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1. Shortcuts here are no items ta show inthis items 17 Selected 1 FileSize 0 Name Yl Fites Ezi jm e f EvS Keyword 2 Evs _Keyword3 EVS Materia ID Evs Owner _ EvS Rating Y Saved Searches if Goal SZMZN580 beu he There are no items to show in this 57McNhi0 XT Generic User 0 5ZMcNhi0 XT Generic User Oo 47hichthin YT Generie leer n Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 110 of 113 16 5 2 Avid Tape Metadata The Avid Tape Metadata can be set up to contain one of the EVS Metadata Tags IE sd pal Bin1 To change the EVS Metadata which will be set into the Avid Tape Metadata you have to change the EVSAvidSetupDIl key in the registry of the Ingest XT Access XFile machine HKEY USERS Software EVS Broadcast Equipment EVSAvidSetupDIl e ClipsTapeNamexXPath for the backup of clips to Avid H diteur du Registre Fichier Edition Affichage Favoris Cygnus Solutions Nom J Dell Computer Corporation z F valeur non d finie Developer Express a ingestdrag private EVS_Metadatas Clips_Infos Ciip xFile_Clip_Infos XT_UmID E DivXNetworks 2 EVS Broadcast Equipment Cleanedit CleanEdit Control Center __ CleanEdit Manager CleanEdit Micro Player Database Installer EVS License Manager 9 EVSAVIDBrowser EVSAvidSetupDil LogColector 9 Medias Analyser a Mediaxch
2. Ingest Iv Ingest transfers enabled Max simultaneous ingest transters Ingest devices Avid EVS Device Dynamically Extensible Transters CET Max DET push transfers Max DET pull transters Total Transters AI Types Max simultaneous transters al Playlist Information Use Newsroom rundowns to schedule transters Mewsroom Server User name Password Schedule File Mame po Brower a Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Configuration VWworkgroup Settings W Interplay enabled Interplay Engine hostname leditar5 Uzer name administrator Password rr Accept incoming workgroup transtera without Interplay login Mo lagin workspace tor incoming transtera gt Standalone setings System Settings Enable aluto cleanup of transfer queues f Server logging off Storage type T Standard logging on Standalone Debug logging on Contigure FTP Parameters Avid EVS Integration Workgroups a Workgroup transfers enabled Directory for temporary composition tiles id ktemp i Delete temporary composition Browse Tiles after transfer Playback Iw Playback transters enabled fi Long SOP transters enabled Max simultaneous playback transters Playback devices iF oF f0920 iSSTORE6O1 70 Add store58060 pastorer a020 Delete HFP TACCESS1 psstore5A0b0ran Edit I yp Ingest Iv Ingest transfers enabled M
3. oi EVs Instant Tapeless TechnOlogy Avid EVS Integ ration Authors Object Serge Comes amp Olivier Fettweis Date Version Workflows installation amp User s Manual 01 08 2010 4 0 1 HISTORY Version Date Author Description 1 00 _ 18 09 2008 1 01 3710 2006 200 10 04 2007 201 10 05 2007 202 4 06 2007 2 03 20 06 2007 Release 1 2 2 WG4 amp 2 1 1 Interplay Transfer v1 1 0 2 04 05 07 2007 Serge Comes Release 2 2 0 Interplay Transfer v1 1 2 amp load balancing with multi Transfer Manager 2 05 03 08 2007 Update with Release Package Multicam 8 04 27 2 06 09 11 2007 Serge Comes New EVS Avid Tools v1 3 3 amp v2 3 3 for Package Multicam 8 04 33 28 01 2008 Olivier Fettweis Beta 2 4 3 interplay v1 1 6 amp Multicam 9 2 07 2 08 01 03 2008 Avid Interplay v1 2 1 Avid FTP DHM EVS Avid Quick setup 2 09 09 04 2008 Serge Comes Multicam 9 package release Avid PB server nicknames 2 10 24 07 2008 Olivier Fettweis Multicam 10 package release and IPD5 referencing Avid PB server 2 11 25 08 2008 __ Olivier Fettweis Package Multicam 9 00 70 2 12 21 11 2008 Olivier Fettweis Locator and catalog for IPD5 Video Mixdown 2 video Tracks Log description Testing part New Avid Play Back Server Avid MXF OPATOM workflow Avid Tape Metadata for Ingest 2 13 30 01 09 Olivier Fettweis Creation of folder into interplay Access Interplay 1 5 Version Date Author Descriptio
4. MXF EVS To select MXF EVS as output file format Valid for both IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codecs 8 MB Blocks Shows the EVS MXF size block e Post processing XML Right click on the Post Processing XML windows to create a main configuration In case you want to automatically restore the exported IMX DNxHD file to the EVS XT 2 server select Main or Backup option After the generation of the file on the shared drive the transfer manager will send an XML job file to ask XT Access or XFile to perform the restore on the XT 2 Destination settings e Shared Drive yxstore60170 Data G CFE A if Generate EYS metadatas estore6i0 70 Data fo OFE metadatas a Filename Format String Reset YoMAME Available Items MAME Clip Mame Append zte Output Mode L MF n i a TM Sind fe MYE Pee TIM i avid DMxHOLR 1 E AEN XTAccess lien wte Mame Referencing Target Path i Westore60l 70 Dat xstore601 70 Data a OFE ref Weestore60l 70 Dat isstoresg060sT Access sM STPB_po FID only a rID UmID Usr Nb Enter the XT User Number defined in XFile XNET ID and used for the restore with XFile not mandatory if you want to use XTAccess to perform the restore GigE IP Port User Password Enter XT GigE IP Port User Password used to do the restore with XTAccess not mandatory if you want to use XFile to perform the restore Page Select the Page from where the clips will be
5. 10 5 3 Audio video Filler in Send to Playback DHM e Audio and video Filler has been implemented in EVS DHM Send to Playback e EVS DHM automatically fills in the missing frames with an audio and or video filler when o Some audio video tracks are missing e g 3 tracks instead of 4 o Some parts of the audio video track are left blank audio holes o Some Audio video tracks are shorter than video track e Audio video mix down is not anymore requested before send to playback to EVS XT except if you have added effect to the audio or the video m m m m m m ba aad F Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 83 of 113 10 6 Media Composer Configuration 10 6 1 EVS to Avid Workflows In Project settings Media Creation must be set up as OMF or MXF When using Media Manager or Interplay Engine OMF or AAF MXF is defined in Media Manager or Interplay Engine setup Any project linked to Media Manager Interplay Engine will be automatically set up to the actual mode Media Creation Current lt eee eee a Note Media Creation mode OMF MXF must be identical to the OMF MXF mode in Transfer Manager server e In stand alone mode you must select it manually in Transfer Manager Configuration Note that MXF mode generates an error in TC format It is then recommended to use OMF mode in stand alone mode e With Avid Unity environment the mode is automat
6. 12 1 Recommended Interconnectivity The diagram below represents the recommended interconnection of EVS and Avid networking EVS Network UNITY ISIS IECV VLAN Interconnection Cat 5e Network Cable VLAN EVS Cat 5e Network Cable VLAN Avid Red Cat 5e Network Cable VLAN Avid Blue Cat 5e Network Cable Crossover EVS XNET SDT EVS network is composed of EVS VLAN subnet e XT 2 servers IP Director stations e XStore or XF 2 workstations Avid network is composed of Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 93 of 113 One or several VLANs depending on the level of redundancy and protection proposed by Avid Transfer Manager Servers Editing workstations Avid Media Composer or Avid News Cuiter Unity Storage Unity FC or ISIS Interplay Engine and Media Indexer optional EVS and Avid Subnets are clearly separated in this configuration where the Avid Transfer Manager servers play the role of gateway between EVS and Avid subnets This topology has several advantages EVS and Avid networking responsibility are clearly separated EVS devices are not directly connected to the Avid subnets Avid Transfer Manager server is suitable as an application gateway It transfers compressed frames between EVS and Avid storage without any IP routing performed at this level Transfer of audio and video data betwe
7. EVS Playback server application setting amp monitoring Avid dll to communicate with Transfer Manager in Auto mode ini file to specify the Transfer Manager device MXF template file MXF template file MXF template file Definition of the installation path Addition of ports configurations used by Playback Server Services files Ta Setup EVS Avid Tools Welcome to the EVS Avid Tools Setup Wizard This will install EVS Avid Tools on your computer itis recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel Click NEXT is Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Destination Location Where should EVS Avid Tools be installed Setup will install EWS Avid Tools into the following Folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files EYS Avid Tools Atleast 1 0 MB of free disk space is required Select a directory and click NEXT Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 40 of 113 ie Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full ba EWS TMServer Dils must be installed on the same system running Avid Transter Manager 3 9 ME EVS Browser appli
8. Playback iw Playback transters enabled a Long GOP transfers enabled Max simultaneous playback transters 2 Playback devices wstoreFaU2O 6535 usa Lee szore r a020 Add wetore fou Usa Delete l N 0 K Edit There are 2 EVS Avid PlayBack Server Transfer Modes 1 Shared Drive to first create a file and then restore it to XT 2 with XTAccess or XFile 2 XT GigE to directly transfer a sequence from AVID to XT 2 with the GigE connection on the XT 2 In both modes you can add a Main and then if you want a Backup configuration This will allow you to restore at the same time your sequence from Avid to two different destinations that might be on different gigabit or SDTI networks FE i 2 AN e 2 T E MNN ai oi d l pan it sa UT E HN k l par HL Tp E Ei ee Delete Post processing 4M 5 XT GigE IP Port User Pas Page ame Use Sequence Name y elt i et a l O a taaie ackuy 1 250 evs evs e Tape ID C For VarID only f for varIO UmiD For LSM ID only XT GigE Location 9 edits Active YT GigE IP Password 1 l p i Main ifi 240 240 evs evs etial Backup 101 250 250 evs evs MEF BCL TransferManager Requests In case one of both transfers failed no error message is returned back to Avid Transfer Manager Server because the clip is available on at least 1 XT server There is no Avid DHM API function to handle this failure case To be investigated with Avid for
9. EWS Serial ong Iv Main 172 22 51 1 Veestores 060 4TaAccess XMLISTPB_post_proc Backup 1 1 250 250 VWexstoreS 060 TAccess MLISTPB_post_proc IPD Owner OFE TransferManager Requests Always use UNC paths XML always in the Jobs_ Incoming folder Don t forget the lastest in your UNC path 9 6 EVS Avid Browser setup Install EVS Browser from the EVS Avid Tools setup Install Avid Transfer Manager Client If the Client is not installed running the EVS Avid Browser will generate an error Edit C Program Files EVS Avid Tools TMClient ini MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1_ComputerName Workgroup Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2_ComputerName Workgroup Check the TM hostname and Workgroup in the System Properties of the Transfer Manager Select Src Drive always use an UNC path Select AAF or OMF depending on the settings in Avid TM Configuration Set the Avid Ingest Device the defined ingest device in the Avid Transfer Manager configuration Select the number of audio bits Restart EVS Avid Browser after changes have been made not mandatory f X public Reference_Fil Genie Refresh 7 Src Drive Src AT FIP View MXF only Trim GuardBand OMF Ingest v MXF AAF Ingest TCP Transfer 16 bits audio 24 bits audio Avid Ingest Device Always on top TrimClip Quitter 9 7 Media Composer News Cutter setup Make sure Avid Transfer Man
10. IDISA tal shot ol chore Audiences ty yi The optional Avid Interplay Assist desktop video tool is a cost effective way to review and log video select shots and add locators and comments using ordinary desktops and laptops on the network As Interplay Access this is an application client that can be installed on any workstation On an IP Director workstation Interplay Assist can be used to search check and preview content on Avid storage Note you need a dongle with appropriate license rights to run this application 16 4 Avid Interplay Transfer Status interplay Meg vices and Transfer Status 3 Media Services ZB Transfer workgroup MiieiMSraraus Configure Workgroups Filters L NM gt Status C Saved filters Save Current Filter _ Clear Filters Hide cleared transactions a Avid Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status is a tool that can be installed on any workstation connected to Interplay Engine media database Running on an IP Director workstation these tools allows for monitoring the transfer status thanks to its progress bar and check the completeness or failure of the transfer Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 108 of 113 16 5 EVS Metadata and logs transfer to Avid Interplay 16 5 1 Metadata XTAccess XFile and XStream support the transfer of EVS CCLIP EVS IP Director Metadata Avid DHM API is used
11. Protected THC OUT Duration amp Online Near Line O seb 00 09 57 16 00 20 00 00 i BCU Sm ne i GLU 456465 ERAN ERAN 2 Oost D7301 EE Play lists o dual sink o 20083312 sonia Dual tain 2 01 o Ingest hie adie 00 001415 3 Clear ALL Kie 13 s 1222 00 02 32 02 oo n2502 o Inges VTRA ite 02 22 10 07 00 00 00 5 TD 0010 00 00 20 54 02 10 00 00 10 00 DE Status Protected T CIN T CINDate 20 53 52 08 28 Feb 2009 20 53 52 08 28 Feb 2009 gloup T C Ol 20 54 02 20 54 02 Ingest VIRLTC i i 29 4116 00 00 07 08 Sendt gt Ree les to XT Restore to x XT copy targets i L J s xta60170 CE Publish S Moa Avid Targets xta58060 Editor4 S Delete Final Cut Pro targets xta58060 Editor5 Wis xta60300 Editor4 lt File targets a gt t a A or a part of a file using the software player of IPD to be transferred to Avid using the Database Explorer and the Near Line management Control Panel F1 SIE 20 53 53 17 00 00 08 21 ee sin Snap Backup to Near Line store to XT 20 53 47 08 iania i XT copy targets Copy by GigE 5 20 53 47 08 M5 xta 60170 Ce Publish View Key Clip rs Mean i rrr Final Cut Pro targets xta58060 Editors UPDATE CLIF E al xta60300 Editor4 Gye A Fil t h Last clips created Rename ee Wiis xta78020 Editors Transfer to
12. e Browsing and Playout on XT 2 server via IP Director 5 or via the Remote control o Browse the clips in the Database Explorer O Select a clip and drag it to a given XT 2 playout channel O The clip can be played at the beginning of the restore page 1 ip e Explorer Clips 06_ 51 17 TEE amp Tii 2B i S fer pned His keli ved Filters ie Name Clip Elements LSM SE PS O on NeN720 100 o DnP 10e0 100 a k DNN TODEN a O0 00 3 8 24 OBOE 01 00 38 24 as wa z 1128 1 DNxP1080 120 M 22 42 42 19 E owne ae a a jO alee if Se field 0 Duration 23 42 57 19 oeo CID IPDATE CLIF j NEW CLIP Last clips created EYS File 2007_09_25 0 1100706 on Unknown Multicam 8 The clip can only be played at the end of the restore process from XFile Multicam 9 From the start of the restore the growing clips can be browsed and played using the EVS Remote or IPD 5 The creating clip is displayed on the XT monitoring Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 36 of 113 7 4 WebService EVS Avid Workflow With the Avid WebService integration XTAccess is able to do the check in into Interplay of Avid MXF OPAtom files So there is not more need of the transfer manager to ingest files into Interplay For more information about the WebService see Integration_Avid_WebService document Created
13. o EVS MXF IMX D10 Avid DNxHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO HD Codec o MXF OP1a IMX D10 only o Native XT 2 rough file format via FTP XT 2 Gigabit e Avid File formats OMF amp AAF MXF are supported Note Interplay only supports AAF MXF not OMF e Audio 4 or 8 channels 16 bit amp 24 bit supported Audio Filler e Metadata EVS Metadata see list below e Formats 625125 PAL 525i29 97 NTSC 1080i50 1080i59 94 720p50 amp 720p59 94 e SuperSlow Motion By default SuperSlow Motion clips are transferred to Avid Transfer Manager frame by frame the actual soeed on Avid MC is then a SuperSlow Motion Audio is withdrawn and TC is not consistent For other SuperSlow Motion modes please contact EVS EVS MXF format only MXF OP1a not supported 5 VERSIONS COMPLIANCE MATRIX 5 1 Avid APIs TM Avid supplies several versions of APIs either compliant with WG 4 non Interplay or with Interplay versions e WG 4 non Interplay o DHM Avid TM DHM v2 9 1 o TMAuto Transfer Manager Automation API v2 9 1 e Interplay v1 1 2 o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay_1 0 7 20070629 o TMAuto SDK_TMAutoAPI Interplay 20061130 e Interplay v1 1 6 o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay_1 1 5 20071004 o TMAuto SDK_TMAutoAPI_ Interplay 20061130 e Interplay v1 2 1 o DHM SDK _DHM Interplay_1 2 0 20071218 o TMAuto SDK_TMAutoAPI Interplay 20061130 e Interplay v1 2 3 e Interplay v1 4 TM v1 2 4 support of the DVCPRO HD o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay_1 2 4 2008082
14. o Option b XFile GUI Select a file to be transferred to Avid using the XFile Maintenance GUI Right click and choose Transfer Convert gt Transfer to Avid TM Transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server A progress and completion status is displayed in XFile GUI 42 42 clips agielapiellpielalsls ebe Creation Date Video std A CipI gt Markers Publish R ClipName Date IN TEIN _ Duration Keyword 1 Key 01 610 4 paclooo22701 2009 02 27 17 14 41 004 00 00 04 271 Ue 6100 m Oe start 2008 1 125 0 Iri 26 16 oo og 14 w r i i 1 611 4 _ pyeloaa Pees p POF 00 00 0415 01 611 E Ol 1 pgdlgag 0 00 O0 00 03 15_ 01 610 F oi 6 pgdogg Filters pooo 00 00 03 04 01 612 F pgciMast 2 15 00 00 10 13 01 613 ngclogo Edt ar O amann 13 O1 1114 ob mol pgclgagz TransferfConvert Pf Transfer to Avid TM 01 6108 o1 1 pgcloso ae Transfer to CleanEdit 01 613 C Oi 6 padon EE Convert EWS MFS MBtoz Me Ul blac Ol 1 pacl0s0siba 2009 08 16 12 11 Se 01 6815 E paclOS0S16c 2009 03 16 16 17 39 19 00 00 04 06 o Option C Nearline management from IPD Avid EVS Integration Select one file Database Explorer Clips Online Near Line BCU COMTor s i View m E Tools Assian Hi i Saved Filters 4 AME las EEE O OE i ge 02 51 7 Ee aL ET em oon tame _ oin temere 158 ips Status
15. oe XML Unit Configuration Delay between two XML File sent in seconds The xml unit path is the root folder of xml scanning as defined in the config session XML tab of the File the New XML scan dialog box of XT Access Default Type Fallback XML File Prefix View config Mpdtest_pc XTAccess XML WXstore7B020 XFile XML4 xfile50820XTAccess XML xstoreS8060 XTAccess XML t PO w xstore60170 XTAccess_ XML e WxfileB0300 XTAccess XMLA e Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 56 of 113 e Name Name of the XML Unit e XML Unit Path UNC of the folder where the XML file will be put This ts the folder to be scanned by XTAccess e Default specify the default XML Unit in case not specified in the other configuration tabs e Unit Type o IP Gigabit access with XTAccess to be chosen o SDTI SDTI access with XFile o Hybrid future use e Fallback XML Unit To specify a second XML Unit path In case the XML Unit Path is not accessible Falloack XML Unit will be used instead e XML File Prefix To specify a prefix to the XML file Targets Tab Select the Avid TM Tab and Click on the New button to add a new target Edit WorkGroup ipdmedia General Parameters fd General XT Networks LAN and WAN SpynchroDB Bt ML Unit p Thumbnails Targets IP Logger Export Near Line Mana
16. EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 104 of 113 16 WORKING WITH AVID INTERPLAY Avid Interplay is the new MAM developed by Avid It replaces the former Avid WG 4 and its related applications like Media Manager Avid Interplay is composed of a suite of servers and client applications Servers Avid Interplay Engine The Avid Interplay Engine is the power centre of an Interplay real time nonlinear production environment It combines an advanced production asset database with workflow management software for instant access to any type of production asset Built in project management features enable everyone to perform at peak efficiency with moment by moment status views for managers Avid Transfer Engine Server Ingest media transfer media between workgroups or send finished sequences to a playback device while Interplay keeps track of everything This is the same application as the Avid Transfer Manager server used in WG 4 Client Applications Avid Interplay Access The Avid Interplay Access asset management client is a direct pipeline into the Interplay media database Team members can easily search navigate and organize assets add or modify media objects such as master clips sequences and effects work with graphics files and store track and modify scripts spreadsheets or other project related files and their version histories all in their native applications Avid Inte
17. EVS Playback Server EVS Playback server is used for the Send to Playback workflow Avid to EVS see section 7 3 7 This server must be installed on any workstation connected via a LAN to the Avid Transfer Manager Server Typically it is installed on the destination XFile but this is not mandatory Important Notes Send to Playback workflow uses an Avid TCP IP protocol with some implications e The EVS Playback Server MAY NOT BE installed on the Avid Transfer Manager Server This will result in Avid protocol errors TCP ports conflicts by both applications e Avid Send to Playback is based on a TCP IP protocol The Ethernet GigE connection used to communicate with Avid Transfer Manager must be located in the first position in the Windows Network setup of the workstation to choose this interface Otherwise Transfer Manager server is not able to see the EVS Playback server application Loopback and other Ethernet boards must be either disabled or shifted behind STEP 1 Install EVS Avid Tools Launch EVS Avid Setup and select EVS Playback Server see section 8 1 i Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components Which components should be installed Selectthe components you wantto install clear the components you do not wantto install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full EVS TMServer Dlls must be installed on the same system running Avid Transfer Manager S i r EVS Browser application that can be ins
18. Ga master clip Fit Found 22 Selected 1 Size i25 65Ml a last day Simple Search Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 102 of 113 4 Clip 42 3080210 92691406 904 Microsoft Internet EXpraren mgs jet Lip nlormation Name test serge 610B Type master clip Creation Date 02 08 2006 16 00 47 Modified Date 02 08 2006 17 53 13 Check In Date 02 13 2006 17 17 55 Tape test serge 610B Duration 00 00 25 03 Created By TransterManager In Use Yes Media Size 132744KB Video MPEG 40 Access Control Administrator privilege Comments System Attributes Audio 48000 00 Audio Wave Format Drive WUNITTFMAEVS End 19 01 01 15 FPS 25 In OUT O0 00 25 03 Mark 19 00 36 12 IN Mark 19 01 01 15 OUT Start 19 00 356 12 TapelD test serge 510B oe 4 i mas k 15 2 Transfer Manager In the Media Manager browser select Service to launch a Transfer Manager Status Internet Explorer window This monitor provides e Status of the transfer with a progress bar e Logs of the transfer when completed transfer rate some bugs Transfer Manager server etc Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 103 of 113 a Avid Transfer Management Microsoft Internet Explorer Bile Edit ew a Tools ee ES Te EEI Bs a gt cs Links gt Avid Unity Status History Avid
19. Mwl xtaSB060 Editor4 Neos m d E stagan Editor4 vAle7s020 EY SMYXE Delete Selected Clip Elements P iene Pee Eee Sfile78020 OP 1a a j Final Cut Pro targets i ATA 50820 EYS MxF Edit File targets We ta 58060 EYSMxF Modify T C in or Date ij TA 58060 opatom oe Default Archive a prai i S xta 60300 EVSMEF Add File Archive Target zh ZTA 60300 opatom Remove File Archive Target Duplicate Move OR ATOM OT Moy Properties x QT Ref e Import into Media Composer Project bin o Option a With the EVS Avid Browser EVS DHM Avid EVS Integration Select a file on a XF 2 or XStore 2 storage shared drive to be transferred to Avid using the EVS Avid browser running on the Media Composer Editing station Drag the file into the Media Composer bin Transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server A progress and completion status is available using the Transfer Status in Media Composer Transfer menu View and edit the clip in Media Composer Note the Media cannot be edited before the end of the transfer Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 29 of 113 3 Xfile53070 H IMX backup E SA YIDBrowser EVS XFile 2006_02_09 01 111 F mxf EVs xFile 2006_02_09 01 610 C mxf Evs xFile 2006_02_08 01 110 A mxf EVs xFile 2006_02_09 01 610 D mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_08 01 111 B mxf evs xFi
20. Set a clip name and Save o This clip can be browsed using the Database Explorer and previewed in a XT 2 playout channel e Clip export to Avid with the EVS Avid Browser in FTP mode Open the EVSAVIDBrowser in FTP mode and select the XI 2 server FIP address Browse the clips on the XT 2 Select a clip and drag it into the Media Composer bin The content of the clip is directly streamed from XT 2 Gigabit interface to Avid Transfer Manager proxy transfer mode and then to the Avid storage in OMF or AAF MXF format EVS Avid Browser is only used to set up the transfer with Avid Transfer Manager server View and edit the clip in Media Composer Note the Media cannot be edited before the end of the transfer 1 XT FTP Seqh EYSA IDBrowser IOl x Config Refresh 7 E O005114_ BGSi7awi_pairet E 0001224 kuLjobtwt EWS File 2006 E 0009194 7tbjfqrl_ E 0001234 kuljfeRiw S1OPNBBSO E 0009196 7tbjfgrt_ E 0007116_kuLjazBX ims ntse Ba E 0007114_kuLjazBWw _dnshd 720p61 E 0006100_Ftbjm3Tw _testuuu E OO0971B_kuLj 1_sporkD 3 E 0007110_kuLjazBa_dnshd 720p60 E 000971 CkuLyj 2_faute E 000711 E kuLjazBb_ inne pal 4a E OO0971A_kuLj 0_EVS File 2005 04 03 0 E 0001254 kuljSpmO_EVS File 2006 E 0009710 kuLj7 St_DNsHD 1080i60_2 E O007124_kuLjazFw_ims pal 8a E OO0971F_kulj 61_720p 1280 50 E 0005520 6G5im a0_Untitled Seque E 000971 E kuli 60_720pdnshdtest E ogri 2C _kuLjazl _dnshd neca E 0006124_kuLjgrOWw evaco E 0001264_kuLj qo0_ EWS Fi
21. alse gt env L3CIC7D4 1 26 2688 12 29 07 E6C In FIlMessageHhandler ProcesshetFromingest 11 26 2688 12 29 08 EGC QueueManager 5cheduleIransfer received request attemp Iting to schedule it Ta STAREN 2 29 08 EGC Iransaction ITransaction Created new transaction with 11 72860 2688 12 29 08 EGC QueuveNanager ScheduleTransfer Transaction ID assigned 11 20 2688 12 29 08 EGC QueueMNanager ScheduleTransfer Ingest Request Queued 11 20 2668 12 27 08 EGG In API MessageHandler ProcessGetFromiIngest Request que med and ID is 3 3692 INFO detach enyv 13C9C7D4 C 36921 INFO detach env 13C9C7D4 deleting enut C 3692 I INFO detach env 135C9C7D4 calling DetachCurrentIhreadi C 36921 INFO xmog_localeny lt gt Wi 7 26 2688 12 29 10 Di4 IngestComp TID 3 SessionID 3 name INRSH dest G Aui id MediaFiles MKFS1 Chunk Size 54608 QLimit 188 11 28 2668 12 27 10 D4 TransferController IngestComp session 3 11 26 2688 12 29 10 Di4 TransferController ReserveHandwidth S8treamsUsed 8 2 CL 7401 T INFOT TUM thread attach curceeded Fox omni name null gt daemon f alse gt env LIDDSE7C 11 26 2088 12229518 CAR TC ReleaseBandwidth TC_INCOMING S amp 8treamsUsed 8 8 TransferError 11 26 2088 12 29 10 CAB TransferController TransferError Error encountered in Session 3 CEUSHeceiver Open no mediallEUSHeceiver Open no medial 23 32481 I INFO detach env 13DD3E7 afc EEF 3 L LITE SJ UC i L Ji a PEP
22. 1080i60_2 E 0007124 kuLjazFw_ims pal 8a E OO0971F_kuLj 61_720p 1280 50 E 0005520 6G5im a0_Untitled Seque E 000971 E kuli 60_720pdnshdtest E oggi 2C _kuLjazl _dnshd ntscba E 0006124_kuLjgrOW evaco E 0001264_kuLj qo0_ EVS File 2008 E 0001214 kuljesw evoco E 0001274 _kuLj qol EVS File 2008 E 0001216_kuLj aE0 EWS File 2008 01 25 0 9 0001114_7tbj3p20_ E 00012A _kuLj bbw EWS File 2008 01 25 0 0001116_7tbj3p21_ E o Option c XFile AutoBackup or Manual backup XFile v2 00 xx Select Avid TM for the Default file format of the Autobackup and Manual Backup into the XFile Config Session All your manual backup or autobackup operations into XFile will be transferred to AVID TM Me File Config Session AutoBackup Output Parameters 7 Superhlotion Backup bode JA d Thl E iiia fe All Frames with desynchronized audio Ww Generate EVS ML Metadata C Real Time 1 2 or 1 3 frames with audio Disk writing mode Path A only Audio Mode E izz C 16bts 24 bits Manualbackup Output Parameters Supeiotion Backup Mode la dT Pie Format us f All Frames with desynchronized audia i Generate EVS ML Metadata C Real Time 1 2 of 1 3 frames with audio Disk writing mode Path A only Audio Mode Bl ciate C 16bit 24 bits e Clip Import in Media Composer bin Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 19 of 113 o Option a
23. 40 MMF Video Drive Dp Audio Drive ig Disk Label Datas See the XFile or the XTAccess documentation for more information Here are the files that could be imported directly into MediaComposer e IMX OPIA e DVCPRO HD QT QT ref need the version 5 0 of MediaComposer e DNXHD QT QT ref need the version 5 0 of MediaComposer Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 13 of 113 7 2 Avid MXF OPATOM workflow XTAccess and XFile are able to create Avid MXF OPAtom files IMX DNXHD DVCPRO 50 DVCPRO HD which are directly compatible with the Media Composer without transcoding The workflow is more dedicated for OB van to Studio workflow as there is no check in in the Interplay Database 540Mbps 1 5Gbps XNet Multiple Live Feeds II Recording XFile 2 XFile Mobile in gt Media Storage Adaptor standard format XStream application Live Ingest Craft Editing on NLE The EVS operator creates backed up files in Avid MXF format on removable drives using XFile XStream or XTAccess lPDirector in the OB Van See the XTAccess XFile documentation for more information Those removable drives are sent to the studio manually They can be plugged in the Avid editing station stand alone via the USB adaptor for removable drives The Avid operator can then read and edit the Avid MXF files using the Avid Media Composer Media Tool Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD File E
24. EP T F a Ue LCL LNY Eii 32486 INFO detach env 13DD5E7C calling DetachCurrentThreadt gt C 3246 INFO xmog_localeny gt This is usually because the TM cannot see the directory where the media is coming from The error on EVS Avid Browser will be ERROR o ta Transfer ERROR Example your media is on the E drive of the XFile XStore59800 E and you have mapped the D drive XStore59800 D An example would be either to map the new network drive to XStore59800 E or move the file from the E drive to the D drive The error below usually indicates that the TMClient ini is not correct X ae FAILED to Init APT The error below usually indicates that the Ingest Device name is not correct no x x FAILED To create Transaction Once you are successfully transferring clips from EVS Avid Browser to TM other problems like XFile XStream and IPD XTAccess are usually much quicker to solve First thing to check with XFile and XTAccess is always that the TMClient ini is correct Next check the Ingest Device Name settings Finally check where the media is stored There are various ways of stabilizing the Windows network Create a new user on the TM eg DVB with the XF credentials Create a new user on the XF eg Avid with the TM credentials Make sure all Windows PCs have a password you may have to create one on the XF Put the XF in the Avid DNS Put the TM in the EVS D
25. EvS File 2006 02 09 01 111 F mxf From Avid EvS File 2006 02 09 01 610 C mof EYS File 2006 02 06 04 110 A mxf EYS File 2006 02 09 04 610 Dims Evs File 2006 02 08 01 111 B mef J ES File 2006 07 09 01 610 E mxf E Evs File 2006 02 08 01 111 C mxf E ims olivier mf EWS File 2006 _02_08 01 111 D mxf G Ims PAL 50_ofe1 wmf E EYS File 2006 0208 01 112 A mxf E Im PAL ofel mxf C EVS XFile 2006_02_08 01 113 A mxf G SDPAL_IMxD10_MXFOPLa S50Mbs mxf EvS File 2006_02_08 01 114 A mxf File 2006 1004 16h32mi6s11_best scol5 mxf EWS File 2006 02 06 01 114 Bim J File 2006 10 05 17hi3m29s04_ 720pdmxhdtest mxf EYS File 2006 02 08 01 115 A mxf E File 2006 10 05 _17h29rn13s00_testiSz6 mxf O EvS File 2006 0208 01 115 6 mxf File 2006 10 05 18h0imSis 9 DNxHD_1080i60_2 met G EWS xFile 2006_02_08 01 116 A mxf E File 2006 1005 _18h02m36s23_DNxHD_1080i60_3 met E EvS File 2006 02 08 01 117 A mxf File 2006 10_10_i4h48m36s11_mike2 mxf EYS xFile 2006 02 08 01 116 A mxf xFile 2006 10 10 15hi0mi1si3_test_mire mxf E EvS File 2006 02 08 01 119 A mxf G sFile 2006 10 10 15hiim0 s04_testmike3 mxf EWS File 2006 02 06 01 610 A mxf File 2006 10 10 15h28m53s16_testmike4 mxf evs File 2006 02 08 01 610 Bimef E File 2006 10 10 16h27mi4s11_bestmike100 mext EYS File 2006 02 09 01 111 E mef File 2006 10 13 11h im25s21_testdrechdSd mt l
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27. MAME 8T Mame 7 iP Farmal String Available Item Reset SX TNE_ CAM ECA Sample 2 A CamLabel i2c B Penama Pilea needed fUserul tor se TEO Mamacttye iP Uoeare Ceeancclt carameterisset Cancel Save e Default Output Mode Select Transfer to Avid TM e Options select the OMF or MXF to specify the Avid file format used by Avid NLE or Unity Storage e Format String Select and edit the Avid Target Name This is the name format of the file to be generated in Avid storage Remark XStream will use the default TM host configured into XFile 10 4 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 67 of 113 EVS Avid Browser The EVS Avid browser is used in the following workflows e Clip push via backed up files see section 7 3 3 the browser is installed on any remote device connected to Avid Transfer Manager and XFile storage via LAN e Clip pull via backed up files See section _7 3 4 the browser is installed on the Avid editing station i e Avid Media Composer e Clip pull streaming from Gigabit XT 2 Multicam 9 onwards see section 7 3 5 the browser is installed on the Avid editing station i e Avid Media Composer and configured in FTP XT access mode STEP 1 Install EVS Avid Tools Launch EVS Avid Setup and select EVS Browser see section 8 1 i Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components
28. Stand alone Avid Media Composer via Media Tool Search for the clip with Avid Media Composer Tools Media Tool Drag the clip into the Media Composer project bin View and edit the clip in Media Composer 2 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD File Edt Bin Cip Output Special Tools Toolset Windows Script Transfer Help iL SuperBin eric A 4g x iE Media Tool SLE LT LE o Option b Unity Avid Media Composer via Media Manager or Interplay Engine Search for the clip on Media Composer station with e Media Manager browser WG4 e Interplay Window Interplay e Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay Drag the clip into the Media Composer project bin View and edit the clip in Media Composer Avid NewsCutter XP File Edit Sin Cip Special Tools Toolset windows Transfer Help IEJ SuperBin Danmaon SD Binz L i i 1 ixi Duration Properties Categories Reservations Ea miket8transfer 01 00 00 00 21 22 3 n Bi I Name mike18 Audio Mixdown 01 00 00 00 21 22 AvidwG on Dk interplay as Administratol_ z 01 614 C water 10 41 09 1417 1 00 16 21 J Catalogs Comments gt 01 614 Btest5 01 10 29 26 1413 1 00 13 00 I Incoming Media 01 614 Atest5 00 10 29 26 13 13 01 gt 2 eee Created By yansfers1 E mike18 01 00 00 00 21 22 gt a Orphan Clips Steams 19 50 10 11 1202 b 8 Projects creationDate S gt lt Sent to Playback gt Unchec
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31. Windows workgroup and logon could cause some difficulties to access the drive Some tips o Use a login on the storage device with a password Windows XP could block the access without password like login DVB and no password lf you really want to keep no password change the policy on the transfer Manager to accept login without password Go to Start Administrative Tools Local Security Policy w Internet CJ My Documents 49 My Computer Avid Interplay Transfer Fatt Engine y My Network Places SJ n EVSAVIDBrowser G Control Panel O Loginspector2 Ehr Administrative Tools gt ey Component Services we a Computer Management Connect To a Arii Avid Interplay Transfer 5 E Data Sources ODBC FDN SOREA ba Printers and Faxes Event Viewer i Se Local Security Policy F Avid Interplay Access ENARA Help and Support FP Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 Configuration Ge Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 Wizards iss Performance All Programs gt W Run Siy Services Log Off fo Shut Down EJ Avid Media Composer pP Search Go to Local Policies Security Options Double click on Accounts Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only and select Disabled Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 62 of 113 p Local Security Settings File Action view Help es XER Ep Security Settings 9 Account Policies Security Setting i 0
32. available through Avid Media Tool where the media are more difficult to find out especially in case of a large amount of content no search tool is available o Note AAF MXF mode generates a TC error with WG4 It is recommended to use OMF mode except if editing must be done during streaming OMF does not allow you for editing during transfer e Avid Unity system including a shared storage and specific devices for WG4 Media Manager amp Transfer Manager or Interplay Engine Suite Both EVS browser and EVS XFile XT Access can be used with this configuration Avid Unity configurations o Avid Unity MediaNetwork FC storage for high throughput o Avid ISIS Internet storage for large amount of simultaneous accesses to drives o Avid LanShare 3 RU all in one server and storage chassis with limited access max 6 clients and storage 4 or 8 TB A diagram of the EVS Avid interoperability is shown below Avid Media Composer Adrenaline Avid IP Director NewsCutter XP wo 5 aos SL I SDT o ee GgaBIt Ethernet n mans RS 422 Fibre Channel USB2 FC GigE AS a a lll Switch Switch XTAccesg E Avid TransferManager Avid MediaManager Avid Unity MediaNetwork r gt s gt F Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 11 of 113 7 WORKFLOWS Preliminary Remarks Workflows are identical for both IMX D10 and Avid DNxHD Co
33. be automatically restored on XT 2 server if connected Otherwise the file can be manually restored on XT 2 via XFile GUI Direct streaming via Gigabit connection to XT 2 Multicam 9 onwards e Selection of the XT GigE option on EVS AvidPlayback Server e In this setup the clip will be streamed from Avid to the XT Multicam 9 onwards using Gigabit connection in FTP proxy mode CS EVS Avid PlayBack Server v 2 6 22 Destinations nicknames Destination settings Shared Drive Wpestore6O170iData GOFEN iW Generate EYS metadatas xstores0170 Data GiOFE metadatast tae Filename Format String 3 Reset FoR LAME Available Items MAME Clip Mamet Append Output Mode MxF Op ta Ms Only amp MSF Evs IME avid DNxHDER SME Block gt Optians Post pracessing FL Active Usr Nb XT GigE IP Port User aa Page ML Job Path i 1 1 250 250 EvS evs VWxstore601 70 Data OS yOFE main VWestorestl 1 1 276 78 EvS eys Veestore60170 Data Gy OFE backup VeestoreS t gt Clip Name Use Sequence Name Use Tape ID i Use Tape ID for varID only CO For YariD UmIE C For L5M ID only C XT GigE Location pi 16 9 edits XT GigE IP Password IPD XML XML Destination EYS Serial ong iv Main 172 22 51 1 E VWestoreS 060 4TaAccess XMLISTPB_post_proc I Backup 1 1 250 250 VWxstoreS 060 TAccess MLISTPB_post_proc IPD Owner GFE TransferManager Requests
34. case the send to Play Back will check the availability of the clip e g 123A clip If not available the transfer Manager will show an error message You will need to try again with a different location If available the transfer will be done e 123 In this case the Question Mark allows Send To Play Back Server to check all the camera labels First check the availability of 123A then 123B 123C 123D 123E 123F 124A 124B etc e 123 XXXX X could be A B C D E or F In that case the Send To Play Back Server will check the availability of the clip in this range of camera Example 111 ACD XTAccess will try 1114 111C 111D 112A 1120 112D ase wa 211A 211C e XXX X could be 123456789 and XXX is are the page where you want to restore the files In this case the Question Mark allows the Send To Play Back Server to check all the camera labels but after the XXX page Example 157 XTAccess will try 110A 111A 112A 199A 510A 799A 110B 111B 199B 510B 799B ITOO te ie Gs ae LIIF R These two last modes are only available with Multicam 10 01 07 or upper o IP Address enter the IP address of the XT server o User Login of XT FIP server o Password Password of XT FIP server o IPD XML Select this option to generate XML file to reference the metadata directly into IP Director Database o XML Destination Define the directory where the Transfer Manager will send the referencing XML
35. e EVSReceiverDIl log used for ingest EVS to Avid Will show you all the transactions between the Transfer Manager EVS Receiver dll and the XT GigE File or Streaming trough XFile SDTI Example Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 640 EVSReceiver 1 v 02 06 20 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 703 Media Duration is 45000 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 703 Trimming Media 0 45000 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 Using XT FTP Transfer ftp evs evs 1 1 249 249 21 Seq 000111A_JS6N258W _ CLP Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 Media is 30 Mbits s and 8 Audios 9 tracks Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 AddFtpServer evs evs 1 1 249 249 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 Trying to open ftp server 1 1 249 249 21 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 Reply 220 EVS FIP Server v 07 04 d 01 10 2008 a B Harmel B 8 MB L 1 1 249 249 21 R 1 1 220 220 45384 Tue Jul 15 15 05 09 718 CTRL USER evs Tue Jul 15 11 53 43 328 Reply 250 Directory changed to X Seq Tue Jul 15 11 53 43 328 CXTFtpClient OpenXT Clip szClipFileName 000111A_JS6N258W__ Tue Jul 15 11 53 43 328 Opening file SeqV 000111A_JS6N258W _ CLP Tue Jul 15 11 53 43 328 CTRL NOOP This log is very interesting in case of ingest failure e EVSDHM log used for the Send To Play Back Avid To EVS Will show you the communication between the Transfer Manager EVS DHM dll and the XT GigE or the creation of an EVS MXF file Example Tue Jul 15 10 58 59 546 TGT Mode XTFtp Succeeded Tue Jul 15 10 58 59 546 Target Address ftp evs evs 1 1 2
36. for this purpose not Avid Interplay WebServices Metadata are displayed in the User s Properties of a clip in Interplay Access or Interplay Assist Metadata are sent to Interplay at the beginning of the transfer It is not possible to update the metadata during or after the transfer A new transfer request must be initiated to modify the metadata No metadata are transferred from Avid Interplay to EVS during a send to Playback List of Metadata available in Interplay o Clip Metadata XT server EVS ClipName EVS_TC_IN EVS Duration EVS TC_OUT EVS Clip Duration EVS Device SRC EVS Audio Codec EVS Backup Time EVS Creation Time EVS Creation Time GMT EVS Material_ID EVS Nb Audios Mono EVS Nb Video EVS Processing Device EVS Video Aspect_Ratio EVS Video Codec EVS Video_Interlaced EVS Video STD EVS Video System EVS Camera EVS Camera Label EVS Camera Pref EVS Keyword_1 EVS Keyword 2 EVS Keyword 3 EVS Num_Clip EVS Rating EVS Short _Ref_TC EVS TC_System EVS UmID EVS User Nb EVS_CliplDSrc o IP Director Metadata EVS LsmSerialNumber EVS MSListID EVS MSListPos EVS Keywords EVS Participant EVS Owner EVS_ PublishedGroups EVS_TapelD EVS Users fields Y Assets e 5 Catalogs gt 39 Incoming Media 2 Orphan Clips gt Projects gt Gd Sentto Playback gt T Unchecked in Avid As lt ii Ss m
37. future improvement 10 5 1 Shared Drive Shared Drive to generate a file on a drive f Shared Drive Vestore 0170iData GOFEN m i Generate EYS metadatas Vyestore 0170iData oi OFE metadatas ae Filename Format String Reset MAME Available Items NAME Clip Mame Append Qutpuk Mode M amp F Op la IM Only MEF Evs IM Avid DNxHOER3 m Fost e t AML XT GigE IP Port User Pas Page XML Job Path Referencir Iv Man 4 1 1 250 250 evs ews 1 Weestore601 70 Data Sy OFE main Weestore6d iM Backuy 1 1 1 276 76 i evs ews 4 Weestore601 70 Data 0 OFE backup WeestoreSet lt fll gt Select Shared Drive and configure the Destination Path if you want to generate a MXF video file before restoring it on XT server It must be a UNC path if not the background is red not through a mapped or local drive Important check that Transfer Manager server is able to open and write a file in this directory via the network Generate EVS metadata Select this option if you want to create a light EVS XML metadata file This ligh EVS XML metadata file will contain Clip Name Owner VarlD and Tapeld metadata Example lt xml version 1 0 gt lt EVS_ Metadatas gt lt General_Infos gt lt XFile_File_Infos gt lt XT_Device_Src gt EVS Avid PlayBack Server v 2 6 23 lt XT_Device_Src gt lt XFile_File_Infos gt lt General_Infos gt lt Clips_Infos gt lt Clip gt
38. restored by XFile or XTAccess XML Job Path Define the directory to post the XML job file It must be an UNC path the job_incomming folder of the XFile or XTAccess Example XSTORE60170 XTAccess_ XML Jobs_Incoming Referencing Target Path This option is used to generate a XML file to reference the metadata directly into the PDirector database Define the directory where the XFile or XTAccess will send the referencing XML file with the Owner and TapelD information The STPB will not create the XML referencing file it is XTAccess or XFile which will create the referencing file in this folder Example IPDirector60180 JOBREF EVS_TO_DO 10 5 2 XT GigE C XT GigE Location 7 GigE IP IPD XML XML Destination i Main 1 1 240 240 SE ews G VWestoreseo6d s access XMLYSTPB_posk_proc Backup 1 1 250 250 evs ews w WestoreSsoad s access XMLYSTPB_poskt_proc e XT GigE Direct access to GigE XT Select XT GigE And configure the FTP XT 2 server if you want to restore directly your Avid Sequence to XT through the Gigabit Connection Multicam 9 onwards Important check that Transfer Manager server is able to open file on the FTP XT 2 server First right click to create a main configuration XT GigE Location 111 Then you can configure your shared drive mode e Location ClipID of the first location to check when restoring 4 modes are considered e 123X X could be A B C D E or F In that
39. the Avid TM APIs It is possible to transfer IMX MXF OP 1a file located on a FTP server using the Avid FTP client like a browser Note only IMX MXF OP 1a is supported development done for XDCAM import export Use of Multiple Network Connections on XFile Avid Transfer Manager API is based on a TCP IP protocol The Ethernet GigE connection used to communicate with Avid Transfer Manager must be located in the first position in the Windows Network setup of the workstation to choose this interface Otherwise the IP Address sent to Transfer Manager is wrong and the Transfer Manager server is not able to see the EVS ingest devices or the EVS Playback server application Loopback and other boards must be either disabled or shifted behind You can modify the position of the GigE connections in Windows Start Menu Settings gt Network Connections gt Advanced gt Advanced Settings like below Advanced Settings Az ee Adapters and Bindings Provider Order z Connections are lished in the orderin which they are accessed by network services Con p A I AS ES HE 10087 iL ee Remote Access connections Bindings for Gigabit se al File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Hetwork s t MSF Intemet Protocol T CPAP l Pal E Client for Microsott Networks MF Intemet Protocol TCPAIP Firewall Avid Transfer Manager is based on a TCP IP protocol Firewalls could
40. tools with EVS Browser option o Edit TMClient ini file with the name of the Transfer manager server device in C Program Files EVSAvid Tools for EVS Avid Browser o Configure EVS Avid Browser 9 1 2 Send to Playback e EVS device any workstation except Avid Transfer Manager Server o Install Transfer Manager Client o Install EVS Avid tools with EVS Playback Server option o Edit TMClient ini file with the name of the Transfer manager server device in C Program Files EVSAvid Tools for EVS Avid Browser o Share a drive where the restore file will be created only in shared drive mode not XT FTP o Configure EVS Avid Playback Server Avid Transfer Manager Server device o Install EVS Avid tools with EVS TM server dlls option o Configure The Transfer Manager configuration Playback devices o Check the connection with EVS device and Shared drive in case of shared drive mode not XT FTP Avid Media Composer device o Install Transfer Manager Client if not yet installed o Edit TMClient ini file with the name of the Transfer Manager server device in Avid Media Composer settings of the project Transfer tag 9 2 Windows Net Working Confirm visibility across Windows network of XFile XTAccess lt gt Avid TM lt gt MCA Create common user password admin accounts on both PC s XFile and PC running TM If using DNS be sure to add the XFile XT Access into the DNS table o Otherwise enter the Avid TM and XFile
41. transfer is then automatically started when saving the clip e XFile The content of the clip is streamed through XFile SDT gateway to Avid Transfer Manager and then to the Avid storage in OMF or AAF MXF format e XTAccess The content of the clip is directly streamed from XT 2 Gigabit interface to Avid Transfer Manager proxy transfer mode and then to the Avid storage in OMF or AAF MXF format XTAccess is only used to set up the transfer with Avid Transfer Manager server b With the EVS Avid Browser in FTP mode Open the EVSAVIDBrowser in FTP mode and select the XT 2 server FTP address Browse the Clips on the XT 2 Select a clip and double click on it The content of the clip is directly streamed from XT 2 Gigabit interface to Avid Transfer Manager proxy transfer mode and then to the Avid storage in OMF or AAF MXF format Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 18 of 113 T J i W k PE JO ronweor o j n LA EL WSel x Config Refresh 7 E 0005114 BGSi7qwi_pairet E 0001224 kuLjobtw EWS File 2006 E 0009194 7tbjfqrD_ E 0001234 kuLjjeRiw S1OPNBBSO E 0009198 Ftbjfgr_ E 0007116_kuLjazBX ims ntse Ba E 0007114 _kuLjazBWw _dnshd 720p61 E 0006100_Ftbjm3Tw _testuuu E OO0971B_kuLj 1_sporkD 3 E 0007110 kuLjazBa_drxhd 720p60 E 000971 CkuLyj 2_faute E 000711 E_kuLjazBb_im pal 4a E OO0971A kuLj 0_EVS File 2005 04 03 0 E 0001254_kuLj pm0 E5 File 2006 E 0009710 kulj7 St_DNsHD
42. 2 o TMAuto SDK_TMAutoAPI Interplay 20061 130 e Interplay 1 4 2 e Interplay 1 5 0 e Interplay 1 6 0 o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay_1 6 0 20090217 o TMAuto SDK_TMAutoAPI_ Interplay 20061130 e Interplay 1 6 2 e Interplay 2 0 o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay _2 0 0 20090909 e Interplay 2 1 o DHM SDK_DHM Interplay _2 1 0 20091222 5 2 Avid Software Please contact Avid support for specific architecture and HW specifications e WG 4 non Interplay IMX D10 only O O O O Avid Transfer Manager Server amp Client v2 9 10 2 9 12 2 9 14 2 9 16 2 9 19 2 9 21 Avid Unity MediaManager Server v4 5 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline v2 2 6 v2 9 or 2 9 10 recommended Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline HD v6 2 6 e Interplay IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codec DVCPRO codecs O Avid Interplay v1 1 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 5 0 1 6 0 1 6 2 This includes Avid Interplay Engine amp Transfer Engine Server amp Client Avid Media Composer Adrenaline v2 7 2 v2 8 0 v3 0 5 v3 5 v3 5 1 V4 0 V4 5 V5 0 Avid NewsCutter v6 7 2 amp v6 8 0 Interplay Engine 1 2 4 or upper is needed for the DVCPRO HD J 5 2 1 Avid Transfer Engine Client o We recommend using the same version of the Transfer Engine Client as the Transfer Engine Server except for the Transfer Engine 2 0 where we recommend using the Transfer Engine Client 1 6 o The upgrade of the Transfer Engine Client 2 1 from an older version does not seem to w
43. 50 250 Seq 000731 Succeeded Tue Jul 15 10 58 59 562 Opening DNxHD file ftp evs evs 1 1 250 250 Seq 000731 Tue Jul 15 10 58 59 562 Aspect Ratio 4 3 Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 828 Trying to open ftp server 1 1 250 250 21 Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 Reply 220 EVS FIP Server v 06 71 d 07 08 2008 a B Harmel B 8 MB L 1 1 250 250 21 R 1 1 220 220 35436 Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 CTRL USER evs Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 Reply 331 User name okay need password Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 CTRL PASS evs Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 Reply 230 User logged in proceed Tue Jul 15 10 59 03 843 Opened Client connection ftp evs evs 1 1 250 250 Seq 000731 Xc9SDvW_Untitled Sequence 01 CLP This log is very interesting in case of Send To Play Back failure e MetadataUpdate xml used in GigE mode Will show you the last updated XML file sent to the XT 2 after a send to playback in GigE mode 11 1 3 On the Send To Play Back server computer Most of the time XFile e EVSAPBSrv log log of the send to play back server Will show some information about the nick name used by the Transfer Manager in the setup step 11 2 Avid Log You can find the log of the Transfer Manager in this folder C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Avid Temp TMServerLog The level of the log can be configured into the Transfer Manager configuration storage type f Server logging off Standard logging on MediaNet
44. Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server A progress and completion status is displayed in the IPD Transfer Monitoring window Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 25 of 113 Sa ema e Clip Import in Media Composer bin o Option a Stand alone Avid Media Composer via Media Tool Search for the clip with Avid Media Composer Tools Media Tool Drag the clip into the Media Composer project bin View and edit the clip in Media Composer J Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD Fle Edt Bin Clip Output eee as Toolset Windows Script Transfer Help Option b Unity Avid Media Composer via Media Manager or Interplay Engine Search for the clip on Media Composer station with e Media Manager browser WG4 e Interplay Window Interplay e Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay Drag the clip into the Media Composer project bin View and edit the clip in Media Composer Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 26 of 113 Name Start mike18 transfer 01 00 00 00 mike18 Audio Mixdown 01 00 00 00 01 614 C water 10 41 09 17 01 614 B test5 01 10 29 26 13 01 614 Atest5 00 10 29 26 13 mike18 01 00 00 00 teams 19 50 10 11 Avid EVS Integration Databases A AvidWG on Dk interplay as Administratol gt catalogs Properties Name Incoming Medi
45. C heli shot 00 00 13 01 01 611 D 01_EVS1_Re 00 03 43 02 a _ Sete O1 611E teams 00 00 11 14 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 01 612 A Shakira 00 00 00 33 11 01 612 B Shakira 01 00 00 33 11 There are no items to show in this view j Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 33 of 113 7 3 7 Avid to EVS Send to Playback The Export workflow is controlled from the Media Composer editing station 7 3 7 1 Workflow e Send to Playback Preparation o Select a sequence on Media Composer editing station o Select a Playback device in the Send to Playback menu This could be a o Specify a TAPE ID Send to Playback Untitled Sequence 04 test_IMx Ho e Send to Playback Process o Audio and Video Mixdown o Transfer 2 Modes available Temporary file XML metadata files generation before restore to XT 2 SDTI e Selection of the Shared Drive option on EVS AvidPlayback server Setup of the Transfer with Avid Transfer Manager server via EVS Avid Playback Server Once the setup is over the EVS Avid Playback server is disconnected e The sequence from Avid is transferred via the LAN and wrapped to an EVS MXF or MXF OP 1a file with a XML file for the Owner and Tapeld information on XF 2 or XStore 2 storage Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 34 of 113 e The MXF OP1A file can
46. HD e MM Avid Media Manager e Mob Abstract class for content Like a container with information about the content e OMF Open Media Framework Avid legacy file format in Production e NLE Non Linear Editing system e MXF Material Exchange Format e TM Avid Transfer Manager
47. In the meantime only the 2 sec of content are available for editing Limitation by Interplay Editing during transfer to Avid is possible provided o Avid file format storage is AAF MXF not OMF o Media Manager or Interplay Engine Unity is implemented to access Media during transfer o Avid shared storage Unity family is implemented not possible with local storage Multi Camera Editing mode It is only possible to group synchronized inputs or clips for multi camera editing once the clip is completely transferred to Avid Avid MXF file closed It is then not possible to edit synchronized camera in one group during transfer This is a limitation related to Avid Media Composer Missing frame In Interplay versions the transfer of 59 94 fps files IMX D10 and Avid DNxHD codecs is complete but Media Composer does not display the last frame Push mode only Workaround add guardbands to the clip before transfer Windows Vista 64 bit EVS Avid tools are not compliant with 64 bit CPU processors In particular EVS Avid Browser cannot run on Avid Media Composer with Windows Vista 64 bit 13 3 Send to Playback to EVS There exist some limitations or constraints related to the Avid sequence in order to correctly use Avid Send to Playback feature with EVS devices The Avid sequence must be set up in IMX MPEG 30 40 or 50 or Avid DNxHD Codec not DV or any other codec Audio settings resolution must be 16 bit or 24 bit un
48. NIC does not need to be Jumbo Frames enabled as it is only used to initiate and control the Transfer Manager process no transfer of data between XT 2 and Transfer Manager Servers Anyway some cases have shown that XT and Transfer Manager automatically set their MSS at 1500 Bytes when Jumbo frames option is not enabled on XTAccess devices For maximum performances it is advised to set Jumbo Frames on XTAccess devices Need to be further investigated by EVS Lab e XTAccess could run on Transfer Manager Server Anyway this configuration has not yet been completely validated 12 4 2 EVS Avid Browser on EVS device push mode Same considerations as for XTAccess see above 12 4 3 EVS Avid Browser on Avid editing stations pull mode EVS Avid Browser must be able to browse the EVS storage via file access or XT 2 content via FTP connection The editing station running EVS Avid Browser must be connected to EVS VLAN 2 solutions o Provide L3 routing capabilities between EVS and Avid subnets Use a default gateway on the Avid Editing station to be able to reach the EVS subnet o Use a dedicated NIC on the Avid Editing stations to be connected to EVS subnet This method needs additional wired links between EVS and Avid networks 12 4 4 EVS Avid Playback Server Same considerations as for XTAccess see above 13 KNOWN BUGS LIMITATIONS amp CONSTRAINTS 13 1 Generalities O O Transfer Manager FTP mode It does not use
49. NOLOGY INC AVID IS WILLING TO LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE TO YOU THE LICENSEE ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE BY CLICKING ON THE YES BUTTON YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY JADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN Please select jurisdiction I accept the terms in the license agreement United States bs C No Ido not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield Select YES and click Next Ta Avid Interplay Transfer Client InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a different folder Install Avid Interplay Transfer Client to C Program Files Avid Avid Interplay Transfer Client Change InstallShield Select the directory and click NEXT NET framework 1 1 will be installed Click NEXT in case it is not yet installed Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 44 of 113 i Avid Interplay Transfer Client InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Avid Interplay Transfer Client Click Finish to exit the wizard Finish TM client is completely installed You must restart the computer Notes e Incase TM Client is already installed on your computer Avid Installer will ask you t
50. NS if applicable Use the Hosts file on the XF and TM to help network between them located in C WINDOWS system32 drivers etc Resolve multiple DNS suffixes in the network adapter settings Check the network binding order if using multiple NICs on the TM or XF Most problems with the installation and configuration of EVS and Avid integrations come from Windows networking Once the network is stabilized the configuration is relatively easy to troubleshoot A lot of the error messages seen will not make sense Wherever you are seeing them check you can send a file in the simplest way through Avid Browser This way you know the Browser Ingest Device is working You also have a disk with media on it that you know the TM can see and transfer from From this point you can modify the settings in your current application XFile IPD to match the ones of Avid Browser to see if the new settings work 12 EVS AND AVID NETWORKING The following section proposes some recommendations and rules to interconnect EVS and Avid networks These recommendations have been discussed with Avid IT experts For additional information about Avid networking rules please refer to the document Network_Requirements_for Unity_ISIS_and_Interplay_V1 1 3 1 pdf Important Notice EVS Avid integration could be based on more complex or simpler networking topologies The following recommendations must be adapted to the actual system Please contact EVS support for advises
51. RO 50 amp DVCPRO HD Codec content from a Media Composer NLE belonging to a Unity system This can be performed through the standalone EVS Avid Playback application e Interface with WG 4 and Interplay WG5 environments Each system implements different APIs resulting in separate installer for EVS Avid Tools 4 MAIN FEATURES e 2 way process import and export with Avid Transfer Manager Server e SD amp HD with XT 2 only not XT 1 e EVS native format IMX D10 o IMX 30 40 50 supported o No decoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e EVS native format Avid DNxHD Codec o Low level 8 bit 120 Mbps 1080150 720p50 amp 145 Mbps 1080i59 94 amp 720p59 94 o High level 8 bit 185 Mbps 1080i50 720950 amp 220 Mbps 1080i59 94 amp 720p59 94 o No decoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e EVS native format DVCPRO o DVCPRO 50 o No decoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e EVS native format DVCPROHD Codec only available with the TM 1 2 4 and EVSAvid_Interplay_1 2 4 Setup 2 8 x 0 exe or upper o 100 Mbps 1080150 720p50 1080159 94 amp 720p59 94 o No decoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e Avid DHM o EVS DHM EVS Avid Browser EVS PlayBack Server Streaming Transfer with XT 2 direct access to EVS XT 2 Gigabit interface o Avid FTP DHM Only for IMX D10 backup files in MXF OP1a format e EVS Access Content Formats
52. Software Restriction Policies i a IP Security Policies on Local Computer C3 Local Policies 9 Audit Policy E User Rights Assignment E Security Options EJ Public Key Policies Press OK 82 Accounts Administrator account status Bs Accounts Guest account status Not Applicable Not Applicable 88 Accounts Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only Enabled Rg Accounts Rename administrator account Administrator Rg Accounts Rename guest account Guest BS Audit Audit the access of global system objects Disabled Re Audit Audi ga T TERY Disabled 8 Audit emi Accounts Limit local account use of biank passwords to 2 x Disabled RS DCOM Ma ee Not defined By DCOM Max Local Security Setting Not defined iBg Devices Al Accounts Limit local account use of blank passwords to console Enabled Rg Devices Al logon only Administrators Ra Devices Pr Disabled Re Devices R Disabled 2 Devices R C Enabled Disabled amp 8 Devices Li Silently succeed Domain cor Disabled Not defined amp 9 Domain cor Not defined Ra Domain cor Not defined Rg Domain me Enabled ngj Domain me Enabled 82 Domain me Enabled amp 2 Domain me Disabled 83 Domain me Cancel Apply 30 days amp 2 Domain me Disabled Restart your computer Create a User with login and password of the remote drive computer and add Administrator properties to this user Once accessible map the remote drive on the Trans
53. TRANSFER ENGINE INTERPLAY ccccccssscccssccccscscceees 47 9 4 XFILE XSTREAM SETUP eosseesssesssesssecsssesssesssessssesssesssessssesssesssessssesssesssessssesssesssessssessseossses 49 9 5 EVSPLAYBACK SERVER SETUP siisssssssisssssodsssssdavenodsosiisstsabsoodsssdisss oda ssadsasdiododavosasbaodd sods sssedS 50 9 6 EVS AVID BROWSER SETUP eeessseossessssssssesssessssososessseosssesseosssososesoseosssesssesssesssssosssesssessssosssessse 51 9 7 MEDIA COMPOSER NEWS CUTTER SETUP ccccccssscccssccccssccccsccccscccccsscccssccccecccccscccccsccccceccceeees 52 2S NIST UIs INF OR WPA TION satis cscs ssovescavsnsonssvvaesaeavecsustauueacesusseexcsteussvcivssecussts eivdsssousassuessncesseereveuseects 53 10 DETAILLED INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION cccccsooccsscccsrcccsssccsoorees 54 101 SGV SBP DIRECTOR seadecisvceseccdeccssecesbdesiddccwslcestadeteteecawczetdeuaelaucaveliecesdaiatcaudesdedascevesdecvssvecsecassieeseales 55 10 2 AVID TRANSFER MANAGER SERVER sesesseseceocosececsoceceoeoceseocososeococoseseocoseceocoseseccocoseseoseseseococes 58 I0 gt AMEA RA acciehce cients ee eee 62 TO4 DEVS Avi BROW SER vaier a ses eae esac coe ee wen susan dec heer es isee es eas 67 10 4 IE VS AVID BROW SER secdiccccsdssekovschccscbadeeteasnciacccentsackitncdccccbacesWeinecdeccctadenenitackcccsboauebeaescdoasiedeeeks 67 10 5 JEVS PLAYBACK SERVER ochit neie a coeds ces ceeven can cdedenczcedsccvacs aO AA EEUE 71 IOo SIAR EDR
54. Which components should be installed selectthe components you wantto install clear the components you do not wantto install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full v Manager T ges TMServer Dlls must be installed on the same system running Avid Transfer iw EWS Browser application that can be installed on any MS Windows system including the one running Avid Transfer Manager EVS PlayBack Server application used to process Send To Playback command from Avid Media Composer to EVS cannot run on the same system running Avid 1 6 MB Transfer Manager E Avid TMClient Dils needed by XTAccess or XFile to send a v materialto Avid 1 7 MB Current selection requires atleast4 2 MB of disk space 2 3 MB Pas de SNMP STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client Installation See section 8 2 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 68 of 113 STEP 3 Edit TMClient ini Edit the file TMclient ini located in C Program Files EVS Avid Tools by adding or replacing the Avid TM server name by the computer name of the server where Avid Transfer Manager runs Example MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1_ComputerName Workgroup Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2_ComputerName Workgroup System Properties Windows uses the following information to identify your comput
55. a founi ORs Created By gt 3 Orphan Clips gt Projects Cre 3 gt 2 Sent to Playback gt Unchecked in Avid Assets Y Shortcuts i Items 26 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes BJs ja me _ ajs 01 111 A EVS test tra 00 00 09 22 01 213E Take 12386 2 00 00 11 18 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 01 611BJFR 00 00 21 21 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 01 611 D 01_EVS1_Re 00 03 43 02 Duration z 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 There are no items to show in this view 01 611F Danmon 00 00 22 08 01 612 A Shakira 00 00 00 33 11 E 01 612 B Shakira 01 00 00 33 11 Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 27 of 113 7 3 4 Clip Pull via Backed up files on Media Composer This workflow is based on EVS DHM EVS Avid Browser or Avid FTP DHM Avid FTP Client This is a 2 steps process First an EVS MXF file is backed up on a XFile storage Secondly this file is pulled out from the XF 2 or XStore 2 storage to Avid storage This workflow is less efficient than the streaming but is dedicated to two typical applications e The process of file backup and Avid transfer is asynchronous The operator first backs up a list of clips Later this operator or another one chooses which clips must be sent to Avid storage e OB Van to Studio workflows The EVS operator creates backed up files on removable drives using XFile XStre
56. administration kerberos adm 749 udp Kerberos administration kerberos iv 750 udp Kerberos version IV kpop 1109 tcp Kerberos POP phone 1167 udp conference calling ms sql s 1433 tcp ej crosoft Sol Server ms sql s 1433 udp mi crosoft SQL Server ms sql m 1434 tcp mi crosoft Sol Monitor ms sql m 1434 udp 1 crasoft Sol Monitor wins 1512 tcp icrosoft windows Internet Name Service wins 1512 udp Microsoft windows Internet Name Service ingres lock 1524 tcp ingres 12tp 1701 udp Layer Two Tunneling Protocol pptp 1723 tcp Point to point tunnelling protocol radius 1812 udp RADIUS authentication protocol radacct 1813 udp RADIUS accounting protocol 4 a a E Imhosts sam Set NT Sd dp NFS server Type File Date Modifi jk net d 2053 tcp Kkerberos de multiplexor in 9535 tcp HRemote Man Server com avid xmgr 6539 tcp Transfer Manager com avid mct 6532 tcp Media Connectivity Tool com avid php 6535 tcp PlayBack Protocol E Re Ete Montong ay moraus F services Notepad __ WO Si w oam e com avid xmgr is added by the Transfer Manager Client installshield e com avid mct is added by the EVS Avid Tools setup EVS Playback server option e com avid pbp is added by the EVS Avid Tools setup EVS Playback server option Remark on the use of Firewalls Avid transfer Manager is based on a TCP IP protocol Firewalls could block some ports The following ports 6539 tcp 6532 tcp 6535 tc
57. ager Client is installed Set Media Creation in the Project Settings to OMF or MXF identical to what is set in Avid Transfer Manager Media Creation Current Set Media Creation all tabs to MPEG 30 40 or 50 according to what bitrate the footage is recorded on XT 2 Set Transfer settings in the Project Settings o TMClient ini settings Server Computer name of the server where runs Avid Transfer Manager Server Example TM UNITY Workgroup example Workgroup Transfer Settings Current xj Transfer Settings Current _ See nt n Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 53 of 113 9 8 Useful information At least one audio track and one video track must be present in the time line All video effects need to be rendered before transfer Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 54 of 113 10 DETAILLED INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION This section explains in details which installshield and options to install for each workflow The installation for each installshield is explained in section 8 The following diagram shows a typical EVS Avid system and the different installations of component for each device e EVS IPDirector workstation e EVS XF 2 or XStore 2 Where you can run XFile or XTAccess e Avid Transfer Manager Server e Avid Editing station Media Composer or NewsCutt
58. ager runs Example MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1_ComputerName Workgroup Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2_ComputerName Workgroup System Properties a Jes EA i Windows uses the following information to identify your computer oe on the network Full corputer name TH UAIT Workgroup WOREGROUP Touse the Network Identification Wizard ta join a Network ID domain and create 4 local user click Network ID EAn l To rename this computer or join a domain click Properties Properties Oo Cancel e Tip remove in TMClient ini all references to servers which are not available on the network otherwise initialisation of the transfer will be delayed risk of timeout before starting transfer of data STEP 4a XFile Configuration Remark e Using IP Director The XML file triggering the transfer will collect all the information related to the transfer XTAccess is working only with XML file and IP director So there is no configuration for XTAccess see also XTAccess User s Manual e Using the XFile GUI In XFile GUI select Export configuration tab in Config Session see also Xfile User s Manual W XFile Config Session CleanEdit Update CleanEdit BB CleanE dit DB DSN Name CleanEdit DB DSN User l CleanEdit DE DSN Password Avid TM J Transfer All Clips Backuped Default TM Hest Name Default TM Media Format r DKF MRF ZAF Target Name Format St
59. am or XTAccess in the OB Van Those removable drives are sent to the studio manually They can either be plugged in a studio XF 2 or XStore or merely attached to the Avid editing station via the USB adaptor for removable drives The Avid operator can then push the files to the Avid storage 540Mbps 1 5Gbps XNet Multiple Live Feeds ITT Recording XFile 2 XFile Mobile in Media Storage Adaptor standard format XStream application Live Ingest Craft Editing on NLE The main difference with the clip push via backed up file is that the transfer is initiated from the Avid editing station i e Media Composer 7 3 4 1 Workflow e Clip Creation with IP Director or EVS remote o In amp Out boundaries Choose a clip name and Save o This clip can be browsed using the Database Explorer and previewed in a XT 2 playout channel e Clip backup on XFile 2 or XStore 2 storage o Select one clip a part of a clip using the software player of IPD or a list of clips o Send those clips to an XFile backup target or XTAccess backup target Note the target can also be pre selected Ssub window Send to when creating a clip the backup is then automatically started when saving the clip o The clip is backed up in EVS MXF or MXF OP 1a IMX D10 only on XF 2 or XStore 2 storage lt Delete Send to Backup to Wear Line AT copy targets Copy by GigE el ke BOL POce Publish en a
60. ange J MMEPlayer PlayerGbeE 23 XFile XFie Lite H H mE 4 4 5 XGamesXMLEngine 2 XStream 23 XTAccess FileZilla fa ANII Poste de travaiHKEY_CURRENT_USER Software EVS Broadcast Equipment EVSAvidSetupDIl a The xxxxxXPatch key must contain ingestdrag private the XML Path to the EVS XML Metadata you want Example e ingestdrag private EVS_ Metadatas Clips_Infos Clip XFile_ Clip _Infos XT_UmlD default value e ingestdrag private EVS_ Metadatas Clips_Infos Clip XFile_Clip Infos XT_ClipName lt EVS_Metadatas gt lt Clips_Infos gt lt Clip gt lt XFile_ Clip _Infos gt lt XT_ClipName gt IMX 525i60 lt XT_ClipbName gt lt XT_UmID gt 7tbk5IdW lt XT_UmID gt lt XT_Name gt lt XT_Name gt lt XT_NumClip gt 16 lt XT_NumClip gt lt XT_ Camera gt A lt XT_Camera gt lt XT_Short_IN gt 27393354 lt XT_Short_IN gt lt XT_Short_OUT gt 27394926 lt XT Short _OUT gt lt XT_Short_REF gt 27393354 lt XT_Short_REF gt lt XT_Clip Duration gt 00 00 26 06 lt XT_ Clip Duration gt lt XT_Short_IN_str gt 11 40 12 23 lt XT_Short_IN_str gt lt XT Short OUT_str gt 11 40 38 29 lt XT_ Short _OUT_str gt lt XT_Short_REF_TC_str gt 11 40 12 23 lt XT_Short_REF_TC_str gt lt XT_Offset_TC gt 24875108 lt XT_Offset_TC gt lt XT_TC_System gt 4 lt XT_TC_System gt lt XT_TC_System_str gt sys29 97 lt XT_TC_System_str gt lt XT_Keyword_1 gt lt XT_Keyword_1 gt
61. ax simulbaneous ingest transfers Ingest devices EY S Device gt Dynamically Extensible Transters DET T DET enabled gt Total Transters All Types Max Simultaneous transters J Calculate gt Playlist Information w Use Newsroom rundownsto schedule transters men Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 60 of 113 e Workgroup settings o Asset Manager HostName in case the system is connected to an Avid Media Manager server the name of the asset manager must be specified o Non login Workspace for incoming transfer please enter the Unity Workspace name in this case EVS e Standalone Settings to be filled in case of a TM in stand alone on MCA station o You must select either OMF or AAF mode This must be compliant to the Media Creation mode in your project settings in MCA o Directory for incoming transfer must be defined accordingly o OMF Drive OMFI MediaFiles o AAF Drive Avid MediaFiles MXF 1 for example e Playback o Select Playback transfers enabled o Choose the max simultaneous playback transfers e g 2 value range is 0 20 o Add the computer name where the EVS Avid Playback Server is running In this example it is dvoserver669 or xfile11310 e Ingest o Select Ingest transfers enabled o Choose the max simultaneous ingest transfers e g 2 value range is 0 20 o Add the EVS ingest device used for transfer XFile I PDirector XTAccess
62. block some ports The following ports 6539 tcp 6532 tcp 6535 tcp must be added in the exception list of the firewall Windows Workgroup Domain As XFile is defined in a workgroup Avid Transfer manager and other Avid devices must also be defined in a workgroup not a domain Workgroups can be different but the same workgroup for all the EVS amp Avid devices will facilitate the search of a device in the Windows network Interplay only supports Avid AAF MXF file format not OMF EVS Avid Browser must be set up accordingly Streaming from IP Director or XStream lets Avid choosing the file format automatically O Avid Best Practices Recommendations o Avid recommends a max of 4 simultaneous transfers ingest amp playback per Transfer Manager Server o Avid recommends to restart Transfer Manager Application at least once a week 13 2 Ingest to Avid Avid DNxHD Codec with Quick Time format not supported by EVS The only way to transfer an Avid DNxHD Codec file to Avid is via Avid Transfer Manager not via manual import of Avid DNxHD Codec file wrapped in Quick Time Movie WG 4 TMAuto generates AAF MXF files with TC and duration errors OMF mode is recommended when using TMAuto i e push workflows see section Workflows No problem with Avid Interplay versions Push workflows with Interplay the file duration is set to 2 seconds at the beginning of the transfer The duration is updated only after 2 3 minutes
63. by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 37 of 113 Avid EVS Integration 8 INSTALLSHIELDS The interface with Avid involves 2 installshields e EVS Avid Tools is an EVS installshield for EVS amp Avid dlls as well as some EVS applications EVS Avid Brower and EVS Avid Playback Server e Transfer Manager Client is an Avid installshield mandatory to communicate with Transfer Manager Server This section 8 explains how to install both installshields Section 9 is a simplified check list for a quick installation of the EVS Avid tools and their configuration Section 10 explains in details which installshield and options to install on each device considered by the workflow Configuration of applications and ini files are also mentioned Note the following sections only explain the installation and configuration of EVS DHM tools Avid FTP DHM is a DHM developed by Avid please contact Avid for more information about its installation and configuration 8 1 EVS Avid Tools During an import or an export with Avid Transfer Manager Server EVS applications like EVS Avid Browser EVS Avid Playback Server XFile or XTAccess will tell Avid TM Server to communicate with EVS dlls to perform IMX DVCPRO50 DVCPRO HD or Avid DNxHD Codec file demultiplexing and data audio video tracks transfer import or generation of an IMX file from data received from TM Server export This means specific dlls and application m
64. cast Equipment July 2010 Page 42 of 113 8 2 Avid Transfer Manager or Engine Client Once any application will communicate with Avid Transfer Manager Server the Transfer Manager Client must be installed on this workstation running the application Applications like Avid Media Composer or News Cutter EVS Avid Browser or XFile are concerned The version of the Avid Transfer Manager Client must be compliant with the relative version of transfer Manager Server except for the Transfer Engine 2 0 where we recommend using the Transfer Engine Client 1 6 The upgrade of the Transfer Engine Client 2 1 from an older version does not seem to work correctly We therefore recommend you to install TM Client v2 1 first uninstall it and re install it So the Transfer Manager client will be installed separately from the EVS Avid tools Launch Transfer Manager Client setup from Avid install disks i Avid Interplay Transfer Client InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Avid Interplay Transfer Client The InstallShield R Wizard will install Avid Interplay Transfer Client on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Cancel Click NEXT i Avid Interplay Transfer Client InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully AVID TECHNOLOGY INC END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AVID TECH
65. cation that can be installed on any MS Windows 21MB system including the one running Avid Transfer Manager l EWS PlayBack Server application used to process Send To Playback command from Avid Media Composer to EVS cannot mun onthe same 1 5 MB system running Avid Transter Manager a eae Dils needed by T Access or XFile to send a v maternal 16MB Curent selection requires at least 10 1 MB of disk space You must now select the dlls and applications to install the following project Each selected item will install the items defined above See section 9 for typical installations Click NEXT Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 41 of 113 ig Setup EVS Avid Tools Heady to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing EYS Avid Tools on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back i nou want to review or change any settings Destination location E C Program Filest EWS Avid Tools Setup type Full Selected components EWS TMServer Dlia EWS Browser EWS Playback Server Install Cancel Click INSTALL ig Setup EVS Avid Tools Completing the EVS Avid Tools Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing EYS Avid Tools on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed ICONE Click Finish to exit Setup Finish The setup Is finished Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broad
66. compressed and 48 KHz Only one video track defined in the timeline all the additional video tracks must be rendered before transfer At least one audio track and one video track must be present in the timeline Other bugs and limitations e Invalid characters Invalid characters for writing a Windows name are not supported in EVS Avid Playback server This limitation concerns either the Avid sequence name or the TAPE ID following the option selected for clip name e Unicode The Transfer Manager does not support Unicode metadata All Clip Name Varld and Keyword in unicode will be replaced by the word UNICODE before transfer to Avid e Transfer cancelled In case the transfer to EVS is cancelled the clips are deleted from the XT server e Aspect ratio Aspect Ratio parameter is not supported in XFile while restoring an EVS MXF file 13 4 Tips e TMClient ini removes all references to servers which are not available on the network otherwise initialisation of the transfer will be delayed timeout before starting transfer of data 14 WORKING WITH MULTIPLE TRANSFER MANAGER SERVERS Big studio environments are composed of a large amount of EVS XT servers IP Director stations XFile XT Access gateways and also multiple Transfer Managers Servers attached to the Avid Unity System Avid Transfer Manager Server cannot manage active redundancy or load balancing this means the EVS server must specifically define w
67. d Browser on Avid Media Composer 10 4 Avid Transfer Manager Server 10 2 Avid Transfer Manager Server 10 2 e Send to Playback XFile 10 5 Avid Transfer Manager 10 2 Avid Media Composer 10 6 2 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 C 4 Dana EE nf 112 Page 55 of 113 The installation of components for each device is described in the followings sections 10 1 EVS IPDirector IPDirector must be configured for the workflow push streaming to Avid explained in section coe No EVS Avid tools or Avid Transfer Manager Client need to be installed on the IPDirector workstation You just need to configure Avid Export target Note that push and pull via backup files workflows described in sections 7 3 3 amp 7 3 4 need to create Backup target they are not explained in this section as this configuration is related to IP Director and XFile XT Access backup only All those documentation are available on the download center of EVS Open the Remote installer of the PDirector Click on the configure button Start all Programs Stop all Running Programs Install Version Launch Plugin YTRA Engine IP Drive AC Nn NAN nC en NAN XML Unit Select the XML Unit Tab and Click on the New button to add a new XML unit Edit WorkGroup mc 10 01 51 1 General Parameters 539 General XT Networks LAN and WAN N SynchroDB
68. dec or DVCPRO 50 and DVCPRO HD as well as for any bitrate flavours IMX 30 40 50 or Avid DNxHD Codec 120 145 220 Only performances are affected by the bitrate Each workflow supports up to 8 audios channels either 16 or 24 bit audio both ways WG 4 and Interplay has no influence on the workflows The Transfer Engine 1 2 4 is needed to transfer DVCRPO HD clips or files to Avid 7 1 Import file workflow You can create with XFile or XTAccess an IMX OP1a files SD only and import it manually into the MediaComposer Media Composer will transcode it in Avid MXF OPAtom If you are using the MediaComposer 5 0 you can create IMX DNxHD DVCPro DVCProDH files using XTAccess or XFile and import those files in MediaComposer Pesta Date ELE T2009 21 09 34 110 172009 21 08 34 eet Ue A 1080ipal avid 1219 0008 22 56 54 20 00 0 g ay ee Duration Drive 42132132 1 5 2009 22 58 41 sooo e E CAMIONS KS New Sequence z pe We j y 3 2 Sk B al 60 To Capture Mode OHOO 2 Headings Set Bin Display Select Offline Items z SDPAL_IMe l Export i f ie oF LA AES E SDPAL_IMyI ae ete E Inte Bin SK E 5DPAL_IMeI MXF OP 1 a SD IM 30 ev5 o IMs p m t Bint 19K Fils MMX Bind 13K mB 4K ki By pas gt Eman Bele File name MXF OPTa SDM 30 00000 Open Files of type Alfie Cancel Options Video Resolution MPEG
69. dit Bin Clip Output Special Tools Toolset Windows Script Transfer Help FE iry E PATET AAE l The Avid MXF files are detected by the MediaComposer Media Tool only if the MediaComposer is used in stand alone without Avid Media Indexer interplay See the Integration_Avid_MXF_OPATOM documentation for more information Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 14 of 113 7 3 Transfer Manager Engine Workflow e Way to control the transfer o Push Pushing content to Avid means initiate the transfer from a remote station not locally from Avid Media Composer e g IP Director XFile etc o Pull Pulling content into Avid means initiate the transfer locally from the Media Composer workstation e g Avid Browser e Type of Content access o XTStreaming direct access to the XT server via XT GigE or SDTI o File transfer access to XT content via a file for example after backup XTE Stockage GigE Avid Video Feed a Streaming SDTI Avid TransferManager Xfile F l les XStream XTAccess XML Avid Media Composer PUSH a iT Director Gigabit Ethernet Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 15 of 113 7 3 1 EVS to Avid Ingest There are several ways to import an EVS clip into the Avid system 1 Clip Push streaming from IP Director to Avid via XFile XTAccess IP Director in
70. e Display Options Zoom Lock Nowline Current display All online recorders e Clip Import in Media Composer bin via Media Manager or Interplay Engine o Search for the clip on Media Composer station with Media Manager browser WG4 Interplay Window Interplay Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay o Drag the clip into Media Composer project bin o View and edit the clip in Media Composer o The delay between XT 2 input source and Avid edition is less than 1 minute File Edit Sin Clip Special Tools Toolset Windows Transfers Hel 181 xi iL SuperBin Danmon 5D Kinz Properties Categories Reservations mike16 transfer 01 00 00 00 E mike18 Audio Mixdown Z 01 00 00 00 AvidWG on Dk interplay as Administratoy hae gt 01 614 C water 10 44 0917 1 00 16 21 V1 J Catalogs comments f 01 614 B test5 01 10 29 26 13 1 00 13 00 V1 Sl Incoming Media 01 614 A test5 00 10 29 26 13 1301 v gt 3 ee Created By Transfers1 EH mike18 01 00 00 00 24 22 41 gt 3 Orphan Clips teams 19 50 10 11 12 02 Y1 gt Projects Creation Date _ Sent to Playback gt Unchecked in Avid Assets Duration Ingest AA Items 26 Selected 0 Duration Video ID 01 111 4 EVS test tra 00 00 09 22 01 213 E Take 1238 2 00 00 11 18 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 i fe D JE 01 611 B JFR 00 00 21 21 01 611
71. e EVS Support to help you See below 11 1 EVS Log You can find the EVS log in this folder Fichier Edition Affichage Favors Qutis Pr c dente J Ba pP Rechercher gt Dossiers Adresse C EVSLogs EVSAvid Nom EVSAPBSrv log E EVSAvidBrowser log EVSSetupDIllog EVSTMError log l ingestdrag xml Gestion des fichiers cI Cr er un nouveau dossier Publier ce dossier sur le Web Partager ce dossier 11 1 1 On the client computer XFile EVS Avid Browser XTAccess e EVSSetupDIl log use with the EVS Avid Browser Will show you the ingest configuration setup Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 87 of 113 Example kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 937 LOG FILE OPENED Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 937 EVSSetup DII v 02 06 20 Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 937 AvCreateAPI Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 937 EVSSetup CreateProxyMob Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 937 Creating AAF Media Type Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 953 Transfering 1 VideoChannels Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 953 Private TCs 1499307 1499747 25 440 FRAMES Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 953 Entering in EVS_SETUP ParseXMLDragMessage Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVS_SETUP ParseXxXMLDragMessage exited properly Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSSetup CreateProxyMob found lt EVS_METADATAS gt node in the ingestdrag attempt to BuildTapeName Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSS
72. en EVS and Avid is only based on L2 routing which is more efficient than L3 routing Control of Transfer Manager processes XTAccess EVS Avid Browser and EVS Avid Playback Server can be done through L2 or L3 routing Full Jumbo Frames performances can be reached Actually Avid VLANs never support Jumbo Frames because Avid ISIS IP protocol UDP based does not support Jumbo Frame 12 2 Networking configuration rules 12 2 1 Transfer Manager server o Dedicate an NIC board add a new GBE board if needed contact Avid support o Connect this NIC to the EVS switch o Configure the NIC with suitable EVS IP Address and mask subnet Possibly a default gateway in case of multiple EVS VLANs o Configure the NIC board with Jumbo Frame capabilities provided that EVS Subnet supports Jumbo Frames 12 2 2 EVS devices o EVS switches must support Jumbo Frames o It is recommended to configure in Jumbo Frame EVS boards of devices where XTAccess EVS Avid Browser and EVS Avid PlayBack Server 12 3 DNS Configuration EVS and Avid often use DNS to map IP address and Windows naming of workstations Typically an EVS DNS is set for IP Director system and another Avid DNS is set for Interplay system It is possible to make several DNS working together but it needs IT specialist to configure them accordingly When only some devices must interoperate between EVS and Avid it is simple to edit the Hosts file of the devices This Hosts fi
73. er Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 10 3 RS422 Avid Media Avid Transfer Manager Composer Server Xnet Ethernet V 2 IP Director o Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 10 3 10 6 Xfile XTAccess Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS TMServer Dils manne nnn nn nnn enna nn nana nnn nanan nnn Avid Transfer Manager or Transfer Engi Installation Configuration Chap 10 2 EVS Avid Tools EVS TMCLient Dlls Avid Transfer Client Configuration Chap 10 4 Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS AvidPlayback server Avid Transfer Client Configuration Chap 10 5 Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS Avid Browser Avid Transfer Client Configuration Chap 10 3 Installation none Configuration Chap 10 1 Avid Unity Storage These installations can be done on the same or different xfile 2 or Xstore 2 devices optionnel Devices to be configured for each workflow described in section _7 e Push streaming via IP Director PDirector config only 10 1 XFile XkTAccess Error Reference source not found Avid Transfer Manager Server 10 2 e Push via backed up files XFile XTAccess maintenance menu Error Reference source not found or EVS Avid Browser on any device 10 4 Avid Transfer Manager Server 10 2 e Pull via backed up files or streaming Gigabit XT 2 EVS Avi
74. er tee onthe network Full computer name TH UAIT Workgroup WOREGROUP Touse the Network Identification Wizard to join a Nehwerk ID domain and create 4 local user click Network ID ATS To rename this computer or join a domain click Properties Properties oe cancel e Tip remove in TMClient ini all references to servers which are not available on the network otherwise initialisation of the transfer will be delayed timeout before starting transfer of data STEP 4 EVS Avid Browser Configuration X public Reference_Fil Ganiem Refresh 7 Src Drive Src AT FIP View MXF only TrimClip Trim GuardBand OMF Ingest v MXF AAF Ingest TCP Transfer 16 bits audio 24 bits audio Avid Ingest Device Always on top Quitter e Refresh To refresh the directory selected Shortcut F5 e Source o Src Drive Shared drive Mode Browse through the network to select a drive directory to browse Click on OK and all the files available in this directory will be displayed The drive path must be a UNC o Src XT FTP FTP Mode Select it to use the EVSAvid browser in FTP mode Configure the FTP XT 2 server Multicam 9 that you want to reach Select FTP Server Server IP Server Port e Server IP IP address of the FTP XT 2 server e Server Port Port of the FTP XT 2 server by default 21 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equip
75. er into the Avid storage in AAF MXF format XStream BETA version 1 01 52 File Edit Jobs Configuration Record Grid Help E4 23 00 MBS f up 41H00 42H00 _ 41H00 EEEE 12M 47 30 A ae r mm ad 123000 5 Eny ey b y PRES ELL ot gt J os D 13 30 ni TA i J z 14 30 i Aakers ae i Basses SCH Li 3 r h 2 gt n y A N r g pu Bie E RecTrain A aa A RecTrain 11 4 i lig IAEREANER 3 TABS 19 EG NOT DEFINEG Ci NOT DEFINEC 1400000 64 Fira ia Progress Not applicatie Progress Nob appilicsble Remaining Time Notagplicabie 5 Remaining Time Not applicable Retwaork Bitrate 7 00 MBis Eo o atwork Bitrate 7 00 MBs JOB ID 50 fa 308 1D 36 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 32 of 113 e XTAccess IPD Ingest Scheduler input feeds o Start IPD Ingest Scheduler application and XTAccess XTAccess will be the engine and IPD Ingest Scheduler the interface o Select the input feed to stream o Start streaming the content of the clip is streamed between XT 2 and Avid Transfer Manager into the Avid storage in AAF MXF format XTAccess is only File View Windows Layout Metadata Tools Help FREEZE WORKSPACE Lock Keyboard Channel Explorer o Conttol Panel o Recorder Panel Fal VTA Control Panel B Database Explorer EN ingest Scheduler E IP Logger ga Keywords ie Video Dieplay EA Play List Panel 2 IP Edit New Schedul
76. er mode is only valid with IMX D10 MXF OP 1a backup files Launch the Avid FIP Client application on the Media Composer Select the FIP server where are stored the backup IMX D10 MXF OP 1a files Select a file to be transferred to Avid and drag this file into the Media Composer bin Transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server A progress and completion status is available using the Transfer Status in Media Composer Transfer menu View and edit the clip in Media Composer Note the Media cannot be edited before the end of the transfer Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 30 of 113 7 3 5 Clip Pull Streaming from XT 2 server on Media Composer This workflow is based on EVS DHM API This is a one step process where the content from XT 2 server is directly streamed to Avid Transfer Manager Server No temporary file is created the process is thus highly efficient e EVS Avid Browser Gigabit The XT 2 EVS Avid Browser and the Transfer Manager must be connected via a Gigabit switch on the same IP address range mask Jumbo Frame setup of each GigE component is recommended for high performances EVS Avid Browser is only used to set up the transfer EVS XT 2 content is directly streamed to Avid Transfer manager server in FTP proxy mode 7 3 5 1 Workflow e Clip Creation with IP Director o In amp Out boundaries
77. es 14 7 3 TRANSFER MANAGER ENGINE WORKFLOW sssesscseseseoccceseccoceseoeoccseococosecscososeseocoseseseoseseseococes 15 Fl EVS TO FVD NCT T aaea EEE EE 16 7 3 2 CLIP PUSH STREAMING IP DIRECTOR INTERFACE amp EVS AVID BROWSER IN FTP MODE 17 7 3 3 CLIP PUSH VIA BACKED UP FILES EVS AVID BROWSER OR XFILE INTERFACE 2 000 21 7 3 4 CLIP PULL VIA BACKED UP FILES ON MEDIA COMPOSER cscescecescecescecccscecesceceececescncecs 27 7 3 5 CLIP PULL STREAMING FROM XT 2 SERVER ON MEDIA COMPOSER cscccseccsscesceesceues 30 7 3 6 LIVE FEED STREAMING TO AVID XSTREAM INTERFACE OR XTACCESS IPD INGEST DOLT R era E A E E E E 31 Tek PONE OVS Ce ITO PLAYDACK seeren a EErEE R A AE EE EEEE 33 7 4 WEBSERVICE EVS AVID WORKFLOW cccccccccccccscccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccscccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccees 36 BBN a aeri AEE AEE Oii 37 SL EYS Wi US anaE E AE EEA EA 37 8 2 AVID TRANSFER MANAGER OR ENGINE CLIENT cccccscccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccees 42 9 EVS AVID QUICK CHECKUP 9 1 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE ssssssssisssssoisoscsssssavssccidesoesosscssosois socso soodes badies io odsiossidbssos soas isosasasoiass 45 Mec NIN GES E E EEE EE E E esac use sete E A S E AT AET 45 9 2 SENDTOPLAYDACK eoe E 45 DZ WINDOWS NET WORKING oe cesavs ccccee ce sodaoecs chaceteccecccessesdceeasecus eeestececuucacesecsatevevessvceecssccosesecoscseesens 46 9 3 AVID TRANSFER MANAGER WG4
78. ests 2008 11 27 15 35 40 The server was disconnected setup completed successfully 2008 11 27 15 35 39 The composition was populated successfully 2008 11 27 15 53 39 Destination to use is _Default_ Fip ffevs evsl 1 72 22 51 5 Seq 0001117 Seg stpb ntsc im TapelID STPB_NTSC_IM 2008 11 27 15 33 38 New Connection 2008 11 27 15 51 05 The server was disconnected setup completed successfully 2008 11 27 15 51 04 The composition was populated successfully lt e Avid Destination nicknames An Avid destination nickname is a profile for this EVS Avid Playback Server Each profile can have its own configuration It is possible to select from Avid Media Composer send to Playback menu a specific profile nickname Avid nicknames are defined in Avid Transfer Manager Server Configuration GUI by EVSAvidPBserverName Avid_nickname o EVSAvidPBservername Windows name of the workstation where is running EVS Avid Playback server o Avid_nickname Avid Nickname or profile on EVS Avid Playback server Playback lw Playback transfers enabled a Long GOP transters enabled Max simultaneous playback transters Playback devices Hshorebl roM 4U Add tore file53070 Hipdirectorh3020 F s toreb0l r0 MCS BU e With Transfer Engine 2 0 and 2 1 it is necessary to add the port of the send to play back in the Transfer Engine configuration if you want to use nicknames exemple Xstore60170 6535 Configue1
79. etup BuildTapeName HKEY CURRENT _USER SOFTWARE EVS Broadcast Equipment EVSAvidSetupDIl was found in the registry Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSSetup BuildTapeName found key TrainsTapeNameXPath with value ingestdrag private EVS_Metadatas Clips_Infos Clip XFile Clip Infos XT_ClipName Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSSetup BuildTapeName found key ClipsTapeNameXPath with value ingestdrag private EVS_ Metadatas Clips_Infos Clip XFile_Clip_Infos XT_NumClip Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSSetup BuildTapeName returned szTapeName 111 Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 EVSSetup CreateProxyMob BuildTapeName returned 111 Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 StartTC 16 39 32 07 25 Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 8 audio Channels Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 Avid Video Codec Avid MPEG2 30 Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 Adding EVS specific data Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 968 SetSubATTR AV_EVS_ BLOCKSIZE 8 SUCCEEDED Tue Jul 15 12 40 01 984 Writing Clip Trimming data 250 630 0 Tue Jul 15 12 40 02 296 LOG FILE CLOSED e EVSTMError log used with XFile EVS Avid Browser XTAccess Will show error message with the Transfer Manager Client DII from Avid e EVSAvidBrowser log used by the EVS AVID Browser Will show you some log about the EVS AVI Browser Software GUI e ingestdrag xml use with Will show you the ingest information metadata and configuration of your last clip sent to AVID 11 1 2 On the server computer AVID Transfer Manager
80. evice Example EVSDemo Day1 in this case the clips will appear in Interplay into Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 57 of 113 the Ingest Day1 folder see chapter on the creation of folder into Avid Interplay Access Workspace Name Name of the Avid Workspace Interplay Access folder where you want to store your clip in the Avid DB XML Unit Specifies the XML unit which will be used to perform the job This unit should be located on the XFile or on the XTAccess which will be connected to the AVID Transfer Manager 10 2 Avid Transfer Manager Server Avid Transfer Manager must be configured for all the workflows described in section 7 STEP 1 Install EVS Avid Tools Launch EVS Avid Setup and select EVS TMServer dlls See section 8 1 i Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components Which components should be installed Selectthe components you wantto install clear the components you do notwant to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Including the one running Avid Transfer Manager EVS PlayBack Server application used to process Send To Playback command from Avid Media Composer to EVS cannot run on the same system running Avid 1 6 MB Transfer Manager _ Avid TMClient Dils needed by XTAccess or XFile to send a v material to Avid 1 7 MB Current selection requires atleast 6 1 MB of disk space STEP 2 Transfer Manage
81. fer Manager server so the access will be automatically restored at each reboot of the Transfer Manager Server TM Client does not need to be installed on the Transfer Manager Server device unless other client running like Avid Media Composer i e stand alone configuration If the Transfer Engine is installed on a dual core machine you can increase the performance by selecting the two core into the Affinity of the Task Manager Windows Task Manager Applications Image Name 055 66 spools exe svchost exe svchost exe svchost exe svchost exe svchost exe sy SC0i 0 exe System Processes Performance System Idle Process taskrigr exe TransferManagerCache exe VProsyvc exe VProlray exe WwidFrigr 66 winlogon exe med erMgr5erver Exe 4 Show processes from all users Processor Affinity The Processor Affinity setting controls which CPL be allowed to execute on ine toy m LA i TIE Ha ge at Ee a Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 63 of 113 10 3 Xfile Xstream The EVS XFile XStream amp XTAccess are used in the following workflows e Clip push streaming via IP Director amp XFile or XTAccess see section 7 3 2 e Clip push via backed up files using XFile Export in Maintenance menu see section 7 3 3 e Live Feeds streaming via XStream see section 7 3 5 STEP 1 Insta
82. file with the Owner and Tape ID information to the IPDirector database Example IPDirector60180 JOBREF EVS_TO_DO e Common parameters for a specific profile or Avid nickname o Clip Name Use Sequence Name The clip name in XT server will be the Avid Sequence Name defined in the Avid NLE O Tape ID The clip name in XT will be the Tape ID entered during Send to Playback procedure The Tape ID cannot contain Unicode and will be reduced to 24 characters Use Tape ID for VarID only In this case the UmID will be automatically generated by EVSPB server or Multicam and will be different for each server The LSM ID will depend on the location box VarlD will be identical for both Main amp Backup servers and will be the Tape ID from Avid In GigE mode If the VarlD is already used an error message will be issued and no clip is created In shared mode If the VarlD is already used it is XTAccess or XFile which will display the error message The file is created This option is convenient for automation using VarID to control Main and Backup XT servers on the same SDTI network Use Tape ID for VarlID UmID Only valid for a single server or servers Main amp Backup on separate SDTI networks VarlD UmiD TapelD from Avid The LSM ID will depend on the location box and will be different for each server In GigE mode If the VarID or UmID are already used an error message will be issued and no clip is created I
83. g 2 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 48 of 113 o Add the Hostname of the computer where the EVS Avid Playback Server is running Ingest o Select Ingest transfers enabled o Choose the max simultaneous ingest transfers e g 2 o Add the EVS ingest device used for transfer XFile or EVS Avid Browser In this example it is EVSDevice TM Host name like defined above Total transfers o The value must be gt 2 x ingest transfers playback transfers o Max Total transfers advised by Avid 8 Shared hard drive location accessible by Transfer Manager Storage Drive mapped on Transfer Manager Make sure Transfer Manager can reach the hard drive location through IP Address as well as Hostname When working in OMF Avid does not support play while transfer 9 4 XFile XStream setup Install EVS TMClient dlls from the EVS Avid Tools setup Install Avid Transfer Manager Client Edit C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile TMClient ini MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1_ComputerName Workgroup Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2_ComputerName Workgroup Check the TM hostname and Workgroup in the System Properties of the Transfer Manager Configure XFile Export settings o Default TM Hostname is the ingest device in the Avid Transfer Manager configuration Select Transfer To Avid TM in the XStream Job Confi
84. gement Lo Res Manager Targets Configuration Show All Targets i Please choose whether you are working with a Transter Manager or web services Avid Ingest device and Workspace name have to be filled in when working with a Transter Manager Sand AVID Fil On Shared Drive The same columns must contain Web services Host and Interplay URI when working with web services i Web services host format http ipl port services Assets URI format interplay Wworkgroup lncoming Medias Final Cut Pro H o p Tada 7 Avid Ingest Device Workspace Name Interplay p SSE ae ae eRe Web services Host Interplay URI User a Clean Edit Avid Playlist W S Web services wt Athos Pete So SOO se Interplay Avid lncami Administrator F AD TM Transfer Manager V EVSDEvice EVS ns T on another network e Name This name will appear in the IP Director Send To menu It is used to identify the AVID target in the IP Director interface e Target Type Select Transfer Manager as target type e Ingest Device Name Name of the EVS Device for the interface with Avid Transfer Manager Server This information is used by Avid Transfer Manager Server to specify from which ingest device the transfer is initiated If you want to ingest your clips ina specific subdirectory into Interplay you can add this subdirectory after the ingest d
85. guration if you want to stream directly into Avid 9 5 EVS Playback Server Setup Install EVS Playback Server from the EVS Avid Tools setup Install Avid Transfer Manager Client If the Client is not installed running the EVS Playback Server will generate an error Check in C Windows System32 Drivers Etc services if the following lines are automatically inserted o com avid xmgr is added by the Transfer Manager Client installshield o com avid mct is added by the EVS Avid Tools setup EVS Playback server option o com avid pbp is added by the EVS Avid Tools setup EVS Playback server option Configure EVS Playback Server settings Ca EVS Avid PlayBack Server v 2 6 22 Destinations nicknames r Destination settings Shared Drive ixstore 0170 Data SV OFE vn iV Generate EYS metadatas xstoresO170 Data GNOFE metadatast te Filename Format String Reset ANAME Available Items NAME Clip Mamet Append Output Mode MMF Op 1a DMs Only MXF Evs IMS Avid DNxHOCRI SME Block gt Optians Post pracessing FL Port Page xMLJobPath Referenc 1 1 250 250 VWxstore601 70 Data 3 yOFE main VWestorestl 1 1 278 78 Veestore60170 Data aroOFE backup Veestores t M Use Tape ID for varID only x For YariD UmIE Clip Name Use Sequence Mame C Use Tape ID C For LSM ID only T GigE Location 16 9 edits XT GigE IP IPD XML XML Destination
86. hich Transfer Manager is targeted The figure below represents a typical environment with 2 XFile XTAccess gateways connected to 2 Transfer Manager Servers This configuration can be extended to multiple XFile Transfer Manager Servers We consider the workflow push streaming triggered by IP Director TMClient ini Avid NewsCutter XP MyServer MyWorkgroup X MyServer TM1 workgroup Transfer Manager Config Ingest Device Server Workgroup EVS1 Server_1 TM2 workgroup d rt Xfile 2 Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 9 3 Avid Transfer Manager Server z ae Avid Media RS422 IP Director Xnet Composer Adrenaline a Ethernet A d Gigabit VI Avid networ Switch Avid Transfer Manager Server TM 2 wo Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 9 3 9 6 Xfile 2 Avid Host Name target EVS1 gt TM1 r O F EVS2 gt TM2 TMClient ini ae MyServer MyWorkgroup Transfer Manager Config Stockage Avid MyServer TM1 workgroup sect Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2 workgroup On the IP Director stations we can define several Avid targets we will consider 2 Avid targets TM1 amp TM2 In the configuration menu of the Transfer Manager Servers the Ingest devices will be named EVS1 in TM1 and EVS2 in TM2 Similarly the HostName of the Avid target of IP Director stations will also be named EVS1 fo
87. ically defined by Media Manager 10 6 2 Export Avid to EVS workflows EVS Playback Server Note Transfer Manager Client must be installed on Media Composer station see section 8 2 In Project settings Transfer must be configured as follows e Settings o Output Audio Mix Direct channel output or stereo output e TMClient ini Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 84 of 113 o Server Computer name of the server where runs Avid Transfer Manager Server Example TM UNITY o Workgroup example Workgroup ransfer Settings nt x ransfer Settings Curre x a TMC ent int Send To Playback ILL BLL AWG M We only support one video track from AVID to EVS but you can use more than one video track if you do a mixdown To do this mixdown you have to configure in the MediaCreation setting the MixDown amp Transcode tab in DNxHD or MPEG You also have to configure the Export setting to do mixdown before sending the sequence to EVS Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 85 of 113 Export Settings Current Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 86 of 113 11 LOG DESCRIPTION In case of trouble You can send EVS the EVS log which is on the Client computer and Server computer Transfer Manager as well as the Avid Transfer Manager log That will help th
88. ighly efficient e XFile SDTI The XT 2 XNet XFile gateway must be connected to the Avid system via high speed LAN EVS XT 2 content is streamed to Avid Transfer Manager server through XFile SDTI LAN gateway e XTAccess Gigabit The XT 2 XTAccess and the Transfer Manager must be connected via a Gigabit Switch on the same IP address range mask Jumbo Frame setup of each GigE component is recommended for high performances XTAccess is only used to set up the transfer EVS XT 2 content is directly streamed to Avid Transfer manager server in FIP proxy mode With XTAccess it is not possible to modify the stream duration while streaming 7 3 2 1 Workflow e Clip Creation with IP Director o In amp Out boundaries Seta clip name and Save o This clip can be browsed using the Database Explorer and previewed in a XT 2 playout channel inio Panel Save Clip L ml E Tape ID Name varl uml E m E see IN 2 on la trois er Clips2 e Clip export to o Option o Option Avid EVS Integration Duration OUT to Publish to Target 1 Clean Edit LATS ie Avid Fre FEF Default Archive Save Cancel T TS ABA RARITAPE Avid a With IP Director GUI Select one clip a part of clip using software player of IPD or a list of clips to be exported to Avid Send those clips to an Avid Export target Note the target can also be pre selected sub window Send to when creating a clip the
89. imeout 0 OMF eat Se C SAF Aii Max DET pull transfers Directory for incoming transfers Delete J Edit Total Transfers All Types 4 Max simultaneous transfers Browse J Playback r laylist System Settings Playlist Information v t SKE mentees renee BE Use Newsroom rundownsto schedule transfers Newsroom Server V Enable auto cleanup of transfer queues Max simultaneous playback transfers 2 Auto cleanup transters older than 360 minutes Playback devices Run auto cleanup every 12 minute dvbserverggg User name file11310 lt FILE Password A Server logging off xfile53070 FILET ak Schedule File Name Standard logging on Defete Debug logging on Efit Configure FTP Parameters Cancel Workgroup settings normally defined by system administrator o Asset Manager HostName only in case the system is connected to an Avid Media Manager server o Non login Workspace for incoming transfer please enter the workspace name where the files will be stored in this example EVS Stand alone Settings only in case of a TM in stand alone on MCA station o Select OMF or AAF mode depending on the costumers standard o Directory for incoming transfer must be defined accordingly OMF Drive OMFI MediaFiles AAF Drive Avid MediaFiles MXF 1 for example Playback o Select Playback transfers enabled o Choose the max simultaneous playback transfers e
90. into each others windows host table o This table can be found in C WINDOWS system32 drivers etc hosts Use command line to confirm visibility of XFile XTAccess lt gt Avid TM Server and log in as required On EVS Computer create new folders Create folders TO AVID and FROM_AVID Share both folders with full Read Write privileges Create a Shared folder on TM PC EVS Computer create mapped network drive to Avid TM to confirm and force log in On Avid TM create mapped network drives on EVS Computer 9 3 Avid Transfer Manager WG4 Transfer Engine Interplay e Install EVS TMServer dlls from the EVS Avid Tools setup e Setup TM Server Configuration b 5 HS TransferManager Server Configuration orkgroup Settings orkgroups Ingest IV Asset manager enable Workgroup transfers enabled Asset manager hostname T Incoming workgroup transfers enabled mediamanager Max simultaneous workgroup transfers 1 a Accept incoming workgroup transfers without MediaManager login Directory for temporary composition files No login workspace for incoming transfers c temp 3e Delete tem iti porary composition Browse a M files after transfer Browse Ad Delete Et 2 Add Edit Max DET push transfers j 0 4 Standalone Settings Wortersus nanes f group Dynamically Extensible Transfers DET E Accept incoming transfer after t
91. ked in Avid Assets Media Status C Ingest A Search Items 26 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes Duration Video ID amp mm 111 4 EVS test tra 00 00 09 22 18 Ta 01 213 E Take 1238 2 00 00 11 18 amp i 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 a i 1 e mm 01 6116 JFR 00 00 21 21 H 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 1 8 Ta 01 611 D 01_EVS1_ Re 00 03 43 02 Y Shortcuts O o m 01 611Etems 0000 11 14 There are no iterns to show in this view e a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 2 amp 01 612 B Shakira 01 00 00 33 11 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 20 of 113 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 21 of 113 7 3 3 Clip Push via backed up files EVS Avid Browser or XFile interface This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a 2 steps process First an EVS MXF file is backed up on XFile storage with the XFile or XTAccess applications Secondly this file is transferred to Avid storage This workflow is less efficient than the streaming but is dedicated to two typical applications e The process of file backup and Avid transfer is asynchronous The operator first backs up a list of clips Later this operator or another one chooses which clips must be sent to Avid storage e OB Van to Studio workflows The EVS operator creates backed up files on removable drives u
92. le 2006_02_09 01 610 E mxf evs xFile 2006_02_08 01 111 C mxf Mx olivier xf evs xFile 2006_02_08 01 111 D mxf E mx PAL 50_ofet mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_08 01 112 A mxf mx PAt_ofet xf se O EvS XFile 2006_02_08 01 113 A mxf SDPAL_IMXD10_MXFOP1a_SOMbs mxf evs xFile 2006_02_08 01 114 A mxf xFile_2006_10_04_16h32m16s11_test_sco15 mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_08 01 114 B mxf xFile_2006_10_05_17h13m29s04_720pdnxhdtest mxf P EvS File 2006_02_08 01 115 A mxf xFile_2006_10_05_17h29m13s00_test1526 mxf B EVs xFile 2006_02_08 01 115 B mxf xFile_2006_10_05_18h01m51s29_DNxHD_1080i60_2 mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_08 01 116 A mxf xFile_2006_10_05_18h02m36s23_DNxHD_1080i60_3 mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_08 01 117 A mxf xFile_2006_10_10_14h48m36s11_mike2Z mxf EVs xFile 2006_02_08 01 118 A mxf XFile_2006_10_10_15h10m11s13_test_mire mxf EVS xFile 2006_02_08 01 119 A mxf xFile_2006_10_10_15h11m06s04_testmike3 mxf EYS xFile 2006_02_08 01 610 A mxf xFile_2006_10_10_15h28m53s16_testmike4 mxf EVs xFile 2006_02_08 01 610 B mxf xFile_2006_10_10_16h27m14s11_testmike100 mxf EvS xFile 2006_02_09 01 111 E mxf xFile_2006_10_13_11h11m25s21_testdnxhd50 mxf o Option b With the Avid FTP Client Avid FTP DHM Note 71 Transfer Manager Server must be installed with the FTP option and the Transfer Manager server dongle must have a valid FTP Transfer option Note 2 This transf
93. le 2008 E OO01Z1A kuljaesw evoco E 0001274 _kuLj qol EVS File 2008 E 0001216_kuLj aE0 EWS File 2008 01 25 0 9 0001114_7tbj3p20_ E 00012A _kuLj bbw EWS File 2008 01 25 0 0001116_7tbj3p21_ H 7 3 6 Live feed Streaming to Avid XStream interface or XTAccess IPD Ingest Scheduler This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a one step process where the input feeds from XT 2 server are directly streamed to the Avid storage via XStream SDTI or XTAccess GigE and Avid Transfer Manager Server No temporary file is created the process is thus highly efficient The XT 2 XNet GigE via XStream XTAccess must be connected to the Avid system via high speed LAN GigE connection Avid Transfer must be set up in AAF MXF format in order to edit the stream during record on Avid storage XStream has a user interface but XTAccess has not But you can use the IPD Ingest Scheduler to control XTAccess By the same way IPD Ingest Scheduler can also control XStream if needed Media Manager or Interplay Engine must be implemented with Avid shared storage Unity no stand alone Media Composer in order to edit live stream into Media Composer bin With XTAccess it is not possible to modify the stream duration while streaming 7 3 6 1 Workflow e XStream of XT 2 input feeds o Start XStream application o Select the input feed to stream o Start streaming the content of the clip is streamed between XStream and Avid Transfer Manag
94. le is located in C WINDOWS system32 drivers etc hosts Bloc notes T A Fichier Edition Format Affichage copyright fc 1993 1999 Microsoft Corp E 7 if 7 ta 7 F 7 iF This 15 a Sample HOSTS Tile used by Microsoft TCP IP for Windows This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names Each entry should be kept on an individual line The IP address should be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one Space Additionally comments Such as these may be inserted an individual lines or following the machine name denoted by a symbol For example 102 54 94 97 rhino acme com Source Server 36 25 63 10 x ACME Com x client host 10 133 30 45 Transfer Manager 10 133 30 46 Trans fer Manager e On EVS side edit the Hosts file of devices running XFile XTAccess EVS Avid Browser and EVS Avid Playback Server e On Avid side edit the Hosts file of the Avid Transfer Manager servers and possibly Avid editing stations like Avid Media Composer in case EVS Avid Browser is installed 12 4 Workflow Networking Considerations 12 4 1 XTAccess push mode e Check the EVS subnet supports Jumbo Frames If it is not the case disable the Jumbo Frame settings on the Transfer Manager NIC to EVS subnets otherwise Jumbo Frames will be dropped by the EVS switch e XTAccess
95. ll EVS Avid Tools Launch EVS Avid Setup and select Avid TMClient dlls see section 8 1 i Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components Which components should be installed Selectthe components you wantto install clear the components you do notwantto install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full T EVS TMServer Dlls must be installed on the same system running Avid Transfer Manager ae E EVS Browser application that can be installed on any MS Windows system Including the one running Avid Transfer Manager EVS PlayBack Server application used to process Send To Playback command from Avid Media Composer to EVS cannot run on the same system running Avid 1 6 MB Tane E a a aac Id Avid TMClient Dlls needed by XT Access or XFile to send a v material to Avid 1 7 MB 2 43 MB Current selection requires atleast3 MB of disk space No SNMP STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client Installation See section 8 2 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 64 of 113 STEP 3 Edit TMClient ini Copy the TMClient ini file from folder C Program Files EVS Avid Tools to C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile or and C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XTAccess Then replace the Avid TM server name in the TMClient ini file by the computer name of the server where Avid Transfer Man
96. lt XFile_Clip_Infos gt lt XT_UmID gt kwkxhLd0 lt XT_UmID gt lt XT_VarID gt 123 lt XT_VarID gt lt XT_ClipName gt tata lt XT_ClipName gt lt XFile_Clip_Infos gt lt IPDirector_Clip_Infos gt lt TapeID gt 123 lt TapeID gt lt OQwner gt ofe lt Owner gt lt IPDirector_Clip_Infos gt lt Clip gt lt Clips_Infos gt lt EVS_Metadatas gt Path for the EVS XML Metadata file by default the EVS XML metadata file will be saved into the same folder than your shared destination path If you want to save it in a different place you can set it here it must be an UNC path Filename Format String It is possible to customize the format string of the file name You can add different dynamic metadata NAME BDATE or static character abcdef as file name Default value in case of empty string empty tag or RESET is Name which could be the sequence name or the tape ID depending on your Clip Name option Filename Format String Reset MAME YOW NER So TAPEID Date BOATE BYESR BMONTH BD4 Available Items BDAY Backup Day SNAKE Clip Mamet Output Keats SEDATE Backup Date MMF Op 1a I SBE Backup Year BMONTH Backup Month eBoy Backup Bay Leg tle AMAL 2 O8WNER Owners Active Usr Nb XT GigE IP sSEQUENCENAME Avid Sequence Name I Main 4 161 250 250022 TAPEID Avid TapelD e Output Mode MXF OP 1a To select MXF OP 1A as output file format for IMX D10 codec only
97. lt XT_Keyword_2 gt lt XT_Keyword_2 gt lt XT_Keyword_3 gt lt XT_Keyword_3 gt lt XT_Keyword_ 4 gt lt XT_Keyword_4 gt lt XT Keyword 5 gt lt XT_ Keyword 5 gt Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 111 of 113 lt XT_ClipldSrc gt 7tbj70n1 lt XT_ClipldSrc gt lt XT_FillAndKey_Type gt 0 lt XT_FillAndKey_Type gt lt XT_FillAndKey gt lt XT_FillAndKey gt lt XT Camera_Pref gt 1 lt XT_Camera_Pref gt lt XT_Rating gt 0 lt XT_Rating gt lt XFile_Clip_Infos gt lt Clip gt lt Clips_Infos gt lt EVS_Metadatas gt e For purposes or relinking inside the AVID system you MUST ensure whenever possible that the TapeName field is unique e For transfer of train the tape will be CAMLABEL_TCIN DATE 16 5 3 Locator Logs created with IPDirector 5 can be sent to Avid as Locator through the Transfer Manager integrated on interplay system If you create logs with IPDirector on the live feed and then consolidated them in one clip see PDirector documentation when you send this clip to Avid all the logs will be sent as locators into the MediaComposer i Tools Toolset Windows Script Transher Studio Help Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 112 of 113 17 ACRONYMS e AAF Advanced Authoring Format e IMX D10 MPEG 2 l only video format developed by Sony e MCA Avid Media Composer Adrenaline
98. ment July 2010 Page 70 of 113 e User User defined into the FTP XT 2 server e Password Password defined into the FTP XT 2 server View MXF only to filter and only display MXF files Clip Trimming o TrimClip Select this option to transfer only Clip IN OUT instead of File IN OUT o Trim GuardBand In case TrimClip is selected this allows to add a guard band to Clip IN OUT Avid file format o OMF File specify the OMF file format as file format on Avid storage o MXF AAF File specify the MXF AAF file format as file format on Avid storage TCP Transfer for future use Audio sampling resolution o 16 bits audio select this option to ingest in 16 bit audio o 24 bits audio select this option to ingest in 24 bit audio o Note that the Avid Media Composer Project must be setup accordingly regarding its audio sampling resolution parameter in Audio Project settings Avid Ingest Device This is the name of the EVS device defined in the Transfer Manager Server Configuration Ingest section e g EVSDevice lf you want to ingest your clips in a specific subdirectory into Interplay you can add this subdirectory after the ingest device Example EVSDemo Day1 in this case the clips will appear in interplay into the Ingest Day1 folder see chapter on the creation of folder into Avid Interplay Access Always on top Select this option to always display the EVS Avid Browser on top of the display layers overlaid 10 5
99. n 3 0 07 04 09 Olivier Fettweis Multicam 10 01 and IPD5 5 Workflow WebService Review of all the document Added DVCPRO support 2 TABLE OF CONTENT L TRUS TORY sisieaceccctscacecestencasavessessacicesctastecd E 1 2 OO CONTEN oars cccnee racnta cue dana auee sstevastcunssovectaauusduaiassuevavdseseevevseudcauuaddscscsevesastsatesoes 3 3 OBJECTIVE OF THE DOCUMEN iiccivectecstuesccrsasecenccsvectasuussuatsscversvcseueeresseuccauuardscascsovesastcatesoes 6 a VAIN Ty TR c crc sa ce cetetnesatecueccesccdsesuscdevstucssssevatessuedesdsdceseisicestestvnvecseecestvastsiveteisicesteess 1 5 VERSIONS COMPLIANCE MATRI N scrcas 8 BM AVDAPI TM aora 8 S VIM OE WY ARB oA sesccscecnesvascerscsccacenacuaueiussscccsaseccacccctaueesscncassunsueuecsasvausseectes 9 5 2 1 AVID TRANSFER ENGINE CLIENT cccccccccccaccstencaceacsarsacacascanseoaddenseaacaeaaseeosaaneeaniasaenaonesttuanacnaceoseact 9 So EY S SORA weceectcccaececensaaiccassscacscccccscbeccnedeseawevenscec casual Gucenatccdcasedevecedeteccaccesecseuaeisesseussenseusetess 10 0 AVID ARCHED EC TURES wvscsssssucsascsspsccsccssssesestreseseussvestcccwecsscssussescesvesssesssvestdesescsenstssseisessessssesss 11 T NV ORT Sannn aaa AET EA SEAE AVEC CREO aN aiias ieai 12 7 1 IMPORT FILE WORKFLOW sssesesesececececeoecoeocococococccocoseseseseseseseceseseoeocococososocosoceseseseseseseseseseseoesese 13 7 2 AVID MXF OPATOM WORKFLOW ssssececsescccosesescococeccocoseseoecceseseososeseocoseceososeseoeoseseseoseseseoces
100. n shared mode If the VarID or UmID is already used it is XTAccess or XFile which will display the error message The file is created This option is convenient for automation using VarID or UmID to control Main and Backup XT servers on different SDTI network Use Tape ID for LSM ID only LSM ID Tape ID for both Main amp Backup servers The Tape ID has to be well formatted 123X where X could be A B C D E F or In capital letter The VarlD and UmID will be automatically generated In shared mode If the LSM ID is not correctly formatted the Transfer Manager and the send To Play Back server will display an error message No file is created If the LSM ID is not available on the XT 2 the Transfer Manager will not display an error message It is the XTAccess or XFile doing the restore which will display the error message The file is created In XT GigE Mode If the LSM ID is not correctly formatted the Transfer Manager and the send To Play Back server will display an error message No clip is created If the LSM ID is not available on the XT 2 the Transfer Manager will display the same error message No clip is created In this mode the Location or the destination page is not used o 16 9 edits Avid Transfer Manager does not export the video aspect ratio this must be forced at the level of EVS Playback Server when generating the IMX file o Owner IP Director owner user to be referenced to IP Directo
101. o first remove the older version e f you install the WG4 Avid Transfer Manager Client you have to select the Transfer Client for Editing System Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 45 of 113 9 EVS AVID QUICK CHECKUP This section proposes a simplified procedure to install the EVS Avid tools This is rather a check list than an exhaustive procedure Specific installation and configurations are explained in detail in section 10 9 1 Simplified Procedure 9 1 1 Ingest e EVS device XFile XTAccess or EVS Avid Browser o Install Transfer Manager Client o Install EVS Avid tools with EVS Browser and EVS TMClient dlls options o Edit TMClient ini file with the name of the Transfer manager server device in C Program Files EVSAvid Tools for EVS Avid Browser C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment xfile for XFile C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XT Access for XT Access o Share a drive where the backup file will be stored not needed for streaming o Configure EVS Avid Browser XFile or XT Access following the workflow e Avid Transfer Manager Server device o Install EVS Avid tools with EVS TM server dlls option o Configure The Transfer Manager configuration Ingest devices o Check the connection with EVS device and Shared drive in case of backup files e Avid Media Composer device Pull mode only o Install Transfer Manager Client o Install EVS Avid
102. o its bin or in the timeline to start editing 16 1 1 Workspace Folder in Interplay Access If you want create a folder into Interplay Access with your ingest media you can configure it in the ingest device ML Unit Transfert Manager Publish lt T Access ML xF Kevspevicesco Publish Or since IPD 5 you can configure it in the Workspace Name column Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 106 of 113 Edit WorkGroup mc 10 01 51 1 General Parameters na General XT Networks LAN and WAN ia SynchroDB k ML Unit Thumbnails Targets P Logger Export Near Line Management Lo Res Management As will run log Targets Coniiguration Show All Targets Name xta 8020 Editor A LAA S and AY io ATA 78020 _ Avid Ingest Device wv EVSDevice File On Shared rive xtabO300 Editor4 i XTA 60300 v EVSDemo RAN xta58060 Editor4 xTA 58060 yy EVSDemo RAN xta58060 Editor5 i Final Cut Pro Clean Edit An XT on another network o xTA 58060 v EVSDevice RAN In this example all your media will be sent into the SCO folder under Incoming Media folder Incoming Media H D Edit H FrontPorch gt ime pal D Ingest OES gt 23 Orphan Clips p S ee S S shortcuts re are nao items to show in this a i testsco_ws1 02 testsco_wet 00 O testsco ws1 01
103. ocosose 105 16 1 1 WORKSPACE FOLDER IN INTERPLAY ACCESS cssscccccccsseccceceeseeccceceueeeccceeaueeeeceeeaueeeeeeees 105 16 2 AVID INTERPLAY ACCESS WINDOW IN MEDIA COMPOSER ccccccscccsccccscccccccccccccccccccsccees 106 163 A VID INTERPLA Y ASSIS D aasi R EE E E A A 107 16 4 AVID INTERPLAY TRANSFER STATUS e seeossseossessssosssessseosssesosesososossesosessseosssesssesossesssesssesso 107 16 5 EVS METADATA AND LOGS TRANSFER TO AVID INTERPLAY cccccscccsscccssccccccccccccccccccsccees 108 IOS E METADATA ome a a a a Ia OEE LEER ROR NRE TEE ARORA eT 108 1632 AVE TAPE METADATA a sc act ees se O ee 110 cH als COO 1 Caen enone a Or ROR Pe Reem Te OT RE 111 I ACRONYMS narani aa aE TEE E ERE 112 3 OBJECTIVE OF THE DOCUMENT This document describes the installation configuration and procedure to interface EVS XT server and Avid Transfer Manager Transfer Engine Avid has developed several API to interface Third parties devices with Avid Transfer Manager and Avid Media Manager servers e Avid Transfer Manager Playback DHM SDK e Transfer Manager Automation SDK EVS has developed applications EVS Avid Tools communicating with those API in order to e Import IMX D10 Avid DNxHD DVCPRO 50 amp DVCPRO HD Codec content from an XT 2 server to Unity and Media Composer NLE This can be performed through XFile XT Access or a standalone application EVS Avid Browser e Export and generate IMX D10 Avid DNxHD DVCP
104. or EVS Avid Browser In this example it is EVSDevice TM Host name like defined above o You can also add a catalogue where the ingest files from EVS will be stored You have first to create this catalogue on Interplay Access e Total transfer o The value must be gt 2 x ingest transfers playback transfers When using the example above 4 ingest and 2 playout this equates to a total of 10 simultaneous transfers o Max Total transfer advised by Avid 8 STEP 3 Check the connection with storage drive for ingest and playback Transfer Manager Server must access through the network LAN the ingest and playback storage with read and write files capabilities You must thus check the access via UNC path Windows host name and IP address e g using Windows Explorer entire Network Note that for the push streaming from IP Director where XFile is used as a gateway only storage does not need to be accessible only the IP address of XFile Remarks tips e Windows Workgroup Domain As EVS Computer is defined in a Workgroup Avid Transfer Manager and other Avid devices must also be defined in a Workgroup not a Domain Workgroups can be different but the same workgroup for all the EVS amp Avid devices will facilitate the search of a device in the Windows network e Domain to be completed e The storage drive can be mapped on the Transfer Manager server for an easy reconnection after a re boot e
105. ork correctly We therefore recommend you to install TM Client v2 1 first uninstall it and re install it 5 3 EVS Software e EVS Avid Tools EVS Avid tools dlls must be compiled with the specific Avid APIs o Avid WG 4 non Interplay EVSAvid WG4_ Setup_2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 1 2 TM v1 1 2 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 1 2 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 1 6 TM v1 1 5 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 1 5 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 2 1 v1 2 3 TM v1 2 0 v1 2 3 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 2 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe Interplay v1 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 5 TM v1 2 4 v1 4 2 v1 5 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 2 4 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 6 1 6 2 TM v1 6 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 6 0 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 0 TM v2 0 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 0 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 1 TM v2 1 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 1 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 2 TM v2 1 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 1 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 2 TM v2 2 Not supported for the moment O e XT Suite for XT 2 servers o Package M10 03 Please refer to the specific document Software Compatibility for Package Multicam 10 03 6 AVID ARCHITECTURES Typically there are 2 types of Avid architectures e Media Composer Stations with Transfer Manager in standalone Content will be stored locally on the local drives System drive or SCSI packs of the stations In this case the EVS browser is recommended instead of transfer via XFile In the latter media will be
106. p must be added in the exception list of the firewall STEP 4 EVS Playback Server Configuration Launch EVS Playback Server Note in case of any problem i e RunTime error to launch the EVS Playback Server please check the protocols are properly available in the services files see above Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 74 of 113 EVS Avid PlayBack Server Destinations nicknames Destination settings f Shared Drive p WestoredOd 70 Data Gy OFE il W Generate EWS metadatas p VWexstore60170 Data OS OFE metadatas a m Filename Format String Reset AVID ANAME EMONTH Available Items eS BMONTH Backup Month Append Output Mode C MXF Op La IM Only MxF Evs IMS Avid DNxHOCR3 EME Options Post proacessing ML T Sige IP ere Mae Nes Tae ML Job Path Referencing Target Path M Main 4 1 1 250 250 evs evs 1 VWestore 0170Data ipdirector 3370 REFIEYS _ TO_TODO Backuy1 1 1 278 78 EvS eys 4 Vxstore601 70 Data ixestoreg0170Data G OFE ref2 W Use Tape ID for YarID only lt For VarID UmIC f For LSM ID only T GigE Location M 16 9 edits XT GigE IP IPD xML__ XML Destination E Main 172 22 51 3 Windirector 3S70 REFIEYS_ TO TODO EV S Serial Backup 1 1 250 250 E yiestore55060sT Access MLYSTPB_post_proc Clip Name 7 Use Sequence Name Use Tape ID IFD Owner TransferManager Requ
107. r Database IPD XML or XML Destination see above If left blank the XT Generic User is pushed into IP Director Database All the configuration of the Send To Play Back server is saved in an ini file that you can use to replicate your configuration on different computers C Program Files EVS Avid Tools EVSAPBSrv ini EVS Avid Tools Q Pr c dente JO Rechercher Dossiers Ti Adresse O C Program Files EVS Avid Tools OK Nom Taille Type Gestion des fichiers oo 88 Ko Extension de l applicz ER S EVS_DHMVC7 dil 884 Ko Extension de l applicz m Renommer ce fichier pe EVSAPBSrv exe 1 460 Ko Application Gy D placer ce fichier I EVSAPBSrv ini 2Ko Param tres de confic Copier ce fichier EVSAVIDBrowser2 exe 520 Ko Application Publier ce fichier sur le Web 3 EVSReceiverVC7 dll 1 620 Ko Extension de l applicz 3 Envoyer ce fichier par 8 EvSSetupVC7 dl 1 596 Ko Extension de l applicz courrier lectronique a EVSTMAuto dll 36 Ko Extension de lapplice Imprimer ce fichier oe net ee et ee ere 3 Header My 9 Ko hier My n EVSAPBSrv ini Bloc notes Fichier Edition Format Affichage _ Default_ TGT Mode Shared TGT Path TGT XTFTPIP 1 1 240 240 TGT XTFTPUSer EVS TGT XTFIPPassword evs TGT XTFTPLocation 111A TGT Type MXF_OP1A TGT 8MBB locks 0 Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 82 of 113
108. r Server Configuration This is a typical configuration to be used with EVS See Avid Unity Transfer Manager Setup and User s Guide for additional information Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 59 of 113 HE TransferManager Server Configuration orkgroup Settings JW Asset manager enable Asset manager hostname mediamanager T Accept incoming workgroup transters without WediaManager login Mo login workspace for incoming tranaters EVs Standalone Settings E Accept incoming transter after timeout e 0 second OMF AAF Directory tor incoming transfers Browse System Settings IY Enable auto cleanup of transter queues Auto cleanup transters older than 360 minutes Run auto cleanup every 42 minute Server logging off i Standard logging on Debug logging on Configure FTP Parameters Or since Interplay 1 6 orkgroups E Workgroup transters enabled Incoming workgroup transfers enabled Max simutaneous workgroup transters 4 Directory for temporary composition files co temp m Delete temporary composition files after transfer Browse Workgroup names Playback al Playback transters enabled Max simultaneous playback transters Playback devices dybzerverbg sfle11310 FILE shleS3070 FILE Delete 2 Add Edit
109. r TM1 and EVS2 for TM2 When selecting an Avid Target IP Director will send a XML file to a predefined directory to be scanned by XFile gateways This directory can be the local XML directory of the XFile XTAccess local scan or a centralized directory scanned by several XFile Load balancing The XFile XTAccess will use the Avid Hostname defined in the XML EVS1 for target TM1 or EVS2 for target TM2 to select the target Transfer Manager server In order for any XFile XT Access device to connect any Transfer Manager Server the TMClient ini file located Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 100 of 113 in the XFile directory must list all the Transfer Manager servers available like described bellow MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1 workgroup Server Workgroup Server_1 TM2 workgroup In this sample file the XFile XTAccess will connect both TM1 amp TM2 and select for the transfer the one where is defined the appropriate Ingest device EVS1 in TM1 or EVS2 in TM2 We can put additional servers names in the Server Workgroup tag As Transfer Manager is not capable of managing load balancing or redundancy we must pay attention in the definition of the Avid target in IP Director A good practice is to divide the IP Director stations to specific Transfer Manager Servers with a backup target in case the main Transfer manager is down Important Notice we must use XFile
110. reating a clip the backup is then automatically initiated when the clip is saved Bl Da i ome o Sendto Backup to Near Line 5 i XT copy targets Copy by GigE Wey xta 60170 CE Publish ee PF Mol xta58060 Editor4 Eeg Delete Who xta60300 Editor4 Delete Selected Clip Elements 1 xta76020 Editors tF Final Cut Pro targets Edit Modify T C in or Date Default Archive Protect mE CN EA oe Add File Archive Target z Remove File Archive Target Duplicate Move Properties Te A al 16 30 09 cies 010ta 01 00 00 xfile 78020 EVSMXF 7 6Xfile78020 OP 1a XTA 50820 EVS MXF T xta 58060 EVSMXF 4 A ZTA 58060 opatom T ta 60300 EVSMXF XTA 60300 opatom xta76020 AVI xta 8020 EYSMxF xta76020 OP1a xta78020 OPATOM OT Moy my xta78020 QT Ref o The clip is backed up in EVS MXF or MXF OP 1a IMX D10 only on XF 2 or XStore 2 storage Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 23 of 113 e Transfer to Avid o Option a EVS Avid Browser Select a file to be transferred to Avid using the EVS Avid browser Double click on the selected file The transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server A progress and completion status is displayed 24 Xfile53070 HIMX backup E SA IDBrowser loj x Config 7 ea 9
111. ring Reset TNB CNB CAM ZNAME Sample 12 1234 cliprame 24c Available Items ZENE Clip Number Cancel e Transfer All Clips Backuped Each clip backed up will be automatically transferred to Avid if checked Otherwise no action will be taken after a backup of file Typically not selected e Default TM Media Format o OMF specify the OMF file format as file format on Avid storage o MXF AAF specify the MXF AAF file format as file format on Avid storage e AvidTM default TM HostName e g EVSDevice as defined in the Transfer Manager Server Configuration Ingest e Target Name Format String This is the name format of the clip to be generated in Avid STEP 4b XStream Configuration Note XFile must be first configured as described in the previous section for the Avid Host Name and Avid Name format string In XStream application select Jobs configuration tab in System Configuration see also XFile XStream User s Manual PT xStream Configuration Dig Default Job Curation 1 hour mir Select Default Gutpuk Mose cont GE Default TM Media Format C GMF 5 T a vid Formats can only be used when stie server is MAF AAP operating with IMs CODEC format in Sb moade oraaith bvd DNeHE Format in HD mode Audio Mode Ej Frea C tebits G24 bits SuperMotion Backup Mode ie All Frames tath desvnchronized audiot 0 Realtime 2 ort tS frames swith audio C Soe
112. rplay Assist Assistants and interns can review and log video select shots and add markers with comments that are automatically visible to producers and editors Avid Interplay Access window in Media Composer the same feature provided by Avid Interplay Access but directly integrated into the Media Composer editing application Avid Transfer Engine Client Client related to the Avid Transfer Engine server Avid Interplay Transfer Status Tool to monitor the transfer status of Transfer Engine Server Those applications are Windows based applications to be installed on any Windows client workstations connected to Interplay There is no Web interface as with Media Manager in WG 4 16 1 Avid Interplay Access u O Natal D 5 Datan Operations Tools ases nterplay A Properties AvidWG on Dk interplay as Administratol bane gt J Catalogs Ya Incoming Media gt Om 23 Orphan Clips gt Projects Sent to Playback gt Unchecked in Avid Assets Comments Created By anses O creation Date O S Duration DOO masis SSSO CS s S O O OOOOOOOOO O Ingest A Search i Items 26 Selected O File Size 0 Bytes Duration Video ID Tracks Creation Date 8 I 111 A EYS test tra 00 00 09 22 V1 AL A4 3 28 07 9 49 AM re g 01 213E Take 123B 2 00 00 11 18 V1 AL Ad 3 27 07 5 37 PM re g 01 610 F testa
113. sing XFile XStream or XTAccess in the OB Van Those removable drives are sent to the studio manually They can either be plugged in a studio XF 2 or XStore or merely attached to the Avid editing station via the USB adaptor for removable drives The Avid operator can then push the files to the Avid storage 540Mbps 1 5Gbps XNet Multiple Live Feeds WUT Recording XFile 2 Mele hionic in gt Media Storage Adano standard format XStream application Live Ingest Craft Editing on NLE 7 3 3 1 Workflow e Clip Creation with IP Director or EVS remote o In amp Out boundaries Set a clip name and Save o This clip can be browsed using the Database Explorer and previewed in a XT 2 playout channel if la CAKE f mnmrc am V a rd e O Te ICIYLX TELE o SaveClip LamlE Tape ID Hamme vale uml E 02 RANTAPE es O ee Duration 15 15 35 19 00 00 01 07 lor ke A ords gt Target Eleari Edit Ts mr hn wid Fre FEP Default Archive gt TEH Interest Level 2 on la troig er Chips 02 15 15 36 26 Publish to ayTor x Clear ALL a RAARITAPE a1 F AE T TS ABA e Clip backup on XFile 2 or XStore 2 storage 16 30 o Select one clip a part of clip using the software player of IPD or a list of clips o Send those clips to an XFile backup target or XTAccess backup target Note the target can also be pre selected sub window Send to when c
114. talled on any MS Windows system iehiding ihe nne narnia Aid Parier Mahager EVS PlayBack Server application used to process Send To Playback command Pal from Avid Media Composerto EVS cannotrun on the same system running Avid Transfer Manager a AAAA AAAA AAAA AA Ra TEA Avid TMClient Dlls needed by XTAccess or XFile to send a v material to Avid 1 7 MB Current selection requires at least 3 6 MB of disk space STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client Installation See section 8 2 STEP 3 Check of the Avid protocols port definition Open the C Windows System32 Drivers Etc services e g with Notepad and check the protocols port are properly defined Avid EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment July 2010 Page 73 of 113 FEE ioj x OQ Q B Poseach p gt potters a KMD FE fA services Notepad File Edit Format View Help tworks x eee timed 25 udp timeserver a abcess tempo 526 tcp newdate sJ services courier 30 tcp rpo conference 31 tcp chat netnews 32 tcp readnews netwal 33 udp For emergency broadcasts uucp 40 tcp uucpd k login 543 tcp Kerberos login kshell 544 tcp kreomd Kerberos remote shell new rwho 50 udp new who remotefs 56 tcp rfs rfs_server rmonitor 560 udp rmonitord monitor 61 udp ldaps 636 tcp s ldap LDAP over TLS SSL doom 666 Tcp Doom Id software doom 666 udp Doom Id software kerberos adm 749 tcp kerberos
115. terface Clip Push via backed up files to Avid EVS Avid Browser or XFile interface Clip Pull via backed up files to Avid on Avid Media Composer EVS Avid Browser amp Avid FTP Client 4 Clip Pull streaming from XT 2 server on Avid Media Composer EVS Avid Browser GigE XT 2 FTP access 5 Live feed streaming to Avid XStream interface Workflow XT content Application Transfer Initiator 1 Clip Push streaming Clips on XT 2 Studio network IP Director Operator 2 Clip Push backup files Clips as backed up Studio network Avid Content Manager on files asynchronous remote station OB Van to Studio 3 Clip pull backup files Clips as backed up Studio network Avid Media Composer files asynchronous Editor OB Van to Studio 4 Clip Pull Streaming Clips on XT 2 Avid Media Composer XT 2 GigE Editor 5 Live feed streaming Train or live feed Live Studio network XStream Operator Note In the workflow 1 4 and 5 there is no backup to a file on the XF 2 XStore 2 storage The clip is directly streamed from XT 2 server via SDTI or Gigabit to the Avid System 7 3 2 Clip Push Streaming IP Director interface amp EVS Avid Browser in FTP Mode This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a one step process where the content from XT 2 server is directly streamed to Avid Transfer Manager Server No temporary file is created on XFile or XTAccess the process is thus h
116. ust be installed EVS Avid Tools setup is devoted to this task Reminder EVS Avid tools dlls must be compiled with the specific Avid APIs o Avid WG 4 non Interplay EVSAvid WG4_ Setup_2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 1 2 TM v1 1 2 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 1 2 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 1 6 TM v1 1 5 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 1 5 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 2 1 v1 2 3 TM v1 2 0 v1 2 3 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 2 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe Interplay v1 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 5 TM v1 2 4 v1 4 2 v1 5 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 2 4 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v1 6 1 6 2 TM v1 6 EVSAvid_Interplay_1 6 0 Setup _2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 0 TM v2 0 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 0 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 1 TM v2 1 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 1 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o Interplay v2 2 TM v2 1 EVSAvid_Interplay_2 1 0 Setup 2 9 x x exe o interplay v2 2 TM v2 2 Not supported for the moment O List of items installed by each option TMClient ini IMX_System mxf EVS IMX_Header mxf IMX_Footer mxf Adding EVS Avid Tools to path EVS Adding Port configuration in etc Launch EVSAvid_Setup_XX exe Browser PlayBack Server zZ X m a M Z ae TM Client DLLs DII to create Avid Proxy MOB from XML data DII to ingest Audio video data in Transfer Manager DII to write Audio video data generated by Transfer Manager Playback DII to control Transfer Manager in Auto mode EVS application to browse files
117. v1 12 01 in order to refer to the Avid HostName defined in the XML and not the default name defined in XFile configuration This bug was found in XFile v1 11 02 and solved in v1 12 01 15 WORKING WITH AVID MEDIA MANAGER WG 4 Avid Media Manager is related to Avid Unity WG 4 lt allows easily managing Avid Unity Content thanks to a powerful web browser By launching Internet Explorer with the Media Manager URL you can manage and monitor the content stored on an Unity system from any remote station Transfer Manager Media Composer NLE XFile etc Please refer to Media Manager User s manual for detailed procedure 15 1 Clips Search and Import to a bin e Search a list of clips by defining a search criterion e Right click on a clip to display its attributes Expand button allows showing all the information related to this clip in Media Manager e From Media Composer station drag amp drop the selected clip into the bin Address g http mediamanager omm default asp AVi d Unit Wie avi arlaier User Administrator ede LAER Seles BSE MEDIAMANAGER Server Searches roj Head Frame Viewer saved Searches Name test serge 610B Type Ef master clip Creation Date 02 08 2006 18 00 47 Duration O0 00 25 03 Video MPEG 40 Tape test serge b10B NWame test 610C Type EX master clip ener nar abs Creation Date 02 09 2006 08 37 33 Duration 00 00 16 02 Video PEG 40 Tape test2 6100 NMWame test3 6100 Type
118. vid 00 00 15 20 V1 Al A4 3 27 07 3 19 PM c yp le g 01 6118 JFR 00 00 21 21 V1 A1 4 3 27 07 3 21 PM E A a 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 V1 41 4 3 27 07 3 57 PM 2 g 01 611 D 01_EVS1_Re 00 03 43 02 V1 Al A4 3 27 07 4 00 PM Yshotaits OO O re a 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 V1 A14 3 27 07 4 53 PM There are no items to show in this view 1 e a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 V1 Al A4 3 27 07 5 39 PM 8 g 01 612 A Shakira 00 00 00 33 11 V1 Al A4 3 27 07 5 46 PM e g 01 612 B Shakira O1 00 00 33 11 V1 A1 4 3 27 07 5 46 PM 9 g 01 612 C mike 1 00 00 16 09 V1 ALA 3 27 07 6 29 PM a C eriresaeae g 01 612 F mike2 01 00 00 15 20 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 6 33 PM 2 a 01 613 B mike3 01 00 00 15 10 V1 Al 4 3 28 07 8 35 AM A amp g 01 613 F sven O1 00 00 11 13 V1 A1 A4 3 28 07 9 38 AM T e g 01 614 A test5 00 00 00 13 01 V1 AL Ad 3 28 07 10 28 AM Ii S a 01 614 B test5 01 00 00 13 01 V1 Al A4 3 28 07 10 32 AM a tem Sa AIRES 1 g 01 614 C water 00 00 16 22 V1 Al 4 3 28 07 10 41 AM The Avid Interplay Access asset management client is a direct pipeline into the Interplay media database This client application can be installed on any workstation connected via a network to the Interplay Engine Installed on an IP Director workstation the EVS operator can easily search check and navigate into assets Installed on a Media Composer the Avid Editor can search check and navigate into assets but also drag amp drop the assets int
119. woark 5 0 C Debug logging on Configure FTP Parameters 11 3 Testing The easiest way to test the system is to use EVS Avid Browser Assuming the clip is on the XStore59800 D drive your mapped network drive is on the TM you can double click the clip you wish to send in Avid Browser and it should start transferring Be sure you have some IMX EVS MXF Files available to test with The MOST COMMON error seen in TM is Failed to Open IMX Target No Media Error Transfer Engine Standalone Mode 11 26 2688 12 29 07 B56 API MessageHandler ProcessVersion version 8 8 11 26 2688 12 29 07 B58 API MessageHandler gt ProcessVersion releaseWVersion 2 4 W1 26 2688 12 29 07 B58 API MessageHandler ProcessVersion Champlain or higher iC 2904 I INFO detach enu 13B 2894 2904 INFO detach env 13BA2894 deleting enut 2904 INFO detach env 13BA2894 calling DetachCurrentThreadt gt 2904 INFO xmog_localeny lt gt C 34461 INFO JUN thread attach succeeded for group name lt null gt daemon f alse gt env L3CICyD4 1 26 2688 12 29 07 DB In API MessageHandler gt ProcessGetDeviceList called List Type is WorkGroup 3440 INFO detach env L13C9C7D4 C 3440 INFO detach env 13C9C7D4 deleting enut 34401 INFO detach env 13C9C7D4 calling DetachCurrentThreadt gt C 3446 INFO xmog_localeny lt gt oe ie a INFO JUN thread attach succeeded for group name lt null gt daemon f

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