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authorFilipp Lepalaan <filipp@mekanisti.fi>2009-12-29 11:48:29 +0200
committerFilipp Lepalaan <filipp@mekanisti.fi>2009-12-29 11:48:29 +0200
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+## Features ##
+- Uses Growl for status notifications
+- Smart enough to only archive an asset once
+- Allows running archive and FCSvr services on separate machines
+- Keeps a log of tasks
+- Supports archiving/restoring multiple assets at once
+
## How it works ##
### Archive ###
- User selects assets in FCSvr and clicks Archive. FCSvr moves the asset to it's
Archive Device and marks it as archived
-- archive.sh writes the file paths to /tmp/fcs_toArchive
-- launchd job (fi.tvtools.finalstore) runs finalstore.py every n seconds
+- archive.sh writes the archived file path(s) to /tmp/finalstore/archive/<timestamp>.txt
+- launchd job (fi.tvtools.finalstore) runs finalstore.py every 20 seconds
- finalstore.py forwards the file list to a customized awcli.sh, waits for the job
to finish and runs growlnotify to let the user know of what happened
### Restore ###
- User selects assets in FCSvr and clicks Restore.
-- restore.sh writes the file paths to /tmp/fcs_toRestore
+- restore.sh writes the file paths to /tmp/finalstore/restore/<timestamp>.txt
- launchd job (fi.tvtools.finalstore) runs finalstore.py every n seconds
- finalstore.py forwards the file list to a customized awcli.sh, waits for the job
to finish and runs growlnotify to let the user know what happened
## Installation ##
-
-- Drag the finalstore folder to /Library/Application Support/TV Tools/finalstore
+- Drag the FinalStore folder to /Library/Application Support/TV Tools
- In FCSvr, open Administration > Devices > Archive and set the pahts of the archive and restore
scripts
- Configure your PressSTORE archive plan
+- In System Preferences > Final Cut Server, increase the Retry Count and Timeout values (for example 100/10). This is necessary for the restore process, to give PresSTORE time to retrieve the assets.
+- Edit FinalStore/config.py to match your configuration
+- Load the launchd job. Either create an alias or copy fi.tvtools.finalstore.plist into /Library/LaunchDaemons and:
+
+ sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/fi.tvtools.finalstore.plist
+
+- Install Growl + growlnotify on the Final Cut Server. Optionally enable network notifications, if you want to send them to your Final Cut Server.app users.
-##Configuration##
-...
+## Why is this thing so complicated? ##
+The main reason is because Final Cut Server only sends one archive/restore asset path at a time. This means we need a lot more files to keep track of them.