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Batch upload / Mass Upload function ?

10 posts Started 13 years ago by maltokyo Latest reply from Felix Schwarz

maltokyo
Member
Posted 13 years ago

I have 400 mp4 (h.264) files uploaded onto my server (no need to convert them, they are ready to stream!). The files are all named with the title I want them to have in MediaCore. I have MediaCore installed on the same server.

I love the features, and, if I was to start adding content one by one now, it would be perfect. But how do I migrate my old video site to mediacore? There seems to be no simple way to "switch" to mediacore.

Do I really need to get all 400 urls for these files, and paste them in one by one for MediaCore to register and publish them? Surely there is an easier way, that I am missing... It would be wonderful to have a script to do this. Could I donate, to have one made?
Jeremy
Community Manager
Posted 13 years ago

This is something we're going to be taking a look at in a coming release as we're aware it's an issue, and for people with very large media libraries it would be nice to be able to import a large quantity of video.
maltokyo
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Perfect. This would make mediacore simply a killer app, for those of us who want to "switch" from another system (and have all our media already encoded and compatible with mediacore, and on the same server).
RadioErewan
Member
Posted 13 years ago

If simple dir iterator is what you need, it is 1 hour task, to do.
maltokyo
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Thanks for the reply. What is a dir iterator? Unfortunately, I cant program. Is this something I could find somewhere on google? Sorry for the stupid question...
kyiyer
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Hi

I'd also love to hear about the directory iterator. If RadioErewan can help us by telling us what the iterator would do to add the content to Mediacore, I can help write the script - maybe. I am no rocket scientist :-)

Please, please help!

Thanks a million
scottf@tvw.org
Member
Posted 13 years ago

My thought on this was to create a sql script to add media and using a file tool like awk to look at existing files in a directory and run the sql script. writing the sql script is the key, figuring out what tables need data to create a complete media item record. I have to do this anyway to make mediacore useful for us, so I will post the script when I get it done. If anyone knows what tables/columns need to be filled out, it would give me a leg up so I dont have to dig.
maltokyo
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Script for this would be fantastic.. if you manage to do it, please let us know..! Thanks!
maltokyo
Member
Posted 12 years ago

I posted more than 2 months ago with this request to be able to specify a folder full of pre-encoded videos which area all already on the same server as the mediacore installation, and have them batch imported into the database to be viewable in mediacore.

It seems like a killer function for me.. doesn't anyone else have a couple of hundred small vids on a server that they would like to make easily viewable by friends and family etc?

Anyway, I am willing to pay someone to develop this if that is how it could get done. Or, as mediacore is so awesome, I would rather pay the developer to add this feature..

Please PM me with suggestions on the best way to proceed.
Felix Schwarz
MediaDrop developer
Posted 12 years ago

I started thinking about an "importer framework" which could handle something like that. If you are willing to put in some money, please send an email to info@schwarz.eu so we can work out the details.

Also you might want to email Scott directly :-)

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