By episode service, does this really mean mediapackage service?

E.g. and episide == mediapackage, right?  Or is episode a different
concept?

Chris


On Tue,
30 Aug 2011 23:26:55 +0200 Tobias Wunden <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Adam,
> 
> > I thought mediapackages can be extracted from the workflow and
> > engage search service (and searchable by mp id)?  If so, how is
> > this different?
> 
> the mediapackage is indeed accessible from workflow, but not the
> actual elements (catalogs, tracks) which are being stored in the
> working fil repository and will get "cleaned" up sooner or later. In
> addition, there can be multiple workflows working on the same
> mediapackage. Which one will you use? This is why the episode service
> will not only keep the mediapackage but also provide a simple api for
> storing the mediapackage elements, along with an intial filesystem
> based implementation of that "archive" api.
> 
> > Since the medata is stored in a variety of services, how does the
> > episode service ensure that the metadata is up to date?
> 
> In the current designs, metadata is only updated through workflow,
> and the episode service is no different. If you want to change
> metadata, you run a workflow. As long as there is no communication
> channel being established between the various services, it is up to
> the author of the workflows to make sure that metadata changes are
> being propagated as needed.
> 
> > Do you have any screen shots of UI's taking advantage of this
> > service?
> 
> Not yet, the capabilities of the ui is still being discussed. It will
> most probably offer search capabilities similar to the current
> recordings screen and allow for the selection of one or more
> mediapackages, which can then be submitted for processing. I will
> post mockups or screenshots as we are making progress.
> 
> Tobias
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