device” on page 102.
• If you are working in an Avid Unity for News workgroup, you can transfer finished
sequences to a configured playback device. See “Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback
Device” on page 98.
• You can import and export MXF OP1a files into an Avid Unity MediaNetwork, Avid
Unity ISIS, or an Avid editing environment from an FTP server. See “Transferring To
and From Generic FTP Servers” on page 103.
• You can capture media from FTP video servers. See “Transferring Files From FTP Deck
Devices” on page 109.
• You can perform transfers from an Avid Interplay environment to an Avid Unity
MediaManager v4.5 MXF workgroup environment that includes Avid editing systems
supported in an Avid Interplay environment. See “Transferring Avid Assets from an
Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup” on page 91.

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

• You can drag and drop from Avid Unity MediaManager v4.5.x workgroup to an Avid
Interplay workgroup if you are going from the MediaManager browser to a standalone
Avid Interplay Access or to an Interplay Window. See “Transferring Avid Assets from
Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup” on page 94.
• You can edit media during the capture process. See “Using Frame Chase Editing” on
page 115.
• You can create an AutoTransfer folder with a Transfer Preset to automatically transfer
assets to the Interplay Transfer Engine for workgroup to workgroup transfers. See
“Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup” on page 95.

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Support for MXF/AAF Media

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

c Any third-party video servers included in an Interplay Transfer workgroup must

support integration with an Avid MXF workgroup. Check with the manufacturers of
the third-party video servers to verify that your video servers support Avid
MXF workgroups.

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Chapter 2
Avid Interplay Transfer Installation

This chapter describes how to add an Avid Interplay Transfer server to an Avid Interplay
workgroup. The Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity client in the Avid Unity
environment. This chapter also describes how to install the Interplay Transfer Engine in a
workgroup environment and a standalone configuration. Other procedures describe where
and how to install the Interplay Transfer support software.

The following sections are included in this chapter:

• Installation and Configuration Check List
• Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server
• Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server
• Installing Avid Unity Client Software
• Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers
• Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment
• Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software
• Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment
Chapter 2 Avid Interplay Transfer Installation

Installation and Configuration Check List

The following sections provide check lists for setting up an Interplay Transfer server and
installing the Interplay Transfer support software.
• Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server
• Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a Standalone
Environment
• Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer Server

The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay
Transfer server in an Avid Unity workgroup and includes pointers to information about each
step. The check list also covers installing and configuring the Interplay Transfer client
software on an Avid editing system.

Interplay Transfer Installation and Configuration Check List

Task Section Reference

! Check your configuration. See “Supported Avid Interplay Transfer

Configurations” on page 14.

! Review network considerations. See “Networking Considerations” on page 15.

! Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware In a workgroup, the Interplay Transfer server is an
and cables. Avid Unity client. Depending on your Avid Unity
environment, see the following documents:
For Avid Unity ISIS, see the Avid Unity ISIS
client setup documentation.
For Avid Unity MediaNetwork, see the
Avid Unity MediaNetwork client setup
documentation.

! Install cards in the Interplay Transfer server. See “Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer
Server” on page 25.

! (Avid Unity ISIS environment) Make sure the System See the Avid Unity ISIS administrator
Director software is installed and is running. documentation.

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Interplay Transfer Installation and Configuration Check List (Continued)

Task Section Reference

! (Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment) Make sure See the Avid Unity File Manager documentation.
Avid Unity File Manager software is installed on the
File Manager server and is running.

! Start the Interplay Transfer server. See “Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server”
on page 27.

! Install the Avid Unity ISIS or Avid Unity See “Installing Avid Unity Client Software” on
MediaNetwork client software. page 27.

! Make sure the Avid Interplay server has a user User account for Interplay Transfer server:
account for the Interplay Transfer server. User name: TransferManager

n
Password: avid
The user names and passwords must match on
the Interplay Transfer server and on the Avid For information about setting up user accounts,
Interplay server. see the Avid Interplay Administrator
documentation.

! (AirSpeed option) Make sure the Avid Unity server User account for AirSpeed:
and Avid Interplay server have user accounts for User name: airspeed
AirSpeed devices. password: avid

n
The built-in login password for all AirSpeed
The user name and password must match on
servers is “avid”.
the Avid Interplay server and on the Avid Unity
server. For information about setting up user accounts,
see the Avid Unity documentation and the Avid
Interplay Administrator documentation.

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

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

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

! Install the Interplay Transfer Engine. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine
Software” on page 30.

! Set up the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine See “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer
Configuration tool. Engine Configuration Settings” on page 40.

! Register the Interplay Transfer Engine in the See “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup
workgroup. For Transfers” on page 49.

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Interplay Transfer Installation and Configuration Check List (Continued)

Task Section Reference

Avid Editing System

! Install the Interplay Transfer client software on Avid See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client
editing systems. Software” on page 33.

! Configure the Transfer settings in the Avid editing See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application
application. for Transfers” on page 62.

Check List for Installing and Configuring an Interplay Transfer in a

Standalone Environment
The following table provides a check list of steps for installing and configuring the Interplay
Transfer software in a standalone environment and references where to find more
information about each step.

n Do not install Avid Interplay Framework on a standalone Avid editing system.

Standalone Interplay Transfer Installation and Configuration Check List

Task Section Reference

! Check your configuration. See “Supported Avid Interplay Transfer

Configurations” on page 14.

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

! Install the Interplay Transfer Engine See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a
software on Avid editing systems. Standalone Environment” on page 36.

! Install the Interplay Transfer client See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Client
software on Avid editing systems. Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 38.

! Setup the Interplay Transfer Engine See “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer
Configuration tool. Engine Configuration Settings” on page 40.

! Configure the Transfer settings in the See “Configuring the Avid Editing Application for
Avid editing application. Transfers” on page 62.

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Check List for Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

Depending on your workgroup configuration and the type of transfers performed in your
workflow, you might need to install additional support software to transfer Avid assets or
monitor transfers. The following table lists the support software and references where to find
more information about installing the software.

Interplay Transfer Support Software Installation Check List

Task Section Reference

! Install the Avid Interplay Adapter software See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
(Avid Interplay Adapter service). Configuration Guide.

! Install the Avid Interplay Media Services and See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status software. Transfer Status Tool” on page 35.

! Install the AutoTransfer Service See “Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer
Service” on page 34.

! Install the Transfer Cache Engine software. See “Installing the Transfer Cache Engine” on page 35.

Installing Cards in the Interplay Transfer Server

The cards included with the Interplay Transfer server depend on the Avid Unity environment
where the Interplay Transfer server is being installed.
• In an Avid Unity ISIS environment, the Interplay Transfer server might ship with an
Intel® PRO/1000 Server Adapter gigabit card, depending on your system’s
configuration. This card must be installed in slot 3 (top slot). Follow the directions
supplied with the card. For information on configuring the Intel PRO/1000 card, see
“Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card” on page 26.
• In an Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment, the Interplay Transfer server might ship
with an Intel PRO/1000 Server Adapter gigabit card and an ATTO™ Fibre Channel card,
depending on your system’s configuration. These cards must be installed in the
appropriate slots:
- Install the Intel PRO/1000 Server Adapter card in slot 2 (middle slot of SR2400) or
slot 1 (bottom slot of SR2500) of the Interplay Transfer server. Follow the
directions supplied with the card. For information on installing the Intel PRO/1000
driver, see “Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card” on page 26.
- Install the ATTO Fibre Channel card in slot 3 (the top slot) of the Interplay Transfer
server. Follow the directions supplied with the card.

n For more information about slot assignments, see Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
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Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Card

The Intel PRO/Adapter card might require the installation of the Intel Pro/1000 driver. After
you install the driver, you need to configure the card. This section provides procedures for
installing the driver and configuring the card.

Installing the Intel PRO/1000 Driver

After you install the Intel PRO/1000 server adapter card and restart your system, a message
might appear, looking for the Intel PRO/1000 driver.

To install the Intel PRO/1000 driver:

1. Open the C:\IntelPro folder.
2. Click the [Link] file.
The Intel Pro Network Connections window opens.
3. Click Install Drivers.
4. Click Finish.

Configuring the Intel PRO/1000 for Jumbo Frames

After you install the Intel PRO/1000 server adapter card and update the driver, you must
configure the card to work correctly with the Interplay Transfer server.

To configure the Intel PRO/1000 card:

1. Right-click the My Network Places icon, and select Properties.
2. Right-click the file for the Intel Pro interface used by Interplay Transfer and select
Properties.
3. Click Configure.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Property area, select Jumbo Frames.
6. In the Value area, select 9014Bytes.
7. Click OK.

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Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server

Before you can turn on the Interplay Transfer server, you need to do the following:
• Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware and cables. See the Avid Unity client
setup documentation.
• (Avid Unity ISIS environment) Make sure the System Director is installed and running.
• (Avid Unity MediaNetwork) Make sure the Avid Unity File Manager software installed
on the Avid Unity File Manager server is running.

To start your Interplay Transfer server:

1. Turn on all the peripherals connected to the Interplay Transfer server.
Make sure their power lights are on.
2. Press the Power button on the Interplay Transfer server.
The MEDIASwitch port lights turn on as the Interplay Transfer server becomes ready.

Installing Avid Unity Client Software

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

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

• In an Avid Unity ISIS environment, the Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity ISIS
client. To install the Avid Unity ISIS client software, see the Avid Unity ISIS Client
Quick Start Card.
• In an Avid Unity MediaNetwork environment, the Interplay Transfer server is a
MediaNetwork client. To install the Avid Unity MediaNetwork client software, see the
Avid Unity MediaNetwork Windows Fibre Channel Client Setup Guide.

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Understanding the Software Required for

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

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

Software Installation Location

Installed on Installed on Installed on

Avid Interplay Interplay Transfer Avid Editing
Software Server Server Client

Interplay Transfer Engine Xa Xb

Interplay Transfer Client X

Avid Interplay Engine X

Avid Interplay Access X X X

Avid Interplay AutoTransfer (option)c

Avid Interplay Framework for Client X X

Avid Unity ISIS Client or X X X

Avid Unity MediaNetwork Clientd

a. A requirement for performing Generic FTP transfers is to install the Interplay Transfer Engine on the C partition
of the Interplay Transfer server.
b. Install only if in a standalone environment (not an Avid Unity environment).
c. You can install the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service on any system in the workgroup.
d. The media network client software you install depends on your Avid Unity environment.

n After installing the latest version of Interplay Transfer, if you decide to reinstall an older
version, make sure you uninstall the latest version before reinstalling the older version.
When uninstalling the latest version, you should use the Add or Remove program in the
Control Panel and restart your computer after the uninstall is complete.

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Understanding the Workgroup Environment Software

In a workgroup environment, after your hardware is properly set up, perform the following
software installation procedures on the Interplay Transfer server:
• Install the Interplay Framework for Client software. See the Avid Interplay Software
Installation and Configuration Guide.
• Install the Avid Interplay Access software. See the Avid Interplay Software Installation
and Configuration Guide.
• Install the Interplay Transfer Engine software. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer
Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 29.

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

• Install the Interplay Transfer Client software on the Avid editing systems. See
“Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software” on page 33.
• (Option) Install the Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status application on a
standalone system. See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status
Tool” on page 35.
• (Option) Install the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service software on any system. See
“Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer Service” on page 34.

Understanding the Standalone Transfer Environment Software

In a standalone transfer environment, workstation-to-workstation transfers in an
environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine software
and the Interplay Transfer client software on each client. For installation procedures, see
“Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 36.

n In a standalone transfer environment, media files are tracked using Persistent Media Record
(PMR) files. The Avid Interplay Media Indexer is not used to manage the media files.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a

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

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

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

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine Software

In a workgroup environment you need to install the Interplay Transfer Engine on the
Interplay Transfer server system. This software also installs the Avid Interplay Transfer
Engine Configuration software, which lets you set up the particular configuration for your
Interplay Transfer server. For descriptions of the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration options, see “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration Settings” on page 40.

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

To install the Interplay Transfer Engine software:

1. Before you install the Interplay Transfer Engine, you need to connect the Interplay
Transfer USB application key (also called a dongle). See the Avid Interplay Software
Installation and Configuration Guide.
2. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click the [Link] installer.
3. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Transfer Server.
The Install Avid Interplay Transfer Engine page opens.

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4. Make sure the following components are installed on the Interplay Transfer server:
- Avid Interplay Framework for Client
- Avid Interplay Access
For installation procedures, see the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
5. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Server.
6. In the Welcome window, click Next.
7. Click the applicable country, and click Next.
8. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
9. In the “Choose the installation type that best suits your needs” dialog box, select one of
the following:
- Avid Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemented FTP Services – if your
workgroup configuration includes supported ingest or playback FTP devices, such
as Sony® e-VTR or Thunder® production server.

n In a Standalone AirSpeed workflow, do not select the Avid Interplay Transfer Server with
Supplemented FTP Services option. This option will cause transfers to fail as the Interplay
Transfer tries to use an FTP profile instead of the correct AirSpeed DHM to handle the
transfer.

- Avid Interplay Transfer Server – to install the standard Avid Interplay Transfer
Engine.

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10. Click Next.

11. Click Next to accept the location for the application.
12. The installer verifies that Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is installed on the system.
- If the installer finds Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 on the system, then the
Interplay Transfer installation continues.
- If Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is not found, a license agreement appears. Click
Yes to accept the license agreement. The Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 begins to
install.

n If you do not accept the license agreement, the Interplay Transfer Engine installation ends
without completing.

13. A message appears, asking if you want to open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool now or later.
t Click Yes to open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.

n To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool after the Interplay Transfer
installation is complete, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid >
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

14. Set the appropriate options in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.
See “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on
page 40.
15. After you complete the configuration of the server, click Save.
16. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.”
17. Click Finish.

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Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software

You must install the Interplay Transfer client software on each client in the workgroup that
plans on transferring Avid assets to another workgroup or playback device. However, Avid
Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist have their own Interplay Transfer software so you don’t
need to install the Interplay Transfer client software on them.

n When installing AirSpeed as an Interplay Transfer client, use the Interplay Transfer client
software provided with this release. Do not install the older version available from the
AirSpeed I/O application CD-ROM.

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

n On the Avid editing system, when adding an AirSpeed Studio to the list of transfer engines,
you must add the AirSpeed members of the Studio before you add the AirSpeed Studio. Make
sure the AirSpeed Studio appears at the bottom of the list in the Transfer Settings dialog box.

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

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Transfer application CD-ROM and double-click the
[Link] file.
2. Click Clients on the Main Menu page.
The Install Client Support page opens.
3. Click Avid Editor Support.
The Install Avid Editor Support page opens.
4. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Client.
5. In the Welcome window, click Next.
6. Click the applicable country, and click Next.
7. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.

n If you do not accept the license agreement, the Interplay Transfer client installation ends
without completing.

The Select the Installation dialog box opens.

8. At the Select the Installation dialog box, select “Avid Interplay Transfer Client on Avid
editing system, and click Next.
9. Click Next to accept the location for the application.

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10. The installer verifies that Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is installed on the system.
- If the installer finds Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 on the system, the Interplay
Transfer installation continues.
- If Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is not found, follow the instructions to install it.
11. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.”
12. Click Finish.
13. Repeat the installation for each client.

For documentation on configuring the Avid editing system for transfers, see “Configuring
the Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 62.

Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software

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

The following sections provide procedures for installing these software products:
• Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer Service
• Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool
• Installing the Transfer Cache Engine

Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer Service

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

To install the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click the [Link] installer.
2. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Engine.
The Install Avid Interplay Engine page opens.
3. Click Avid Interplay Auto Archive, Auto Transcode, and Auto Transfer.

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4. Follow the installation instructions.

n AutoTransfer service is included with the Avid Interplay Auto Archive installation.

The Avid Interplay AutoTransfer service automatically runs in the background.

For information about configuration settings for the AutoTransfer service, see “Configuring
the AutoTransfer Service” on page 84.

For information on automatically transferring assets, see “Automatically Transferring Assets

to Another Workgroup” on page 95.

Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status Tool

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

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

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click the [Link] installer.
2. Click Individual Optional Installers on the Main Menu page.
The Install Optional page opens.
3. Click Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status.
4. Follow the installation instructions.

For procedures on configuring the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool, see
“Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status” on page 58.

Installing the Transfer Cache Engine

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

To install the Transfer Cache Engine:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Installer DVD and double-click the [Link] installer.
2. Click Servers on the Main Menu page, and then click Avid Interplay Transfer Server.
The Install Avid Interplay Transfer Engine page opens.
3. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Cache.

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4. Follow the installation instructions.

The Avid Interplay Transfer Cache engine automatically runs in the background. For
procedures on monitor transfers, see “Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For
Transfers” on page 49.

n The Transfer Status window retrieves transaction status from the cache engine instead of the
Interplay Transfer Engine.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a

Standalone Environment
If you are installing Interplay Transfer for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an
environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine software
and Interplay Transfer client software on each client.
The Interplay Transfer Engine software also installs the Interplay Transfer configuration
software, which lets you set up the particular configuration for your workstation transfers.

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

For procedures on installing the Interplay Transfer standalone software:

• Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing System
• Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine on a Standalone Editing

System
To install the Interplay Transfer Engine on an Avid editing system:
1. Insert the Avid Interplay Transfer application DVD and double-click the
[Link] file.
The Main Menu page opens.

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2. Click ReadMe to open the ReadMe file.

Read the ReadMe file for important information about the Interplay Transfer, then
return to the installation frontend window.
3. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Engine.
4. In the Welcome window, click Next.
5. Click the applicable country, and click Next.
6. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.

n If you do not accept the license agreement, the Interplay Transfer Engine installation ends
without completing.

7. In the “Choose the installation type that best suits your needs” dialog box, select one of
the following:
- Avid Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemented FTP Services – if your
configuration includes supported ingest or playback FTP devices, such as Sony
e-VTR or Thunder server.
- Avid Interplay Transfer Server – to install the standard Interplay Transfer Server
software.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Next to accept the location for the application.

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10. The installer verifies that Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is installed on the system.
- If the installer finds Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 on the system, then the
Interplay Transfer installation continues.
- If Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 is not found, follow the instructions to install it.

n If you do not accept the license agreement, the Interplay Transfer Engine installation ends
without completing.

11. A message appears, asking if you want to open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool now or later.
t Click Yes to open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.

n To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool after the Interplay Transfer
installation is complete, click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid >
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

12. Set the appropriate options in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool.
See “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on
page 40.
13. Click Save.
14. Click OK in the message box that indicates changes made to the Interplay Transfer
configuration will not take effect until the Avid editing system is restarted.
15. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.”
16. Click Finish.

Installing the Interplay Transfer Client Software in a

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

To install Interplay Transfer client software in a standalone environment:

1. Insert the Avid Interplay Transfer application DVD and double-click the
[Link] file.
The Main Menu page opens.
2. Click Avid Interplay Transfer Client.
3. Follow the installation instructions.

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Interplay Transfer Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the Interplay Transfer system and Interplay Transfer
clients after you install the software. This chapter describes both an Avid Unity environment
and a standalone Transfer configuration. The Interplay Transfer server is an Avid Unity
client in the Avid Unity environment.
• Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings
• Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets
• Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers
• Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup to Workgroup Transfers
• Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status
• Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment
• Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers
• Configuring Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats
• Configuration for Playing Back to Sony XDCAM SD Device
• Adding a Thunder Production Server
• Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices
• Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog
• Configuring a Playback Device Catalog
• Configuring the AutoTransfer Service
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Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine

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

To open the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box:

t In a workgroup environment, from the Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button,
and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
t In a standalone environment, from an Avid editing system, click the Start button, and
select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box

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

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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings

Option Description

Workgroup Settings

Interplay enable In a workgroup environment, select this option to enable the Avid Interplay
Engine. When this option is selected the Standalone settings are ignored.

Interplay Engine hostname In a workgroup environment, type the computer name for the Avid Interplay
Server associated with the workgroup this Interplay Transfer is attached to.

User name and Password In a workgroup environment, type the user name and password that the Interplay
Transfer should use to connect to the Avid Interplay Server. This user account
must already exist on the Avid Interplay Engine. Currently, you must type the
User name as TransferManager and the password as avid.

Accept incoming workgroup In a workgroup environment, select this option if you want to accept incoming
transfers without Interplay workgroup transfers even if the Interplay Transfer is not logged in to Avid
login Interplay Engine.

No-login workspace for In a workgroup environment type the name of the Avid Unity workspace where
incoming transfers you want the incoming transfers to be sent. This workspace must already exist
and you must have access to it. If you are performing captures, you must set this
to an Avid Unity workspace.

Standalone Settings
n The Standalone settings are ignored when the Interplay enable option is
set in the Workgroup Settings area.

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

OMF In a standalone environment, select either OMF or AAF depending on for the
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Option Description

Directory for incoming In a standalone environment, type the name of the directory where you want
transfers Interplay Transfer to place the incoming transfers. This directory must be a valid
media files directory. Click Browse to locate a valid directory.
The default directories are:
In OMF mode - OMFI MediaFiles
In AAF mode - Avid MediaFiles\MXF\1

n For better performance when media files grow beyond 10,000 files in the
primary directory \1, you need to change the Directory for incoming
transfers to Avid MediaFiles\MXF\2.

System Settings

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

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

Configure FTP Parameters If during the install process, you selected “Interplay Transfer Server with
Supplement FTP Services” in the “Choose the installation type that best suits
your needs” dialog box, you need to configure the FTP parameters. See
“Configuring an FTP Server, FTP Playback, and FTP Ingest Devices” on
page 67. All entries must match the device’s setup.

Workgroups

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

Incoming workgroup transfers In a workgroup environment, select this option to enable transfers from another
enabled workgroup.
In a standalone environment, select this option to enable transfers from
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Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings (Continued)

Option Description

Max. simultaneous workgroup Displays the maximum number of simultaneous outgoing workgroup transfers.
transfers Avid recommends 1.

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

Delete temporary composition This option is used for diagnostic reasons. Select this option during normal use.
files after transfer Avid Customer Support might ask you to deselect this option when
troubleshooting problems.

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

n This setting is ignored when performing workgroup transfers from within

Avid Interplay Access. The available destination workgroups are set using
the “Configure Remote Workgroups” site setting in the Avid Interplay
Administrator.
Do the following:
1. Click Add.
2. In the Workgroup Name text box, type a nickname for the remote
workgroup. This name can be any name you decide to use for the remote
workgroup. The name you enter for the workgroup appears in the Transfer
menu on the Avid editing application.
3. In the Maps to Server Name text box, type the computer name of the
Interplay Transfer server of the remote workgroup.

Playback

Playback transfers enabled Enables play back transfers. Select this option if your workgroup includes a
playback device such as an Avid AirSPACE. The recommended maximum
number of simultaneous transfers is 2.
For an Avid editing system, such as a NewsCutter XP system in a LANshare
environment, the recommended maximum number of play back transfers is 1.

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Option Description

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

n You do not need to list AirSpeeds here, because AirSpeeds have their own
Interplay Transfer software and configuration settings.
For the following devices, do the following:
• For an Avid AirSPACE playback device, type the name of the Interplay
Transfer server and the name of the playback device. For example, type
TMserver1/Airspace1.
• For Grass Valley Group Profile® systems, type the computer name of the
playback device.
• For Generic FTP playback devices, see “Configuring a Generic FTP
Playback Device into a Workgroup” on page 70.
(Option) In a workgroup environment, when adding a playback device you can
associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the playback device, select
Enter Playback Catalog Name and type a name for the playback catalog. See
“Configuring a Playback Device Catalog” on page 83.

Ingest

Ingest transfers enabled Enables ingest transfers. Select this option if your workgroup includes an ingest
device. The recommended maximum number of simultaneous ingest
transfers is 2.
For a NewsCutter XP system in a LANshare environment, the recommended
maximum number of ingest transfers is 1.
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Option Description

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

n You do not need to list AirSpeed devices here, because AirSpeed devices
have their own Interplay Transfer software and configuration settings.
For the following devices, do the following:
• For an Avid AirSPACE ingest device, make sure the name you type for the
ingest device matches exactly the name of the ingest device in the AirSPACE
Mission Control server list.
• For a Generic FTP ingest device, see “Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest
Device into a Workgroup” on page 71.
• For adding a FTP ingest device, type the name associated with the ingest
device. See “Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration” on page 79.
• (Option) In a workgroup environment, select Enable Auto Scavenge if your
workgroup includes an Avid Media Browse system and Avid Interplay
Media Services and ProEncode, and you want to create a low-resolution
copy of ingested clips on the Media Browse system. During ingest,
high-resolution files are created on the Avid Unity. In the text box, type the
name of the scavenge process created on the Media Browse. See the Media
Browse documentation.
• (Option) In a workgroup environment, when adding an ingest device you can
associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the ingest device. Select
Enter Ingest Catalog Name and type a name for the ingest catalog. See
“Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog” on page 82.

Dynamically Extensible
Transfers (DET)

Max. DET push transfers Sets the maximum number of simultaneous DET push transfers; Avid
recommends 4.

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

Total Transfers Sets the maximum number of simultaneous transfers.

(All Types)
In a workgroup environment, this number should be the number of playback
devices, plus 2 times the number of ingest devices, plus the number of
workgroups.
In a standalone environment, this number should be at least the total of the
simultaneous play back transfers plus 2 times the ingest transfers.
For a NewsCutter XP system in a LANshare environment, the recommended
maximum number of simultaneous transfers is 2.

n The higher the number of simultaneous transfers, the more the impact
on performance.

Playlist Information

Use Newsroom rundowns to Enables the Interplay Transfer Newsroom rundown scheduling feature. See
schedule transfers “Working with Rundowns” on page 99.

Newsroom Server Type the computer name of the Newsroom Server.

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

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

Schedule File Name Type the file name of the schedule file that Interplay Transfer should use to
determine which rundown to use at which time. See “Working with Rundowns”
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Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets

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

When setting up a workgroup transfer preset the available choices depend on the type of
remote workgroup transfer. For example:
• If the remote workgroup is an Avid MediaManager, you might be able to select a
workspace but cannot select a destination folder.
• If the transfer is a standalone Transfer Engine, you cannot select a workspace or a
destination folder.

To configure a transfer preset:

1. Click Start and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access Utilities > Avid
Interplay Administrator.
The Avid Interplay Server Login dialog box opens.
2. Select an Avid Interplay Server, type a username, and password.
3. Click Connect.
The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.
4. In the Site Settings area, click Workgroup Transfer Presets.
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Presets list Name text box

5. Click Add below the Presets list.

Untitled displays in the Name text box.
6. Type a name for the preset in the Name text box.
7. Select the remote workgroup server from the Remote Workgroup menu.

n The remote workgroup servers available from the Remote Workgroup menu are defined in
the Configure Remote Workgroups view of the Avid Interplay Administrator. For information
on adding a remote workgroup to the Remote Workgroup menu, see “Configuring a Remote
Workgroup for Workgroup to Workgroup Transfers” on page 56.

8. (Option) Select Workspace and select a destination workspace for the media files from
the Workspace menu.
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9. (Option) Select Destination and select a destination folder in the remote workgroup
database for the metadata.
If you do not select a folder, the default destination folder is used.
10. (Option) Select Enabled, if you want this preset to display in the Send to Workgroup
dialog box.
11. Click Apply to save your changes.

Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For

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

The Interplay Transfer Settings let you:

• Select a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring various Interplay transfers. You can
choose which Interplay Transfer engines and Interplay Transfer enabled devices are
monitored by a Transfer Cache engine. See “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for
Monitoring Transfers” on page 51.
• Add an AirSpeed Studio that simultaneously distributes a Send to Playback request to
multiple AirSpeeds. See “Adding a Studio” on page 54.
• Configure a Studio to allow Send to Playback requests to individual AirSpeeds in the
Studio.
• List the transfer devices in the various Send to menus.
• Set the length of time between refreshing the Transfer Status view. See “Setting the
Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window” on page 56.

Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings View

The Interplay Transfer Settings are available from the Avid Interplay Administrator.

To open the Interplay Transfer Settings View:

1. Click Start and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access Utilities > Avid
Interplay Administrator.
The Avid Interplay Engine Login dialog box opens.
2. Select an Avid Interplay Server, type a username, and type a password.
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3. Click Connect.
The Avid Interplay Administrator opens.
4. In the Site Settings area, click Interplay Transfer Settings.
The Interplay Transfer Settings view opens.

List of Transfer Engines

List of
Transfer
Cache
Engines

n The Transfer Cache engine listed in the Cache Hostname text box monitors all items listed in
the Transfer Engines list. The Interplay Transfer Status view displays all Transfer Engines
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n The Interplay Transfer Engines listed in the Interplay Transfer Engines list might appear in
the various Send To commands, such as Send to Playback. The settings you choose
determines which Interplay Transfer Engines appear in which command list.

Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers

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

When monitoring transfers, you might want to select a Transfer Cache engine on a separate
server to improve transfer performance. Monitoring transfers can be resource intensive for a
Transfer Cache engine and might impact transfer performance. Depending on the activity of
your workgroup, the following actions can impact transfer performance:
• Performing a large number of transfers with the Interplay Transfer Engine
• Transferring a large amount of data with the Interplay Transfer Engine
• Monitoring several Interplay Transfer Engines through the Transfer Cache engine
• Monitoring several Interplay Transfer enabled devices
• Connecting several status clients to the Transfer Cache engine

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

A Transfer Cache engine installs automatically when you install the Interplay Transfer
Engine. The Transfer Cache engine starts on the server when you start the Microsoft
Windows operating system. Therefore, starting the Interplay Transfer Engine is not required
to use the Transfer Cache engine. You can also install a Transfer Cache engine without
installing the Interplay Transfer engine. For installation procedures, see “Installing the
Transfer Cache Engine” on page 35.

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

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To establish a Transfer Cache Engine for monitoring transfers:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings
View” on page 49.
2. Below the Cache Engines list, click Add to add a new Transfer Cache engine to the list.
3. Change the default Transfer Cache engine name by doing the following:
a. In the Cache Hostname text box, type the hostname of the server you want to use for
monitoring transfers.
b. Press Enter.
The default cache name is replaced with the hostname you typed in the Cache
Hostname text box.
4. Create a list of the Interplay Transfer Engines and Studios that you want to monitor
through the Transfer Cache engine.
t To add Interplay Transfer Engines, see “Adding Interplay Transfer Engines” on
page 53.
t To add a Studio, see “Adding a Studio” on page 54.

n If the Transfer Cache engine is located on an Interplay Transfer server, you must add the
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Adding Interplay Transfer Engines

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

Transfer
Engines list

You can add Interplay Transfer Engines, AirSpeed devices, or other Interplay Transfer-
enabled devices using the following procedure. For a procedure to add a Studio to the list,
see “Adding a Studio” on page 54.

To add an Interplay Transfer Engine or Interplay Transfer enabled device to the

Transfer Engines list:
1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings
View” on page 49.
2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers. See “Selecting a Transfer
Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 51.
3. In the Transfer Engines area of the Interplay Transfer Settings view, click Add.
A default name displays in the Transfer Engines list.
4. In the Transfer Engine Details area, from the Type menu, select Transfer Engine or
AirSpeed.
5. In the Hostname text box, change the default name by typing the hostname of the
Interplay Transfer server or Interplay Transfer enabled device that you want to add.
6. Press Enter.
In the Transfer Engines list, the default name is replaced with the hostname you typed in
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7. From the Workgroup Transfers menu, select the type of workgroup transfers allowed by
this server or device:
t For an Interplay Transfer Engine, select either Send Only, Receive Only, Send and
Receive, or No.

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

t For an Interplay Transfer-enabled device, such as an AirSpeed, select No.

Workgroup transfers are not allowed by these devices.
8. (Option) If you want an Interplay Transfer Engine to be the primary Interplay Transfer
Engine used by the Avid editing systems, then select “Primary Transfer Engine for
Editors.”

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

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

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

To add a Studio to the Transfer Engines list:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings
View” on page 49.
2. Establish a Transfer Cache engine for monitoring transfers. See “Selecting a Transfer
Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on page 51.
3. In the Transfer Engines area of the Interplay Transfer Settings view, click Add.
A default name displays in the Transfer Engines list.

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4. In the Transfer Engine Details area, from the Type menu, select Studio.
The default name is appended with [1] indicating it is a Studio.
A Studio is identified using the following naming convention: studioname[N]
In this example, studioname is the Host Name assigned in the AirSpeed application, and
N represents the number of members in the Studio.
For more information about naming and configuring the AirSpeed and Studio, see the
AirSpeed documentation.
5. In the Studio Name text box, change the default name by typing the hostname of the
Studio.
6. Click the Transfer Engines list.
The default name is replaced with the hostname you typed in the Studio Name text box.
7. In the Studio Host Count menu, select the number of members in the Studio.
The maximum number of Studio members is 5.
8. Press Enter.
The number you selected is appended to the Studio name. For example, if you select 3,
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9. (Option) If you want each Studio member to display in the Send to Playback menu,
select “Show individual studio hosts in the Send To Playback choices.”
10. Click Apply when you finish adding all the Studios to the Transfer Engines list.

Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window

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

n This setting does not impact how frequently the Transfer Cache engine polls the Avid
Interplay Engine.

To set the Interplay Transfer Status view refresh time:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Settings view. See “Opening the Interplay Transfer Settings
View” on page 49.
2. In the Refresh Interval (ms) text box, type the amount of time you want between
refreshes of the status view. The unit is millisecond (ms).
3. Click Apply.

Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup

to Workgroup Transfers
When a workflow requires searching across remote workgroups or performing
workgroup-to-workgroup transfers, an administrator must set up the local Workgroup to
allow access to the remote workgroups. The administrator of the remote Workgroup also
needs to add the user name and password of the local Workgroup to allow login.

After access to the remote workgroup is set, you can select from a list of accessible remote
workgroups when performing a search across remote workgroups or performing transfers to
a remote workgroup. For example, after adding remote workgroups they appear in the Server
list of the Workgroup Transfer Presets view and in the Send To Workgroup dialog box.

n A maximum of 10 hostnames can be configured between Workgroup Servers and Nearchive

servers. For example, you can search five remote Workgroups and five Nearchive servers for
a total of 10.

To set up access to multiple workgroups:

1. Make sure the remote Workgroup contains the user name and password of the local
Workgroup.
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3. In the Configure Remote Workgroups view, select a database from the Available
Databases list.

List of accessible remote workgroup servers and

Available database list
transfer servers

Settings for adding remote

Workgroup servers and
TransferManager servers

4. In the New server pane, add information about the remote workgroup that you want to
access.
a. Select the Host Type:
- Interplay Server/Remote Search—to add access to a remote Interplay
workgroup
- TransferManager—to add access to a Workgroup 4 TransferManager
- MediaManager—to add access to a Workgroup 4 workgroup or Avid Nearchive
system
- Interplay Server / 3d Party Search—to add access for a third-party plug-in. The
plug-in needs to be properly installed before you can configure it. See “Using
Third-Party Search Plug-ins” in the Avid Interplay Access User’s Guide.
b. Type information for the remote workgroup. The fields vary, depending on the Host
Type you selected. For the Server, you can type the remote workgroup’s IP address
instead of the host name. The Nickname must be less than 255 characters.
c. Click Add.
The Server name and other information about the remote workgroup appears in the
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To remove a remote workgroup from the accessible list:

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

Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor

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

n For installation procedures, see “Installing the Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status
Tool” on page 35.

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

To configure a standalone system for monitoring transfers:

1. Click Start and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status.
The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool opens.
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3. Click Configure Workgroups.

The Configure Workgroups dialog box opens.

Workgroups
list

Add a
Workgroup

4. To add a workgroup you want to monitor, do the following:

a. Click + below the Workgroups list.
b. Change the default workgroup name by typing the name of the workgroup you want
to monitor in the Workgroup Name text box.
c. Press Enter.
The default name is replaced with the workgroup name you typed.

n The workgroups displayed in the Workgroups list appear in the Workgroup menu on the
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5. Set the various settings to select a cache host and add Interplay Transfer Engines and
Interplay Transfer enabled devices to the monitoring list. These settings are similar to
the settings in the Interplay Transfer Settings view, except that the Primary Transfer
Engine and the Refresh Interval options are not available. For procedures that explain
these settings, see “Selecting a Transfer Cache Engine for Monitoring Transfers” on
page 51.
6. Click Save.

Monitoring Transfer Status from a Standalone System

To monitor transfers from a standalone system:
1. Click Start and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status.
The Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool opens.
2. Click the Transfer tab.
3. From the Workgroup menu, select the workgroup you want to monitor.

Workgroup menu

4. Click Connect.
The status view opens.

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For descriptions of the status components, see “Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status
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Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone

Environment
When you are installing Interplay Transfer for workstation-to-workstation transfers in an
environment other than Avid Unity, you must install the Interplay Transfer Engine and
Interplay Transfer client software on each client. For information on installing the Interplay
Transfer software in standalone environments, see “Installing the Interplay Transfer
Software in a Standalone Environment” on page 36.

n The Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist products are available only in a workgroup
environment, therefore, you cannot add them in a standalone environment. These products
have their own Interplay transfer software.

The Interplay Transfer Engine software installs the Interplay Transfer Engine configuration
software that lets you set up the particular configuration for transfers from your Avid editing
system. For descriptions of the various settings on the Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration window, see “Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration Settings” on page 40.

Configuring the Avid Editing Application for

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

For procedures on configuring the Avid editing application for transfers, see the following
topics:
• Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application
• Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations

Setting Transfer Settings in the Avid Editing Application

To activate Interplay Transfer each time you start your Avid editing application and to
have the application notify you of incoming transfers:
1. In the Avid editing application, click the Settings tab in the Project window.
2. Double-click Transfer in the Settings list.
The Transfer Settings dialog box opens.

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3. Click the Settings tab.

4. In the Standalone/Incoming Requests area, do one of the following:

t Select “Refuse All Requests,” if you do not want to receive files from another
workgroup.
t Select “User Dialog To Accept/Refuse,” and one of the following methods for
accepting transfers:
Wait for User Action (No Timeout) — You receive a message request for a transfer.
You must click OK for the transfer to occur.
Accept After Timeout — The system automatically accepts the file after the
timeout.
Refuse After Timeout — The system does not accept the file after the timeout.
In the Timeout (seconds) text box, type the amount of time you want to set for the
timeout.
5. In the Status Window area, do the following:
a. In the text box, type the number of seconds you want the status window to update.
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6. (Option) In a workgroup environment, if you want mixed-resolution items highlighted

in the bin, select “Highlight mixed-resolution items” in the Send to Playback area.
If a sequence contains DV 25 and DV 50 media within the same sequence, that sequence
is highlighted in red in the bin. Interplay Transfer cannot send sequences that contain
both DV 25 and DV 50 media to playback. This feature allows you to easily identify
those sequences.
7. In the Output Audio Mix area, select the type of audio output you want.
- Direct channel output - Send to Playback transfers audio tracks without performing
a mixdown.
- Stereo output - Send to Playback mixes all of the tracks to a stereo pair, using pan
controls to split the tracks. The sequence is copied before the mixdown is edited in,
and the suffix .transfer is added to the name (same as in the direct output option).
8. Click OK.

Allowing Transfers to Other Workgroups and Workstations

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

To allow transfers to other workgroups and workstations:

1. In the Avid editing application, click the Settings tab in the Project window.
2. Double-click Transfer in the Settings list.
The Transfer Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the [Link] tab.

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4. Do one of the following:

t In a workgroup environment, type the Interplay Transfer server computer name in
the Server text box, and type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup text
box. This can be any name you give your workgroup.
t In a standalone environment, type the computer name of the local system (this
computer) in the Server text box, and in the Workgroup text box, type the name you
want to see in the Transfer menu.
5. In the Other Workgroups area, click Add.
The Add Workgroup To List dialog box opens.

6. Do one of the following:

t In a workgroup environment, type the name of the other Interplay Transfer server in
the Server text box, and type the name of the your workgroup in the Workgroup text
box.
t In a standalone environment, in the Server text box, type the computer name of
other workstation, and in the Workgroup text box, type the name you want to see in
the Transfer menu.
7. Click OK.
The name you typed displays in the Other Workgroups list.

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

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Configuring Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM

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

Depending on the type of FTP server you are configuring, you might need to perform some
specific procedures:
• Thunder production server, see “Adding a Thunder Production Server” on page 78

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

• Select “Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemental FTP Services” as the installation
type when installing the Interplay Transfer Engine application. See “Installing the
Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 29.

n After the installation, you can verify the FTP DHM is installed by using the Dongle Dumper.
To open the Dongle Dumper, navigate to C:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities\Dongle Dumper.

• Configure the FTP parameters for the FTP server. See “Configuring an FTP Server
Profile” on page 67.
• Configure an FTP playback device using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration dialog box. See “Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a
Workgroup” on page 70.
• Configure an FTP ingest device using the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration
dialog box. See “Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup” on
page 71.
• Create an FTP directory profile. See “Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on
Interplay Transfer Client” on page 72.

For FTP transfer procedures, see “Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers” on
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Configuring an FTP Server, FTP Playback, and FTP Ingest Devices

The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box provides areas for configuring
an FTP server, FTP playback, and FTP ingest devices.

For information about adding specific servers:

• Thunder MX production server, see “Adding a Thunder Production Server” on page 78

Configuring an FTP Server Profile

When adding an FTP server to your workgroup environment, you need to create an FTP
server profile for the server’s FTP parameters.

n After you create a profile of the FTP parameters for the FTP server, you cannot edit the
Profile Name, Default Directory, or FTP Mode settings. If you need to change these settings,
you will need to create a new profile for the FTP server.

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

1. On your Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button, and select All Programs >
Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.
2. Click the Configure FTP Parameters button.
The Configure FTP dialog box opens.

n If the Configure FTP Parameters button is not available, then “Interplay Transfer Engine
with Supplemental FTP Services” was not selected as the installation type when the
Interplay Transfer Engine application was installed. You’ll need to reinstall the Avid
Interplay Transfer Engine software.

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

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4. Enter the following setup information for the FTP server you are configuring:

FTP Server configuration

Setting Description

Profile Name Type a name of this profile.

n The name you assign to the profile appears in the

FTP Media Browser application and Send to Playback list.

Server Name Type the name of the FTP server.

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

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

Server Type Select the type of server in the workgroup:

GENERIC_FTP_PROFILE, MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE,
OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE, D10_PROFILE,
SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE.

Playback Format Not used - for a future release of Interplay Transfer.

Preserve Closed Caption Data Not used - for a future release of Interplay Transfer.

FTP Connection Information

Default Directory Displays the directory on the FTP server where data is sent to or
retrieved from. Type a period (.) in the field to point to the home
directory of the user that is configured on the FTP server.

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as active.

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

5. Click OK.
6. On the Configure FTP dialog box, type the port number in the Generic FTP Port text
box. Avid recommends using 6534.
7. Click Done.

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Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup

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

To add a generic FTP playback device into a workgroup:

1. On your Interplay Transfer Engine, click the Start button, and select All Programs >
Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.
2. In the Playback area, click Add.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Type the name associated with the Generic FTP playback device on the network, for
example: bdctm1:6534/anything, where
- bdctm1 is the Interplay Transfer server name
- 6534 is the Generic FTP port address for the playback device

n The port number used for the playback device must match the Generic FTP Port number on
the Configure FTP dialog box. See “Configuring an FTP Server Profile” on page 67.

- anything is the FTP profile name that contains the information required to connect
to a particular directory on a FTP server. See “Creating and Editing FTP Directory
Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client” on page 72.
4. (Option) You can assign a playback catalog for transfers; see “Configuring a Playback
Device Catalog” on page 83.
5. Click OK.
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Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup

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

To add a Generic FTP ingest device into a workgroup:

1. On your Interplay Transfer Engine, click the Start button, and then select All Programs
> Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration dialog box opens.
2. In the Ingest area, click Add.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Type the name of the FTP profile that contains the information required to connect to a
particular directory on a FTP server. See “Configuring an FTP Server Profile” on
page 67.

n When adding an ingest device, you do not need to type the host name of the Interplay
Transfer server or the port address of the ingest device. The FTP profile provides this
information.

4. Click OK.
5. Click Save.

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Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer

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

To create and edit FTP directory profiles:

1. From the Avid editing system, click the Start button, and then select All Programs >
Avid > Utilities > Avid FTP Media Browser.
The Avid - FTP Media Browser application opens.
Profile menu

2. Right-click the Profile menu and click Open Profile Window.

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The FTP Source Window opens, providing a list of FTP directory profiles.

3. Do one of the following:

t Click Add to add a new profile.
t Select a Profile Name and click Edit to edit an existing profile.
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4. Type the following configuration information for the FTP server:

n Your entries must match the FTP server’s network settings.

Ftp Directory Profile Window Settings

Setting Description

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

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

FTP Host Name Type the FTP server’s network name. This FTP host name must match the
server name assigned during the configuration of the FTP parameter. See
“Configuring an FTP Server Profile” on page 67.

User Name Type your user name.

Password Type the FTP server’s password.

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

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

MEDIA_STREAM_PROFILE, OMNEON_SERVER_PROFILE.

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as Passive or Active.

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

Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures

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

n For procedures on performing direct captures, see “Workflow: Capturing Clips From an
FTP Server” on page 105 and “Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” on page 110.

To configure an Interplay Transfer client for directly capturing media:

1. Click Configure TM Client on the FTPClipList dialog box or Avid - FTP Media
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The TransferManager Client Configuration dialog box opens.

2. In the Workgroup Name text box, type the name of your workgroup. This name can be
any name you have given your entire workgroup.
3. In the Host Name text box, type the computer name of the Interplay Transfer Engine.
4. (Option) If you have more than one Interplay Transfer Engine in your workgroup, you
can enter them in this dialog box.
a. Click Add and type the computer name of the other Interplay Transfer Engine.
b. Click OK.
5. Click Save.
6. Click OK in the Restart Information dialog box.
7. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click Finish.

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Configuration for Playing Back to Sony XDCAM SD

Device
The generic configuration procedures for play back to all supported devices are described in
the “Configuring Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on page 66.
When you configure an XDCAM SD device some settings in the procedures require specific
information. The following sections provide information about the specific XDCAM SD
settings.

n When setting up an XDCAM device for FTP write back (Send to Playback), set the XDCAM
device to 16x8 mode (16 bit / 8 channel). The 24x4 mode (24 bit / 4 channels) is not
supported for FTP write back.

For procedures on how to transfer files to an XDCAM SD device, see “Workflow: Play Back
to an FTP Server” on page 108.

Creating an FTP Server Profile for an XDCAM SD Device

For procedures on creating an FTP Server Profile, see “Configuring an FTP Server Profile”
on page 67. When adding a profile for XDCAM SD set the options in the FTP Server dialog
box as follows:

FTP Server dialog box

Settings Description

Profile Name Type a name for the profile

n The name you assign to the profile appears in the FTP Media
Browser and Send to Playback list.

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

Username admin

n You must use this username.

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

Server Type Select SONY_XDCAM_PROFILE.

Playback Format Not used - for a future release of Interplay Transfer.

Preserve Closed Caption Not used - for a future release of Interplay Transfer
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FTP Server dialog box (Continued)

Settings Description

FTP Connection Information

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

FTP Mode Displays the FTP mode as active.

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

Setting the Port Used for the XDCAM SD Device

Configure FTP dialog box

Setting Description

Playback Server area

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

Setting Avid Editing Application for Playback to XDCAM SD Device

Transfer Settings in Avid Editing Application

Setting Description

Output Audio Mix Select Direct channel output - This option lets Send to Playback transfer
audio tracks without performing a mixdown.

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

audio tracks.

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Adding a Thunder Production Server

To configure the Interplay Transfer Engine to add a Thunder production server, follow the
procedures for configuring a Generic FTP device. For the procedures, see “Configuring
Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on page 66.

In addition to these configuration procedures, the Thunder server needs an ImportWatcher

folder to hold the files during transfers from the Avid editing system. After the transfers are
complete the files are moved from the ImportWatcher folder to the Clip folder in the
Thunder server’s database. The files in the Clip folder are used during a transfer from the
Thunder server to the Avid editing system.

n To transfer files to or from a Thunder server, the Interplay Transfer Engine requires the
“Avid Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemental FTP Services” option during
installation.

Before you can transfer files, the Thunder server requires the following setup. For
procedures, see the Thunder documentation:
• Verify the Thunder server has at least one database.
• Verify the Thunder server and all Avid editing systems have the same timecode settings
(Drop Frame or non-Drop Frame) and video standard (NTSC or PAL).
• Setup and enable the ImportWatcher folder.
• Install and configure the third-party FTP server software to create a Send user and a
Retrieve user that match the users set up on the Avid editing system.
For procedures on how to transfer files to and from a Thunder server, see “Transferring To
and From Generic FTP Servers” on page 103.

Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices

TM-DHM is Avid’s API to integrate with third-party video server vendors. Avid has written
its own integration to the DHM API for the Sony e-VTR and XDCAM deck devices. The
integration supports MXF files by rewrapping them in AAF (MXF workgroup) as they are
brought into Avid Unity shared storage through the Interplay Transfer Engine. You need to
configure the FTP deck device before you can capture media from it. For procedures on how
to capture clips, see “Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices” on page 109.

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The following configuration and setup steps are required to integrate a FTP device into a
workgroup:
1. Select “Interplay Transfer Server with Supplemental FTP Services” as the installation
type when installing the Interplay Transfer Engine application. See “Installing the
Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 29.
2. Add the ingest device to the Interplay Transfer configuration. See “Adding FTP Ingest
Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration” on page 79.
3. Set up the device connection from the Avid editing system. For the connection setup
procedure, see “Setting the Ingest Device Connection” on page 80.
4. Capture the clips from a FTP device. See “Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices”
on page 109.

Adding FTP Ingest Devices into an Interplay Transfer Engine

Configuration
When configuring an FTP ingest device into your workgroup environment, you need to add
the device to the Interplay Transfer Engine configuration.

To add an FTP ingest device to your Interplay Transfer Engine configuration:

1. On the Interplay Transfer Engine, click the Start button, and then select All Programs >
Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window opens.
2. In the Ingest area, click Add.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Type the name associated with the ingest device on the network, for example evtr_wu.
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5. (Option) Add an ingest catalog. See “Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog” on

page 82.
6. Make sure the Workgroup Settings are set correctly. See the table in “Understanding the
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on page 40.
7. Click Save.

Setting the Ingest Device Connection

When a workgroup includes an FTP device, you need to set the device connection from the
Avid editing system.

To set up a connection to ingest from FTP devices, such as an Sony XDCAM:

1. From the Avid editing system, click the Start button, and then select All Programs >
Avid > Utilities > FTPClipList.
The FTPClipList dialog box opens.

2. Click Add a Device or Reconfigure a Device.

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The Connection Settings dialog box opens.

3. Enter the following setup information for the device you are configuring:

n Your entries must match the device’s network settings.

Connection Settings Dialog Box

Setting Description

Your name for Device Type a name to identify the device.

Host Name Device’s network server name. This host name must match the host name
listed in the ingest device list in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration window.

Login Device’s login name.

Password Device’s password.

Device Type Select the type of device.

Video Rate Select the video rate - for example, IMX 30, 40, 50, or DVCam™. Your
selection must match the set rate of the device.

Signal Standard Select PAL or NTSC. Your selection must match the setting of the device.

Directory Displays the default directory where the source media is located on the FTP
device for ingesting.

Audio Tracks Select the number of audio tracks you want to ingest (2, 4, 6, or 8).

4. Click OK.
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Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog

When configuring an ingest device into your workgroup environment, you can associate a
Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the ingest device. The ingest catalog contains master
clips of the media created during successful ingest transfers. You can associate more than
one ingest device to a catalog. The ingest catalog is a regular Avid Interplay Access catalog
using the same display, access control, and delete rules.

When the first ingest occurs after you set up an ingest catalog, the Interplay Transfer creates
the catalog in the Avid Interplay Access tree view.

Associating a catalog with an ingest device does not effect the usual process of checking in
ingested clips to a workspace.

n The ingest catalog feature is not available with AirSpeed.

To associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with an ingest device:

1. On the Interplay Transfer Engine, click Start, and then select All Programs > Avid >
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
2. In the Ingest area, select an ingest device and click Edit.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Select Enter Ingest Catalog name.
4. Type a name for the ingest catalog.
The catalog name you enter displays in the Avid Interplay Access when the first ingest
occurs.

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5. Click OK.
The catalog name displays inside square brackets and next to the ingest device name.
For example, HKELLYHPXP [Cat1], where HKELLYHPXP is the ingest device name
and Cat1 is the catalog name.
6. Click Save.
7. Restart the Interplay Transfer server.

Configuring a Playback Device Catalog

When configuring a playback device into your workgroup environment, you can associate a
Avid Interplay Access Catalog with the playback device. The playback catalog contains
clips of the media and all its relatives, including the .transfer sequences, that successfully
transfer to the playback device. You can associate more than one playback device to a
catalog. The playback catalog is a regular Avid Interplay Access catalog using the same
rules for display, access control, and delete.

n The playback catalog feature is not available with AirSpeed.

To associate an Avid Interplay Access Catalog with a playback device:

1. On the Interplay Transfer Engine, click Start then select All Programs > Avid > Avid
Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
2. In the Playback area, select a playback device and click Edit.

The Device dialog box opens.

3. Select Enter Playback Catalog name.

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4. Type a name for the playback catalog.

The catalog name you enter displays in the Avid Interplay Access Catalog when the first
transfer occurs.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Save.
7. Restart the Interplay Transfer server.

Configuring the AutoTransfer Service

This section describes how to use the Avid Interplay Service Configuration to configure the
AutoTransfer service. Avid Interplay Service Configuration is an application that lets you set
and change parameters for each of the different Avid services and applications in your
workgroup environment.

To configure the Avid AutoTransfer service using Interplay Framework:

1. On any system with the Interplay Service Configuration application installed, click the
Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Interplay Framework > Avid Interplay
Service Configuration.
The Select Workgroup dialog box opens.

n The Select Workgroup dialog box does not open if the option specifying to always select and
use this workgroup option was previously selected. When you select this option, the Select
Workgroup dialog box no longer opens when you start the application. The default
workgroup is selected, and the Avid Interplay Service Configuration window opens.

2. Select the workgroup to which you want to connect and click Select.
The Avid Interplay Service Configuration window opens.
3. In the Directory pane, click the Processes tab and verify that the Avid Automatic
Archive, Transcode, and Transfer process is running.

n If the Avid Automatic Archive, Transcode, and Transfer service does not appear in the Avid
Interplay Service Configuration window, then the service is not running or the system it runs
on is not properly connected to the workgroup. Click the Hosts tab and make sure that the
Interplay Framework services displays the name of the system that the Avid Automatic
Archive, Transcode, and Transfer service is running on.

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4. Expand the Avid Automatic Archive, Transcode, and Transfer service entry in the
Directory pane.
The system displays the name of the computer running the Avid Automatic Archive,
Transcode, and Transfer service.
5. Click the computer name.
The Administrator Password Needed dialog box opens.

6. Type the Interplay Framework Administrator password and click OK.

n By default, Interplay Framework does not require a password. When a password is used, it is
set through the System Configuration Service. Check with your system administrator for the
correct password.

The system displays the Workgroup Server Setting tab for the Avid Automatic Archive,
Transcode, and Transfer service.

System running the Avid Automatic Workgroup Server Settings tab

Archive, Transcode, and Transfer service

7. Type the Interplay Engine hostname, user name, and password.

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8. Click the Service Settings tab.

The system displays the Service Settings for the Avid services.

System running the Avid Automatic Apply button Service Settings tab
Archive, Transcode, and Transfer service

9. In the Configure AutoTransfer area, do the following:

- Enable AutoTransfer—select Yes.
- AutoTransfer scanning interval—type the number of minutes between scans.
- Number of times to retry when encountering an error—type the number of times
you want the system to retry after an error occurs.
- Number of clips to submit to Interplay Transfer Engine at once—type the number
of clips you want sent for transfer at one time.

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10. Click Apply.

11. Close the Avid Interplay Service Configuration window.

n When configuration changes are made and the Apply or Reset button is not clicked prior to
changing a selection or closing the window, a dialog box appears reminding you to Apply or
Reset the configuration.

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Transferring Avid Assets

This chapter describes how to transfer Avid assets. You can transfer assets to another
workgroup or to any supported media servers.

Before you can transfer assets, you must configure the Interplay Transfer components. For
configuration procedures, see “Interplay Transfer Configuration” on page 39.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications
• Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application
• Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup to Workgroup
• Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment
• Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device
• Transferring Files From an Ingest Device
• Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers
• Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices
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Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications

The type of system on which your application is running determines what can be sent
between systems. Before you transfer data between Avid applications, consider whether the
media files, metadata, or compositions are compatible between applications.

For additional information about compatibility, see the documentation provided with your
Avid editing system.

Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing

Application
If Interplay Transfer is properly installed and enabled on your Avid editing system, it starts
automatically whenever you start the Avid editing application. When you complete a
sequence, you can transfer it from the Avid editing application to any other connected
workgroup or to a playback device. Once you send the sequence, you can work on another
project while the transfer is taking place.

For information about configuring the Avid editing application for transferring assets, see
“Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 62.

To send clips or sequences to another workgroup from within the Avid editing
application:
1. Open the bin that contains the clips or sequences you want to send.
2. Select a clip or sequence, or Ctrl+click multiple clips or sequences.
3. Select Transfer > Send To Workgroup and then select the available workgroup to which
you want to send the assets.

The assets are sent to the Interplay Transfer server, where they are then sent to the
selected workgroup. You can now work on another project while the transfer is taking
place.
For information on monitoring the transfer of assets, see “Monitoring Transfers from
Within the Avid Editing Application” on page 124.

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Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup to

Workgroup
This section explains how to transfer assets from one workgroup to another workgroup. If
you want to transfer assets to another workgroup, you must have the Interplay Transfer
application installed in the workgroup.

Types of workgroup transfers:

• Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup
• Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay Workgroup

n Transfers from Avid Interplay to Workgroup 4.5 OMF are not supported.

Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to

Another Workgroup
The Avid Interplay Access lets you use Interplay Transfer to transfer assets from one
workgroup to another. The workgroup you are transferring the asset to can be either an
Interplay workgroup or a Workgroup 4.5 MXF/AAF workgroup.

Before you can transfer assets to another workgroup, the remote workgroup must be
registered in your local workgroup. The remote workgroups are configured in the Configure
Remote Workgroups view in the Avid Interplay Administrator. All configured remote
workgroups display in the Destination tree of the Send to Workgroup dialog box. For
information about registering a remote workgroup, see “Configuring a Remote Workgroup
for Workgroup to Workgroup Transfers” on page 56.

You can use presets to select a predefined destination for the transferring assets. For
procedures on configuring transfer presets, see “Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets”
on page 47.

To transfer Avid assets to another workgroup:

1. If you have not already done so, start your local Avid Interplay Access.
t Click Start and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access.
2. Start the remote Avid Interplay Access.
3. In your local Avid Interplay Access, select the assets that you want to transfer to the
remote Avid Interplay Access.

n The assets you select must be Avid assets. You cannot transfer file assets, such as folders or
graphic files.

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4. Select Tools > Send to Workgroup.

The Send to Workgroup dialog box opens.

n Green folders in the Destination list specify MediaManager and TransferManager

workgroups.

5. To select a destination for the transferring assets, do one of the following:

t If your workgroup configuration contains presets, then you can select a preset from
the Destination Preset menu to set the destination folder and workspace.

n Destination Presets are configured using the Interplay Transfer Preset view in the Avid
Interplay Administrator. If no presets are configured, the Destination Preset menu does not
display on the Send to Workgroup dialog box. For procedures on configuring a transfer
preset, see “Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets” on page 47.

t If your workgroup configuration contains presets, but you do not want to use a
preset, do the following:
a. From the Destination Preset menu, select None.
b. In the Destination area, select the remote workgroup and if applicable select a
folder where you want to transfer the metadata.
c. From the Workspace menu, if applicable select the workspace where you want
to transfer the media file.

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t If presets are not available, do the following:

a. In the Destination area, select the remote workgroup and if applicable select a
folder where you want to transfer the metadata.
b. From the Workspace menu, if applicable select the workspace where you want
to transfer the media file.

n If you do not select a preset destination the settings available in the Send to Workgroup
dialog box depends on the type of remote workgroup. See “Explanation of Send to
Workgroup Settings” on page 93.

6. (Option) If you want to monitor the transfer, select the “Launch Interplay Transfer
Status window.”
7. Click OK.
The transfer begins.

Explanation of Send to Workgroup Settings

When performing a workgroup to workgroup transfer the settings available in the Send to
Workgroup dialog box depend on the type of remote workgroup selected. A Host Type is set
when the remote workgroup is registered in the local workgroup. Remote workgroups are
registered using the Configure Remote Workgroups view in the Avid Interplay
Administrator. For information on registering a remote workgroup, see “Configuring a
Remote Workgroup for Workgroup to Workgroup Transfers” on page 56.

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When registering remote workgroups, use the following table to understand the various Host
Types for the remote workgroups, and the settings that are available in the Send to
Workgroup dialog box with each type of host.

Send to Workgroup
Host Type setting Description

Interplay Server/Remote Destination folder Lets you select a folder for the incoming metadata on
Search the remote Interplay workgroup.

Workspace Lets you select a workspace for the transferred assets.

MediaManager Destination folder You cannot select a destination folder.

Workspace Lets you select a workspace for the transferred assets.

TransferManager Destination folder You cannot select a destination folder.

Workspace You cannot change the workspace here. Uses the

default workspace set in “No-login workspace for
incoming transfers” in the Avid Interplay Transfer
Engine Configuration tool or for Workgroup 4
TransferManager in the Avid TransferManager Server
Configuration tool.

Transferring Avid Assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay

Workgroup
You can transfer Avid assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Avid Interplay workgroup. The
MediaManager server in the Workgroup 4.5 environment must have TransferManager
installed and configured.

n Avid Interplay Engine and MediaManager cannot run simultaneously on a single Avid Unity
system.

To transfer Avid assets from Workgroup 4.5 to an Interplay workgroup:

1. From the Avid Interplay Administrator, click Interplay Transfer Status.
The Interplay Transfer Status dialog box opens.
2. Open the MediaManager in a browser.
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4. In the Results Frame of the MediaManager, click the asset, or Ctrl+click multiple assets
that you want to transfer and drag them to the Interplay Transfer Status dialog box.
The Interplay Transfer begins a “pull” of the asset from the Workgroup 4.5
TransferManager. The assets are added to the default folder, for example, Incoming
Media folder.

Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup

The AutoTransfer service lets an administrator or user with administrator privileges identify
a folder as an AutoTransfer folder. The AutoTransfer service automatically submits assets
placed in the AutoTransfer folder to the Interplay Transfer Engine for workgroup to
workgroup transfers. When setting up an AutoTransfer folder you select a Transfer Preset
that defines the destination workgroup, workspace for the media files, and destination folder
for the metadata.

When a clip or sequence asset is placed in a folder identified as an AutoTransfer folder, the
system uses the Avid Interplay Transfer Preset associated with the AutoTransfer folder to
automatically transfer the asset.

The Avid Interplay Framework provides the following tools for AutoTransfer service:
• Avid Workgroup Properties tool starts and stops the service.
• Avid Interplay Service Configuration tool:
- Requires initial setup for setting the source Interplay Engine server, set a user name
for the service, and password for the login user name.
- Lets you set and change parameters for each of the different Avid services and
applications in your workgroup environment.
• Avid Health Viewer tool monitors the status of the service.
• Avid Diagnostic Log Viewer checks details about errors of the service.

For more information about Avid Interplay Framework, see the Avid Interplay Framework
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Automatic Transfer Checklist

The following table provides a check list for setting up an AutoTransfer folder and using the
folder to automatically transfer assets.

AutoTransfer Checklist

Task Section Reference

! Install the Avid Interplay See “Installing the Avid Interplay AutoTransfer Service”
AutoTransfer service. on page 34.

! Configure the AutoTransfer See “Configuring the AutoTransfer Service” on page 84.
service settings.

! Create a Transfer Preset for See “Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets” on

AutoTransfer folder. page 47.

! Identify a folder as an See “Identify an AutoTransfer Folder” on page 96.

AutoTransfer folder.

! Transfer assets using an See “Automatically Transferring Assets” on page 97.

AutoTransfer folder.

! Monitor transfers Use Interplay Framework, see the Avid Interplay

Framework User’s Guide.

Identify an AutoTransfer Folder

Before you can setup an AutoTransfer folder, a Transfer Preset must already exist. For
information on creating a Transfer Preset, see “Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets” on
page 47.

To set up an AutoTransfer folder:

1. Log on to Interplay Engine as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.
2. Create a folder (or select an existing folder) in the Avid Interplay database, using the
Avid Interplay Access.
You can use any name for the folder that fits your workflow.
3. Right-click the folder and select Set AutoTransfer.
The Set AutoTransfer dialog box opens.
4. Select a Transfer Preset for the folder and click Set.
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Automatically Transferring Assets

To automatically transfer assets:

1. Make sure a folder is configured for AutoTransfer. See “Identify an AutoTransfer
Folder” on page 96.
2. Locate a clip that you want to transfer, right-click the file, and select Move To.
The Move To dialog box opens.
3. Navigate to your AutoTransfer folder and click OK.
The system starts transferring the assets to the destinations set in the Transfer Preset, as
a background task.
4. (Option) To view the progress of the transfer, select Tools > Interplay Transfer Status.
The status window opens and displays the transfer status of all jobs being transferred.

Rules of AutoTransfer

To determine if the clips are ready for transfer, a set of rules is applied to each clip found in
the AutoTransfer folder.

AutoTransfer rules applied after AutoTransfer service starts:

• Verifies clips are inside the AutoTransfer folder.
• Verifies that clips are not in Frame Chase Editing (Edit While Capture) mode.
• Verifies clips are not already pending for a transfer in Avid Interplay Transfer.
• Verifies clips have not already successfully transferred.
• Verifies clips have been modified since the last successful AutoTransfer—if the clips
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Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone

Environment
In a standalone environment, Interplay Transfer can be used to transfer compositions and
media from one Avid editing system to another Avid editing system. If you are transferring
compositions or clips, you simply select the item from a bin and transfer it. If data is being
sent to you from another Avid editing system, you simply choose to accept it.

To transfer assets between Avid editing systems, each Avid editing system must have the
Interplay Transfer Engine and Interplay Transfer client installed. If Interplay Transfer is
properly installed and enabled on your Avid editing system, it starts automatically whenever
you start the Avid editing application.

After you send a sequence to another Avid system, you can work on another project while
the transfer is taking place. However, until the transfer operation is complete, certain
operations will run more slowly. In the case of play back and capturing, you might
experience interruptions.

For procedures on configuring your Avid editing system for transfers, see “Configuring the
Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 62.

Transferring Avid Assets

To send clips or sequences to another Avid editing system:
1. Open the bin that contains the clips or sequences you want to send.
2. Select a clip or sequence, or Ctrl+click multiple clips or sequences.
3. Select Transfer > Send To Workgroup and then select the available workstation to which
you want to send the assets.
The compositions, clips, and any available media are sent to the destination system.
For information on monitoring the transfer of the assets, see “Monitoring Transfers from
Within the Avid Editing Application” on page 124.

Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device

In a broadcast environment, you can transfer a finished sequence to a configured playback
device. For information about configuring the playback device for transfers, see
“Understanding the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings” on page 40.

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To send a finished sequence to a playback device:

1. Open the bin that contains the sequence you want to transfer.
2. Select the sequence.
3. Select Transfer > Send To Playback, and select the available playback device to which
you want to send the sequence.
The Send to Playback dialog box opens.

n If necessary, you can set the sequence to high priority by clicking the circle in the PWT (Play
While Transferring) column next to the sequence.

c If you try to send a sequence or clip with the same tape ID as one the Interplay
Transfer already has, you receive an error message. If you want to overwrite the tape
ID name, select the Overwrite option. Overwrite the tape ID only if you are sure you
want to overwrite the previous tape ID name.

4. Click OK.
The sequence is sent to the Interplay Transfer server, where it is sent to the selected
playback device. You can now work on another project while the transfer is taking place.
For information on monitoring the transfer of assets, see “Monitoring Transfers from
Within the Avid Editing Application” on page 124.

Working with Rundowns

In a broadcast environment, you can enable the Interplay Transfer scheduling feature to
allow interaction with the Newsroom Computer System (NRCS). You can select the assets to
send to playback, and the schedule list from the NRCS determines the order in which the
assets are played back.

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To use the Interplay Transfer with rundowns:

1. On your Interplay Transfer server, click Start, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid
Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window opens.
2. In the Playlist Information area, select “Use Newsroom rundowns to schedule transfers.”

3. Type the computer name of the Newsroom Server.

4. Type the user name and password.
5. If you know the name of the schedule file, type it in the Schedule File Name text box.
The schedule file specifies which rundowns to use at which time. See “Creating a
Rundown Schedule File” on page 101.
6. Click OK.
7. Restart the Interplay Transfer server.

n Anytime the configuration information changes, you must restart the server.

8. On your Avid editing system, open the bin that contains the sequences you want to send.
9. Select the sequences.
10. Select Transfer > Send To Playback and select the available playback device to which
you want to send the sequence.
The Send to Playback dialog box opens.
11. Click OK.
The sequences play back based upon the order in which they appear in the NRCS
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n In the Send to Playback dialog box, if you set one of the sequences to high priority by
clicking the circle in the PWT column next to the sequence, that sequence has priority over
the rundown list.

For information on monitoring the transfer of assets, see “Monitoring Transfers” on

page 123.

Creating a Rundown Schedule File

A rundown schedule file tells the Interplay Transfer server which rundown to schedule at
what time. The format is the time to start monitoring the rundown followed by the name of
the rundown. For example:

# Rundown Schedule File

# Number of elements
9
#Time (after) Rundown Name
00:00:00 5a
05:55:00 6a
06:55:00 7a
11:45:00 noon
14:45:00 3pmcutin
15:45:00 4pmcutin
17:55:00 6p
20:45:00 9pmcutin
21:10:00 10p

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Transferring Files From an Ingest Device

In a broadcast environment, you can transfer files from a configured ingest device to your
Avid editing system bin.

To transfer files from the ingest device to your Avid editing system bin:
1. Ensure that the ingest device is properly connected. For more information, see the
documentation supplied with your ingest device.
2. Open the ingest device’s application that lets you see the files located on the ingest
device.
A list of files located on the ingest device appears.
3. Open the bin on your Avid editing system where you want to capture the files.
You might have to minimize both the Avid editing application and the ingest device’s
application so that you can view both at the same time on your desktop.
4. Click the media file you want to capture, and drag the file to your Avid editing system
bin.
5. If you selected one item to transfer, a message appears asking if you want to initiate the
transfer. Do one of the following:
t Click Now to transfer the assets.
t Click Later, if you wait to transfer the asset at a later time. To transfer the asset at a
later time, select Transfer > Retrieve.

The captured assets appear in the bin. To monitor the transfer, see “Monitoring
Transfers” on page 123.
6. If you selected multiple items to transfer, a message box opens, asking if you want to
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Do one of the following:

t Click Transfer; a message box appears for each clip. You must click OK in each
message box to initiate the transfers.
t Click Transfer All; all the items selected are transferred.
t Click Defer; the assets are not transferred, and you see a message box to defer each
asset. You must click OK in each message box to defer the transfers.
t Click Defer All; the assets are not transferred until you retrieve them. To transfer
the assets at a later time, select Transfer > Retrieve.
The captured assets appear in the bin. To monitor the transfer, see “Monitoring
Transfers” on page 123.

Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers

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

For procedures required to integrate a FTP server into a workgroup, see “Configuring
Capture and Play Back of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats” on page 66.

The Avid FTP Media Browser application allows you to browse the contents of an FTP
server to select the MXF OP1a files that you want to import into the Avid system. The MXF
OP1a FTP DHM rewraps the imported files in Avid MXF-OP-Atom format.

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The MXF OP1a FTP DHM supports IMX 30, 40, 50, DV 25, and DV 50 in PAL and NTSC.
The media format is not changed during the import process, just the metadata wrapper.
Supported audio is 16-bit or 24-bit sampled at 48 kHz with up to 8 audio tracks. The MXF
OP1a FTP DHM also supports the export of Avid IMX™ 30, 40, 50, DV 25, and DV 50
media to an FTP server in MXF OP1a format.

n Avid editing applications do not play IMX files that are encoded on the Thunder system and
then ingested into the Avid editing application. The media is always located in a Clips folder
in each database.

The Interplay Transfer MXF OP1a FTP DHM was written to support MXF OP1a files that
match the MXF OP1a reference standard. Because some vendors implement MXF OP1a
support in a way that deviates from the reference standard, Avid cannot guarantee support
for devices that do not comply with the reference standard. In addition, Play While Transfer,
Overwrite, Frame-Chase Editing, and partial transfer capabilities are not supported with the
MXF OP1a FTP DHM.

Interplay Transfer supports capture from and play back to File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
servers that are compliant with FTP. You can transfer completed media sequences between
Avid editing applications and generic FTP type servers.

The FTP transfer of media is over standard TCP/IP Ethernet network. The FTP DHM
supports connections to a FTP server using a valid DNS name or IP address. The FTP DHM
can work with FTP servers on different subnets than the Interplay Transfer server.

n Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 must be installed on the Interplay Transfer server and
Interplay Transfer client systems when you are using FTP DHM. You can install .NET
Framework during the Interplay Transfer installation.

During the transfer, the FTP DHM component supports the Run, Pause, Resume, Retry, and
Cancel functions that are available from the Interplay Transfer server. Pause and Resume
functions are constrained by the time-out setting on the FTP server. The components support
multi-threaded operations that allow for simultaneous transfer operations to occur.

n If you cancel a transfer before it is complete, the part of the transfer that succeeded before
the cancellation remains on the server.

For FTP transfer workflows, see the following sections:

• “Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server” on page 105
• “Workflow: Play Back to an FTP Server” on page 108

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Workflow: Capturing Clips From an FTP Server

During an ingest, compressed frames are streamed from MXF OP1a files stored on a generic
FTP server to the Avid editing system. Captured files do not overwrite an already existing
file. If a file already exists, a new file is created.

The audio or video format of the media is maintained during the capture process. Therefore,
there is no visible or measurable distortion of either video or audio as a result of the transfer
process.

There are two methods for capturing clips from an FTP server:
• Drag and drop items to an Avid editing application bin
• Direct Capture lets an Interplay Transfer client capture media from FTP servers into a
default workgroup and workspace. The destination of the captured items is set when you
configure the workgroup and workspace in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool. This workflow provides unattended ingests of selected items.

To capture media from an FTP server:

1. Make sure the FTP server is properly connected and configured; see the documentation
that came with your server.
2. (Option) When using drag and drop method, open a bin or create a new bin and position
it in an unobstructed area.
3. From the Avid Transfer client system, click the Start button, and then select All
Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid FTP Media Browser.
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Destination of captured items when

using Initiate Transfer

Media list Profile menu Connection Status box Media Transfer Support list

Current Profile’s hostname and directory path Connection status to Interplay Transfer

4. Select a Profile from the Profile menu for the FTP directory where you want to access
the media files.
The status bar at the bottom of the Avid - FTP Media Browser window displays the
hostname and directory path for the currently selected profile.

n For a procedure on how to create a new profile, see “Creating and Editing FTP Directory
Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client” on page 72.

5. Observe the connection status box next to the Profile menu.

This box indicates when the connection is complete. When the connection is complete, a
list of files in the FTP directory displays in the Media List.

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Connection Status

Color Indicates

Green Connected

Gray Not connected

Red Connection failed

n If no activity occurs for a time-out period, the FTP connection is closed. You can click
Update to reconnect to the FTP server.

6. (Option) Sort the files listed in the Media List by name, modification date, or size.
7. (Option) Click Update to refresh the list of files in the Media List.
8. Select the files in the Media List that you want to transfer.
9. Click Add to add the selected files to the Media Transfer Support list.
10. (Option) Click Remove to move a selected file from the Media Transfer Support list
back to the Media List.
11. (Option) Double-click a file in the Media Transfer Support list to open a status window
where you can set IN and OUT points and view information about the clip.
12. (Option) When using Direct Capture method you need to configure the Interplay
Transfer client. See “Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures” on
page 74.
13. Begin the transfer, do one of the following:
t Drag and Drop method—select the files in the Media Transfer Support list and drag
them to the Avid editing application bin.
A dialog box opens asking if you want to transfer the files now or defer the process
to a later time. Click Now to begin the transfer or click Later to defer the transfer to
a later time.
t Direct Capture method—click Initiate Transfer.
Items listed in the Media Transfer Support list begin transferring one at time until
the list is finished. The destination of the captured items is set when you configure
the workgroup and workspace in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration
tool.
14. Monitor the transfer progress using the Transfer Status column. The Transfer Status
column displays Submitted, Pending, or a percentage of the completed capture, as the
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Workflow: Play Back to an FTP Server

During a play back operation, media associated with a sequence from an Avid editing
application is transferred to a FTP server. The media format in the Avid environment is
MXF/AAF. The format of the data transferred to the FTP server is MXF OP1a format.
However, the audio and video quality remains the same as the native Avid media. There is no
visible or measurable distortion of either the video or audio as a result of the transfer
process, and the transfer preserves the original media format (DV or IMX).

The name in the Tape ID field of the sequence is used as the name for the file created on the
FTP server during a play back.

n For configuration information for playback to an XDCAM SD device, see “Configuration for
Playing Back to Sony XDCAM SD Device” on page 76.

To play back a sequence to an FTP server:

1. Make sure the FTP server is properly connected and configured; see the documentation
that came with your server.
2. Make sure the “Interplay Transfer Engine with Supplemental FTP Services” setting was
selected as the installation type during the installation of the Interplay Transfer Engine
application. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment”
on page 29.
3. Make sure the Interplay Transfer server is configured with the FTP server and FTP
playback device. See “Configuring an FTP Server, FTP Playback, and FTP Ingest
Devices” on page 67.
4. On the Avid editing system, select the sequence you want to play back.
5. Select Transfer > Send to Playback > Generic FTP playback device.
Generic FTP playback device is the device you added to the Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool. See “Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a
Workgroup” on page 70.
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Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices

TM-DHM is Avid’s API to integrate with third-party video server vendors. Avid has written
its own integration to the DHM API for the Sony e-VTR and XDCAM™ deck devices. The
integration supports MXF files by rewrapping them in AAF as they are brought into
Avid Unity shared storage through the Interplay Transfer server. The integration supports
IMX 30, 40, 50, and DVCAM in PAL and NTSC.

Unlike other DHM implementations, this does not enable users to “Send to Playback,”
which would have allowed initiating requests from the editor that was writing to the decks.

The following sections give general procedures for capturing clips from a FTP deck device
and workflows.
• Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices
• Capturing Clips From FTP Devices
• Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device
• Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device

Workflow For Using Sony XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD FTP Devices

You can use an Avid editing application to import Sony® XDCAM SD and HD material. You
can also use the Avid editing application to export (write back) your finished sequence back
to the XDCAM device.

In an Interplay environment, you can also use Interplay Transfer and the FTPClipList
application to capture media from an XDCAM SD and XDCAM HD camera or deck and
send the material to shared storage. The background transfer capability off loads
processor-intensive transfers from an Avid editing system. When importing XDCAM SD
and XDCAM HD media, the master clips are automatically checked into the Interplay
database. XDCAM devices can only transfer one file at a time.

You can use Interplay Transfer to write back XDCAM SD material. For write back of
XDCAM HD, use the Export XDCAM feature in the Avid editing application.

For information about the playback workflow, see “Workflow: Play Back to an FTP Server”
on page 108.

n When capturing media from an XDCAM device using FTP, 24 bit audio files are captured to
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n FTP capture of XDCAM HD 24p is not supported. You can use the Firewire capture method.
For details, search for “Connecting the XDCAM Device” in the Help for your Avid editing
application.

For more information about using XDCAM media, see the following:
• For information about setting up Interplay Transfer and using and FTPClipList, see the
“Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices” on page 78.
• For information about the XDCAM export feature, see the Help for your Avid editing
application.

Capturing Clips From FTP Devices

There are two methods for capturing media from an FTP device:
• Drag and drop items to an Avid editing application bin
• Direct Capture lets an Interplay Transfer client capture media from a FTP device into a
default workgroup and workspace. The destination of the captured items is set when you
configure the workgroup and workspace in the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Configuration tool. This workflow provides unattended ingests of selected items. The
transferred items are added to the Media Tool where you can drag and drop the item to a
desired bin.

To capture clips from a FTP device:

1. From the Avid editing system, set the connection settings for the device. See “Setting
the Ingest Device Connection” on page 80.
2. (Option) When using drag and drop method, open a bin or create a new bin and position
it in an unobstructed area.
3. (Option) Open the Transfer Status window by selecting Transfer > Status Window.
4. From the Start button, select All Programs > Avid > Utilities > FTPClipList.
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5. Select the device you want to use from the Select Device menu.
6. Click Refresh List to view a list of the clips available from the device.

n If the device is busy, the list of available clips does not display.

7. (Option XDCAM) Select Ingest Essence Marks to include the Essence Marks with the
metadata when capturing XDCAM media.
8. (Option XDCAM) In the “XDCAM will send” area, select one of the following:
- Clips - select to capture the high-resolution of the selected clips
- Proxy AV - select to capture the low-resolution of the selected clips
9. (Option) When using Direct Capture method you need to configure the Interplay
Transfer client. See “Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures” on
page 74.
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11. Begin the transfer, do one of the following:

t Drag and Drop method—drag the clips you want to capture to a bin.
A dialog box opens asking if you want to transfer the files now or defer the process
to a later time. Click Now to begin the transfer or click Later to defer the transfer to
a later time.
t Direct Capture method—click Initiate Transfer.
The selected items begin transferring one at a time. When the transfer begins the
FTPClipList title bar displays the destination for the captured items. The destination
is set when you configure the workgroup and workspace in the Avid Interplay
Transfer Engine Configuration tool.
12. Monitor the transfer progress using the Transfer Status column. The Transfer Status
column displays Submitted, Pending, or a percentage of the completed capture, as the
transfers are monitored every 2 seconds.

Workflow: Capturing Clips From an e-VTR Device

1. Make sure the e-VTR device is properly connected and configured; see the
documentation that came with your device. Set the following:
- Signal standard - NTSC or PAL
- Bit rate - IMX or DVCam
- Network settings - IP address, network mask, default Gateway
2. Make sure the “Interplay Transfer Engine with Supplemental FTP Services” setting was
selected as the installation type during the installation of the Interplay Transfer Engine
application. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment”
on page 29.
3. Make sure the Interplay Transfer server is configured with the e-VTR device:
a. On your Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button, and then select Programs >
Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window opens.
b. In the Ingest area, click Add.
c. In the Device dialog box, type the name associated with the e-VTR device on the
network, for example evtr_wu, and then click OK.
d. Make sure the Workgroup Settings are set correctly. See the table in “Installing the
Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 29.
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4. Make sure the e-VTR device is configured in the e-VTR Manager application. See the
documentation that came with your device. Set the following:
- Network device register - config name, host/IP address
5. Set up the device connection from the Avid editing system. For the setup procedure, see
“Setting the Ingest Device Connection” on page 80.
6. Connect to the e-VTR device using the e-VTR Manager application. See the
documentation that came with the device.
7. Start the capture. See “Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” on page 110.
When the transfer is complete, the clip appears in the bin.

Workflow: Capturing Clips From an XDCAM Device

1. Make sure the XDCAM device is properly connected and configured; see the
documentation that came with your device. Set the following:
- Signal standard - NTSC or PAL
- Bit rate - IMX or video
- Network settings - IP address, network mask, default Gateway
2. Make sure the “Interplay Transfer Engine with Supplemental FTP Services” setting was
selected as the installation type during the installation of the Interplay Transfer Engine
application. See “Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment”
on page 29.
3. Make sure the Interplay Transfer server is configured with the XDCAM device:
a. On your Interplay Transfer server, click the Start button, and then select Programs >
Avid > Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration.
The Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration window opens.
a. In the Ingest area, click Add.
b. In the Device dialog box, type the name associated with the XDCAM device on the
network, for example xdcam_wu, and then click OK.
c. Make sure the Workgroup Settings are set correctly. See the table in “Installing the
Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment” on page 29.
d. Click Save.
4. Make sure the XDCAM device is configured correctly. See the documentation that came
with your device. Set the following:
- Set the FTP registration by adding a host name and IP Address for the XDCAM.
- Connect to the FTP device by typing a user name and password.

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5. View the media on the XDCAM device. See the documentation that came with your
device.
6. Set up the device connection from the Avid editing system. For the setup procedure, see
“Setting the Ingest Device Connection” on page 80.
7. Start the capture. See “Capturing Clips From FTP Devices” on page 110.
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Using Frame Chase Editing

This chapter describes how to use Frame Chase editing. Frame Chase editing (sometimes
called “edit while capture”) lets an Avid editing application that is part of an Interplay
workgroup view and edit clips while they are being captured. Frame Chase editing is
supported only when media is captured from a supported external device through Avid
Interplay Transfer.

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Understanding Frame Chase Editing
• Workflow for Frame Chase Editing
• Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips

Understanding Frame Chase Editing

Frame Chase editing is a time-saving feature that lets an editor view and edit media while it
is being captured from a line feed or ingest device. After the capture starts, the editor can use
the captured media to create a sequence, view the media as it is captured, and complete a
sequence even before the capture has finished.

Clips that are in the process of being captured are referred to as in-progress clips.
In-progress clips are indicated by the following icons:

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When the capture is complete, the icon is replaced by the standard master clip or audio clip
icon. To view the updated icon in the Interplay Window, press F5. To view the updated icon
in a bin, select Bin > Update from Interplay.

Frame Chase editing is available only in an Interplay workgroup that includes Avid Interplay
Transfer and a supported external device. Media must be in the MXF format. The process
consists of three basic parts:
1. A capture is started on a line feed or ingest device (for example, an Avid AirSpeed video
server). This capture is controlled by an application such as Avid CaptureManager™.
Depending on the device, you can also “hot record” a clip by using controls on the
device itself.
2. After the capture begins, the Interplay Transfer client on the ingest device
communicates with the Interplay Transfer server to check the in-progress clip into the
Interplay database. Interplay Transfer also manages the transfer of media to Avid Unity
shared storage.
3. The editor or journalist loads the in-progress clip. You can work with in-progress clips
on an Avid editing system, Avid Instinct, or Avid Interplay Assist. On an Avid editing
system, you can work directly from the Interplay window, or you can check out a clip to
a bin.

The following diagram illustrates these basic parts of the process.

The capture CaptureManager

1 application starts
the capture.

AirSpeed with
Interplay Transfer
client

Interplay Transfer
Interplay Transfer server
2
checks in the clip.
The editor loads
the in-progress
33
clip.

Unity shared storage Avid editing system

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The length of an in-progress clip is based on the expected duration of the capture. For
on-the-fly or open-ended captures, the length of the clip is based on the maximum capture
time set by the capture application. The Frame Chase process creates one media file for each
track of the captured media. As a capture continues, the size of the associated media file
increases. After the capture is complete, the clip is updated to reflect the actual duration of
the capture and the in-progress icon is replaced by the standard icon.

n The default duration on an AirSpeed server is one hour (01:00:00:00). When the capture is
complete, the duration is updated. If a clip goes beyond one hour, the default duration is two
hours (02:00:00:00).

Frame Chase editing is supported in a dual-ingest configuration, in which both a low-res and
a high-res version of a clip is created. When an editor loads an in-process clip, the version
that is displayed is determined by one of the following:
• If dynamic relink is enabled, the dynamic relink settings determine which version is
displayed.
• If dynamic relink is not enabled, the latest version checked in to the Interplay database is
displayed.

For more information about dual-ingest configurations, see the Avid CaptureManager
Installation and Configuration Guide. For more information about dynamic relink, see
“Using MultiRez and Dynamic Relink” in the Help for your Avid editing system.

Workflow for Frame Chase Editing

The following workflow is one example of how to use Frame Chase editing.

This workflow includes the following components:

• An Avid editing system that is an Avid Interplay client. This workflow uses Avid
NewsCutter Adrenaline. It also uses the Interplay Window to access the Interplay
database.
• A supported line-feed or ingest device. This workflow uses an Avid AirSpeed server.
• A capture application. This workflow uses Avid CaptureManager software, which
schedules the ingest on the AirSpeed server.
• Avid Interplay Transfer software. In this workflow, the AirSpeed server is an Interplay
Transfer client and communicates with the Interplay Transfer server.

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In the following workflow, an editor uses Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline to create a news
story from a timed feed. CaptureManager has been set up to work with an AirSpeed server to
automatically create clips of a set duration from the feed, as shown in the following
illustration.

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To use Frame Chase editing:

1. Make sure that the ingest device is properly connected and set up for recording and
transfer.
2. On the Avid editing system, make sure an Avid Unity workspace is mounted.
3. Open the Avid editing application, open a project, and open the Interplay Window.
4. In the Interplay Window, navigate to the folder that holds the clip that you want to use
for editing. If you know some information about the clip, you can use the Search feature.
A clip that is being captured displays an in-progress icon.

In-progress
master clip

5. Load the clip into the Source monitor and play the clip.
The clip plays in the Source monitor at the same time the media is being captured.

n Portions of a clip that are not currently available display a “Capture in Progress” slide until
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n In Avid Instinct or Avid Interplay Assist, press Alt+F5 to update the media displayed in the
monitor.

6. Create a sequence in a bin on your Avid editing system.

7. Use standard editing techniques to build a sequence from the in-progress clip.
8. When the clip is completely captured, select Bin > Update from Interplay.
This command ensures that the latest version of the clip is used in your sequence. For
more information, see “Updating Remote Assets in a Bin” in the Help for your Avid
editing system.
9. Save the sequence and prepare it for playback.

Limitations When Working With In-Progress Clips

During the capture process the final length of the clip is unknown until the capture is
complete and the clip information is updated. Because of this, there are some limitations
when you work with in-progress clips.

The following editing functions are limited to working with the available captured media of
an in-progress clip:
• Editing in-progress clips into a sequence — You can edit the captured portions of
in-progress clips into a sequence.
• Subclips — When creating a subclip from an in-progress clip you must place the IN and
OUT points where media has already been captured and is available.

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• Trimming — The right-side trim limit of an in-progress clip is determined by the

currently available media. When you trim an in-progress clip to the end of available
media the trim functions as if it had reached the end of the clip. As more media is
captured the trim limit increases. Performing the trim at a later time might allow more
trimming as more media might become available.

The following editing functions are not available when working with in-progress clips:
• Clip duplication — Duplication of an in-progress clip is not allowed because the
duplicated clip loses its relationship with the original in-progress master clip.
• Group clips — You cannot use an in-progress clip in a group clip, because the length of
an in-progress clip is unknown until the capture is complete. Group clips are based on
the length of the contributing clips. This limitation applies to all of the related grouping
operations, such as AutoSync, Group Clips, and MultiGroup.
• Consolidate, Transcode, and Audio Conversion — You cannot use consolidate,
transcode, or audio conversion with an in-progress clip. All the media must be available
and the length of the clip known before you can perform these functions. However, you
can use consolidate and transcode on subclips and sequences that reference or contain
in-progress clips. In these cases, any right-side handles are restricted by the known
media duration of the in-progress clip at the time of the operation.
For example, if you set 2 second handles but there is only 1 second of media available
for a handle at the time the consolidate or transcode operation is executed, then the
right-side handle is restricted to 1 second.
• Decompose — The restrictions for decompose are the same as consolidate and
transcode. The right-side handles cannot exceed the known media duration of the clip.
• Non-Check-in export — You cannot export an in-progress clip or a sequence that
contains in-progress clips because the final clip length might be different than the clip
length at the time of the export.
• Variable-bit-rate media — The only variable-bit-rate (variable-frame-size) media
supported for Frame Chase editing is low-res long-GOP MPEG-2 media captured by the
Avid Interplay low-res encoder. Only media captured by supported ingest devices is
supported for Frame Chase editing.
• Using the Capture tool—Frame Chase editing is not available when capturing media
from the Avid editing application’s Capture tool.

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Monitoring Transfers

You can monitor the transfer of items from an Avid editing application, Avid Interplay
Access, or the Avid Interplay Administrator software. If you monitor transfers from within
the Avid editing application, you will see only the assets you transferred. If you open the
Interplay Transfer Status window from the Avid Interplay Administrator, you can monitor
all Interplay Transfer activity. If you have administrative privileges or you initiated the
transfer, you can cancel, retry, pause, or resume transfers.

You can also monitor transfers from a standalone system using the Avid Interplay Media
Services and Transfer Status tool. For more information about Media Services and Transfer
Status tool, see “Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status” on page 58.
• Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing Application
- Sorting the Transfer Status Columns
- Clearing the Transfer Status Window
• Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay Access
- Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window
- Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window
- Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window
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Monitoring Transfers from Within the Avid Editing

Application
After you transfer an asset from within the Avid editing application, you can monitor the
transfer.

To monitor the asset transfer:

1. Display the Transfer Status window, by doing one of the following:
t For the Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist applications, select File > Interplay
Transfer > Show Status.
The Interplay Transfer tab displays the transfers.
t For other Avid editing applications, select Transfer > Status Window.
The Transfer Status window opens.

2. Right-click the status of a particular transfer to display the status options.

n A plus sign in the PWT column indicates the clip or sequence has been set to a high priority.

The following table lists the status options available during a transfer.

Status User Options

Transferring Pause or cancel the transfer.

Paused Resume or cancel the transfer.

Error (plus information indicating the error) Retry or clear the transfer.

Pending Cancel the transfer.

Completed or Canceled Clear the transfer.

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Sorting the Transfer Status Columns

You can sort the transfer status column into either ascending or descending alphabetical
order. For example, you might want to view the status or locations of the transfers in
alphabetical order. This makes it easy to view all the completed, paused, or canceled
transfers together.

To sort a transfer status column:

1. From the Transfer Status window or Interplay Transfer tab, right-click the column to
display the sort options.

2. Select either Sort, Sort Reversed, or No Sort. Sort lists the information in alphabetical
order.

Clearing the Transfer Status Window

When you are using the Transfer Status window from within the Avid editing application to
view the status of any transfers, you should periodically clean up the Transfer Status
window. The Transfer Status window is cleared of any leftover status messages when you
exit the Avid editing application and then restart it. If you have not restarted the Avid editing
application in a while, and your Avid editing system appears to be sluggish, clear the
messages in the Transfer Status window.

To clear the Transfer Status window:

1. Do one of the following:
t In the Avid Instinct and Avid Interplay Assist applications, select File > Interplay
Transfer > Clear Status.
t In the Avid editing application, select Transfer > Status Window.
The Transfer Status window opens.
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3. Press Delete.
All the items are removed from the Transfer Status window.

Monitoring Transfers from Within Avid Interplay

Access
In Avid Interplay Access, you can monitor the transfer activity of all transfers within the
workgroup. In the Interplay Transfer Status window, several filters are available to help you
limit the list of transfers displayed in the status window. You can save filter preferences for
easy access the next time you want to display the same limited list of transfers in the status
window.

The following sections provide details about the Interplay Transfer Status window:
• Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window
• Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window
• Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window

Accessing the Interplay Transfer Status Window

To access the Interplay Transfer Status window, do one of the following:
t From Avid Interplay Administrator:
a. Click the Start button, and select All Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access
Utilities > Avid Interplay Administrator.
b. In the Site settings area, click Interplay Transfer Status.
t From Avid Interplay Access, select Tools > Interplay Transfer Status.
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Status area

Filters

Saved
Filters

Understanding the Interplay Transfer Status Window

The Interplay Transfer Status window shows all the current transfer activity. Filters are
available to limit the number of transfers that display in the status window. For information
about using the filters, see “Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window”
on page 129.

The Interplay Transfer Status window refreshes periodically to update the status
information. You can change the default refresh intervals of the Interplay Transfer Status
window. See “Setting the Refresh Time of the Interplay Transfer Status Window” on
page 56.

The following table describes the information displayed in the Status area.

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Interplay Transfer Status Area Details

Status Area
Column Description

Status Displays the status of the current transfers.

The color of the status row indicates the following:
• Gray with no icon = Transfer is pending or in the queue.
• Gray with Stop icon = Transfer has been canceled.
• Gray with Pause icon = Transfer has been paused.
• Yellow with no icon = Transfer is running.
• Red with X icon = Transfer has failed.
• Green with check mark icon = Transfer has completed successfully.

Name Shows the name of the media being transferred.

Type Indicates the transfer type: Workgroup pull, Workgroup push, Ingest, Playback.

Source Indicates the name of the workgroup requesting the transfer.

Destination Indicates the name of the workgroup receiving the transfer.

% Complete Indicates the percentage of the transfer that has completed.

User Shows the workgroup and user name requesting the transfer.

Start time Shows the time the transfer was started (not the time the transfer request was
submitted to the Interplay Transfer server).

Finish time Shows the time the transfer finished.

TapeID The TapeID of a clip is the same TapeID used in the Avid editing application. This
helps identify a particular piece of media.

Transfer Engine Indicates the name of the Transfer Engine performing the transfer.

Transfer Rate Shows the rate of the transfer.

Workspace Indicates the destination workspace of the transfer.

Priority Displays the priority of each transfer.

Error Indicates the reason for transfer failures.

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Working with Filters in the Interplay Transfer Status Window

The Interplay Transfer Status window provides filters to help limit the number of transfers
displayed in the status window. You can save filter preferences for easy access the next time
you want to display the same limited list of transfers in the status window. For descriptions
of the various filter options, see “Description of Filter Options” on page 130.

To setup a transfer filter:

1. Open the Interplay Transfer Status window. See “Accessing the Interplay Transfer
Status Window” on page 126.
2. From the Filters area, select the filter options you want to use. See “Description of Filter
Options” on page 130.
The transfers that match your filter options selection display in the status area.
3. (Option) You can save the filter options to use another time. Do the following:
a. Click Save Current Filter.
The Enter filter name dialog box opens.
b. Type a name for the filter and click OK.
The new filter appears in the list of saved filters for use again.

To use a saved filter:

1. Click Saved filters to display a list of saved filters.

2. Select the filter you want to use.

3. Click Load to run the filter.

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To delete a saved filter:

1. Click Saved filters to display a list of saved filters.
2. Select the filter you want to delete.
3. Press Delete.

Description of Filter Options

The various filters let you limit the transfers displayed in the status area. The following table
explains the filter options.

Transfer Status Filters

Filter Name Description

Status Select the current status of transfers you want to display: Cancelled,
Completed, Error, Paused, Pending, Running.

Source Select the system requesting the transfer.

Destination Select the system receiving the transfer.

Transfer Type Select the type of transfers you want to display: Workgroup pull,
Workgroup push, Ingest, Playback.

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Filter Name Description

Transfer Engine Select the Interplay Transfer Engine or Interplay Transfer enabled device
that is handling the transfer.
Explanation of Transfer Engine filter options:
• The Transfer Engine filter parameter lists all Transfer Engines
configured in the Interplay Transfer Settings view. For information
about adding Transfer Engines to the filter list, see “Adding Interplay
Transfer Engines” on page 53.
• The Transfer Engine filter provides an online/offline status indicator. If
any Interplay Transfer Engine in the Transfer Engine filter list is
offline, then the filter changes to red. The text (Offline) displays next
to the Transfer Engine that are offline.

The filter changes to red when

any Interplay Transfer Engine
is offline line.

• When you select a Transfer Engine in the filter list, this only enables
the status for that Interplay Transfer Engine to display in the status
area. Therefore, the filter selection has no effect on changing the
Interplay Transfer Engine’s online or offline state.

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Troubleshooting

This chapter describes how to detect problems you might encounter when using the
Interplay Transfer as discussed in the following topics:
• Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines
• Verifying Network Connectivity
• Increasing the Performance of Transfers

For additional troubleshooting information, see the Avid Unity documentation.

Suggested Troubleshooting Guidelines

The following guidelines can help you troubleshoot problems:
• Verify that Interplay Transfer is running on both the sending and the receiving systems.
Interplay Transfer must be running on both systems.
• Verify that the network cables are securely connected between the computer and the site
network.
• Verify that the network is operating and that your computer can detect the presence of
the destination system. See “Verifying Network Connectivity” on page 134.
• If your computer has an optional network board, run the diagnostic programs provided
with the board to verify that the board is functioning properly.
• If the system times out during transfers to your own computer or any other computer,
ask the network administrator to verify that the Domain Name System (DNS) server
specified in the TCP/IP properties of the Network settings in the Control areal is active
and connected to the network.
• Verify remote workgroups are configured correctly before performing a workgroup to
workgroup transfer. See “Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup to
Workgroup Transfers” on page 56.
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

• View log information using the Avid Interplay Diagnostics. The Avid Interplay
Diagnostics is an application that lets you view log information stored on either a local
or remote computer. You can view log information streaming in real time, open logs
stored on a remote computer, package remote logs and specify a storage location for
them, filter logs by severity, and override the logging levels of remote services. For more
information, see the Avid Interplay Frameworks User’s Guide.
• Monitor health and status information using the Avid Interplay Health Monitor
application. For information, see the Avid Interplay Frameworks User’s Guide.

Verifying Network Connectivity

You can use the Windows operating system ping command to verify the network connection
between your computer and another system on the network.

n Before you use the ping command, make sure you know the system name or network address
of the system you are pinging.

To check network connectivity:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box opens.

2. Type the following command in the Open text box:

ping -t systemname
The variable systemname is the name of the system you are verifying.
The Windows Console window opens, showing the status of the pinging.
3. Press Ctrl+C to stop running the ping command.

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Increasing the Performance of Transfers

You can improve the performance of transfers by changing the file limit of media directories
and setting the MegaByte multiple factor for read and write operations.

Changing the File Limit of Media Directories

When Interplay Transfer performs capture or heavy workgroup-to-workgroup transfers, a
single directory can grow to more than 10,000 files. This can cause performance problems.
By default, when Interplay Transfer starts, it checks the number of files in the Interplay
Transfer managed directory. If the file count is greater than 95% of 10,000 files, it creates a
new directory. If you want to lower these values, you must add new parameters to the
[Link] file.

n File balancing is done only when the Interplay Transfer starts.

To change the file limit of media directories managed by Interplay Transfer:

1. Open the file C:\WINDOWS\[Link] using WordPad.
2. In the [PMR Scan] section of the [Link] file, add the following fields.

Fields Added to
[PMR Scan] section Description

FileBalancing=1 FileBalancing – Turns off and on the feature for limiting the
number of files allowed in a media directory. If FileBalancing is
not present in the [Link] file, the default is 1, indicating
the feature is active.

MaxFiles=100 MaxFiles – Specifies the maximum number of files allowed in

an Interplay Transfer media directory. If MaxFiles is not present
in the [Link] file, the default is 10,000 files.

FileCountThreshold=50 FileCountThreshold – Specifies, as a percentage, the file count

threshold, over which the Interplay Transfer server creates a
new media directory on its next startup. If FileCountThreshold
is not present in the [Link] file, the default is 95%.

The following is a sample of media directories managed by Interplay Transfer:

\\unityFileSystem\workspaceName\Avid MediaFiles \MXF\TM_[tmserverHostname].

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During startup only, the Interplay Transfer server checks each media directory for the
number of files in the directory. If the media directory contains more files than specified by
FileCountThreshold% of MaxFiles (for example, 95% of 10,000), the Interplay Transfer
server creates a new directory using the same directory name and appends the name with an
underscore and an incremental number.

For example, when the directory:

\\Unity1\WS1\Avid MediaFiles\MXF\TM_TransServer

becomes full, the next time the Interplay Transfer server TransServer is restarted, it creates a
new directory named:

\\Unity1\WS1\Avid MediaFiles\MXF\TM_TransServer_1
and then _2, _3, and so on.

Additional File Count Logging

The Interplay Transfer server startup logging includes file count information. During startup,
the Interplay Transfer server lists all the media directories on Avid Unity or Avid Unity ISIS.
Each directory managed by the Interplay Transfer server is listed with three asterisks before
it; each secondary directory has three hyphens before it. For all directories managed by
Interplay Transfer, the number of files per directory is displayed.

In addition, a display of these PMR primary and secondary directories is included in the
Interplay Transfer server’s dump command.

Increasing the Performance of Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers

When Interplay Transfer performs workgroup-to-workgroup transfers in an Avid Unity ISIS

environment, you might notice slow transfer times. For better performance, modify the
[Link] file.

To increase the performance of workgroup-to-workgroup transfers:

1. Open the C:\WINDOWS\[Link] file using WordPad.

2. Add the following parameter to the end of the [Link] file, where MBFactor is the
MegaByte multiple factor for read and write operations. The recommended value is 4.
[Buffer size]
MBFactor=4

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 List of Terms

attribute name Information in each record is recorded as a predetermined set of attributes.

Each attribute describes a feature of the asset: for example, its name, creation
date, or tape ID.

Assets Master clips, sequences, effects, and any other type of asset that reference
digital media files. Assets also refer to the media files.

Avid Interplay The Interplay Access lets you find, sort, and retrieve media.
Access

Avid Assets Master clips, sequences, effects, and any other type of asset created by the
Avid system that reference digital media files. Avid assets also refer to the
media files.

Avid Interplay Avid Interplay system is a nonlinear workflow engine for managing assets,
metadata, workflow, and security.

Avid Unity ISIS Avid Unity ISIS media network allows you to connect the latest in shared
media network storage environments to your media network clients. The shared storage lets
you set up a collaborative user environment where several editors can work
on a project at the same time using the same media files and audio files.

Avid Unity Avid Unity MediaNetwork allows you to connect the shared storage
MediaNetwork environments to your MediaNetwork clients. The shared storage lets you set
up a collaborative user environment where several editors can work on a
project at the same time using the same media files and audio files.

browser A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and

interact with all the information on the World Wide Web.

data The information about media objects physically stored on drives (optionally
mirrored for data security).

database services The software applications that drive the database functions.
 List of Terms

effect The manipulation of an audio or video signal. Types of film or video effects
include special effects (F/X) like morphing; simple effects like dissolves,
fades, superimpositions, and wipes; complex effects like keys and DVEs;
motion effects like freeze frame and slow motion; and title and character
generation. Effects usually have to be rendered because most systems cannot
accommodate multiple video streams in real time.

See also rendering.

Fibre Channel Fibre Channel is a technology for transmitting data between computer
devices at a data rate of up to 1 Gbps (one billion bits per second). Fibre
Channel is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared
storage devices and for interconnecting storage controllers and drives.

Interplay Transfer The Interplay Transfer system manages the transfer of media to and from
Interplay workgroups.

JPEG format A JPEG file is a graphic image created by choosing from a range of
compression qualities (actually, from one of a suite of compression
algorithms). When you create a JPEG file or convert an image from another
format to a JPEG file, you are asked to specify the quality of image you want.
Since the highest quality results in the largest file, you can make a trade-off
between image quality and file size.

master clip The Avid asset that refers to the media files captured from tape or other
sources.

MediaNetwork The MediaNetwork server controls user access to the shared storage
server subsystem by logging in users through controlled user accounts with
passwords. It also controls which workspaces a user can mount on the
MediaNetwork client desktop and whether the user has read or write access
to the files on the workspace. This allows a system administrator to control a
user’s privileges and to manage the shared environment, preventing
overwriting or damage to shared media files and audio files.

media objects Master clips, sequences, effects, and any other type of object that reference
digital media.

metadata Data about data; for example, the clips associated with media files.

mirroring Duplication of the data on multiple drives in a redundant configuration. In a

mirrored configuration, if one data drive fails, the mirrored drive is
automatically used instead.

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motion effect An effect that speeds up or slows down the presentation of media in a track.

record For every asset, the database stores an associated record that contains specific
information about the object.

rendering Merging effect layers to create one stream of digital video for play back in
real time.

resync The resync process ensures that all the media on Avid Unity has been
checked in to Avid Interplay Engine. When media files are copied into a
shared storage environment manually, resync is necessary to make the
compositional metadata (the clips associated with media files) appear in Avid
Interplay Access.

sequence An edited composition that often includes audio and video clips and rendered
effects connected by applied transitions.

SQL Server Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standard interactive and programming
language for getting information from and updating a database. Although
SQL is both an ANSI and an ISO standard, many database products support
SQL with proprietary extensions to the standard language. Queries take the
form of a command language that lets you select, insert, update, and find out
the location of data.

subclip 1. An edited part of a clip. In a sequence, a subclip can be bound by any

variation of clip beginnings, endings, and IN or OUT points.
2. A subclip created by marking IN and OUT points in a clip and by saving
the frames between the marks. The subclip does not contain pointers to
media files. The subclip references the master clip, which alone contains
pointers to the media files.

TCP/IP network Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the basic

connection communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a
communications protocol in the private networks called intranets and in
extranets. When you are set up with direct access to the Internet, your
computer is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other
computer that you might send messages to or get information from also has a
copy of TCP/IP.

Transfer Engine The Transfer Engine manages the transfer of media to and from Avid
Interplay workgroups.

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TransferManager The TransferManager system manages the transfer of media to and from
Workgroup 4 workgroups.

Uniform Resource A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the address of a file (resource)
Locator (URL) accessible on the Internet.

workspaces Avid Interplay Engine clients mount media network workspaces on their
workstations (requiring a user account to do so). Once mounted, workspaces
behave like local media drives that can be accessed by others working on the
same project. When the workspaces are properly configured, several users
can access the same media and start using it immediately after it has been
created.

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Index

A Capture clips
e-VTR device 112
Accepting transfers 63 FTP devices 110
Accessing XDCAM device workflow 113
Avid FTP Media Browser tool 72 CaptureManager
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Frame Chase editing with 117
tool 40 Capturing clips
AirSpeed server FTP servers 105
Frame Chase editing with 117 Catalogs
Interplay Adapter, installing 34 configuring for ingest devices 82
monitoring transfers 54 configuring for playback devices 83
user account 22 Check list
AutoTransfer installing and configuring a standalone
assets 97 environment 24
checklist 96 installing and configuring Interplay Transfer
identify folder 96 Server 22
rules 97 installing support software 25
AutoTransfer service Thunder server configuration 78
configuration 84 Clips
installing 34 transferring 90
Avid applications Closed caption
media compatibility between 90 preserve option 67
Avid editing system Commands
ingest device connection setup 80 ping 134
setting up 62 Compatibility of media 90
Avid Interplay Frameworks Configurations
troubleshooting tool 133 adding FTP ingest device 79
Avid Unity environment for MXF DHM OP1a file format transfers 66
supported Interplay Transfer configurations 14 FTP deck device capture 78
Avid Unity ISIS client software FTP ingest devices 71
installing 27 FTP playback devices 70
FTP server 67
C FTP server, FTP playback, and FTP ingest devices
67
Capture ingest device catalog 82
editing during 115 Intel PRO 1000 card 26
Frame Chase editing 115 Interplay Transfer Engine 39
Index ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Interplay Transfer site settings 49 capture configuration 78

playback device catalog 83 transferring files 109
standalone environment 62 FTP devices
supported Interplay Transfer 14 capturing clips 110
Thunder MX Production server 78 FTP Directory profiles
Thunder server ImportWatcher folder 78 creating 72
Connecting FTP ingest devices
to an Ethernet network 15 adding 79
configuration 67, 71
connection 80
D FTP Media Browser dialog box 105
Data FTP playback devices
transferring in a standalone environment 98 configuration 67, 70
Destination FTP servers
in Status window 128 configuration 67
Detecting problems 133 ingesting clips workflow 105
Direct capture play back workflow 108
configuring TM client 74 Thunder server configuration 78
FTP devices 110 FTPClipList dialog box 110
FTP servers 105
Dual-ingest configuration G
Frame Chase editing 117
DVCAM 109 Generic FTP servers
transferring files 103
Guidelines
E for troubleshooting 133
Edit while capture
See Frame Chase editing H
Editing
during capture 115 Hardware
Ethernet network 14 installing the Interplay Transfer server 21, 22
Ethernet services 15
I
F
ImportWatcher folder
Fibre Channel network 14 setup 78
Frame Chase editing Ingest
described 115 configuration FTP deck devices 78
dual-ingest configuration 117 FTP devices 110
limitations 120 Ingest device
overview 115 catalog configuration 82
workflow 117 transferring files from 102
Frameworks In-progress clips
troubleshooting tool 133 editing during capture 115
FTP Clip List limitations 120
utility 80 Installing
FTP deck devices Avid Unity ISIS client software 27

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Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool transfer setup 49

35 transfer status 35, 58
Interplay Transfer client software 38 transfer status on standalone system 60
Interplay Transfer Engine software 29 Monitoring transfers 123
Interplay Transfer server hardware 21, 22 MXF DHM OP1a file format
MediaNetwork client software 27 third-party devices 103
Intel PRO 1000 server adapter card transfer configuration 66
configuration 26 MXF media support 19
install driver 26
Interplay Diagnostics
troubleshooting 133
N
Interplay Health Monitor 133 Name
Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status in Status window 128
configuring 58 Network
installing 35 board 133
Interplay Transfer Engine detecting presence on 134
configuration 39 Network connectivity 133
monitoring transfers 53 Networking considerations
Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration tool between workgroups 15
configure FTP settings 42 firewalls 15
DET settings 45 port numbers 15
ingest settings 44 remote workgroup 17
opening 40 services 15
playback settings 43 typical configuration 16
playlist settings 46
settings 40
standalone settings 41 P
system settings 42 Password, setting 85
total transfer settings 46 ping command 134
workgroup settings 41 Playback devices
workgroup transfer settings 42 catalog configuration 83
Interplay Transfer server transferring files to 98
installing 21, 22 Playback Format
Interplay Transfer settings FTP profile option 67
opening, Avid editing application 49 Presence on the network
Interplay Transfer Status Window detecting 134
set refresh 56 Presets
creating for transfers 47
M Priority
in Status window 128
Media compatibility 19, 90 Problems
MediaNetwork client software detecting 133
installing 27 Procedures
Monitor configuring Avid services 84
AirSpeed transfers 54 Profiles
refresh Interplay Transfer Status window 56 creating FTP directory 72
select Transfer Cache engine 51 FTP servers 67

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XDCAM SD 76 Start
Progress indicator in Status window 128
in Status window 128 Starting
Interplay Transfer server 27
Status window
R described 127
Refresh Studio
Interplay Transfer Status window 56 monitoring transfers 54
Remote workgroup connectivity
rules 15 T
typical configuration 16
Rundowns TapeID
working with 100 in Status window 128
Third-party devices
interoperability 103
S MXF OP1a files 103
Schedules Thunder server
working with 100 adding 78
Send to Workgroup Settings configuration check list 78
description 93 configure FTP server software 78
Setting passwords, system configuration service 85 ImportWatcher folder setup 78
Setting up the Avid editing system 62 Timing out during transfers 133
Settings list 62, 64 TM Client
Site settings configuration 74
Interplay Transfer 49 Transfer Presets
Software creating 47
Avid Unity ISIS client Transfer Rate
installing 27 in Status window 128
Interplay Adapter Transfer settings
installing 34 in an Avid editing application 62
Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status tool in an Avid Unity environment 64
34 Transfer Status window 126
Interplay Transfer Engine Transfer types 18
configuration 39 TransferManager client
installing 29 configuration 74
MediaNetwork client Transferring files
installing 27 automatically 95, 97
Sony XDCAM FTP devices AutoTransfer checklist 96
workflow 109 from an ingest device 102
Sorting transfers 125 from one workgroup to another workgroup 91
Standalone environment from within an Avid application 90
configuration 62 from within an Avid editing application 98
using Interplay Transfer in 98 FTP deck devices 109
Standalone Interplay Transfer Generic FTP servers 103
supported configurations 14 identify AutoTransfer folder 96
Standalone system to a playback device 98
monitoring transfers 35, 58, 60 Workgroup 4.5 to Interplay 94

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Transfers playback configuration 76

method of accepting incoming 63
monitoring 123
monitoring from Interplay Transfer Status
window 126
MXF DHM OP1a file format 66
setting up the Avid editing system for 62
sorting 125
Troubleshooting 133
Type column
in Status window 128

U
User account
AirSpeed server 22
Utilities
Avid FTP Media Browser tool 72
FTPClipList 80

V
Verifying network connectivity 134

W
Workflow
capture from e-VTR device 112
capture from XDCAM device 113
ingesting clips from FTP server 105
play back FTP server 108
Sony XDCAM FTP devices 109
Workgroup 4.5
transferring files from 94
Workgroup environment
Interplay Transfer in 14
remote workgroup network configuration 17
typical configuration with Interplay Transfer 14
Workgroup Transfer Presets
creating 47

X
XDCAM FTP devices
workflow 109
XDCAM SD
FTP server profile 76

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