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Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Avid Interplay Transfer Overview
- Avid Interplay Transfer Installation
- Installation and Configuration Check List
- Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server
- Installing Avid Shared Storage Client Software
- Understanding the Software Required for Performing Transfers
- Installing the Interplay Transfer Engine in a Workgroup Environment
- Installing Interplay Transfer Support Software
- Installing the Interplay Transfer Software in a Standalone Environment
- Interplay Transfer Configuration
- Opening the Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Tool
- Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration Settings
- Setting the Number of Simultaneous Transfers Allowed by the Interplay Transfer Engine
- Configuring Workgroup Transfer Presets
- Configuring an Avid Interplay Workgroup For Transfers
- Configuring a Remote Workgroup for Workgroup-to-Workgroup Transfers
- Specifying Interplay Transfer Engines For Direct Transfers
- Configuring a Standalone System to Monitor Transfer Status
- Configuring Interplay Transfer in a Standalone Environment
- Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers
- Configuring Capture and Playback of MXF DHM OPIa File Formats
- Configuring an FTP Server Profile
- FTP Server Dialog Box Settings Used to Create an FTP Server Profile
- Setting an Aspect Ratio For Send To Playback
- Configuring a Generic FTP Playback Device into a Workgroup
- Filtering Ancillary Data During Send to Playback
- Configuring a Generic FTP Ingest Device into a Workgroup
- Creating and Editing FTP Directory Profiles on Interplay Transfer Client
- FTP Directory Profile Window Settings
- Configuring the Interplay Transfer Client For Direct Captures
- Configuration for Playing Back to a Sony XDCAM SD Device
- Configuration for Working with XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Assets
- Configuring a Thunder Production Server
- Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices
- Configuring an Ingest Device Catalog
- Configuring a Playback Device Catalog
- Configuring the AutoTransfer Service
- Transferring Avid Assets
- Media Compatibility Between Avid Applications
- Transferring Avid Assets from an Avid Editing Application
- Transferring Avid Assets from an Interplay Workgroup to Another Workgroup
- Automatically Transferring Assets to Another Workgroup
- Transferring Avid Assets in a Standalone Environment
- Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device (Send to Playback)
- Transferring Files From an Ingest Device
- Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers
- Transferring Files From FTP Deck Devices
- Using Frame Chase Editing
- Monitoring Transfers
- Troubleshooting
- Index
Configuring Ingest From FTP Deck Devices
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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.
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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:
• 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).
• Set up 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 setup procedures, see the Thunder documentation. For procedures on how to transfer
files to and from a Thunder server, see “Transferring To and From Generic FTP Servers” on
page 129.
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 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 135.
The following configuration and setup steps are required to integrate a FTP device into a
workgroup.
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 36
2. Add the ingest device to the Interplay Transfer configuration.