Using Avid Transfer Engine v2.7 With Vantage

Vantage
Application Note
Ingesting Media into Avid via
Interplay Transfer Engine
V2.7.0
For use with
Vantage 6.0
or later
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Synopsis ....................................................................................... 2
Overview.................................................................................... 2
Features .................................................................................... 3
Software Version Requirements ................................................ 3
Licensing Requirements ............................................................ 3
Supported Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations .................... 5
Avid Client & Transfer Engine in Interplay ISIS Workgroup....... 4
Avid Client & Transfer Engine with ISIS Shared Storage .......... 4
Avid Client & Transfer Engine with Local Storage..................... 5
Implementing Vantage-to-Transfer Engine Media Processing .. 6
Installing the Avid Interplay Transfer Client ............................... 6
Installing Telestream Transfer Manager Interplay Components 7
Configuring the Transfer Engine.............................................. 10
Configuring the Telestream TransferManager Client............... 12
Sharing the Media Output Location......................................... 14
Setting up a Vantage Transfer Engine Workflow ..................... 15
Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 21
Supported Avid Media Formats................................................... 22
AVCI Media ............................................................................. 21
DNxHD Media ......................................................................... 22
DV, DVCPro, and IMX Media .................................................. 23
DVCPro HD Media .................................................................. 23
Sony XDCAM 4:2:2 Media ...................................................... 24
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0 Media ...................................................... 24
Copyright and Trademark Notice ................................................ 26
October Page
20141
Synopsis
This application note describes how to set up and implement media processing workflows for
automatically transferring Vantage-originated media into an Avid system for import into Media
Composer and NewsCutter via Interplay Transfer Engine.
Note: When you are installing software or otherwise modifying Avid programs or systems,
always confer and coordinate with your Avid systems administrator to make these changes,
including restarting any systems. Always refer to Avid documentation if you have questions
about the use of Avid products.

Overview

Features

Software Version Requirements

Licensing Requirements
Overview
To facilitate the automatic ingest of media from Vantage workflows into Avid systems via
Interplay Transfer Engine, Vantage provides these Vantage Transfer Manager Interplay
Components:
• Avid Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder
• Telestream Receiver—an Avid Transfer Engine Data Handler Module (DHM)
Note: Avid’s DHM toolkit enables vendors to create a plug-in to work with Interplay Transfer
and Transfer Engine for playback and ingest transfers. These transfers are distinct from
standard file transfers in that they convert a sequence to/from a stream of video frames and
audio samples that are transferred over a network. For example, during an ingest, the Transfer
program accepts a multiplexed stream of video and audio frames and converts the stream into
an Avid-compatible clip by wrapping it in MXF, AAF, or OMF format and checking the
metadata into the Interplay Engine.
Figure 1. Logical Vantage-Avid Media Processing Workflow
Vantage Domain
Avid Systems
Orange: Vantage Components
Purple: Avid Components
HD Streams
Telestream
Receiver
Vantage
Workflow
SD Streams
Sequences
Avid Interplay
Transfer Engine
Synopsis
Avid
Media Composer/
Newscutter
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These components work together to enable Vantage workflows to automatically submit
transcoded media to an Interplay Transfer Engine for background clip ingest, re-wrapping, and
writing to an Avid editing storage volume (ISIS or DAS) for import into Media Composer and
NewsCutter by operators.
During Vantage workflow execution, the raw media stream is generated by the Avid Transfer
Manager/Transfer Engine encoder (executing in a Flip action), and transmitted to the
Telestream Receiver via a Deploy action, which passes it on to the Avid Transfer Engine in realtime.
The encoder creates the media in a video compression supported by Transfer Engine. Thus, no
re-encoding is required when writing the media files to Avid storage. The Transfer Engine
direct-converts the media to an Avid OP-Atom MXF file, and writes the media file in the correct
directory for an Avid editing client to import.
Features
The Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder and Receiver provide several features:
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Background ingest of media to the directory managed by the Avid linking model
Deploys into Standalone, Network Storage, and Interplay-equipped environments
Works for both Direct Attached Storage and ISIS Shared Storage users
Deploys into an Interplay PAM environment when the Transfer Engine is configured to
notify the Interplay system upon receipt of media from a Vantage workflow.
• The Vantage Avid Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder supports a broad set of media
formats (see Supported Avid Media Formats).
These media processing workflows may require a dedicated Avid Transfer Engine server for
deployment into an Interplay Production Asset Management system.
Software Version Requirements
The following software versions are required:

Vantage version 6.0 or later

Avid Interplay Transfer Engine version 2.7.0*

Avid Interplay Transfer Client V2.7.0 32-bit installer
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Avid Media Composer 6.5 or later or NewsCutter 10.0 or later
Note: *Interplay Transfer Engine version 2.7.5 (or other 2.7 versions) is not supported.
Licensing Requirements
The use of the Vantage Avid Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder requires a Vantage
ProConnect License. Please contact your Telestream representative or Telestream Customer
Service (Table 1, Telestream Contact Information), to purchase a license.
Instructions for updating the license file are provided by Telestream via email.
Synopsis
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Supported Interplay Transfer Engine
Configurations
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine supports the following configurations:
• A dedicated Interplay Transfer server connected to an Interplay environment that includes
an Avid ISIS shared storage system (see Figure 2 below).
• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system, connected to
Avid shared storage without Avid Interplay Engine. Each client must install both Interplay
Transfer Engine and Interplay Transfer client software (see Figure 3, on the next page).
• Standalone Interplay Transfer software installed on an Avid editing system with local storage (see Figure 4, on the next page).
The following diagrams depict these systems, including key software components from both
Avid and Telestream. Avid components are indicated in purple; Vantage components in orange.
Avid Client & Transfer Engine in Interplay ISIS
Workgroup
In this configuration, Interplay Transfer Engine is hosted on a dedicated server.
Figure 2. Avid Client & Transfer Engine Components on Dedicated Computers
Avid Client Workstation
Media Composer
Avid ISIS
Shared
Storage
Telestream Vantage
Domain
Avid Interplay
Transfer Engine Server
Newscutter
Avid Transfer Engine
Avid Interplay Transfer Client
Avid Interplay Transfer Client
Telestream
TransferManager Client
Avid Interplay Transfer
Telestream Receiver DLL
Client (32-bit)
The Media Composer and NewsCutter workstations are on separate workstations, all sharing
ISIS storage.
Avid Client & Transfer Engine with ISIS Shared Storage
In this configuration, Avid clients—Media Composer or NewsCutter—are on a single computer
that also hosts Interplay Transfer Engine.
Figure 3. Avid Client & Transfer Engine Components on an Edit Workstation with ISIS
Avid Client Workstation
Media Composer
Newscutter
Avid ISIS
Shared Storage
Avid Interplay Transfer Client
Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
Server
Telestream
Vantage Domain
Telestream
TransferManager Client
Avid Interplay Transfer
Client (32-bit)
Avid Transfer Engine
Telestream Receiver DLL
As in the previous illustration, all Avid components share ISIS storage.
Supported Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations
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Avid Client & Transfer Engine with Local Storage
In this configuration, Avid clients—Media Composer or NewsCutter—are also on a single
computer that hosts Interplay Transfer Engine.
Figure 4. Avid Client & Transfer Engine Components on an Edit Workstation—Local Storage
Avid Client Workstation
Local Storage
Media Composer
Telestream
Vantage Domain
Newscutter
Transfer Engine Client
Avid Interplay
Transfer Engine Server
Avid Transfer Engine
Telestream Playback Service
In this case, however, the Avid clients utilize local storage.
Supported Interplay Transfer Engine Configurations
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Implementing Vantage-to-Transfer Engine
Media Processing
Before you can process media in Vantage workflows and automatically deliver it to an Interplay
Transfer Engine, your Avid system must be operational and be configured appropriately. You
must also install Telestream software, perform some configuration tasks on both systems, and
create and configure one or more Vantage workflows.
Note: These procedures assumes that your Avid system is already installed and is fully
operational. Ensure that your Avid system is operational before proceeding.
To implement a Vantage-to-Transfer Engine media processing system, perform these tasks:
1. Installing the Avid Interplay Transfer Client—Installing the Avid Interplay Transfer Client on
both the Avid and Vantage systems.
2. Installing Telestream Transfer Manager Interplay Components—Installing the Telestream
Receiver and the Configuration for the Telestream TransferManager Client program.
3. Configuring the Transfer Engine—Configuring the Interplay Transfer Engine to work with
the Telestream TransferManager Client.
4. Configuring the Telestream TransferManager Client—Setting up the Vantage domain to
identify the Transfer Engine servers you are utilizing.
5. Sharing the Media Output Location—Setting up the media output folder as a share.
6. Setting up a Vantage Transfer Engine Workflow—Creating a Vantage workflow to encode
your media and deploy it to a specific destination folder that is monitored by the
Telestream Receiver for automatic ingest via Avid’s Transfer Engine.
Installing the Avid Interplay Transfer Client
Use this topic to install the Avid Interplay Transfer Client.
Note: The Avid Interplay Transfer Client is presumed to already be installed on each Avid
Transfer Engine server being used to transfer assets to another workgroup or playback device.
Install the appropriate version of the Avid Interplay Transfer Client on all Vantage servers
running the Vantage Transport Service. Use the Avid Interplay Transfer Client 32-bit installer to
install the 32-bit version on either a 32 or 64-bit operating system.
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Installing Telestream Transfer Manager Interplay
Components
Use this topic to install Telestream’s Transfer Manager Interplay components on each Vantage
domain computer running the Vantage Transport Service. The installer installs DLL library files,
a configuration utility, a ReadMe file, and other miscellaneous files.
In an All-in-One domain, you install them on the Vantage domain computer. In a distributed
domain (Vantage array), you need to identify each computer in the domain where the Vantage
Transport Service is running. Typically, the Vantage Transport Service is running on the
database server. However, in a large domain where the database is hosted on a dedicated
server, the Vantage Transport Service may be installed and running on multiple servers.
Note: Be sure to coordinate with your Avid systems administrator to make these changes or
restart any computers.
Perform these tasks to install the Telestream components:

Meeting Prerequisites

Obtaining the Installer

Performing the Installation

Moving the Telestream Receiver to the Interplay Transfer Engine Server
Meeting Prerequisites
Review and meet these prerequisites before proceeding with installation:
1. Have the following information available:
• The name of the Transfer Engine server
• The name you plan to assign the ingest device
2. Determine if the Transfer Engine is on the same domain/workgroup as the Vantage domain.
If not, identify the domain/workgroup name that the Transfer Engine is running in.
3. If any target computer has an older version of the Telestream Receiver DLL
(Telestream_Receiver.dll.) on it, delete it.
Obtaining the Installer
To obtain the Vantage Components for Interplay Transfer Engine installer, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Telestream Web site Download Vantage page and log in with your Telestream
customer credentials.
2. Scroll down to view the tabbed area and display the Additional Components tab.
3. Under Avid Updates, click the Download Now link under Vantage Component for Interplay
Transfer Engine Version 2.7.
4. Copy the zip file to the target computer or to a share that the server can access.
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Performing the Installation
Note: You must stop the Vantage Transport Service prior to installation.
To install the Vantage Components for Interplay Transfer Engine, follow these steps:
1. Open Add/Remove programs and look for the Vantage TM Interplay Components. If
present, remove it.
2. Stop the Vantage Transport Service (either in Windows Services or in the Vantage
Management Console).
3. Open/unzip the installer Zip file and run the TE Component Prerequisites installer to install
all required DLL library files.
4. Now, run the Vantage.Interplay.TM.2.7.Update_V7.1.2.msi installer.
5. If the Open File security warning displays, click Run to continue.
6. The installer displays the Welcome panel—click Next.
7. License Agreement panel—Read the license, click I Agree (if you do), and click Next.
8. Pre-Install Check panel—make sure the Vantage Transport Service is stopped. Click Next to
continue.
9. Select Installation Folder panel—(default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Telestream\Vantage\) or
click Browse to select the path where Vantage is installed. Click Next to continue.
10. Confirm Installation panel—Click Next to continue.
11. Installing Vantage TM Interplay Components—wait until complete, and click Next.
12. The installer launches the Telestream Transfer Manager Client. Provide the following
information in the Primary Work Group panel to configure Interplay Transfer Engine:
Workgroup Name. Domain/workgroup name of the Transfer Engine server.
Host Name. Computer name of the Transfer Engine server.
(If you do not have this information at this time, it can be added later. See Configuring the
Telestream TransferManager Client.)
If you are using more than one Transfer Engine servers add them to the Other Transfer
Engine list. Use the Add, Edit, and Delete buttons to create a list of all the other Transfer
Engine Servers that will be used.
Note: Since the servers in the Other Servers list obtain licensing information from the primary
server, it must always be running. Make sure that the servers in the Other Servers list are
running to prevent Vantage workflows from slowing down searching for servers.
13. Click Save to continue.
14. Component Installation Almost Complete—click Next to continue.
15. Installation Complete—Click Close to quit the installer.
16. Restart the Vantage Transport Service.
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Moving the Telestream Receiver to the Interplay Transfer Engine
Server
Note: If a Telestream_Receiver.DLL file already exists, always delete it first.
The Telestream_Receiver.dll file must be copied to each Transfer Engine you plan to use (those
listed in the Primary Workgroup and Other Transfer Managers in WorkGroup list).
Follow these steps to copy the Telestream_Receiver.dll file to each Interplay Transfer Engine
server you plan to include in Vantage-Avid media processing workflows:
1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the Vantage installation folder (default: C:\Program Files
(x86)\Telestream\Vantage) and locate the file named Telestream_Receiver.dll.
2. Copy this file.
3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Interplay Transfer Engine server, open the
C:\Windows\sysWOW64 directory and paste the file into the directory.
Repeat this process for every Transfer Engine in your list.
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Configuring the Transfer Engine
Note: Be sure to coordinate with your Avid systems administrator to make these changes or
restart any computers.
After copying the Telestream_Receiver.dll file to your primary Transfer Engine (and other
Transfer Engines as appropriate), each Transfer Engine configuration must be updated.
To manage ingest devices when using Interplay Transfer Engine delivery, start the Interplay
Transfer Engine Configuration Manager (double-click the desktop icon):
Figure 5. Sample Configuration Window for Transfer Engine
Perform these tasks to configure each Transfer Engine:

Specifying Interplay vs. Standalone Mode Delivery

Adding or Editing Ingest Devices

Deleting Ingest Devices
Specifying Interplay vs. Standalone Mode Delivery
The Transfer Engine provides two methods for media file delivery: Interplay and Standalone
Mode Delivery.
To use the Interplay method, check the Interplay Enabled checkbox in the Workgroup Settings
panel in the upper left corner (as shown above) and configure the associated controls
appropriately. To use the Standalone Mode Delivery method, uncheck it.
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Adding or Editing Ingest Devices
Note: In the main panel, note the Ingest devices list in the top right Ingest panel.
In the Ingest panel, click Add or select an Ingest Device and click Edit to display this dialog:
Figure 6. Adding Ingest Devices to a Transfer Engine
Enter/update the name of the Ingest Device. The Ingest Device name must match the name of
the Transfer Engine server.
Save and close the configuration program.
Restart the Interplay Transfer Engine to obtain and publish the new list of Avid ingest devices.
Deleting Ingest Devices
Select the device you want to remove from the list and click Delete to remove it.
Save and close the configuration program.
Restart the Interplay Transfer Engine to obtain and publish the new list of Avid ingest devices.
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Configuring the Telestream TransferManager Client
To identify the Transfer Engine servers to the Vantage domain, start the Telestream
TransferManager Client. To start the program, double-click the shortcut icon named
TS_TMClientConfig.
Note: You should have installed this program on the Vantage server in an All-in-One domain,
or in a Vantage array on every server running the Vantage Transport Service.
The purpose is to enable the Deploy action to communicate with the required Transfer Engine
server or servers during workflow execution. (The Deploy action utilizes the Vantage Transport
Service to perform its tasks.)
Perform these tasks to configure the Telestream TransferManager Client:

Configuring the Primary Workgroup

Managing Multiple Transfer Engine Servers
Configuring the Primary Workgroup
To configure the primary workgroup, follow these steps:
Figure 7. Configuring the Primary Workgroup in the TransferManager Client
In the Workgroup Name field, enter the domain or workgroup name of the Primary Transfer
Engine server.
In the Host Name field, enter the host name of the primary Transfer Engine server.
Click Save and close the program.
Managing Multiple Transfer Engine Servers
In an environment with more than one Transfer Engine, the primary Avid Transfer Engine Server
must be running in order for secondary servers to work. If the primary server is not running,
then media file transfers from Vantage to the Avid Transfer Engine will fail.
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Each of the Vantage domain server (or servers) where the Vantage Transport Service is running
require that their Transfer Engine Client Configuration identify the primary server as well as
each of the secondary servers.
Figure 8. TransferManager Client Main Window
Adding/Editing Secondary Transfer Engine Servers
In each Telestream TransferManager Client in your Vantage domain, click Add or select a
Transfer Engine server, and enter/update the name of each secondary Transfer Engine Server.
(TE Servers 2, and 3, for example.)
Figure 9. Adding Secondary Transfer Engine Servers to the TransferManager Client
Click Save and close the program.
Deleting Secondary Transfer Engine Servers
Select the secondary Transfer Engine server you want to remove from the list and click Delete
to remove it.
Click Save and close the program.
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Sharing the Media Output Location
When a Flip action-based workflow encodes media, you can specify where the new files are
written. You can write the file to an available Vantage store, a specific Vantage store or folder, or
other location, as long as the Telestream Receiver can access the location as a share, with read
access.
Figure 10. Specifying the Output Location for Media in the Flip Action Inspector
Upon notification by the Deploy action, the Telestream Receiver reads the media file from the
share, using its UNC path. Telestream recommends using either the default Vantage Store
(named VantageStore) or a specific path you specify. In a default Vantage installation, the
default Vantage store folder is at the path: C:\VantageStore.
Share the media folder (for example, as \\Vantage\store or a share name you choose for your
specific path) so that the folder can be accessed the Telestream Receiver in your Avid system.
The folder must be given read permission to allow the Telestream Receiver to read files.
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Setting up a Vantage Transfer Engine Workflow
For each Transfer Engine you target, you should create a separate Vantage workflow to encode
your media and deploy it to a specific destination folder that is monitored by the Telestream
Receiver on behalf of the Transfer Engine.
After configuring the workflow, you must activate it before you can start processing media for
ingest into your Avid system.
A prototypical Vantage-to-Transfer Engine workflow is presented here. You can use it as a
baseline workflow to get started. Here are the typical steps you should take to implement it:

Prototypical Transfer Engine Workflow

Configuring the Flip Action

Configuring the Deploy Action
A Smart SD/HD Transcoding Workflow is also presented for study.
Prototypical Transfer Engine Workflow
Here is a simple prototype workflow, depicted in Figure 11, below. Your workflow of course,
should be designed and configured to meet your media processing requirements. The essential
actions are the Flip and Deploy actions.
Figure 11. Prototypical Workflow for Transcoding and Deployment to Transfer Engine
The basic workflow includes a Watch action to pick up new media, a Flip action with the Avid
Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine Encoder configured to encode media per Avid requirements,
and a Deploy action to deliver the encoded media to the proper location. When the workflow is
activated, it polls a directory and—for each new file delivered—it starts a job to process the
media through the workflow.
The only requirements for this workflow is that it has a Flip action configured with an Avid
Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder, and a Deploy action to deliver the media to the
target destination.
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Configuring the Flip Action
The Flip action must be configured with the Avid Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine encoder,
with specific settings, as shown below in the Flip action Inspector.
Figure 12. Flip Action Inspector
Configure the Flip action as follows:
• Encoder—Avid Transfer Manager/Transfer Engine Encoder
• Input Media File Nickname—Original or other to match the nickname specified in the Watch
action
• Output Media File Nickname—Output or other to match the nickname specified in the
Deploy action
• Output Location—Specified as required for your system. The location must be a share, and
accessible as a UNC path by the Telestream Receiver on the target Transfer Engine server
(see Sharing the Media Output Location for details).
• Decoder—Auto
• Container & Video Codec—see Supported Avid Media Formats for details.
• Audio Codec—PCM—see Supported Avid Media Formats for details.
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Configuring the Deploy Action
In order for the Deploy Action to successfully deliver media to your Transfer Engine, it must be
configured with certain settings, as shown below in the Deploy action Inspector.
Configure the Deploy action as follows:
In the first panel (Copy and Deliver Files)...
• Deployment Type—Avid Interplay Transfer Engine
In the second panel...
Figure 13. Deploy Action Inspector Final Panel
• Media File Nickname to Deploy—Output, or other to match the nickname specified in the
Flip action
• Unity/LAN Share Workspace—The name of the workspace that the deployed media should
be placed in.
– Leave blank to deliver to the default workspace that you set in the Transfer Engine
Configuration utility under Workgroup Settings (top left)—for example, Workspace1—
see Figure 5.
– Enter another workspace here to override the setting in the Transfer Engine
Configuration utility’s No-login Workspace for Incoming Transfers field for the purpose of
delivering media to this workspace.
– Optionally, bind this setting to a variable to specify the workspace name on a job-by-job
basis. An upstream action must extract and supply the workspace name in the Vantage
workflow.
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• Transfer Engine Host Name—The hostname of the server where the primary Transfer
Engine/Transfer Manager is running. (Listed in the Ingest Devices list, in the Avid Interplay
Transfer Engine Configuration Utility window).
• Ingest Type—Specify the format of the output media to be deployed into Avid:
AAF: Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a file format for post production and authoring. It
supports audio, video, image, graphics, text, animation, and other forms of media. It also
supports metadata that describes how to combine or modify individual sections of media,
and supplementary media information.
OMF: OMF Interchange (OMFI) is a platform-independent file format that stores both media
(video, audio, graphics, animation) and the information describing how the media is edited
together to form a sequence, referred to as a composition.
• Metadata Tags—Click Add New Item to create a new metadata item, and insert metadata
tags and their values into the media file.
• Insert Locators—Click Add New Item to create a new comment locator, and insert a comment into the media file at the specified timecode. These locators display in the timeline
and the comments display in the Markers window of the sequence in Media Composer.
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Smart SD/HD Transcoding Workflow
By binding the Unity/LAN Share Workspace field to a variable, multiple transcode actions in a
workflow (each followed by a Deploy action) can dynamically deliver encoded media to
different workspaces. This flexibility makes it easier to process media and automatically deliver
it to the proper Avid workspace for further processing.
For example, in a smart SD/HD transcoding workflow you can process and deliver both HD and
SD files to different workspaces from a single workflow, on a job-by-job basis.
Figure 14. Smart Avid SD/HD Transcoding Workflow
When you bind the workspace to a variable, you need to specify the workspace name that you
want to deliver to on a job-by-job basis. Use an upstream action to supply the workspace name
to the Deploy action.
In this example workflow, the Identify and Examine actions determines the height of the video
and whether curtains or letterhead are used, and the Decide actions act on SD and HD video,
respectively, to route it to either an SD or HD Flip action. After transcoding, each Deploy action
delivers the media to the appropriate workspace.
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Troubleshooting
If you are having problems ingesting media into Media Composer/NewsCutter from your
Vantage workflow, review these tips.
Note: If you are still having problems, contact Telestream Customer Service (Table 1,
Telestream Contact Information) or your Avid systems administrator for assistance.
Confirm the following:
• The target Transfer Engine is running.
• The primary Transfer Engine is set and configured in the Avid Transfer Engine Configuration
utility as well as the Telestream TransferManager client(s).
• Your Vantage workflow is active in Workflow Designer.
• Your Vantage workflow’s Watch action is monitoring the correct folder or share for media
that you are processing and sending to the Avid system.
• The Vantage media output location is set to the correct UNC path and that the share is
properly configured.
• The Avid Interplay Transfer Client version matches the Telestream installer version.
• The Avid Interplay Transfer Client installed on the Vantage domain server is the 32-bit version.
• The Deploy Action Transfer Engine Host Name matches the value entered in the Telestream
TransferManager Client Host Name field.
• The Vantage Transport Service is running.
• Media Composer/NewsCutter is configured to the Primary Transfer Engine. (Settings>Transfer>TMClient.ini (tab).
• The 32-bit Telestream Receiver (Telestream_Receiver.dll) for Interplay Transfer Engine V2.7.0
is installed in the correct directory (C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder).
• Authenticate all servers and workstations in the Avid and Vantage environment (Transfer
Engine, Vantage & Media Composer).
• Interplay Delivery:
– Confirm that the Avid Interplay Transfer Configuration settings are set appropriately for
your environment.
– Confirm that the appropriate ISIS Workspace is mounted.
• Security and firewall settings aren’t preventing Vantage domain server access.
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Supported Avid Media Formats
The following media formats can be processed by Vantage using the Avid Transfer Manager/
Transfer Engine Encoder. 10-bit mastering-quality video is processed as Full Quality (8-bit) by
Vantage.
All formats except for AVC Intra can use Direct Convert encoders.

AVCI Media

DNxHD Media

DV, DVCPro, and IMX Media

DVCPro HD Media

Sony XDCAM 4:2:2 Media

Sony XDCAM 4:2:0 Media
AVCI Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 16 channels, 16 or 24-bit, saved as
a WAV file.
Table 1. AVCI 4:2:2 100Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
1080i
29.97
1920x1080
1080i
25
1920x1080
720p
50
1280x720
720p
59.94
1280x720
Table 2. AVCI 4:2:0 50Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
1080i
29.97
1440x1080
1080i
25
1440x1080
720p
50
960x720
720p
59.94
960x720
Supported Avid Media Formats
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DNxHD Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 16 channels, 16 or 24-bit, saved as
a WAV file.
Table 3. DNxHD Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Mb
Frame Size
1080i
29.97
220
1920x1080
1080i
29.97
145
1920x1080
1080i
25
185
1920x1080
1080i
25
120
1920x1080
1080p
29.97
220
1920x1080
1080p
29.97
145
1920x1080
1080p
25
185
1920x1080
1080p
25
120
1920x1080
720p
59.94
220
1280x720
720p
59.94
145
1280x720
720p
50
185
1280x720
720p
50
120
1280x720
720p
29.97
110
1280x720
720p
29.97
75
1280x720
720p
25
90
1280x720
720p
25
60
1280x720
Supported Avid Media Formats
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DV, DVCPro, and IMX Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 16 channels, 16 or 24-bit, saved as
a WAV file.
Table 4. DV 25Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
DV25 SD NTSC
29.97
720x480
DV25 SD PAL
25
720x576
Table 5. DVCPro 25 and 50Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
DVCPro25 NTSC
29.97
720x480
DVCPro25 PAL
25
720x576
DVCPRO50 NTSC
29.97
720x480
DVCPRO50 PAL
25
720x576
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
IMX 30Mb NTSC
29.97
720x512
IMX 40 Mb NTSC
29.97
720x512
IMX 50 Mb NTSC
29.97
720x512
IMX 30 Mb PAL
25
720x608
IMX 40 Mb PAL
25
720x608
IMX 50 Mb PAL
25
720x608
Table 6. IMX Video
DVCPro HD Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 2, 4, or 8 channels, 16-bit, saved as a WAV
file.
Table 7. DVCPro HD 100Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
DVCPro25 HD 720p
60
1280x720
DVCPro25 HD 720p
50
1280x720
DVCPRO50 HD 1080i
60
1920x1080
DVCPRO50 HD 1080i
50
1920x1080
Supported Avid Media Formats
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Sony XDCAM 4:2:2 Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 8 channels, 16 or 24-bit, saved as a WAV file.
Table 8. Sony XDCAM 4:2:2 50Mb Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Frame Size
Sony XDCAM 4:2:2
60i
1920x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:2
50i
1920x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:2
60p
1280x720
Sony XDCAM 4:2:2
50p
1280x720
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0 Media
Supported audio: Uncompressed 48kHz PCM with 4 or 8 channels, 16 or 24-bit, saved as a WAV
file.
Table 9. Sony XDCAM 4:2:0 Video
Format
Rate (fps)
Mb/sec
Frame Size
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
60i
35Mb
1440x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
50i
35Mb
1440x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
60i
25Mb
1440x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
50i
25Mb
1440x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
60i
17.5Mb
1440x1080
Sony XDCAM 4:2:0
50i
17.5Mb
1440x1080
Supported Avid Media Formats
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