Pipeline SC - Chapter 5 Using Pipeline with Flipfactory; Flipfactory Platform Requirements; Obtaining a Pipeline License; Telestream Intermediary Format (TIFO)

Chapter 5
Using Pipeline with FlipFactory
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March, 2009
FLIPFACTORY PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS
When using FlipFactory with Pipeline, Telestream recommends that the Flip Server platform have hard
drives/raids with a minimum sustained write speed of at least 60 mb/sec per session, when ingesting
DV25, IMX 30/40/50, ProRes 422 SQ, or MPEG-2 50 mb/sec media, and 270mb/sec when ingesting HD
content into ProRes 422, DNxHD and DVCProHD.
Because Pipeline can utilize real-time, streaming media (instead of file-based media transfer), the disk
write speed is the gating factor in performance when ingesting media from Pipeline directly. Using disks
with disk striping (RAID level 0) improves performance.
Depending on the write speed of your disk, you may encounter limits when ingesting more than one media
stream concurrently in FlipFactory. If your write-access is too slow, you may not be able to process
incoming media streams successfully (See “Network and Hard Disk Performance Requirements” on
page 29.).
OBTAINING A PIPELINE LICENSE
A Pipeline license for FlipFactory is a no-charge option in FlipFactory 6.0 and later. If you purchased
FlipFactory 6.0 in September, 2007 or later, your FlipFactory license already has a Pipeline license entry.
However, if you add a Pipeline to a FlipFactory server purchased before September 2007, you need to
obtain a Pipeline license before you can build a Pipeline factory or use Pipeline with FlipFactory.
Follow these steps:
1. Contact Telestream customer service at license@telestream.net, indicating that you are licensed user
of FlipFactory and Pipeline and you want to obtain a Pipeline license for FlipFactory. Attach your
current license to this email so they can update it for you and return it.
2. Telestream will email you an updated license, with update instructions for each FlipFactory server.
3. Restart the FlipEngine service or restart the FlipFactory server for the Pipeline license to take effect.
TELESTREAM INTERMEDIARY FORMAT (TIFO)
Telestream Intermediary Format (TIFO) is an intermediate media wrapper format designed by Telestream
as a uniform, interchangeable file format to ensure interoperability among Telestream’s media processing
solutions, including FlipFactory, Episode, and Pipeline. TIFO provides a lightweight, low-overhead wrapper
that is essence-agnostic, with metadata, timecode, and closed caption support.
Using TIFO improves the ability to move media files between Telestream’s media processing solutions
with all media essence elements and metadata intact, preserving the widest range of transcoding options.