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Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Using This Guide
- 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
Transferring Avid Assets to a Playback Device (Send to Playback)
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Transcoding of Mixed Resolution Clips During a Send to Playback
When you perform a Send to Playback operation, the application automatically renders
effects and relinks your sequence to the target resolution. You can use the Send to Playback
command with sequences that contain clips of different resolutions. Any clips in the
sequence with resolutions not matching the target resolution settings in the Dynamic Relink
dialog box are transcoded to the target resolution. The application creates a new master clip
(with the extension .new) and associates the new clip with the new transcoded media.
Before the Send to Play operation begins, the application searches the sequence for any clips
with an undesirable resolution for the transcode operation, such as clips with low resolutions
that would create a low quality output after the clip is transcoded. If clips are found, a
warning message is displayed to let you decide if the Send to Play operation should continue
with a lower quality output. You can set the minimum resolution allowed before displaying
the warning message by using the Transfer Settings dialog box. For setup information, see
“Configuring the Avid Editing Application for Transfers” on page 79.
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Dynamic Relink must be enabled to use the Transcode before sending to playback option.
For information about using Dynamic Relink, see the Avid editing application Help system.
XDCAM HD Send to Playback Acceleration
You can initiate the play while transfer (PWT) of an XDCAM HD clip or sequence to
AirSpeed Multi Stream shortly after you begin the Send to Playback (STP) operation.
Previously, you had to wait until the system exported the clip before you could begin
playback.
This feature requires the following:
• Specific versions of the following applications:
- Media Composer v5.5.1, Symphony v5.5.1, or NewsCutter v9.5.1, or later.
- Interplay Assist v2.3 or later
- Avid Instinct v3.5 or later
• Airspeed Multi Stream v1.7 or later
• XDCAM HD material
You can use the play while transfer feature with the STP Encode background processing
service. For information on STP Encode, see the Avid Interplay Media Services Setup and
User’s Guide or the Interplay Help.
If the correct versions of the editors or AirSpeed Multi Stream are not available, the system
uses the older STP method where the clip is exported before playback begins.