Specifications

Introduction

Vantage to Avid—Delivering Encoded Media to Avid Systems

Avid Integration Guide

Avid AAF Encoder

The Avid AAF encoder is implemented in Vantage in the Flip action. You can use the

Avid AAF encoder in workflows to produce single and multi-resolution Avid-

compatible MXF OP-Atom media. The media is delivered to Media Composer or Avid

shared storage using the same Vantage workflow.

In a multi-resolution workflow, after the media is fully ingested into Avid, an operator

can switch to low-res format to conduct edits.

The AAF encoder can be configured to operate with Media Composer or Interplay.

• Media Composer—the AAF encoder creates Avid MXF Op-Atom media (video, audio

and data) files along with an accompanying AAF file. The media files can be added

to a project bin by importing the AAF file using Media Composer’s Media Tool.

• Interplay—you can encode and save Avid MXF Op-Atom media files directly to Avid

shared storage (such as ISIS and automatically check them into Interplay. Edit While

Ingest/Frame Chase editing is also supported. In addition media created by the

Interplay container contain MOB-ID data that can be extracted for use by down-

stream AAF Encoder actions or other Vantage actions that require them.

The AAF encoder offers direct integration with an Avid Interplay environment and can

be used as a functional alternative to the Telestream Transfer Engine Encoder.

Note: For format support, and implementation and application details, see Using the

AAF Encoder.

TransferManager/Transfer Engine Encoder

The TransferManager/Transfer Engine encoder, implemented in the Flip action, is a

legacy encoder for creating temporary video, audio and data files for delivery to Avid

TransferManager or Transfer Engine, without requiring Avid Interplay. Delivery is

performed via a Deploy action in the workflow, and requires an additional Telestream

TransferManager component to be installed.

Note: For format support, and implementation and application details, see Ingesting

Media into Avid via Interplay Transfer Engine.

MXF Encoder

The MXF encoder is implemented in the Flip action. The MXF encoder creates media

that can be imported in to an Avid editorial environment.

Files created by the MXF encoder in a Generic OP1a, IMX (D10), or Sony XDCAM HD

MXF containers can be added to an Avid bin using Avid’s MXF AMA plug-in.

Ancillary data in source files can be preserved as an MXF (SMPTE 436M) data track.

Avid’s AMA MXF plug-in reads SMPTE 436M and places it in the clip’s data track.