What is AFD?
AFD stands for Accelerated File Delivery, and is a piece of software which allows you to benefit from multi-channel downloads to get your media & files faster from .
Using this software, you can link computers to your account and send downloads to linked machines. You can read more details about AFD and the benefits of it here.
Setting it up
1. Download and install* AFD on your computer
Download for PC Download for Mac*To install AFD on your device, you will need to have administrator privileges.
2. Link AFD to your account
Once installed, open AFD from your programmes (the AFD icon should be visible in your icon tray or menu bar) and link it to your account.
Watch the video below on how to link your AFD installation with your account.
You may give your linked computer a custom name to easily identify it, for instance Edit Suite 1.
Click on the Settings cogwheel and change the User friendly name field. This identifies your linked machine on .
3. Download via AFD
- Find a record you wish to download.
- Locate the Download Media option below the video player.
- Select the Quality ('Profile') and Download Destination as your AFD-linked machine.
You may choose to send your download to another linked computer separate from the one you are working on.
4. Add a Second Account or Link a Second Machine
AFD allows users to link several user accounts to one installation/machine, and to link several machines to a single account.
This means you can send files to other devices provdiding they are online, and receive files other people download on the platform to your device if needed.
To link a second account on an AFD installation: click on the Sites option in the left hand column and select the Add a site option to connect another account.
To link your account to a second AFD installation, follow steps 1 to 3 on a second machine.
What are Saved Searches?
Saved Searches allow you to store the search criteria you use to find results to quickly check for new content matching your requirement.
How to Save a Search
1. Perform the search for content which interests you
- Use the search bar to enter keywords, for example 'overtake'.
- Use the filters to the left of your search results to narrow down your search results by Gender, Athlete Country, Media Type, etc.
2. Save your search
Once you have found the cross-section of results which interest you (for instance 'Jerk' with a Year filter of '2019') click:
- the star icon beside the number of results () or
- the wording ' Receive email alerts for this search' to open the options to save your search.
You may choose to receive email notifications when new content is added, at a frequency of either:
- As it happens ; as soon as new results are available matching your search criteria, you will receive an email notification with a link to the new media.
- Daily ; a digest of the day's new additions will be emailed, inviting you to visit your saved search to see new results.
- Weekly ; a digest of the week's new additions will be emailed, inviting you to visit your saved search to see new results.
3. Perform your search in two clicks
From anywhere on the platform, you can quickly run a saved search in two clicks.
- Click on the search bar, a dropdown menu will appear showing your saved searches.
- Click on the saved search you wish to run. Results matching your saved criteria will apearto jump to results matching that search.
You may also Manage your Saved Searches from this window to stop notifications on searches, update your notification frequencies or delete saved searches.
4. Updating your saved search
To update the frequency of notifications and/or stop receiving them, you can manage your saved searches. To access the list of your saved searches to update them:
- Click on the search bar, a dropdown menu will appear showing your saved searches.
- Click on the Manage option. This will show you your saved where you may change notification settings and delete them.
Batch Downloading Via AFD
stores and organises media and its metadata in the following way:
- 'Record' qualifies the metadata entry for your media file(s)
- 'Media Item' qualifies the media file submitted to the system, attached to a record
- 'Rendition / Profile' qualify the subsequent media files created by Imagen to support your web browsing experience or provide immediate download (e.g. Mezzanine quality files).
A single Insight Record can hold multiple Media Items (indicated by the icon), each with their respective renditions. You may download multiple files of the same Rendition / Profile from a single record using Imagen's AFD (Accelerated File Delivery client).
How to Batch Download using AFD
1. Navigate to the record you wish to download from
You will need to have permission to view the media items. From Search Results you may quickly identify content which holds multiple media items as you will see the icon
2. Click the 'Download media' option
Select 'Download media' option to the right of the media Item's metadata - you will then see the following pop-up:
4. Change the download location option to your desired linked AFD Machine (if this is set to 'In Browser')
If you do not see any options other than 'In browser', you have not linked an AFD installation (see AFD setup instructions). If you cannot select a linked AFD Machine, this means the target AFD app is either not running or the device is offline.
5. Check the 'Download All?' checkbox first to unlock batch download options
If you do not see this, your record only has one media item.
6. Choose the appropriate level of profile you wish to download. Choose from:
- All originals (across all available media/file types)
- All originals of a particular media type (e.g. All Original Audio, or All Original Documents)
- All renditions of a particular type (e.g. al HLS video)
7. Click Download, and your transfers will begin in your target AFD device.
You can track the overall download progress online within the Imagen platform's notification centre (bell icon) or on your target machine where you will see each queued transfer in more detail in AFD.