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@@ -1,25 +1,38 @@ +## 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. |