Specifications

Using the Notify Action
Using MOB IDs in Workflows
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Using MOB IDs in Workflows
A MOB ID is a unique identifier in Avid systems. In the context of Vantage, there are two
ways to create a MOB ID:
• Explicitly, using the Create Master Clip operation in a Notify action (see Creating a
Master Clip in a Notify Action).
• Automatically, via the Interplay container in the AAF encoder.
The purpose of a MOB ID is to uniquely identify an Interplay asset, which often is
comprised of a set of files of the same content in different formats, plus head frames,
XML files, etc., all associated with the primary asset. The MOB ID is retrieved from Avid
via Web Services and assigned to the associated media files that are being transcoded
in a Vantage workflow.
In the context of a Vantage workflow, the Vantage Notify action’s Create Master Clip
function, returns a MOB ID that can be assigned a variable, which can be used in
downstream actions. For example, you can pass it to a subsequent Notify action to
interact perform a variety of operations on an asset by its MOB ID.
Note: Only in unusual circumstances should a MOB ID be entered manually. For
example, rectifying an error such as a failed transcode. When you manually enter a
MOB ID, that workflow can only be used to modify assets of the MOB ID specified.