Avid Interplay 3.0 Configuration Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Interplay Sphere Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sphere Installation and Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Sphere Support Software (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting the Transcode for Interplay Sphere Option During the
Transcode Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor Components (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Start Interplay Access to Test Your Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Checking the Lookup Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring the Media Indexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Working with Avid ISIS Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Establishing a Connection to Your Interplay Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Maintenance and Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Interplay Sphere and Dynamic Relink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Maintaining the Avid Transcode Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Optimizing Sphere Remote Upload Speeds for 4G or Low Latency LAN . . . . . . . . 25
Update your Network Interface Card (NIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Modify the FTPFileTransfer.properties File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 2 Setting Up Systems in the Interplay Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Network Considerations for Sphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Name Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
VPN Connections and Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting up the ICPS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Obtain and Install the Sphere License for the Interplay Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Update the Interplay Environment to be Compatible with the Remote Editing System . 31
Installing and Configuring the Delivery Receiver Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Understanding the Delivery Service and Delivery Receiver Service . . . . . . . . . 32
Identifying the Sphere Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Identifying the Delivery Receiver System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Identifying the FallBack Shared Storage Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Identifying the Interplay Media Indexer (Interplay v3.0 and Later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Identifying the ICPS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting the Sphere Proxy Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 3 Setting Up Mac Clients for Sphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Supported Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuring Sphere for Interplay v3.0 and Later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Identifying the Media Indexer in the Interplay Administrator Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing Avid Interplay v3.0 Sphere Components on Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Checking Installed Sphere Components and Restarting Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting the Sphere Client to an Interplay v3.0 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Working with Avid ISIS Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Restarting the Media Indexer Service on Interplay v3.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting to the Avid Service Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring Sphere for Interplay v2.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing Access and Media Indexer on Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Java Issues with Media Indexer on Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor Components (Interplay v2.7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Start Interplay Access to Test Your Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Starting the Interplay Administrator Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Checking the Lookup Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring the Media Indexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Running the Editing Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Checking the Media Creation Tool Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Working with Avid ISIS Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Troubleshooting the Connections to the Workgroup and Media Indexer . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Known Issues Running Avid Service Framework on a Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Restarting the Media Indexer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Media Indexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Running the configure.sh Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Running the Interplay Administrator Tool as root on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the Workgroup Name, Lookup Service, and Media Indexer
on a Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
1 Interplay Sphere Installation and
Configuration
Overview
The following tasks are required for setting up and configuring Interplay Sphere:
Install and configure the Interplay Sphere components on the Avid editing system that will
be used for remote editing.
Perform a number of installation and configuration tasks in the main Interplay environment.
This document makes a distinction between the remote editing system and the Interplay
environment. The remote editing system can be anywhere in the world that is accessible to the
Interplay environment via an internet connection. For example, one workflow involves a
broadcast journalist preparing a sequence for upload from a remote site to the main broadcast
station.
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For information on installing Sphere components on a Mac OS X system, see “Setting Up Mac
Clients for Sphere” on page 40.
This section contains the following topics:
Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation
Sphere Installation and Configuration Overview
Installing the Sphere Support Software (Windows)
Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor Components (Windows)
Establishing a Connection to Your Interplay Environment
Maintenance and Trouble Shooting
Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation
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Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation
The following table lists the prerequisites for a successful installation.
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An ISIS client is not required for remote editing. If you have an ISIS client installed, disconnect
the ISIS client while running as a Sphere remote editor.
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A Media Services or Transcode dongle is not required for a remote editing system.
Sphere Installation Prerequisites
Task Additional Information
Sphere client system requirements:
Quad Core Processor with 8 GB RAM
See the Interplay Sphere Readme for any additional
information.
Interplay Client and Server Installers The Interplay Client Installer has the components needed
for the remote editing system. The Interplay Server
installer is required to update the Interplay Engine and
other components in the Interplay environment.
For additional information, see the Interplay Sphere
ReadMe.
Avid editing application installer Use the standard installation process for your Avid
editing application.
Avid editing application license or
hardware key (dongle)
See the editing application documentation for additional
information.
Avid Interplay license key for Sphere
users.
See “Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation” on page 10
Obtain the following information from
your Interplay environment:
Name of the Interplay workgroup
(case sensitive)
Interplay login name and password
Names of the systems running the
Interplay Engine and the Avid
Service Framework Lookup service
Names of the systems running the
ICPS server and the Interplay
Delivery Receiver service
Sphere Installation and Configuration Overview
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Sphere Installation and Configuration Overview
The following table shows the installation checklist.
There are also a number of tasks that need to be performed by an administrator in the Interplay
environment. See “Setting Up Systems in the Interplay Environment” on page 28.
Sphere Installation Check List
Task Additional Information
Make sure you have everything listed in the
prerequisite section.
See “Prerequisites for a Sphere Installation” on
page 10.
Install the Sphere Support components on the
remote editing system.
See “Installing the Sphere Support Software
(Windows)” on page 12 and “Setting Up Mac
Clients for Sphere” on page 40.
Install the Avid editing application software
and install QuickTime.
Use the standard Avid editing application
installation process. On a Windows system,
obtain the latest QuickTime installer from the
Apple web site. QuickTime is already installed
on Mac OS X.
For Mac OS X systems using Interplay v2.7,
check the Java version.
Type the following command in a Terminal
window:
java -version
If the version is 1.6.0_35 or higher, see “Java
Issues with Media Indexer on Mac OS X” on
page 51.
(Interplay v.2.7) Configure the following
Sphere components while the system is
connected to the workgroup :
Connect to the Lookup Service
Connect to the Media Indexer HAG
See “Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor
Components (Windows)” on page 16 and
“Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor
Components (Interplay v2.7)” on page 52.
(Interplay v.3.0) Configure the following
Sphere components while the system is
connected to the workgroup :
Connect to the Lookup Service
Do not use the Service Configuration tool
to connect to the HAG.
See “Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor
Components (Windows)” on page 16 and
“Configuring the Media Indexer” on page 19.
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Installing the Sphere Support Software (Windows)
This section describes how to install the Interplay Sphere components on the remote editing
system.
You must install Avid Media Composer or Avid NewsCutter to use Avid Interplay Sphere. Avid
editing applications in Interplay Sphere configurations require a different transcode service from
those editing applications that do not use Sphere. These transcode services are not compatible,
and only one installs with Media Composer and NewsCutter.
If you install the Interplay Sphere components first, installing Media Composer or
NewsCutter does not install Editor Transcode so Interplay Sphere can access Interplay
Sphere Transcode for background transcode and remote upload operations.
If you install Media Composer or NewsCutter first, installing Interplay Sphere uninstalls
Editor Transcode and installs Interplay Sphere Transcode.
For instructions on installing Media Composer or NewsCutter, see the Installation Guide for
Avid Editing Applications and the Avid Editing Application ReadMe.
To install the Interplay Sphere Support Software:
1. On the remote editing system, open the Interplay Client installer USB flash drive or installer
software folder and double click the autorun.exe installer.
The Interplay Production installation screen opens.
2. Click Clients, and then click Avid Interplay Sphere Support.
3. Do one of the following:
- Click “All Interplay Sphere Components” (recommended)
- If you need to update or reinstall individual components, install the components as
described in the following table.
Software Installation Description
All Interplay Sphere Components Installs all of the Interplay Sphere components. This is
the recommended method to install the Sphere
components.
Note that the installer does not prompt for a workgroup
when installing the Avid Service Framework and you
must enter it later. See “Checking the Lookup Service
Connection” on page 17.
If you need to update or reinstall any of the Sphere
components, you can use the individual installers listed
below.
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4. If you installed Media Composer or NewsCutter before you install the Sphere components,
you might receive a warning: “Avid Editor Transcode is installed on this system. Sphere
components are incompatible. You must remove Editor Transcode before installing Sphere
components. Proceed with uninstallation?” Click OK.
Avid Service Framework This is the default 64-bit client installation.
If you are using the individual installer, enter the name
of the workgroup when prompted. The name is case
sensitive. Then accept the rest of the defaults.
Interplay Access Accept the defaults.
Interplay Media Indexer Accept the defaults.
After the installation is completed, perform the
following tasks:
Check the connection to the Interplay workgroup as
described in “Checking the Lookup Service
Connection” on page 17.
(Interplay v2.7) Configure the Media Indexer to
connect to the High Availability group (HAG) in
the Interplay environment. See “Checking the
Lookup Service Connection” on page 17.
Interplay Remote Upload
Service
Accept the defaults.
Interplay Media Services Accept the defaults.
Interplay Delivery Accept the defaults.
Interplay Transcode Accept the defaults until the system displays the
“Choose how Transcode will be used” dialog. Then
select the following option:
Transcode for Interplay Sphere
See “Selecting the Transcode for Interplay Sphere
Option During the Transcode Installation” on page 14.
Accept the defaults for the rest of the installation.
Note that the Transcode installation requires a reboot
so you may want to perform this installation at the end
of the install.
Software Installation Description
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5. After you complete the installation, reboot the system if requested. A reboot may be
required if you perform the full installation or run the individual installer for Interplay
Transcode.
Selecting the Transcode for Interplay Sphere Option During the
Transcode Installation
If you select the “All Interplay Sphere Components” install option, the installer automatically
installs the Sphere version of Interplay Transcode. If you use the individual Transcode installer,
the system displays the following dialog box during the installation. Select Transcode for
Interplay Sphere and click OK.
Verifying the Installation
You do not need to configure the local Media Services Engine or the Transcode and Delivery
providers on a remote editing system. The applications run as 64-bit services and the Transcode
and Delivery providers are automatically registered with the local Media Services Engine.
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To verify the installation:
1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage.
2. Select Services and verify that the following services are running:
- Avid Interplay Media Indexer
- Avid Interplay Sphere Database Engine
- Avid Interplay Sphere Delivery
- Avid Interplay Sphere Media Services Engine
- Avid Interplay Sphere Remote Upload Service
- Avid Interplay Sphere Remote Upload Status
- Avid Interplay Sphere Transcode
- Avid Machine Monitoring Service
- Avid Services Starter Service
- Avid Time Synchronization Service
The following illustration shows the services running.
Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor Components (Windows)
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Configuring the Sphere Remote Editor Components
(Windows)
This section describes the tasks that you perform while the Sphere editing system is connected to
the Interplay workgroup. In order to perform these operations you must be connected to the
Interplay workgroup in one of the following ways:
Connected to the network in the Interplay environment back at the station or production
facility.
Connected via a VPN connection as a remote editing client. See “Establishing a Connection
to Your Interplay Environment” on page 23.
Start Interplay Access to Test Your Connection
Running Access is a good way to test your connection because it requires a connection to the
Interplay Engine. You should be able to log in to Access using the system name of the Interplay
Engine.
To start Interplay Access:
1. Click Start and select Programs > Avid > Avid Interplay Access.
The Interplay Access log in screen opens.
2. Select the server you want to work with by doing one of the following:
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- Accept the server that is displayed (the last server connected).
- Click the arrow for the Server list and select the server name from the list.
- Click the arrow for the Server list and select Add Server. Type a new server name or IP
address.
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In order to ensure you have a good connection to the Interplay environment, you should be able
to log in using the name of the Interplay Engine server.
3. Select the AvidWG database.
4. Type your user name and password.
The Avid Interplay Access window opens, with the primary database displayed in the
Folders pane.
If you are able to log into Access using the Interplay Engine system name, it means you have
a good connection. You can proceed to the next sections to connect to the Lookup service
and Media Indexer HAG
Checking the Lookup Service Connection
After you install the Avid Services Framework, check the connections to the Workgroup and
Lookup service and establish the connection if necessary.
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On a Mac OS X system on Interplay v3.0 you do not need to configure the Workgroup and
Lookup service. It is still recommended on a Windows system.
To check the workgroup name and the connection to the Lookup Service:
1. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework >
Avid Workgroup Properties.
2. On the Services tab, make sure the workgroup name is correct. Click the Edit key to change
the name if necessary. Recall that the name is case sensitive.
3. Click the Lookup tab. If the workgroup name is not present in the Workgroup area on the
left, click the Add button and add the name. Recall that the name is case sensitive.
Example
Workgroup name
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4. Check whether the system running the Lookup Service is listed in the Lookup Services area.
The dialog box should show the fully qualified domain name. The following illustration
shows a configured system. The domain name (avid-sphere in this example) will be specific
to the network at your site.
5. If the dialog box does not show the fully qualified domain name of the system running the
Lookup Service, remove any existing entries in the Lookup Service area and click the Add
button. The Add Lookup Service opens as shown in the following illustration.
6. Add the name of the system that is running the Lookup Service in the Host name text box.
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Do not enter the fully qualified domain name. The system should expand the name automatically.
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7. Keep the default port number and click the Expected check box. Then click OK.
The system may display a message that DNS has found the proper host name and ask if you
want to use that name. Click OK.
8. Click Apply. The system states that it must restart the Avid services for changes to take
effect. Click OK.
9. Test the connection to the workgroup by opening the Avid Service Framework Service
Configuration tool. Your system should appear in the list. It may take a few minutes to
populate the list if you are working remotely.
If the workgroup systems do not appear in the Service Configuration tool it means that you
do not have a good connection to the workgroup.
Configuring the Media Indexer
The local Media Indexer on the Sphere editing client performs the following tasks:
The Media Indexer monitors Avid MediaFiles folders on the local system. It performs this
task automatically if you use the default setting in the Media Creation window on the editing
application. The following illustration shows the Media Creation window with the default
setting.
You typically keep the default option turned on for a Sphere editing client. If you turn off
auto-indexing, you need to manually configure the Media Indexer to monitor the local
drives.
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To access the Media Creation settings in the Avid editing application, click the Settings tab
in the Project window and double-click Media Creation.
When you are connected to the Interplay environment, the local Media Indexer
communicates with the Media Indexer in the High Availability Group (HAG). Information
about availability of remote media is retrieved through that connection. Note that the method
for connecting to the HAG is different between Interplay v2.7 and Interplay v3.0.
To connect the local Media Indexer to the HAG (Interplay v3.0 and later)
1. Start the Avid editing application and log into Interplay database.
You should automatically connect to the HAG after you log into the Interplay database. This
is because the Admin tool has been set up to recognize the Media Indexer HAG.
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Do not use the Service Configuration tool to connect to the HAG in an Interplay v3.0
environment.
2. (Option) Open the Media Indexer web interface, select the Avid editing system, and view the
connection to the HAG. Use the following steps:
a. Open the web interface on the Media Indexer server using the following URL:
http://
<MI system name>
:8888/mi/
where <MI system name> is the server name or IP address of the system running the
Media Indexer.
b. Click Configuration and click Storage Locations. You should see the HAG associated
with the Interplay Engine and any configured local storage locations.
To connect the local Media Indexer to the HAG (Interplay v2.7):
1. Click the Start button, and then select All Programs > Avid > Avid Service Framework >
Avid Service Configuration.
2. Locate your Avid editing system in the list and select the Avid Interplay Media Indexer
service.
The system prompts you for the Service Framework administrator password. By default,
there is no password.
3. Click Yes when the system displays a message asking if you want to allow the service to run
with unrestricted security.
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