User Manual

Uploading Media Using the Remote Upload Service
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3. If you want to change the default folder for cached media files, click Browse and navigate to
the appropriate folder on your system.
4. If you want to modify the maximum size of the cache folder, click the Disk Cache Size text
box and enter a new number. The default size is 2 GB.
To clear the disk cache of cached media:
1. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
2. Double-click Sphere Playback.
The Sphere Playback Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click Clear All Caches.
The Avid editing system deletes all files in the SphereCache folder. The folder is recreated
the next time you play back remote media.
To refresh the remote media cache on your local disk and the ICS system, do one of the
following:
t Right-click a clip or sequence in the bin, and then select Refresh Remote Media.
t Select Bin > Refresh Remote Media.
The Avid editing system deletes all files for the clip in the SphereCache folder and on the
ICS system. The folder is recreated the next time you play back remote media.
Uploading Media Using the Remote Upload Service
You can use Avid Interplay Sphere to upload clips and segments within sequences stored on your
system and check them in to Interplay using a VPN connection. The upload operation
automatically transcodes your media to the resolution specified in the Sphere Upload Settings
dialog box and stores the transcoded media in a folder called Avid Transcode. When you upload
a sequence, only the segments of clips used in your sequence are transcoded.
When you remotely upload sequences or clips, the Avid editing application creates a new
subfolder in Interplay as a destination for the uploaded clips. The Upload folder is located in the
Interplay folder named for your bin. All uploaded clips appear with an appended tag to indicate