Pipeline SC - Sample Workflows

Chapter 5
Using Pipeline with FlipFactory
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March, 2009
SAMPLE WORKFLOWS
This section describes the four typical Pipeline to FlipFactory workflows and how to configure factories to
support them. These workflows are described in detail in the app note entitled “FlipFactory Pipeline
Workflows”, which is available on the Telestream Web site in the FlipFactory section.
High-Res Archive Workflow. Produce a single, high-resolution file containing DV, DVCPro, IMX30/40/50
or MPEG2 50mb/sec I-Frame video essences. Formats such as MXF or GXF; MPEG2 or DV files for
broadcast servers from Grass Valley, Pinnacle, Leitch, Seachange, Omneon, Quantel and many others;
files for edit systems such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe, Pinnacle, and more.
Hi-Res Archive and Proxy Workflow. Produce a single high-resolution file and one additional file such
as a lower resolution file to be placed on a broadcast server, a medium resolution proxy file for off-line
editing, or a streaming media file such as Windows media, Flash or MPEG4.
Single Transcode Workflow. Produce a single transcoded file such as MPEG4 for iTunes, an MPEG-2
file for a broadcast server, a Flash file for posting on your web site or a Windows Media file for daily
production review.
Multiple File Transcode Workflow. Produce multiple files of differing types, from high-resolution to low-
resolution stream files for the web or mobile.
High-Res Archive Workflow
Requirement: Create a high-res MXF file for archive and deliver it to a Digital Asset Management system.
• Products – One (1) MXF Stream D-10 OP1A MPEG2 30mb/sec
• Destinations – One (1) network destination to the DAM SAN
• Notification – One (1) DAM system notification
This factory ingests the Pipeline video and audio streams directly and wraps them in the appropriate
container. For example, to create an MXF D-10 OP1A file containing 30mb/sec MPEG2 video, build a
factory that directs Pipeline to generate an IMX30 video stream and four (4) channels of audio. This factory
has one product consisting of an MXF Stream D-10 MPEG2 Direct Convert. In this configuration, the
factory is taking Pipeline’s compress video essence directly, compressing the audio streams into their
appropriate format and wrapping them in an MXF container.
This kind of direct convert Factory uses minimal CPU cycles and can be used to create a multitude of file
formats using DV, DVCPro, IMX30/40/50 or MPEG2 50mb/sec I-Frame video essences.
Note
The Pipeline CD contains sample FlipFactory factories that you can use to capture DV,
IMX30, MPEG2 media using the PipelineEDLFactories.xml file. See FlipFactory User’s
Guide, Chapter 5, Using FlipFactory, for details on importing factories.
For these sample workflows, you may need additional FlipFactory licenses.