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Revision date: 13/sep/2024
Software version: 2024.07.00
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In the Navigation menu (left of the screen) click the “INPUT/OUTPUT” module and then on “Files”;
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In the options list area (lower-left corner) click the “Add”
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In the “GENERAL” tab fill in the form with the information below:
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Name: enter the location name;
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Source type: select the storage type to be used to configure the location;
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Asset kind: select the type of asset to be searched for. Depending on the asset kind, the following options might be:
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Growing source checkbox: enable this checkbox if the input files are growing-files;
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Batch ingest source checkbox: enable this option if the input files are from batch ingest source files;
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Sidecar: choose from the existing options the sidecar file format or select "Automatic" to have it automatically identified;
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EDL kind: choose from the existing options the kind of Edit Decision List (EDL) for the input files;
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Image formats: (for “Image” asset kind) select from the existing options the input image format;
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Ignore files starting with: this option enables to ignore files, which file name starts with an inputted string;
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Extension Option: select from the existing options the type of file extension to be indexed if your directory has more than one file extension;
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Structure Type: select from the existing options the necessary structure in case your files are in card structure.
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Link: enter the file source link.
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In the "Metadata" tab configure the behavior of the metadata of the assets stored in your location:
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Extraction mode: select how metadata will behave;
- None: will extract only the basics metadata from the video assets;
- Metadata: will extract only the metadata from the video assets;
- Metadata and thumbnail: will extract only metadata and thumbnails from the video assets;
- Metadata, thumbnail and video preview: will extract all metadata from the video assets, including thumbnails and video thumbnails.
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Video thumbnails duration: enter the desired duration (in seconds) for the video thumbnails.
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Discard timecode track: check this box to discard the original timecode track.
- Timecode reading mode: when playing an SMPTE MXF asset and the “Discard timecode track” option is enabled, you can choose which timecode track will be read. The possible values are:
- Auto: the default value. With this option, the timecode track will be discarded;
- Material package: read the timecode from the material package track;
- Source package: read the timecode from the source package track.
- Timecode reading mode: when playing an SMPTE MXF asset and the “Discard timecode track” option is enabled, you can choose which timecode track will be read. The possible values are:
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In the action toolbar (bottom right corner) click the “SAVE” button to save the settings.
Note: there is another similar option to preserve the timecode track in the record and ingest workflows. If both are defined, the selection made in the workflow takes precedence.
For instance, if the file input is configured to discard the timecode track, but in the ingest workflow the option to preserve the timecode is selected, the timecode track will be preserved.