David Esp Video Technical Blog

Avid TransferManager – questions:

• What is it, what is it useful for?
• How avoid startup message?
  • The TransferManager server name is not set.  Please set the TMClient.ini parameters in the Transfer settings

Answers

• Is e.g. for uploading to a Playback Server
•  If annoying, can remove programs TM-server and TM-client (in Windows:  Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs)
  • But then how get them back again if required?  Maybe best to leave in-place…

 Research:

• http://community.avid.com/forums/p/93170/530502.aspx
  • If you are going to use the TM (e.g. using a playback server), you need to configure it in MC – settings – transfer setting
  • If you are not planning to use the transfer manager services, there is no need to install them. So in that case you can remove TM-server and TM-client in windows system control panel (add/remove programs).

What’s a Playback Server like?

• Never worked with one.  Try googling…
• Grass Valley K2 Media Server
  • http://cdn.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/attach/Avid_Working_w_GV_K2_server.pdf
    • Their Overview:
      • During an ingest operation, OP1A MXF streams are sent using FTP to the Interplay Transfer engine from a K2™ server. The stream is read and parsed by appropriate Interplay Transfer’s Generic FTP modules and then stored in an Avid Unity ISIS shared storage
      • environment. During a send to playback operation, the media is read from Avid Unity ISIS shared storage environment and multiplex into OP1A MXF streams, that are sent to a specified target playback device or server using FTP.
    •  My interpretation:
      • Looks like transfer is (behind the scenes) via FTP
      • The server supports XDCAM-EX Long-GOP format
• Example of sending from Avid to a Playback Server
  • http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=112149
    • http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=112149
      • (PDF os simple instructions for uploading from Avid to a playback server)

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