Scan Files

[samsc]

developing these kindof things with 3rd party hardware - is a complex endeavour.

how fast is the thumbnails at the moment?

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there is no standard for this kindof thing -
suggest you get chris to look at the

catalyst webpage - files page-
http://localhost:8080/catws/files.html

if you look at the html source for this-

<MovieInfo folder=000 file=000 name="000openwhite.pct"/>

<tr>

<td height=30 width=71 valign=center><img src="Resources/_clear.gif" border=0 width=1 height=1 alt="">0</td>

<td width=69 valign=center><img src="Resources/_clear.gif" border=0 width=1 height=1 alt="">0</td>

<td width=138 valign=top><img src="Resources/_clear.gif" border=0 width=1 height=1 alt=""> <img src="Images/000_000.jpg" border = 0 width=80 height=60 alt="">

</td>

<td width=158 valign=center><img src="Resources/_clear.gif" border=0 width=1 height=1 alt="">000openwhite.pct</td>

<td width=225 valign=top><img src="Resources/_clear.gif" border=0 width=1 height=1 alt=""> </td>

</tr>

you will see that every file that is available has its own xml tag called 'MovieInfo' - this is my own xml tag - and you can do this type of thing with web pages - you can put your own information inside them.

<MovieInfo folder=000 file=000 name="000openwhite.pct"/>

chris needs to parse this file - and to look at all these tags in this file ( if he doesnt ) which will tell him exactly which files are there accessible in a library - and which are not.
He shouldnt need to be accessing any files that dont exist - as he can get a list of all the files that do exist.

I intend to add more information to this xml tag in future so he should not presume any parameter order, or parameter count - but thats a good thing about xml.
At the moment only the file folder, file, and name are indicated, in the future other types of information could be placed here.

[cat]

Hi richard,
Its a weekly live TV show, we have to regulary look through all the folders for files to suit the songs every week, so splitting the library isnt really an option. Is it possible to put proxy files in so I could simply swap out the files and not rescan?
I've also managed to crash pixelmad a couple of times when adding new file to the library, scanning starts but wont quick scan when the shift is held, when completed pixelmad quits and reopens. Its still running fixtures when Im adding files, running dual screen on it, I only un fullscreen one output.

[samsc]

Hi richard,
Its a weekly live TV show, we have to regulary look through all the folders for files to suit the songs every week, so splitting the library isnt really an option. Is it possible to put proxy files in so I could simply swap out the files and not rescan?
I've also managed to crash pixelmad a couple of times when adding new file to the library, scanning starts but wont quick scan when the shift is held, when completed pixelmad quits and reopens. Its still running fixtures when Im adding files, running dual screen on it, I only un fullscreen one output.

there are lots of options. i never seem to have time to get around to changing this - as basically it has worked ok ( but not perfect ) for many years.
it could be improved a lot.