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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
Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server
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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.
Turning On the Interplay Transfer Server
To prepare your environment before you turn on the Interplay Transfer server:
1. Connect the Interplay Transfer server hardware and cables.
See the Avid shared storage client setup documentation.
2. Make sure your Avid shared storage environment is installed and running.Do one of the
following:
t (Avid ISIS environment) Make sure the System Director is installed and running.
t (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.
Task Section Reference
Install the Avid Interplay Adapter software
(Avid Interplay Adapter service).
See the Avid Interplay Software Installation and
Configuration Guide.
Install the Avid Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status software.
See “Installing the Interplay Media Services and
Transfer Status Tool” on page 36.
Install the AutoTransfer Service See “Installing the Avid Interplay Auto Media Services
Service” on page 35.
Install the Transfer Cache Engine software. See “Installing the Transfer Cache Engine” on page 36.