93.2.1.10 MMS - Icons Regeneration

MMS - ETERE ICONS REGENERATION is the action used by ETERE system to generate automatically picons and thumbnails from a linked video or image file.

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To create this action, the following fields must be filled.

GENERAL TAB

Name: Give it a short name to identify the action.

Operation: Select "Etere Icons regeneration" option.

SOURCE

Current metafile: Select this option to use the current metafile previously set.

Device/Codec: Select the source device and codec. If the metadevice contains multiple versions (codecs) of the file, select the codec you wish to copy or delete.

OPTIONS

Do not use media folders even if configured: Enable this option to ignore the translated path, even if it's configured.

Concurrent processes: Indicate the maximum number of actions that can be taken at the workstation simultaneously.

Never update DB files: The file won't be updated in the Database.

Update all assets linked to the source file: If enabled (default), the copied file will be associated with all the asset forms linked to the source file.
Enabling this option is useful, for instance, when a single file is used by multiple assets (e.g. which transmit it overlaid with different logos); in this case, every time the file is copied, the new copy will be updated across all linked assets.
If disabled, the copied file will be associated only with the asset form for which the T-workflow has been launched.
Disabling this option is useful, for instance, when a single big file (e.g. a live feed recording) is used by multiple assets which partially retrieve a smaller file; in this case, only the support from which the partial retrieve has been executed will be updated.

Use SSL: Enable this option to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) when saving the file in a destination path over the network. If enabled, the service media manager would attempt to complete the action using the following authentication steps in sequential order:

- FTP over TLS (Transport Layer Security)
- FTP over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
- Plain FTP (without encryption)

If the FTP server supports SSL encryption, the Media Manager service will use a new set of libraries for copying files. Else, Plain FTP would be used.

Use passive mode: If checked, the FTP client will try to use passive mode for all file transfers (upload/download/move); otherwise (if disabled), the standard active way will be used.

Use "passive server to server" when moving between FTP servers: Enable this option if both source and destination devices use the FTP protocol and support 'passive mode'.

Check the file size with db value: If enabled, an additional check would be performed to compare the size of the copied physical file and the file size stored on db. This is useful to signal if the file has not been copied entirely into the destination folder. In this case, its file size differs from the original one, and this check can alert the operator by signalling an error in the wf. Not available for this kind of action.

Skip media check: Allow to avoid checking if the source file's device and codec match with the ones defined in the action. This is mandatory in the case of the Memory cut action because the Memory cut wf is attached to a new empty asset with no meta file, so the action would end in error if this parameter is disabled. Not available for this kind of action.

Maximum Bandwidth: The maximum bandwidth option is only supported for copies to limit the bandwidth used for data transfers.

ICONS REGENERATION TAB

Processing timeout (minutes): Indicate the maximum time the system allows for completing the action. The action will exit with a "timeout" error if the timeout is reached without completion.

Regenerate thumbnails from EDLs: Specify the EDL lists containing segments for which Picons will be generated.

Also regenerate already assigned thumbnails: If disabled (default), picons will be generated only for those segments without an image. Otherwise, if enabled, picons will also be generated for segments where an image is already present, thus overwriting it.

Thumbnail acquisition: If enabled, the action will generate the asset's main thumbnail by acquiring it from the frame positioned two seconds after the asset starts. Available behaviours include:

Yes - Acquire the thumbnail even if the asset already has a thumbnail.
No - Do not acquire any thumbnail.
Only if not present - Acquire the thumbnail if the asset doesn't have one.

Note: If the asset to process belongs to a season (i.e., an episode), it won't be possible to set any thumbnail since they are selected from the Season Manager module for the entire season.

Thumbnail sequence acquisition: This function allows generating a "thumbnails preview" (into the EDL 11) taken from the file matching the given device and codec. Available options include:

Yes - Acquire the thumbnail preview even if the asset already has a thumbnail.
No - Do not acquire any thumbnail preview.
Only if not present - Acquire the thumbnail preview only if the asset doesn't have one.

The number of thumbnails parameter (default=0) allows specifying the exact number of thumbnails to be generated for the sequence preview. Please note that the first and last frames are omitted to prevent wrong images (e.g. black frames).

It's worth mentioning that thumbnails can be visible in Media Library search results by selecting Show > Thumbnail in the contextual menu. The related column must be enabled as well.

If a thumbnail sequence is present, it can be shown using the Tools menu > Show thumbnail sequence function.

Also, from the contextual menu of the search results, it's possible to have a dynamic preview of the thumbnails, selecting the Thumbnail function.