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Performing a Send-to-Playback as a Background Process from an Avid Editing Application
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A character count below the message displays the number of characters allowed in your
message. You can type a total of 256 characters. If you share an asset, a head frame of video
clip or a clip icon for an audio clip displays in the message
4. Click Send.
The message is sent to the Interplay Central users listed in the address text box and displays
as a sent message at the top of your message list.
Performing a Send-to-Playback as a Background
Process from an Avid Editing Application
Depending on your workgroup configuration, the send to playback operation of Long GOP OP1a
media can run in the background, allowing the Avid editing system to perform other tasks. The
workgroup must have an Avid Interplay STP Encode service installed. For information about
setting up a workgroup for background processing of send-to-playback requests, see the Avid
Interplay Help.
To send assets and media files for playback using an Avid editing application:
1. Make sure the Media Services Engine and Avid Interplay STP Encode service are running.
2. In the Avid editing application bin, select the asset or assets whose media files you want to
send to the playback server.
3. Select Transfer > Send To Playback, and select the profile for the server to which you want
to send the sequence.
The Send to Playback dialog box opens.
4. Do the following:
t Type a tape ID name.
t (Option) Select PWT (Play While Transferring), if you want to send the sequence as a
high-priority.