Specifications

Introduction

Vantage to Avid—Delivering Encoded Media to Avid Systems

Avid Integration Guide

Legacy Avid-Compatible Encoders

This guide describes the most commonly utilized Vantage encoders used for producing

Avid-compatible media. Vantage also provides several other encoders that are capable

of creating Avid-compatible QuickTime and MXF media files. (Other encoders that

produce Avid-compatible media may also be used in your Avid workflows.)

The best method for selecting the proper encoder and codec for a given application is

to create a test workflow and run several test jobs through it, making modifications as

necessary to see if it meets your encoding and delivery requirements.

In addition to the encoders discussed in this guide, Vantage provides encoders for

supporting legacy Avid formats.

• Avid MediaStream encoder—creates files in MSS format, which are used by Avid

MediaStream video servers.

• Avid OMF encoder—generates OMF files for use with Avid editing systems.

• Avid Vortex encoder—creates AVI files that are compatible with the Vortex News

editing system.

• QuickTime Encoder—includes legacy Avid codecs and many other codec types,

including 1:1x, AVmp, DV, DV100, ABVB Board, Meridien Interlaced, Meridien Inter-

laced, Meridien Progressive, and NuVista Board codecs.

Note: These encoders are not described in this guide. For details about their use and

implementation, open Workflow Designer, and create a workflow. In a Flip action,

select the codec. Open the inspector and display its help page by clicking the M

button in the upper right corner of the main window.

Notify Action

Use the Notify action, configured with an Interplay Notifier, to use Web Services to

perform the following Interplay Web Services functions.

• Create a master clip in Interplay

• Add metadata to an Interplay clip

• Extract clip metadata from the master asset for use in Vantage workflows is now

available as a patch—contact Customer Service to obtain it.

• Set a head frame in an Interplay clip

• Copy a clip in Interplay

• Move a clip in Interplay

• Delete a clip from Interplay

Note: For implementation and application details, see Using the Notify Action.