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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Avid ISIS Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Avid Interplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of an ISIS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AAF, OMF, and MXF Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Embedded Media and Linked Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Frame-Rate Accurate Video Editing and Sample-Rate Accurate Audio Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About Avid ISIS Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Support for Avid ISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About www.avid.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contents iii
Performing Administrative Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring Pro Tools Session Settings for a New Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Destructive Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Avid Interplay
Avid Interplay with the Pro Tools Avid Interplay
option lets users of Pro Tools and Avid video ap-
plications work within the same asset manage-
ment system.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Overview of an ISIS System AAF, OMF, and MXF Basics
This guide describes how to configure and work AAF and OMF files are mechanisms for storing
with a Pro Tools client within an Avid ISIS sys- and retrieving media data and metadata so that
tem. The ISIS installations addressed in this projects can be freely exchanged between differ-
guide typically comprise the following compo- ent applications and platforms (such as between
nents: Pro Tools and Avid video editing applications).
ISIS System Entire set of components within an Media data and metadata enable an application
individual ISIS installation. that receives AAF and OMF sequence files to
automatically and quickly reassemble the com-
ISS/Ethernet Switch Each ISIS crate has two
position. A simple metaphor for this approach is
built-in Ethernet connections known as ISS
that media data files are the pieces of a puzzle
switches. You can also add external switches
and metadata is the set of instructions for
that connect to the built-in switches.
assembling the puzzle.
System Director One or more servers (including
In the simplest case, only an AAF or OMF
a backup server) that functions as the heart of
sequence is exchanged. If this sequence points
the ISIS file system, by maintaining location in-
to existing media files, the size of the sequence
formation for media stored on drives.
file is relatively small and the export/import
ISIS Crate Chassis that contains the drives that process is relatively fast.
store the actual data.
AAF and OMF sequences can also have media
Avid Interplay Transcode and/or Avid DMS data embedded in them. This creates a single,
ProEncode (Optional) Engine that distributes larger file that is slower to export and import,
processor-intensive tasks to network servers in but which may be easier to manage than thou-
order to allow ISIS clients to proceed without sands of files stored on different volumes.
interruption.
Pro Tools supports AAF and OMF sequences
Avid Interplay Access/Assist (Optional) Media that contain embedded audio media.
asset management client application that en-
ables facility-wide searching, sorting, catalog- Pro Tools does not support AAF or OMF
ing, management, and retrieval of media. sequences containing embedded video media,
except if you are importing such sequences into
Avid Interplay Engine (Optional) Server that a video satellite track. In such cases, video meta-
manages the metadata stored on the System Di- data is imported into the track.
rector server.
For the purposes of this user guide, AAF
Clients One or more Avid or Pro Tools worksta- sequences are emphasized and referenced
tions configured to be able to exchange data over the older OMF sequence standard.
with other clients attached to the ISIS system.
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
OMF Embedded Media
OMF is both a media file and sequence format. Exporting to OMF or AAF with embedded media
OMF media files can be audio or video. results in one large OMF or AAF file containing
both the metadata and all associated media files.
Avid Video Editing Application Support However, it is important to note that file size is
for OMF Media and Sequences limited to 2 GB when exporting to OMF.
Media Composer supports OMF media and se- Pro Tools can output AAFs larger than
quences as follows: 2 GB. In Media Composer, the AAF Edit
• Import and export of OMF sequences with Protocol setting must be checked during ex-
embedded OMF video files and WAV or port to allow AAF files larger than 2 GB.
AIFF audio files
• Import and export of OMF sequences that
refer to external (linked) OMF video files
and WAV or AIFF audio files
Chapter 1: Introduction 5
example, the following illustration shows a 5-
Frame-Rate Accurate Video frame video clip and a corresponding audio clip.
Editing and Sample-Rate In Pro Tools, the audio clips might not line up
Accurate Audio Editing on video frame boundaries.
Avid video editing applications edit with frame
In order to export frame accurate audio clips,
accuracy. This means that in a 30-fps project,
Pro Tools splits the audio media on frame
you can edit at 30 different locations for every
boundaries and fills any gaps with silence. The
one second of video. Pro Tools edits with sample
following illustration shows the resulting audio
rate accuracy. In a 48-kHz session, there are po-
clips that are exported to Avid.
tentially 48,000 locations to edit for every sec-
ond of audio. When you use Export Selected Tracks as
OMF/AFF to export tracks from Pro Tools with
When Pro Tools exports an AAF composition
Enforce Avid Compatibility enabled, a number
destined for an Avid video editing application, it
of additional media files labeled Sample Accu-
must ensure that the audio files line up on frame
rate Edit appear in the Avid bins. These are the
boundaries. To do this, it might have to split an
additional media files that Pro Tools creates to
existing audio clip into three separate clips. For
ensure that the Avid editing application receives
frame-accurate audio. You also see the sample-
accurate edit media files if you zoom in on the
imported audio in the Timeline.
The original audio clip does not line up on video frame boundaries
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
• The Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide and
Avid ISIS 5000 Administration Guide are in- Conventions Used in This
tended for system administrators responsible Guide
for the setup and day-to-day management of Pro Tools guides use the following conventions
an Avid ISIS media network, as well as for us- to indicate menu choices and key commands:
ers who need to access workspaces on the net- :
These guides and other ISIS guides are available File > Save Choose Save from the
on the Avid ISIS Online Library DVD and on the File menu
Avid Knowledge Base. You can reach the Knowl- Control+N Hold down the Control key
edge Base by clicking Help > Pro Tools Knowl- and press the N key
edge Base in Pro Tools, or at
Control-click Hold down the Control key
www.avid.com/support. To view or print PDF
and click the mouse button
guides, you can use Adobe Reader.
Right-click Click with the right
mouse button
About the Pro Tools Avid
Interplay Guide The names of Commands, Options, and Settings
The Pro Tools Avid Interplay Guide describes that appear on-screen are in a different font.
how to set up Pro Tools as a client within an
The following symbols are used to highlight
Avid Interplay system, as well as use Pro Tools
important information:
and Interplay to exchange sequences between
Avid and Pro Tools users. User Tips are helpful hints for getting the
most from your system.
Chapter 1: Introduction 9
10 Pro Tools ISIS Guide
Chapter 2: Configuring a Workstation as an
ISIS Client
Avid Knowledge Base. You can reach the Knowl- 1 If you did not restart the system after install-
edge Base by clicking Help > Pro Tools Knowl- ing Intel PRO/1000 MT or PRO/1000 PT Ether-
edge Base in Pro Tools, or at net card, do so now.
www.avid.com/support.
After you restart your system, the following
5 Line up the Ethernet card with the installation message appears: “Looking for the Intel
slot, and slide the card into place gently so the PRO/1000 MT (or PT) driver.”
PCIe connector is aligned with the correct PCIe
slot. 2 Cancel the message.
6 Press down firmly on the card with even pres- 3 Insert the DVD into the DVD drive.
sure. The connector should click into place in 4 On the DVD, navigate to the following folder:
the PCIe slot. Tools_and_Thirdparty_Software/
7 To attach the card bracket to the computer Drivers_and_Firmware.
mounting bracket, fasten the card in place using 5 In the Drivers_and_Firmware folder, copy the
a screw or latch down the securing bracket if one Intel_MT_Server_NIC or Intel_PT_Server_NIC
is built in. folder to the desktop of your system.
Once the Intel Ethernet card is physically in- communicate with the Avid ISIS system.
stalled in your computer, you must install the
appropriate driver.
Additional Installation Details 1 Insert the Avid ISIS installer DVD in the Avid
ISIS client’s DVD drive and double-click SaveI-
The following sections contain additional infor- SISPreferences.exe located in the following loca-
mation about installing the client software on tion.
your system. DVD drive:\AvidISISClient
Client Licensing You can also copy this utility to the client and
run it from there (for example from the desk-
Any client that connects to an Avid ISIS 7000 or
top). If your client’s computer uses a 64-bit op-
5000 system must be included in the System Di-
erating system, use the utility in the following
rector dongle count for your media network.
location:
There is no need to order special licenses for
DVD drive:\AvidISISClient64 folder.
each client. If you are not certain about your li-
cense status, see your Avid ISIS administrator. 2 After the utility is finished, close all open ap-
plications.
Saving User Client Manager Settings
3 Uninstall the previous version of the Avid ISIS
The Avid ISIS installer DVD includes a utility software.
that saves your Avid ISIS Preferences settings
when upgrading from an earlier version or when 4 Install the new Avid ISIS software as described
reinstalling your client application. This utility the Avid ISIS 7000 Setup Guide or Avid ISIS 5000
is run on the Avid ISIS clients and saves the set- Setup Guide.
tings file on the client’s C:\ drive in the location Your new Preferences settings are set as they
used by Client Manager software. Depending on were in the previous version.
the version of your Avid ISIS application, you
might have to run this utility to save your client
preferences when upgrading software. See the
Avid ISIS 7000 ReadMe or Avid ISIS 5000 Re-
adMe for information on which software ver-
sions require you to run the utility.
5 On Windows, do one on the following: To change your Avid ISIS account password:
• Type your account name in the Username 1 Open the Client Manager (see “Connecting to
text box, and type your password in the the Avid ISIS System” on page 17).
Password text box.
2 Log into the ISIS system for which you want to
– or – change your password, if you are not already.
• If your ISIS system is configured to use the
3Click the Change Password icon. The Changing
Windows user name and password for your
Password dialog opens.
local system, select OS Login. By default,
the Username and Password text boxes are 4 In the Changing Password dialog, do the
inactive when you select this option. following:
6 On Mac, type your Avid ISIS account name in • Type your existing password in the Old
the Username text box, and type your password Password field.
in the Password text box. • Type your new password in the New
Password field.
4. Click the Connect button. When the connec-
• Type the new password a second time in the
tion is successful, the following occurs:
Confirm New Password field.
• The Connect button changes to Disconnect
when the connection is complete. 5 Click OK.
• The Change Password and Launch Manage-
ment Console buttons become active.
The Client Manager Help provides background 1 Open the Client Manager. The Workspaces list
information for tasks, windows, and dialogs. opens. The Online field displays a green ball for
The Help system is HTML-based and operates in workspaces that are already mounted. You can
your default Web browser. filter the Workspaces list by Workspace name.
2 Do one of the following:
To open the Client Manager help:
• Click (mount) in the Online column for the
In the Menu panel, click Help. selected workspace.
• Click to select a workspace, then Right-
click, and select Mount.
Mounting and Unmounting • (Option) Right-click, and select “Mount to
Workspaces drive” from the menu.
Your Avid ISIS user account must have access to
at least one workspace. For information on Selecting this option will override the cur-
workspace access, see your Avid ISIS Adminis- rent drive mapping option settings for the
tration Guide. selected workspace. For more information
on drive letter assignments, see “Configur-
When you have one or more workspaces ing Workspace Drive Letter Assignments ”
mounted and the connection to the System Di- on page 21.
rector is subsequently lost, a message in the
taskbar (for Windows systems) or the dock (for The Client Manager mounts the selected work-
Mac systems) indicates the workspace is un- space on your client and the Online icon for the
available. mounted workspace changes to green. The
Workspaces list displays the drive the work-
The Client Manager then automatically attempts space is mounted to. If you use letterless drive
to reestablish the connection with the System mappings, the Workspaces list displays “UNC
Director. When the connection is successfully path” next to the Online icon.
reestablished, a message in the taskbar or dock
3 (Option) If you want the selected workspace
informs you of the connection state.
remounted the next time you log in, do one of
For information on opening the Client Manager, the following:
see “Connecting to the Avid ISIS System” on • Click (enable) in the Auto column for the
page 17. mounted workspace.
– or –
• Right-click, and select Enable auto mount.
1 Open the Client Manager. 1 Make sure your Avid video editing application
is not running.
The Workspaces list opens. The Online field dis-
plays a green ball for workspaces that are al- 2 Open the Client Manager.
ready mounted. You can filter the Workspaces
The Workspaces list opens. The Online field dis-
list by Workspace name.
plays a green ball for workspaces that are al-
2 Do one of the following: ready mounted. You can filter the Workspaces
• Select multiple non-contiguous workspaces list by Workspace name.
with Control+click. 3 Do one of the following:
• Select a range of contiguous workspaces by • Click the green icon in the Workspaces list
clicking on the first workspace row in the to unmount the selected workspace.
range, then Shift+clicking on the last.
– or –
• Select all workspaces by right-clicking in
• Click to select a workspace, then right-
the Workspaces list and selecting Select all.
click, and select Unmount.
• Select all workspaces by pressing Con-
trol+A. The Client Manager unmounts the workspace
from your client, and the green icon is removed
3 Right-click, and select Mount.
from the Online field for this workspace.
The Client Manager mounts the selected work-
spaces on your client and the Online icons for
the mounted workspaces change to green. The
Workspaces list displays the drives the work-
spaces are mounted to. If you use letterless drive
mappings, the Workspaces list displays “UNC
path” next to the Online icons.
4 (Option) If you want the selected workspace
remounted the next time you log in, right-click,
and select Enable auto mount.
5. Click OK.
Workspaces
list
Workspaces Retrieve
filtering area Details
toolbar
Messages
area
Tool Bar
1 Do one of the following: 2 Click the field heading again to reverse the
sort order.
• Select a single workspace by clicking on a
workspace row.
Filtering the Display
• Select multiple non-contiguous workspaces
with Control+click. If the Workspaces list contains a large number
• Select a range of contiguous workspaces by of workspaces, you might want to filter the
clicking on the first workspace row in the items in the list.
range, then Shift+clicking on the last.
To filter the Workspaces list:
2 Right-click in the Workspace list, and select
1 Type part or all of a workspace name in the
Retrieve details. Additional details are retrieved
Workspace Name field.
for the selected workspaces.
2 Click the Filter button.
To retrieve details for all mounted workspaces, do
one of the following: The Workspaces list updates to display the
workspace names that match the text entered.
In the Retrieve Details area, click Mounted.
– or – To display all Workspaces:
Right-click in the Workspace list, and select Delete the text in the Workspace Name field.
Retrieve mounted details.
The Workspaces list updates to display all avail-
Additional details are retrieved for all mounted able Workspaces.
workspaces.
After you clear the Workspace name filter,
To retrieve details for all workspaces, do one of the you have to manually retrieve details from
following: the selected workspaces.
In the Retrieve Details area, click All.
– or –
Right-click in the Workspace list, and select
Retrieve all details.
3 Click the Fast menu, and select Mount To. For detailed information on the PathDiag
tool, see the Avid ISIS Client Manager
4 In the Mount To dialog, click the Choose drive
User’s Guide.
letter menu, and select the drive letter you want
to use for mounting workspaces. To start Avid PathDiag tool:
5 Click OK. Choose Start > All Programs > Avid ISIS > Path-
Diag.
PathDiag tool
To test the general status of your connection to Loop Select this option if you want the test to re-
the ISIS system, you need to configure a custom peat the test indefinitely after its duration is
test. complete.
To access the custom test settings options: File Access Method Select Automatically select.
1 Start the PathDiag tool (see “Starting the Avid Reads vs. Writes Select Writes, then Reads (Se-
PathDiag Tool” on page 24). quential).
2 Click the Setup button. Transfer Size (KB) Select 4096 for an Avid edit-
3 In the PathDiag tool Settings dialog, click Cus- ing application (such as Avid Media Composer
tom Test. or Media Composer) or Pro Tools using video.
Select 1024 for other Avid applications or
Pro Tools using audio only.
5 Click OK.
PathDiag tool Settings dialog
The following list indicate the results that re- Figure 5. PathDiag tool Settings dialog (Healthy
flect an optimal connection for a Pro Tools cli- read/write test)
ent on the ISIS system: In Figure 6, which shows problems in the con-
• Average Read: 60–70 MB/seconds nection to the workspace, the average Read level
• Average Write: 70–80 MB/seconds and Recent Read level display fluctuations. The
Peak Read should be lower and plot along a flat
• Peak Read: less than 5 MS/100
line in the graph. Also, the average Read level is
• Peak Write: less than 5 MS/100 higher than the average Write level, which
might indicate that the workspace is unmirrored
In addition, results should plot along a smooth,
(that is, it is not a protected workspace).
stable line in the Test Results graph, and they
should not have peaks or spikes that indicate
variable performance within the ISIS system.
The Bandwidth tab must be enabled in order to 5 Optionally, do one of the following:
manage bandwidth reservations.
• If you want to restore previously saved
To enable the Bandwidth dialog:
values, click Restore.
– or –
1 Open the Client Manager (see “Connecting to
the Avid ISIS System” on page 17). • If you want to save the selected values
without creating a reservation, click Save.
2 Click the Preferences button. The Preferences
window opens. 6 Click the Reserve button. The reservation is
created on the ISIS server.
3 In the General section, select Enable Band-
width Dialog. 7 If you want to reserve bandwidth automati-
cally each time you log on to the ISIS system,
4 Click Apply. click Auto Reserve On.
5 Click Close.
2 Navigate to the folder where you want to save Audio File Type
your log.
Pro Tools supports AIFF and BWF (.WAV) au-
3 Type a name for the log in the File Name text dio files natively. The BWF sub-formats RF64
box. and WAVE Extended are also supported.
4 Click Save.
Avid video editing applications do not
The Client Manager saves the event messages as support RF64 audio files. Standard.WAV
a log file (filename.log). format is recommended when working in
a shared media environment with video.
To clear all event logs:
Click the Fast menu, and select Clear. All Sound Designer II files must be
converted to a Windows-compatible
format for use in an ISIS system.
9 Click OK.
10 In the Save Bounce As dialog, navigate to the
volume you will use for audio playback in the
Bounce to Disk dialog Avid video editing application.
Enforce Avid Compatibility creates frame-accu- • For MXF audio files, ensure the file is saved
rate edits, wraps the files as OMFI (unless you to the Avid MediaFiles folder.
choose MXF), and limits the sample rate options • For all other audio files, ensure the file is
to 44.1 or 48 kHz. Dithering without noise shap- saved to the OMFI MediaFiles folder.
ing will be applied to files being bounced from
24-bit to 16-bit. 11 Click Save.
5 Select the desired file type from the File Type All audible audio in the selection will be ex-
pop-up menu. ported to two multi-mono audio files.
6 Click Bounce.
7 In the Publishing Options dialog, type the Importing Pro Tools Audio
Pro Tools Comment and Clip Name. Files Back into the Avid
Video Editing Application
If you selected more than one clip for export, the
Clip Name field will not be available and the After you have checked out the completed audio
names of the clips will be used for the exported stems to the Pro Tools sequence on the Interplay
files. server, you may want to import the sequence
back into the Avid video editing application.
Index 45
clients Ethernet switch 2
changing your Client Manager password 18 Export Settings dialog 35
configuring with ISIS system 2 Exported Selected Tracks as OMF/AAF 42
ISIS installation software 7 exporting
opening Client Manager 17 AAF sequences from Avid (manually)
system requirements 7 from Media Composer 35
compatibility AAF sequences from Avid (Send To
between Pro Tools and Avid video editing Templates)
applications 29 from Media Composer 34
configuring AAF sequences from Pro Tools
drive letters 24 from audio tracks 42
Zone 1 clients 14 audio tracks in Pro Tools
Zone 2 clients 14 as an AAF sequence 42
crate, ISIS 2 using Bounce to Disk 43
external media (see linked media)
D
definition F
Avid DMS ProEncode 2 frame-rate accuracy (Avid video editing
Client Manager 17 applications) 6
Ethernet switch 2
Interplay Access 2 G
Interplay Assist 2 guide conventions 8
Interplay Engine 2 guides
Interplay Transcode 2 audience of this guide 1
ISIS clients 2 Avid ISIS guides 7
ISIS crate 2
ISIS system 2
ISS 2 H
media data 5 Help system
metadata 5 Client Manager 19
OMF media and sequences 4
System Director 2 I
destructive editing 32 importing
Diagnostic tools AAF sequences
Avid PathDiag tool 24 as a new Pro Tools session 39
diagrams into an existing Pro Tools session 40
Intel PRO/1000 MT or PT Ethernet HBA to into Avid from Interplay 44
ISIS 14 audio and video
Disk Cache 30 as a new Pro Tools session 39
documentation 7 into an existing Pro Tools session 40
drive selection, when importing session data 41 into Avid from Interplay 44
drivers installing
installing for Intel PRO/1000 MT or PT HBA 13 Intel PRO/1000 MT or PT Ethernet card driver
13
E Intel PRO/1000 MT or PT Ethernet card
embedded media connecting to an Avid ISIS system 14
definition of 4 installing driver for 13
vs. linked media 5
Ethernet HBA 12
Index 47
preferences audio files 31
Client Manager 28 session files 31
Pro Tools video files 31
AAF support for 3 Sound Designer II files 29
and sample-rate accuracy 6 support
editing audio files 41 AAF sequences 3
exporting audio tracks MXF media 3
as AAF sequences 42 OMF sequences and media 4
using Bounce to Disk 43 supported audio file types 29
importing supported bit-depths 30
AAF sequence as a new session 39 supported sample rates 30
AAF sequence into an existing session 40 System Director
ISIS capabilities 1 connecting to using Client Manager 17
New Session dialog 39 definition of 2
OMF support for 4 system requirements 7
system requirements 7
Pro Tools clients T
configuring with ISIS system 2 technical support 9
installing the Intel Ethernet card on 12 testing
number of configurable users 1 ISIS connection 24
sharing files 31 timecode
Publishing Options dialog 42, 44 and metadata 5
R U
real time audio or video streaming 1 UNC paths (Client Manager) 24
Universal Naming Convention (see UNC paths)
S users
sample rates 30 possible number with ISIS 1
for use with Pro Tools and Avid video editing
applications together 30 V
sample-rate accuracy 6 video files
Send To dialog 34 sharing 31
Send To Templates video satellite system
in Media Composer 34 and support for embedded video AAF 3
sequences video streaming 1
exporting from Avid (manually)
from Media Composer 35
exporting from Avid (via Send To Templates) W
from Media Composer 34 Windows 7
session data system requirements 7
drive selection 41 workspaces
selecting a networked workspace when configuring drive letter assignments 24
importing 41 letterless drive mapping 24
sessions selecting when importing session data 41
importing AAF sequence UNC paths 24
as a new session 39
into an existing session 40
sharing session files 31
sharing