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1. FC GigE eer Switch Switch Avid TransferManager Avid MediaManager XT Avid Unity MediaNetwork 6 2 EVS to Avid Ingest There are 4 ways to import an EVS clip into Avid system e Clip Push streaming from IP Director to Avid via Xfile IP Director interface e Clip Push via backuped files to Avid EVS Avid Browser or XFile interface e Clip Pull via backuped files to Avid on Avid Media Composer EVS Avid Browser e Live feed streaming to Avid XStream interface Workflow XT content Application Transfer I nitiator Clip Push streaming Studio network IP Director Operator Clip Push backup Clips as backuped files Studio network Avid Content Manager on files asynchronous remote station OB Van to Studio Clip pull backup files Clips as backuped files Studio network Avid Media Composer asynchronous Editor OB Van to Studio Live feed streaming Train or live feed Live Studio network XStream Operator 6 2 1 Clip Push Streaming IP Director interface This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a one step process where the content form XT 2 server is directly streamed to the Avid storage via Xfile and Avid Transfer Manager Server No temporary file is created on Xfile the process is thus highly efficient The XT 2 XNet via Xfile must be connected to the Avid system via high speed LAN GigE connection 6 2 1 1 Workflow e Clip Creation with
2. Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 33 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Select the directory and click NEXT NET framework 1 1 will be installed Click NEXT in case it is not yet installed InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Avid Interplay Transfer Client on your computer C2 Mo will restart my computer later Remove any disks from ther dives and then click Finish to complete Setup TM client is completely installed You must restart the computer Notes e n case TM Client is already installed on your computer Avid Installer will ask you to first remove the older version Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 34 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 9 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION This section explains which installshield and options to install for each workflow The installation for each installshield is explained in the previous section 7 The following diagram shows a typical EVS Avid system and the different installations of component for each device e EVS IPDirector workstation e EVS XFile 2 or XStore 2 e Avid Transfer Manager Server e Avid Editing station Media Composer or NewsCutter Avid NewsCutter XP XT Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 9 3 RS422 A n Avid Media Composer Adrenaline o i s Avid TransferManager M3 Director Ethemet DR Instalation Inst
3. GO Ingest we E 1 Items 26 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes l Is Name al Duration Video ID en z D1 111 4 EVS test tra 00 00 08 22 CR E 01 213 E Take 123B 2 00 00 11 18 8 t 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 Up Br e E D1 611B JFR D0 00 21 21 pM zm 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 Es e a D1 611D01 EVS1 Re 00 03 43 02 e Pe 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 There are no items to show in this view leo a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 EN Lo 01 612 B Shakira 01 D0 00 33 11 Avid Unity Transfer Manager I nternal use only Page 11 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 6 2 2 Clip Push via backuped files EVS Avid Browser or Xfile interface This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a 2 steps process First a EVS MXF file is backuped on a Xfile storage Second 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 backup 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 backuped files on removable drives using Xfile or XStream in the OB Van Those removable drives are sent to the studio manually They can either be plugged in a studio Xfile or XStore or merely attached to the Avid editing station via the
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5. CO Catalogs Inco gt ONT gt 33 Orphan Clips i Projects gt Sent to Playback Fr 8 Unchecked in Avid Assets Comments Ingest 9 Items 26 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes mp e E Name Video ID lo Lei 01 111 A EYS test tra 00 00 09 22 e z 01 213 E Take 123B 2 00 00 11 18 e z 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 r1 rp e a 01 611BJFR 00 00 21 21 M e zm D1 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 i e z D1 611D01 EVS1 Re D0 03 43 02 i o z 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 There are no items to show in this view e a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 e z 01 612 B Shakira 01 00 00 33 11 I nternal use only Page 16 of 67 Created by Serge Comes 6 2 3 Clip Pull via backuped files on Media Composer EVS Avid Browser interface This workflow is based on Avid DHM This is a 2 steps process First a EVS MXF file is backuped on a Xfile storage Second this file is pulled out from the Xfile 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 backup 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 backuped files on removable drives using Xfile or XStream in the OB Van Those removable drives are sent to the studio
6. 6 2 1 CLIP PUSH STREAMING IP DIRECTOR DNTERPACER 9 6 2 2 CLIP PUSH VIA BACKUPED FILES EVS AVID BROWSER OR XFILE INTERFACE 12 6 2 3 CLIP PULL VIA BACKUPED FILES ON MEDIA COMPOSER EVS AVID BROWSER INTERFACE 17 6 2 4 LIVE FEED STREAMING TO AVID XSTREAM INTERFACE sesessssessesesessesesreresreresreresrererreresee 20 6 5 AVIDTO EVS SEND TO PLAYBACK eiietcuesecsuvusecsekbeiseceeub vue eve vi S eov e Coelo eve Eee eu sons vea eoo ROTER iiaea 22 7 PERFORMANCES 4 distet ese eee o eeu eva aee eeu Eua pE eaae EE e EB EXER VERRE eva Se Ye sa Xa EN Va IUe EP VE Eo US VE ERN TE V EN TUR UE 24 7 1 PUSH STREAMING FROM IP DIRECTOR ccccccccccsccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccces 24 7 2 IMPORT OF BACKUPED FILES INTO AVID PULL PUSH WITH TM OR MANUAL IMPORT 24 7 2 1 PULL PUSH WITH AVID TRANSFER MANAGER 24 7 2 2 IMX D10 MXF OP 1A MANUAL IMPORT WITH MEDIA COMPOSER cte 25 Ta Aou rion Ws ecc REN 25 TA SENDTOPLDLAYBACK EN 25 TS XYENERAL REMARKS 1 2 2 eiret io evebueo coco icto beca T CERE a 25 S HE EE EIERE ge 27 Sl EA AVID TOOLS iticstiee hes eoseices eto ideeicesuse totes ee vov ada Eet 27 8 2 AVID TRANSFER MANAGER OR ENGINE CLIENT ee eee eeeeeeee ese eese eee seesse sesso sees ese KEE RE ee 3l 9 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATIOQON eee e ee eee e ee eee eene eene ee ee e neo eaaet eee Se 35 91 EVSIPDIEECTOR icio iussu aue
7. EVS1 gt TM1 d es EVS2 gt TM2 TMClient ini Transfer Manager Config Ingest Device EVS2 MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1 workgroup Stockage Avid 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 Directors stations will be also named EVS1 for 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 local scan or a centralized directory scanned by several Xfile Load balancing The Xfile 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 device to connect any Transfer Manager Server the TMClient ini file located in the Xfile directory must list all the transfer Manager servers available like described bellow Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 59 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM1 workgroup Server Workgroup Server 1 TM2 workgroup In this sample file the Xfile will connect both TM1 amp TM2 and select for the t
8. 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 AVIQ U it y ransTtel Val JOE nternali use onr I L ig BEE 2m e Ls m m p Sm m em EV C In tearation Created hv Serne Comes LVO ITIILOUI GCL JJ KIK OLK M MN sl kl MAK GVIIIC
9. See Avid Unity Transfer Manager Setup and User s Guide for additional information Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 38 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EI TransferManager Server Configuration r wWorkaroup Settings v Asset manager enable Asset manager hostname mediamanager Accept incoming workgroup transfers without MediaManager login No login workspace for incoming transfers EYS r Standalone Settings E Accept incoming transfer after timeout Timeout 0 second OMF C SAF Directory for incoming transfers eM Browse System Settings IV Enable auto cleanup of transfer queues Auto cleanup transfers older than 360 minutes Run auto cleanup every 12 minute C Server logging off Standard logging on Debug logging on Workgroups m Workgroup transfers enabled Incoming workgroup transfers enabled Max simultaneous workgroup transfers 1 Directory for temporary composition files Browse c temp Iv Delete temporary composition files after transfer Workgroup names Add i Delete Edit M Playback Iv Playback transfers enabled Max simultaneous playback transfers Playback devices dvbserverb53 xfile11310 FILE xfile53070 FILET Delete 2 Add ll Ingest Iv Ingest transfers enabled Max simultaneous ingest transfers 2 Inges
10. Selected components EWS TMServer Dlls EWS Browser EWS Playback Server o nstal Cancel Click INSTALL Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 30 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes is 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 Icons Click Finish to eut Setup Finish The setup Is finished 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 workstations 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 to the relative version of transfer Manager Server So the Transfer Manager client will be installed separately from the EVS Avid tools Launch Transfer Manager Client setup from Avid install disks Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 31 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Avid Interplay Transfer Client 1 1 Ed Welcome to the Setup of Avid Interplay Transfer Client Follow the instructions to install the Avid Interplay Transfer Client Click NEXT Avid Interplay Transfer Client 1 1 Country Selection for License Agreement Please select the coun
11. e McClient ini remove 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 11 WORKING WITH MULTIPLE TRANSFER MANAGER SERVERS Big studio environments are composed of a large amount of EVS XT servers IP Director Stations Xfile Store gateways and also multiple Transfer Managers Servers attached to the Avid Unity System Avid Transfer Manager Server can not manage active redundancy or load balancing this means the EVS server must specifically define which Transfer Manager is targeted The figure below represents a typical environment with 2 Xfile 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 MyServer TM1 workgroup Transfer Manager Config Ingest Device Server Workgroup EVS1 Server 1 TM2 workgroup ex Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Configuration Chap 9 3 Xfile 2 Avid Transfer RS422 Manager Server So Avid Media Xnet Composer Adrenaline D a IP Director Ethernet Gigabit Avid networ 2 Switch L I r Avid Transfer Manager Server i TM 2 A Instalation Xfile 2 EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser ile Avid Host Name target Configuration Chap 9 3 9 6
12. 10 BN4wLuGW C testmedimx30 642AJ10 BNM4xC2XW aj testmedimx40 6428 10 BN4xC5FW C Save Cancel e Clip backup on XFile storage o Selected one clip or a list of clips o Send those clips to an Xfile backup target Note the target can also be pre selected sub window Send to when creating a clip the backup is then automatically started when saving the clip o The clip is backuped in EVS MXF or MXF OP 1a IMX D10 only on Xfile storage test 720p amp medwayl amp 37CH10 BMdvGEPW C Copy AutoRefresh OM IL 10 demo PGM E sh Be Al a AVID x Delete W Avid Interplay SOE LAL oa Avid ONHE Dette Fill and Kev link r wel wFile Test Edit a FILE OP1a Modify T C in or Dake Een Duplicate ei Wstore OP 1a Move i w file Medway e Import into Media Composer Project bin o Select a file to be transferred to Avid using the EVS Avid browser running on the Media Composer Editing station Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 18 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes o Drag amp drop the file into the Media Composer bin o 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 o Viewing and editing in Media Composer f 3sxfile53070 HX IMX backup E SA YIDBrowser Avid Unity Trans
13. 10 13 11hiim25s21 testdnxhd50 mxf E I nternal use only Page 19 of 67 Created by Serge Comes 6 2 4 Live feed Streaming to Avid XStream interface This workflow is based on Avid TMAuto API This is a one step process where the input feed from XT 2 server are directly streamed to the Avid storage via XStream and Avid Transfer Manager Server No temporary file is created on Xfile the process is thus highly efficient The XT 2 XNet via XStream must be connected to the Avid system via high speed LAN GigE connection Avid Transfer must be setup in AAF MXF format in order to edit the stream during record on Avid storage Media Manager or Interplay Engine must be used no standalone Media Composer in order to drag amp drop live stream into Media Composer bin 6 2 4 1 Workflow e XStream of XT 2 input feeds o Start XStream application o Selection of the input feed to stream o Start streaming the content of the clip is streamed between XStream and Avid Transfer Manager into the Avid storage in AAF MXF format XStream BETA version 1 01 52 File Edit Jobs Configuration Record Grid Help LIEIEILIB H Kee Sec pud EM PATAT AT AE IO pe i e Clip Import in Media Composer bin via Media Manager or I nterplay Engine o Search of the clip on Media Composer station with Media Mana
14. 40to50 40to50 40to 50 40to 50 40 to 50 7 4 Send to Playback The figures represent the whole process time from the start of Send to Playback on Avid Media Composer to clips available on XT 2 server for playout Performances weis nce nas nas ros ns 7 5 General Remarks e These values are optimal The initialisation transition time to get sustained transfer rate by Transfer Manager Server before the transfer to Avid can vary between 2 to 10 seconds Transition time to get sustained transfer rate also reduced the overall efficiency Those processes influences results especially for the small file transfers e The results are also based on very complex sequences for which the encoder uses the maximum datarate available For simpler sequences effective bitrate can be lower resulting in less data to transfer In this case the efficiency can be improved Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 25 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes The Push and pull transfers from Xfile 2 are versatile because of the use of the removable disk which has not constant performances For file based transfers Push pull from Xfile or Send to Playback Xstore 2 instead of Xfile 2 device improves the transfer of files and so the performances too As many write read processes can be performed simultaneously backup transfer to from Avid TM restore XStore 2 is definitively recommended for such workflows The tests h
15. FTP for future use with Multicam 9 amp GigE connection to XT 2 o View MXF only to filter and only display MXF files e Clip Trimming o TrimClip Select this option to transfer only Clip IN OUT instead of File IN OUT o Trim GuardBand n case TrimClip is selected this allows to add a guard band to Clip IN OUT e Avid file format o OMF File specify the OMF file format as file format on Avid storage o MXF AABAF File specify the MXF AAF file format as file format on Avid storage e TCP Transfer for future use e 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 TMHost This the name of the EVS device defined in the Transfer Manager Server Configuration Ingest section e g EVSDevice Always on top Select this option to always display the EVS Avid Browser on top of the display layers overlaid 9 5 EVS Playback Server EVS Playback server is used for the Send to Playback workflow Avid to EVS see section 6 3 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 I mportant Notes Send to Playback workflow uses an Avid TCP IP protoc
16. IP Director o n 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 ez 1 E vpleag 5 ID iG cmP EE E EE ora pL Channel Explorer D Control Panel D Recorder Panel Z1 VTA Control Panel S Database Explorer E Ingest Scheduler Eq IP Logger Ej Keywords EI Video Display EI Clip Editor D I PlayList Editor EM IP TimeLine OO e Database Explorer Aal RES 10 demo dil L Bo EEE Play Auto Chain ja J essen io E IN TOS ChannelExplorer Name OUT 15 15 39 16 Publish to 1080i60TESTMED 627C 10 BN4wLuGWwW testmedimx30 6424 10 BN4xC2XW Duration 00 00 13 21 testmedimx4Q 6425 10 BN4xCSPw Mira Clean Edit Save Cancel e Clip export to Avid o Selected one clip or a list of clips to be exported to Avid o 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 transfer is then automatically started when saving the clip o The content of the clip is streamed between Xfile and Avid Transfer Manager into the Avid storage in OMF or AAF MXF format Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 9 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes eS gan Copy Autohetresh ON 10 demo PM Send to Publish Delete s E Avid Interplay fh Avid DNxHD e Clip Import
17. To menu It is used to identify the AVID target in the IP Director interface Backup Destination Directory Click on the browse button to select the temporary folder where the AVID files will be sent before being transfer to Avid TM Note Since I PDirector version 4 and Multicam package 8 04 19 this temporary folder is not used anymore but must still be defined in the I PDirector interface Avid TM Ingest Device 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 XML Unit specified the XML unit which will be used to perform the job This unit should be located on the XFile which will be connected to the AVID Transfer Manager 9 2 Avid Transfer Manager Server Avid Transfer Manager must be configured for all the workflows described in section 6 STEP 1 Install EVS Avid Tools Launch EVS Avid Setup and select EVS TMServer dlls see section 8 1 5 Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do nat want to Install Click Nest when vou are ready to continue IE EWS Browser C EYS PlayBack Server _ Avid TMClient Dis Current selection requires at least 4 5 MB of disk space STEP 2 Transfer manager Server Configuration This is a typical configuration to be used with EVS
18. 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 13 4 Avid Interplay Transfer Status Interplay Media Services and Transfer Status X Media Services Workgroup AvidWorkgroup s Disconnect Configure Workgroups Filters C sts D Name Jes Te complete user JJ Tape ID Trans JW Er Jerrod i i1 gt Status p al gt Saved filters Save Current Filter Clear Filters Ej Hide cleared transactions 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 this tool allows for monitoring the transfer status thanks to its progress bar and check the completeness or failure of the transfer Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 66 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 14 ACRONYMS e AAF Advanced Authoring Format e MX D10 MPEG 2 I only video format developed by Sony e MCA Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD e MM Avid Media Manager e Mob Abstract class for content
19. 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 e Create X File XML n case you want to automatically restore the exported IMX file to the EVS XT 2 server select Create XFile XML o Enter The XT User Number defined in Xfile XNET ID o Select the Page from where the clips will be restored o Browse to define the directory to post the XML file It must be an UNC path 9 6 Media Composer Adrenaline Configuration 9 6 1 EVS to Avid Workflows In Project settings Media Creation must be setup 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 setup to the actual mode Media Creation Current Note Media Creation mode OMF MXF must be identical to the OMF MXF mode in Transfer Manager server e n standalone mode you must select it manually in Transfer Manager Configuration Mote that MXF mode generates an error in TC format It is then recommened to use OMF mode in standalone mode e With Avid Unity environment the mode is automatically defined by Media Manager 9 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 c
20. in Media Composer bin o Option a Standalone Avid Media Composer via Media Tool Search of the clip with Avid Media Composer Tools Media Tool Drag amp drop of the clip into Media Composer project bin Viewing and editing in Media Composer C2 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD File Edit Bin Clip Output Special Tools Toolset Windows Script Transfer Help Tj SuperBin eric Ifi o Option b Unity Avid Media Composer via Media Manager or I nterplay Engine Search of the clip on Media Composer station with e Media Manager browser WG4 e Interplay Window Interplay Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 10 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes e Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay Drag amp drop of the clip into Media Composer project bin Viewing and editing in Media Composer BS SuperBin Danmon 5D Binz Name Start Properties Categories Reservations mike18 transfer 01 00 00 00 21 22 Name ZS AvidwG on Dk interplay as Administrato mike18 Audio Mixdown 7 01 00 00 00 21 22 E 01 614 C water 10 41 09 1417 1 0045621 wi J catalogs Comments 01 614 B test5 01 10 29 26 13 1 00 13 00 wi Y Incoming Media amp 01 614 Atest5 00 10 29 26 13 13 01 wi gt Created By EB mikel8 01 00 00 00 21 22 F 33 Orphan Clips ES teams 18 amp 50 10 11 12 02 gt i Projects Fr _ Sent to Playback gt Unchecked in Avid Assets
21. manually They can either be plugged in a studio Xfile 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 HIN Hecording 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 backuped file is that the transfer is initiated from the Avid editing station i e Media Composer 6 2 3 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 Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 17 of 67 C C mte ry Hir A Crank ave l Vi C Ar A C nsn Cc EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EA Channel Explorer E Control Panel E Recorder Panel D VTA Control Panel D I Database Explorer Di Ingest Scheduler Eq IP Logger D Keywords E Video Display EI Clip Editor D I PlayList Editor ER IP Timeline J O O Q Database Explorer ACips E ES m Browse Play Auto Chain a k Assign F ad KI Tools Channel E xplorer EN 10 demo i Play lists gt EW BEE WI LSMID Ai IDLOUTH Status Level SaveClip a Name Duration OUT Send to Publish to 1080i60TESTMED 627C
22. 0 00 16 22 V1A1 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 into its bin or in the timeline to start editing 13 2 Avid Interplay Access Window in Media Composer Wb CS Des fe ua i W s Sei ee je T E Ta IS a m E B n Avid Interplay Access window can be launched from the Media Composer menu Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 65 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes The Avid Editor can search check and navigate into assets but also drag amp drop the assets into its bin or in the timeline to start editing Avid does not recommend to launch this Access window in Media Composer at the same time as Interplay Access client or Interplay Assist applications to avoid any conflict to access the database 13 3 Avid Interplay Assist ISS Avid biergen Asset E 10154220 ASE MENTIONS H I eener Source Locators Source Metadata JESS MENTIONS HES ONLY HAD ONE FLYING LESSON TO ROME KONNTE CE The optional Avid Interplay Assist desktop video tool is
23. 006 Of 08 01 117 A mxF B EMS xFile 2006 z 06 01 118 A mxf S EYS File 2006 2 06 01 119 A mxf B Ev5 XFile 2006 O07 08 01 610 A mxF m EMS xFile 2006 2 _06 01 610 B mxf S EYS File 2006 2 09 01 111 E mxf O Option b Xfile GUI A progress and completion status Is lB x D Eve File 2006 02 09 01 111 F mxf LJ Ewe XFile 2006 02 08 D1 610 C mxf D EvS xFile 2006 Dz n9 01 610D mxf D Eve XFile 20pe 02 09 01 610 E mof E IMX olivier mec DI IMX PAL En ofei mxf D IMX PAL afel mxf DI sDPAL IM D1D MXFOP1a 5 Mbs mxf B File 2006 10 04 i56h32mi amp 6s11 best scalb mxf B aFile 2006 10 D i7hi3smz8s04 72 pdnxhdtest m D wFile 2006 10 D5 17hz8mi3s00 testl526 mxf D xFile 2006 10 n5 18h 0im51s29 DMxHD in8Di6n 2 mxf O File 2006 10 n5 18hO2m36s23 DMxHD 1080i60 3 mxf LJ xFile 2006 10 10 14h48m36s11 mikez mxf m File 2006 10 10 15hi miis13 Fest mire mxf DI wFile 2006 10 10 15hiim 6s 4 testmike3 mxf LJ wFile 2006 10 10 15hzB8m53s16 testmike4 mxf D wFile 2006 10 10 16h27ml4sll testmikelDD mxf D wFile 2006 10 13 11hiimz5sz1 testdnxhd5D mxf Select a file to be transferred to Avid using the Xfile Maintenance GUI Right click and choose Export to Avid Transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server displayed in Xfile GUI A progress and completion status is E Markers Publish R ClipName TEIN O1 1114 Iw ch WEE
24. ATUS ccccccccccccssccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccccccees 66 PT ACRONYMS EE 67 3 OBJECTIVE OF THE DOCUMENT This document describes the installation configuration and procedure to interface EVS XT server and Avid Transfer Manager Avid has developed several API to interface Third parties devices with Avid Transfer Manager and Avid Media Manager servers e Avid TransferManager Playback DHM SDK e ransferManager Automation SDK e Avid MediaManager Access SDK EVS has developed applications EVS Avid Tools communicating with those API in order to e Import IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codec content from an XT 2 server to Unity and Media Composer Adrenaline NLE This can be performed through Xfile or a standalone application EVS Avid Browser e Export and generate IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codec content from a Media Composer Adrenaline 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 e SD amp HD with XT 2 only not XT 1 e EVS native format IMX D10 o IMX 30 40 50 supported o Nodecoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e EVS native format Avid DNxHD Codec o Low level 8 bit 120 Mbps 1080 50 amp 145 Mb
25. Browser In this example it is EVSDevice TM Host name like defined above e Total transfer o The value must gt 2 x ingest transfers playback 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 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 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 e The storage drive can be mapped on the Transfer Manager server for an easy reconnection after a re boot e 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 o Create an Users with login and password of the remote drive computer and add Administrator properties to this user
26. N 01 1114 I Columns lm 22 10 377 A Filters h04 10 10 3784 1 38 07 01 1114 ht Edit DO OU Export Select All _ Duration 00 00 11 20 00 00 11 20 OO 00 07 25 O0 00 05 19 UO DU 20 20 Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword Transfer to AvidTI e Cliplmport in Media Composer bin o Option a Standalone Avid Media Composer via Media Tool Search of the clip with Avid Media Composer Tools Media Tool Drag amp drop of the clip into Media Composer project bin Viewing and editing in Media Composer o Option b Unity Avid Media Composer via Media Manager or I nterplay Engine Search of the clip on Media Composer station with e Media Manager browser WG4 e Interplay Window Interplay e Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay Drag amp drop of the clip into Media Composer project bin Viewing and editing in Media Composer Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 15 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Name EH mike18 transfer mike13 Audio Mixdown H 01 614 C water 01 614 Btest5 01 ES 01 614 Atest5 00 EH mike18 teams Start 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 10 41 09 17 10 29 26 13 10 29 26 13 01 00 00 00 18 50 10 11 21 22 21 22 1 00 16 21 1 00 13 00 13 01 Avid Unity Transfer Manager EVS Integration ei ZS AvidwG on Dk interplay as Administratoi v1 v1 Vi 1 v1 Properties Name gt
27. USB adaptor for Removable drives The Avid operator can then push the files to the Avid storage 540Mbps 1 5Gbps XNet Multiple Live Feeds UI XFile 2 XFile Mobile in Media Storage Adaptor standard format X XStream application Live Ingest Craft Editing on NLE 6 2 2 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 Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 12 of 67 C C mte ry Hir A Crank ave l Vi C Ar f C ns Cc EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes EA Channel Explorer E Control Panel E Recorder Panel D VTA Control Panel D I Database Explorer Di Ingest Scheduler Eq IP Logger D Keywords E Video Display EI Clip Editor D I PlayList Editor ER IP Timeline J O O Q Database Explorer ACips E ES m Browse Play Auto Chain a k Assign F ad KI Tools Channel E xplorer EN 10 demo i Play lists gt EW BEE WI LSMID Ai IDLOUTH Status Level SaveClip a Name Duration OUT Send to Publish to 1080i60TESTMED 627C 10 BN4wLuGW C testmedimx30 642AJ10 BNM4xC2XW aj testmedimx40 6428 10 BN4xC5FW C Save Cancel e Clip backup on XFile storage o Selected one clip or a list of clips o Send those clips to an Xfile backup target Note the target can also be pre
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29. alation Instalation H EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Installation EVS Avid Tools EVS TMCLient Dlls EVS Avid Tools EVS TMServer Dis Configuration Chap 9 3 9 6 Avid Transfer Client Avid Transfer Manager or Transfer Engine Configuration Chap 9 1 Configuration Chap 9 4 Configuration Chap 9 2 Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Playback server Avid Transfer Client Configuration Chap 9 5 Instalation EVS Avid Tools EVS Browser Avid Transfer Client Configuration Chap 9 3 Stockage Avid These instalations can be done on the same or differents XFile optionnel Devices to be configured for each workflows described in section 6 e Push streaming via IP Director PDirector config only 9 1 XFile 8 9 3 Avid Transfer Manager Server 8 9 2 e Push via backuped files XFile via Xfile maintenance menu 8 9 3 or browser on any device 8 9 4 Avid Transfer Manager Server 8 9 2 e Pull via backuped files Browser on Avid Media Composer 8 9 4 Avid Transfer Manager Server 8 9 2 e Live feed streaming XStream XFile 8 9 3 Avid Transfer Manager Server 8 9 2 e Send to Playback XFile 8 9 5 Avid Transfer Manager 8 9 2 Avid Media Composer 9 6 2 The installation of components for each device is described in the followings sections Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 35 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 9 1 EVS IPDirect
30. ame e Tape ID Use Tape ID as Louth ID 16 9 edits EXIT Iw Create X File XML AT User Number 10 Fage E Destination WFile50820 xFile_XML Jobs_Incominagl TE e Browsing and Playout on XT 2 server via IP Director o Browsing of clip in the Database Explorer o Select a clip and drag amp drop on a given XT 2 playout channel Channel Explorer O O Database Explorer Clips 2 10_demo ER F Ee fE iA Play Wade han 10_demo_REC1 e E 10_demo_REC2 T el 10 demo PGM Default gt oof 8 10_demo_PGM2 gt 10 demo Fo ISMID 1 IDLOUTH status Level gt 10_derno_PGM4 test dnxhd 616CJl0 BN4hF4zW NX m gt 73 i test TM HD 1080150 1 634F 10 BN4uYCjw test_HD_720p60_1 635E 10 BN4uYodW ace Byres Een d test medwayl 637B 10 BNAv2X7W 100 test 720p60 medwayl 637C 10 BN4v3tPWw test 8audios 635F 10 BN4ukF YO C 637E 10 BN4v4BkW e B d test_medway3 Train Name AutoRefresh ON Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 23 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 7 PERFORMANCES The Tables below are an overview of performances reached for the transfers of clips from EVS XT 2 server to Avid systems in both directions Figures represent the maximum throughput and the efficiency in Real Time RT for which values above 1 mean a transfer faster than RT For details of performances please refe
31. ave been performed on standalone Avid system Transfer Manager Server running on Media Composer station with a RAID storage and only one clip was transferred at once Large amount of transfers must be sized accordingly with the support of Avid architects Unity storage design number of Transfer Manager servers etc Interplay Engine and WG4 Media Manager allows for starting editing during transfer This feature has not been considered in those performances tests 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 e Transfer Manager Client is an Avid installshield mandatory to communicate with Transfer Manager Server This section 7 explains how to install both installshields Next section 9 explains which installshield and options to install on each device considered by the workflow Configuration of applications and ini files are also mentioned 8 1 EVS Avid Tools During an import or export with Avid Transfer Manager Server EVS applications like EVS Avid Browser EVS Avid Playback Server or XFile will tell Avid TM Server to communicate with EVS dlls to perform IMX 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 must be installed EVS Avid Tools setup is devoted t
32. ces 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 Interplay 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 13 1 Avid Interplay Access Avid Int dE Ele Edit View Operations Took Help ci Properties Categories Name ZS aAv
33. ck Network ID _ Network 1D_ To rename this computer or join a domain click Properties Properties 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 2 WXstore60170Wata Gk EVSAVIDBrowser Seles Config Refresh Sre Drive m Ba mx Src XT FTP DI 8886 of ow View MEF only B EMS MxF x5tream 2007 09 25 15h53mi3s kj EVS File 2007 D8 24 10 625 D mxf DH EvS xFile 2007 DB 27 10 631 C mxf H EvS xFile 2007 DB 27 10 632 A mxf OMF Ingest D Eva xFile 2007 09 21 10 110 C mxf MxFJAAF Ingest DI EvS xFile 2007 DG 21 10 637 B mxf DH EvS xFile 2007 039 21 10 637 C mxf DI EvS xFile 2007 na 25 10 111 B mxf 16 bits audio D Eve File 2007 _09_25 10 111 C mxf 24 bits audio D EvS File 2007 D9 25 10 121 B mxf H EvS xFile 2007 09 25 10 911 A mxf H Eva xFile 2007 09 25 10 912 A mxf Always on top D Eva xFile 2007 09 25 10 913 A mxf I EvS xFile 2007 09 25 10 918 A mxf TrimcClip Trim GuardBand TCP Transfer TMHost Lutter e Refresh To refresh the directory selected Shortcut F5 e Source o Src Drive 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
34. d by the bitrates Each workflows support up to 8 audios channels either 16 or 24 bit audio both Ways WG 4 and Interplay has no influence on the workflows 6 1 Avid Architectures Typically there are 2 types of Avid architectures 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 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 generate a TC error with WG4 It is recommended to use OMF mode 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 Xfile 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 Avid Media NewsCutter WS Director Composer Adrenaline XP Ld SDI SDTI ru mg GigaBit Ethernet RS 422 Fibre Channel
35. dit View Favorites Tools Help Qe i 2 P E 75 J Search Sp Favorites 2 A S Server Tl on 5 E Lm SSS Avid Unity eA ViAananter User Admi ninis trator Searches Head Frame Vievier Saved Searches Name test serge 610B Type GI master clip Creation Date 12 08 2006 18 00 47 Duration 0 00 25 03 Video MPEG 40 Tape test serge 610B Name test 610C Type EE master clip Creation Date 02 09 2006 08 37 33 Duration 0 00 186 02 Video MPEG 40 Tape test2 610C Name test3 e6luD Type E3 master clip e e last day simple Search Search last day Found 23 Selected 1 Size 129 63MI ae Avid Unity Transfer Manager I nternal use only Page 61 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Mame test serge 6510B Type master clip Creation Date 02 05 2006 18 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 TransferManager In Use Yes Media Size 132744KB Video MPEG 40 Access Control Administrator privilege Comments System Attributes Audio 48000 00 Audio WAVE Format Drive SXLIMITTFMMEVS 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 36 12 TapeID test serge 610B ef 4 k 12 2 Transfer Manager In the Media Manager browser select Service to launch a Transfer Manager Status Internet Explorer window This monitors
36. e E Instant Tapeless Technology EVS I ntegration with Avid Transfer Manager Auteurs Serge Comes Object Date Version Workflows installation amp User s Manual 9 11 2007 2 06 1 HISTORY Version Date Author Description Creation 1 01 3 10 2006 Serge Comes XBrowse XStore limitation 2 00 2 01 2 02 2 03 20 06 2007 Serge Comes 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 2 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 CC CA 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENT sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnsssnssssssssssssssnssensssussssssnssensssssssssssssenssenssssess 1 3 OBJECTIVE OF THE DOCUMENT scssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssenssssssssssssssrsssnssensssnssssssssseress 3 4 MAIN FEATURES ssscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnssssssssssssssssssnsssnsssussssssnsssnsssnsssusssssssssenssenssensssnsssssessseress 4 5 VERSIONS COMPLIANCE MATRIX scssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnssssssssssssssnsssnsssnssssssssserees 5 A AVID APIS RRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMKMKAMIMMMMMMMMMMMKMMMM 5 MES SEE E RES HONTE 5 MS MD Nu DRERTRRRIERNRRRS 5 Ce d CN 7 Ook sAVIDARCHITECEURES Dl 7 6 2 EVSTOAVID NGEST WEE 8
37. e File Date Modifi lk net d 2053 tcp Kerberos de multiplexor m 9535 tcp ERemote Man Server com avid xmgr 6539 tcp s Transfer Manager com avid mct 6532 tcp Media Connectivity Tool 6535 tcp PlayBack Protocol we gt services Notepad DE o a Sd 9112 com avid pbp Ei XFile Monitoring Ca Marquis 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 tcp 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 well available in the services files see above Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 51 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes CS EYS Avid PlayBack Server Iw 2 3 3 e Shared Drive C XT Ftp Destination Path jastore60170 Data Canfram aid Ss Output Mode MSF Op 1la IMX Only MxFEvs IME Avid DMxHDKRY 8MB Blacks Ev5 Serial 60170 TransferManager Requests Server Disconnected Mew Server Composition testerd mxF Mew Con
38. fer Manager EVS Integration D EVs xFile 2006 02 08 01 110 A mxf D EVs xFile 2006 _02_08 01 111 B mxf evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 111 C mxf D evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 111 D mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 112 A mxf 1 Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 113 A mxf BB evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 114 A mxf H Evs xFile 2006 D 08 01 114 B mxf J Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 115 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 115 B mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 116 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 117 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 118 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 119 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 D 08 01 610 A mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 08 01 610 B mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 09 01 111 E mxf EYS XFile 2006 02 09 01 111 F mxf Evs xFile 2006 02 09 01 610 C mxf a EVS XFile 2006_02_09 01 610 D mxf D EYS XFile 2006 02 09 01 610 E mxf ms olivier mxf mx PAL 50 ofei mxf mx PAL ofe1 mxf E SDPAL_IMxD10_MXFOP1a_SOMbs mxf H xFile 2006 10 04 16h32m16s11 test sco15 mxf B XFile 2006 10 05 17hi3m29s04 720pdnxhdtest mxf D XFile 2006 10 05 17h29m13s00 test1526 mxf xFile 2006 10 05 i8h01m51s29 DNxHD 1080i60 2 mxf xFile 2006 10 05 18h02m36s23 DNxHD 1080i60 3 mxf E xFile 2006 10 10 14h48m36s11 mike2 mxf D XFile 2006 10 10 15hi0m11s13 test mire mxf a XFile_2006_10_10_15h11m06s04_testmike3 mxf H XFile 2006 10 10 15h28m53s16 testmike4 mxfF B XFile 2006 10 10 156h27m14s11 testmike100 mxf D xFile 2006
39. file format automatically o Avid Best Practices Recommendations o Avid recommends 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 10 2Ingest to Avid o Avid DNxHD Codec with Quick Time format not supported by EVS The only way to transfer a Avid DNxHD Codec file to Avid is via Avid Transfer Manager not via Manual import of Avid DNXHD Codec file wrapped in Quick Time Movies o 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 o Push workflows with Interplay the file duration is set at 2 seconds at the beginning of the transfer The duration is updated only after 2 3 minutes In the meantime only the 2 sec of content are available for editing Limitation by Interplay o 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 o Multi Camera Editing mode t 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 s
40. file storage via LAN e Clip pull via backuped files see section 6 2 3 the browser is installed on the Avid editing station i e Avid Media Composer 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 Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Nest when vou are ready to continue A M MM Q JM aae FS E e MEL EE E EE FE ME ER EE E Ua SN iL EVS TMServer Dlls IE EWS PlauBack 5 _ Avid TMClient Di Current selection requires at least 3 0 MB of disk space STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client I nstallation See section 8 2 STEP 3 Edit TMClient ini Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 45 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 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 TM UNITY WORKGROUP System Properties i b xl Windows uses the following information to identity your computer on the network Full computer name TM UNITY Workgroup wWOREGROUF To use the Network Identification Wizard to oin a Mehwark ID domain and create a local user cli
41. ger browser WG4 Interplay Window Interplay Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 20 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Interplay Access or Assist Client Interplay o Drag amp drop of the clip into Media Composer project bin o Viewing and editing in Media Composer o The delay between XT 2 input source and Avid edition is less than 1 minute Avid NewsCutter XP f L SuperBin Danmon 5D Binz lal AN Name Start Duration Si Properties mike18 transfer 01 00 00 00 21 22 5 Z Name e mike18 Audio Mixdown 7 01 00 00 00 21 22 AvidwG on Dk interplay as Administrator H 01 614 C water 10 41 09 47 1 00 15 21 r CO Catalogs Comments 01 614 Btest5 01 10 29 26 1413 1 0043 00 wi Incoming Media ER 01 614 Atest5 00 10 29 26 13 1301 V1 gt Qu Created By EH miket8 01 00 00 00 21 22 W1 gt 23 Orphan Clips amp teams 19 50 10 11 12 02 V1 i Projects Fr _ Sent to Playback pr Sp Unchecked in Avid Assets J Ingest Ki Items 26 Selected 0 File Size 0 Bytes k j Name aj Duration video ID 6 z D1 111 A EYS test tra 00 00 08 22 CR Lei 01 213 E Take 123B 2 00 00 11 18 o mm 01 610 F testavid D0 00 15 20 a Ge RUN rs e pe 01 6118 JFR D0 00 21 21 Eg z E amp 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 Xe E O1 611D01_EVS1_Re 00 03 43 02 e z 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 There are no ite
42. idWG on Dk interplay as Administrato gt LJ Catalogs d Incoming Media gt ORT 23 Orphan Clips e Projects Sent to Playback gt a 1 Comments GeatedBy anses OOOO T Creation Date Te Duration TI Medastts TI Unchecked in Avid Assets Ingest Search Items 26 Selected 0 File Size O Bytes Duration Tracks Creation Date DI A 111 A EVS test tra 00 00 09 22 V1 A1 A4 3 28 07 9 49 AM 6 a 01 213E Take 1238 2 00 00 11 18 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 5 37 PM 01 610 F testavid 00 00 15 20 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 3 19 PM a 01 611BJFR 00 00 21 21 V1A1 4 3 27 07 3 21 PM 6 GC 01 611 C heli shot 00 00 13 01 V1 A14 3 27 07 3 57 PM e GC 01 611D 01 EVS1 Re 00 03 43 02 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 4 00 PM 01 611 E teams 00 00 11 14 V1A1 4 3 27 07 4 53 PM e a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 5 39 PM WI 01 612 A Shakira 00 00 00 33 11 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 5 46 PM E a 01 612 B Shakira 01 00 00 33 11 V1A1 4 3 27 07 5 46 PM E 01 612 C mike 1 00 00 16 08 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 6 29 PM a 01 612 F mike2 01 00 00 15 20 V1 A1 A4 3 27 07 6 33 PM 6 01 6138 mike3 O1 00 00 15 10 V1A1 4 3 28 07 8 35 AM 6 A 01 613 F sver 01 00 00 11 13 V1 A1 A4 3 28 07 9 38 AM e 01 614 A test5 00 00 00 13 01 V1 A1 A4 3 28 07 10 28 AM Y Categories e 01 614 B test5 01 00 00 13 01 V1 A1 A4 3 28 07 10 32 AM HT ara na Kore to chow thE View o a 01 614 C water 0
43. ms to show in this view e a 01 611 F Danmon 00 00 22 08 I 8 z D1 612 B Shakira 01 D0 00 33 11 Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 21 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 6 3 Avid to EVS Send to Playback The Export workflow is controlled from the Media Composer editing station 6 3 1 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 o Specify a TAPE ID Send to Playback Untitled Sequence 01 test Ix 2 SuperBin eric e Send to Playback Process o Audio and Video Mixdown o Streaming of Audio and video content by Transfer Manager server via EVS Playback server for target information Generation of a EVS MXF or MXF OP la for IMX D10 only file on Xfile storage o The MXF file can be automatically restored on XT 2 server if connected Otherwise the file can be manually restored on XT 2 via Xfile GUI Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 22 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes E EVS Avid Playback Server v1 0 Ce Shared Drive Network Destination Path xfilesns20tFitesti um Output Made Op 1a Ce EYS MxF EWS Serial 25690 TransferManager Requests Server Disconnected Mew Server Composition retour30 mxF Mew Connection Server Disconnected Mew Server Composition retourz0 mxF Mew Connection Clip Mame Use Sequence M
44. nection Clip Mame Use Sequence Mame e Tape ID Use Tape ID as Louth ID 16 3 edits Iw Create X File XML AT User Number 10 Fage E Destination istore60170 xFile_XML Jobs_Incoming e e Select Shared Drive XT FIP is for future use with Multicam 9 and GigE connection with XT 2 e Destination Path Browse to select the Destination Path It must be a UNC path not through a mapped or local drive mportant check that Transfer Manager server is able to open and write a file in this directory via the network e Output Mode o MXF OP 1a To select MXF OP 1A as output file format for IMX D10 codec only o MXF EVS To select MXF EVS as output file format Valid for both IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codecs o 8 MB Blocks for future use with Multicam 9 e EVS Serial Select the EVS Serial number to uniquely generate a ID Material on XT server which will be associated with Exported MXF media The Serial Number must be a value between 10000 amp 99990 and a multiple of 10 e Clip Name Use o 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 e Use TapelD as Louth ID n case of use of EVS Spotbox Tape ID can be automatically defined as the Louth ID Be careful about limitations related to Louth ID in EVS XT server no check out is done at this level e 16 9
45. o Once accessible map the remote drive on the Transfer Manager server so the access will be automatically restored at each reboot of the Transfer Manager Server e TM Client do not need to be installed on the Transfer Manager Server device unless other client application are running like Avid Media Composer i e standalone configuration 9 3 XFile amp XStream The EVS Xfile or XStream is used in the following workflows e Clip push streaming via IP Director amp Xfile see section 6 2 1 e Clip push via backuped files using Xfile Export in Maintenance menu see section 6 2 2 e Live Feeds streaming via XStream see section 6 2 4 STEP 1 Install 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 Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Nest when vou are ready to continue IE EWS Browser Bf id Mert Dis Current selection requires at least 2 5 MB of disk space STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client I nstallation See section 8 2 STEP 3 Edit TMClient ini Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 41 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Copy and edit the file TMclient ini located in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment Xfile amp C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XStreamV by adding or replacing the A
46. o this task Reminder EVS Avid tools dlls must be compiled with the specific Avid APIs e WG 4 non Interplay EVSAvid Setup 1 3 3 exe e Interplay v1 1 EVSAvid Interplay Setup 2 3 3 exe List of items installed by each option PlayBack TM Client Browser Se Server DLLs Server EVSSetupVC7 dll m H Gei DII to create Avid Proxy MOB from XML data DII to ingest Audio video data in EVSReceiverVC7 dll Transfer Manager m lt CD DII to write Audio video data generated by Transfer Manager Playback DII to control Transfer Manager in Auto mode EVS DHMVC7 All Im lt CoD EVSTMAuto dll EVSAvidBrowser2 exe z lt CD EVS application to browse files EVS Playback server application setting amp monitoring Avid dll to communicate with Transfer Manager in Auto mode EVSAPBSrv exe m lt CD Avid TMAutoAPIVC7 dll EVSAvidBrowser2exe E COO O O TMClient ini Avid EVS p E am E IMX Footer mxf Adding EVS Avid Tools to path EVS Definition of the installation path e Addition of ports configurations used by ACAN PON CONG TENOR SG Playback Server Services files VS VS VS VS VS Launch EVSAvid Setup XX exe i Setup EVS Avid Tools Welcome to the EVS Avid Tools Setup Wizard This will install v2 7 7 an your computer It is recommended that you clase all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Se
47. ol 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 Si 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 Nest when you are ready to continue Full wv E EWS TMServer Dile IE EWS Browser Avid TMClient Dlls Current selection requires at least 2 4 MB af disk space STEP 2 Transfer Manager Client I nstallation 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 well defined Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 50 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 2
48. onfigured as follows e Settings o Output Audio Mix Direct channel output or stereo output Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 54 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes e TMClient ini o Server Computer name of the server where runs Avid Transfer Manager Server Example TM UNITY o Workgroup example Workgroup I Transfer Settings S Current x Transfer Settings Current eee TTEA n 5 d Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 55 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 10 KNOWN BUGS LIMITATIONS amp CONSTRAINTS 10 1 Generalities O O O O Avid DNxHD Codec high level 185 220 Mbps Only the 8 bit 220 Mbps 1080159 94 mode is currently implemented Others high level modes 8 bit 185 Mbps for 1080150 amp 8 bit 220 Mbps for 720p59 94 are planned for a next release Transfer Manager FTP mode t does not use 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 i
49. or IPDirector must be configured for the workflow push streaming to Avid explained in section 6 2 1 No EVS Avid tools or Avid Transfer Manager Client need to be installed on the IPDirector You just need to configure Avid Export target Note that push and pull via backup files workflows described in sections 6 2 2 amp 6 2 3 need to create Backup target they are not explained in this section as this configuration is related to IP Director and XFile backup only Open the Remote installer of the I PDirector Click on the configure button Remote Installer 04 20 10 File Restart All Remote Installer Refresh E Start all Programs Stop all Running Programs Install Version qure Select the Avid TM Export Tab and Click on the New button to add a new target dit WorkGroup eIlnbal General Parameters id General Services LAN and WAN D SunchroDB CH Thurrbnails EE XML Unt Gg Send To gg CleanEcitExnot 2E Avid TM Esport Avid TM Export Configuration Target Name Backup Destination Directory Avid TM Ingest Device XML Unit Publish AML Unit Publish DM UNITI Publish Mot Specified ML UNIT 1 AM ONITE Backup Destination Directory Avid TM Ingest Device EWS Device Target Name AVID Unity Fromevs Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 36 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Target Name This name will appear in the IP Director Send
50. provides e Status of the transfer with a progress bar e Logs of the transfer when completed transfer rate some bugs transfer LManager server etc Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 62 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes lt Avid Transfer Management Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OQ Bark eO y x E w Search iy Favorites dt Address Si http fimediamanagerjtmui def ault asp Avid Unity Status History Transfer Mgr Browser 2 9 6 Transfer Mgr Client 2 9 6 OD Satecal intranet A Avid Unity Transfer Manager I nternal use only Page 63 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 13 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 center of an Interplay real time nonlinear production environment t 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 sequen
51. ps 1080159 94 amp 720p59 94 o High level 8 bit 220 Mbps 1080159 94 only o Nodecoding encoding process Native XT 2 quality is preserved e Avid Transfer Manager Modes OMF amp AAF MXF are supported Note Interplay only supports AAF MXF not OMF e File formats o EVS MXF IMX D10 amp Avid DNxHD Codec o MXF OP1a IMX D10 only e Audio 4 or 8 channels 16 bit amp 24 bit supported e SuperMotion SD supported Audio is cancelled e Metadata TC extraction only for the time being Some metadata are also available as User s Properties in Interplay Not yet finalized e Formats 625i25 PAL 525i29 97 NTSC 1080150 1080159 94 amp 720p59 94 5 VERSIONS COMPLIANCE MATRIX 5 1 Avid APIs Avid supplies 2 versions of APIs one complaint with WG 4 non Interplay and one compliant with Interplay 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 5 2 Avid Software Please contact Avid support for specific architecture and HW specifications e WG 4 non Interplay IMX D10 only o Avid Transfer Manager Server amp Client v2 9 10 2 9 12 2 9 14 or 2 9 16 o Avid Unity MediaManager Server v4 54 o Avid Media Composer Adrenaline v2 2 6 v2 9 or 2 9 10 recommended o Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline HD v6 2 6 e Interplay v1 1 2 IMX D10 amp Avid DN
52. r to Performances EVS Avid v1 03 doc 7 1 Push streaming from IP Director The figures represent the whole process time from clip creation on XT 2 to clips available in Avid Media Composer for editing Performances EE oss 40 to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40to 50 40 to 50 MEER ues nee mns neas nes wee e 7 2 Import of backuped files into Avid Pull push with TM or Manual Import The figures only represents the import time into Avid Backup time on Xfile is not taken into account Note that only IMX D10 MXF OP 1a content can be imported into Avid via manual mode Avid DNXHD codec import is not supported for the time being 7 2 14 Pull Push with Avid Transfer Manager 20 to 25 20to 25 20to25 20to25 20to25 30to35 30to35 30to35 30to35 30to35 emm sees me nca nis erc nce nar Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 24 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 7 2 2 IMX D10 MXF OP 1a manual import with Media Composer Performances DNxHD DNxHD DNxH DNxHD DNxHD DNxH 120 145 D 145 120 145 D 145 1080150 1080160 pou EUN E EUN Ee 20 to 25 e a NA 301035 30035 7 3 Xstream The figures represent the maximum number of streams to be simultaneously transferred to Avid Those figures are preliminary results tests must be finalized especially on the long term Performances 40 to 50 40to 50 40to50 40to50 40to 50
53. ransfer 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 I mportant Notice we must use Xfile 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 12 WORKING WITH AVID MEDIA MANAGER WG 4 Avid Media Manager is related to Avid Unity WG 4 It allows to easily manage Avid Unity Content thanks to a powerfull 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 12 1 Clips Search and Import to a bin e Search a list of clip by defining a search criterion e Right click on a clip to display its attribute Expand button allows for showing all the information related to this clip in Media Manager e From Media Composer station drag amp drop the selected Bp into the bin File E
54. s wrong and 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 Adapters and Bindings Provider Order Connections are listed in the order in which they are accessed by network services 410087 Lb Remote Access connections Bindings for Gigabit M Si File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks MIS Intemet Protocol TCP IP wi fed Client For Microsoft Metwork s wl Intermet Protocal TCP IP Firewall Avid transfer Manager is based on a TCP IP protocol Firewalls could 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 facilitates the search of a device in the Windows network o Interplay only supports Avid AAF MXF file format not OMF EVS Avid Browser must be setup accordingly Streaming from IP Director or XStream lets Avid choosing the
55. selected sub window Send to when creating a clip the backup is then automatically started when saving the clip o The clip is backuped in EVS MXF or MXF OP 1a IMX D10 only on Xfile storage test 720p amp medwayl amp 37CH10 BMdvGEPW C Copy AutoRefresh OM IL 10 demo PGM E sh Be Al a AVID x Delete W Avid Interplay SOE LAL oa Avid ONHE Dette Fill and Kev link r wel wFile Test Edit a FILE OP1a Modify T C in or Dake Een Duplicate ei Wstore OP 1a aui file Medway e Transfer to Avid o Option a EVS Avid Browser Select a file to be transferred to Avid using the EVS Avid browser Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 13 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Double click on the selected file Transfer to Avid storage OMF or AFF MXF format starts via Avid Transfer Manager server displayed el Ss xfile530 705 H sIMX backup E SA IDBrowser Config 7 ED C From Avid B EYS File 2006 2 06 01 110 A mxf D Ev5 XFile 2006 2 08 01 111 B mxf m EMS File 2006 07 08 01 111 C mxf B EYS File 2006 2 06 01 111 D mxf B Ev5 File 2006 Of 08 01 112 A mxF S EMS xFile 2006 07 06 01 113 A mxf D EYS File 2006 07 06 01 114 A mxf S EYS File 2006 02_06 01 114 B mxF S Ev5 XFile 2006 O07 08 01 115 A mxF EMS xFile z006_02_08 01 115 B mxf D EYS File 2006 027 06 01 116 A mxf E Ev5 File 2
56. t devices Add Delete Edit Dynamically Extensible Transfers DET m Max DET push transfers H Max DET pull transfers D J M Total Transfers All Types Max simultaneous transfers A Playlist Information Use Newsroom rundowns to schedule transfers Newsroom Server SEENEN User name 3 Password rs Schedule File Name Configure FTP Parameters e Workgroup settings o Asset Manager HostName in case the system is connected to a Avid Media e Manager server the name of the asset manager must be specified o Non login Workspace for incoming transfer name in this case EVS please enter the workgroup e Standalone Settings to be filled in case of a TM in standalone 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 o Add the computer name where the EVS Avid Playback Server is running In this example it is dvbserver669 or xfile11310 e 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
57. therwise no action will be taken after a backup of file Typically not selected 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 file to be generated in Avid storage 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 J obs configuration tab in System Configuration see also XStream User s Manual XStream System Configuration SDTI config read only f Storage IMGXTNAME XT Mame QT XStream 9 amp BDATE TCIN XTNB CAM Cancel e Primary Output Mode Select Transfer to Avid TM e AvidTM o default TM HostName e g EVSDevice as defined in the Transfer Manager Server Configuration Ingest o Avid Media Type 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 Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 44 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes 9 4 EVS Avid Browser The EVS Avid browser is used in the following workflows e Clip push via backuped files see section 6 2 2 the browser is installed on any remote device connected to Avid Transfer Manager and X
58. tup Cancel Click NEXT Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 28 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes is Setup EVS Avid Tools Select Destination Location Where should EM Avid Tools be installed LJ Setup wll install EVS Avid Tools into the following folder To continue click Nest IF vau would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Atleast 1 0 MB af free disk space is required Select an directory and click NEXT 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 Nest when vou are ready to continue Ful v v EVS TMServer Di ig EWS Browser MjAvidTMClent Dt 55 Current selection requires at least 6 4 MB of disk space You must now select the dlls and applications to install following the project Avid Unity Transfer Manager Internal use only Page 29 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Each selected item will install the items defined above See section 9 for typical installations Click NEXT is 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 chick Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files E V5 Avid Tools Setup type Full
59. ty in which vou purchased this product Canada English Canada Quebec Frangais France Deutschland ltalia Espafia ther European Union Countries Installshield Click NEXT Avid Unity Transfer Manager I nternal use only Page 32 of 67 EVS Integration Created by Serge Comes Avid Interplay Transfer Client 1 1 License Agreement Tou can use the Page Down kev to view the license agreement Avid Technology Inc END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AVID TECHNOLOGY INC AMID IS WILLING TO LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE TU YOU THE LICENSEE ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE By CLICKING ON THE TES BUTTON YOu ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAWE READ ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Do you accept the terms af the License Agreement If vau choose No Setup will close To install you must accept the agreement Tiei petz IC Gidd Hs taiate Click YES Avid Interplay Transfer Client 1 1 E Choose Destination Location e Select the folder where setup will install Files Avi Setup will install Avid Interplay Transfer Client in the following folder To install ta this folder click Mest To install ta a different folder click Browee and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Fiesta wid Eee cl I Isaia rdi d 9999 Cancel
60. vid TM server name by the computer name of the server where Avid Transfer Manager runs Example MyServer MyWorkgroup MyServer TM UNITY WORKGROUP System Properties E 2 x LU Windows uses the following information Eo identify your computer Ken an the network Full computer name TM UNITY Workgroup WOREGROUP To use the Network Identification Wizard to join a Network ID domain and create a local user click Network ID To rename this computer or join a domain click Properties Properties 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 4a Xfile Configuration Remark In case of IP Director the XML file triggering the transfer will collect all the information related to the transfer In XFile select Export configuration tab in Config Session see also Xfile User s Manual XFile Config Session x CleanEdit Update CleanEdit DB CleanEdit DB DSN Name CleanEdit DB DSN User l CleanEdit DB DSN Password Avid TM lV Transfer All Clips Backuped Default TM Host Name EVSDevice Target Name Format String Reset SNAME 0000000000000 Sample clipname Available Items 4CNB Clip Number v e Transfer All Clips Backuped Each clip backuped will be automatically transferred to Avid if checked O
61. xHD Codec o Avid Interplay v1 1 2 This include Avid Interplay Engine amp Transfer Engine Server amp Client o Avid Media Composer Adrenaline v2 7 2 o Avid NewsCutter v6 7 2 5 3 EVS Software e EVS Avid Tools EVS Avid tools dlls must be compiled with the specific Avid APIs o WG 4 non Interplay EVSAvid Setup 1 2 0 exe o Interplay v1 1 2 EVSAvid Interplay Setup 2 2 0 exe o XT Suite for XT 2 servers Release Package 8 03 December 2006 e Multicam v8 03 12 e Xfile v1 09 02 e XStream v1 01 02 XFile Lite v1 01 00 IP Director v3 22 20 MediaXchange v1 09 05 Release Package 8 04 May 2007 Multicam v8 04 19 Xfile v1 11 02 amp v1 12 01 June 2007 XFile Lite v1 01 01 IP Director v4 15 91 MediaXchange v1 10 06 Release Package 8 04 27 August 2007 Multicam v8 04 27 Xfile v1 12 01 XFile Lite v1 01 01 IP Director v4 20 90 MediaXchange v1 10 06 e EVS Avid Tools EVS Avid tools dlls must be compiled with the specific Avid APIs o WG 4 non Interplay EVSAvid Setup 1 3 3 exe o Interplay v1 1 2 EVSAvid Interplay Setup 2 3 3 exe o XT Suite for XT 2 servers Release Package 8 04 33 November 2007 Multicam v8 04 33 Xfile v1 13 01 IP Director v4 31 80 MediaXchange v1 10 06 6 WORKFLOWS Preliminary Remarks Workflows are identical for both IMX D10 and Avid DNxHDG Codec as well as for any bitrate flavours IMX 30 40 50 or Avid DNxHD Codec 120 145 220 Only performances are affecte
62. ynchronized camera in one group during transfer This is a limitation related to Avid Media Composer o EVS Avid Browser in trimming mode f trimming mode clip in out is selected in the EVS Avid Browser configuration the transfer to Avid failed To be corrected in a next release 10 3Send 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 e MXF OP 1a format in NTSC Send to playback in NTSC and MXF OP 1a is faulty OK for PAL or NTSC MXF EVS To be corrected in a next release e The Avid sequence must be setup in IMX MPEG 30 40 or 50 or Avid DNxHD Codec not DV or any other codec e Audio settings resolution must be 16 bit or 24 bit uncompressed and 48 Khz e Avid Media Composer must perform a Audio Mix down before transfer to EVS e No audio blanks should remain in the time line including at the beginning and at the end of the time line e Only one video track defined in the timeline all the additional video tracks must be rendered before transfer e At least one audio track and one video track must be present in the time line e n case video and audio fillers are added in the timeline you must force a video amp audio mixdown before transfer otherwise those fillers will be ignored in the MXF file generated for restoration on XT server An alternative is to replace the filler by black video 10 4 Tips

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