Hi Gavin et al, Here's a snippet from my original request for help sent about this time last year.
>> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Hayton >> Sent: Sunday, 3 March 2013 1:04 p.m. >> To: 'User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System' >> Subject: [RDD] Music Playout Report - Rivendell v2.4.0 >> Hi folks I have a question hopefully someone can help me with? >> How can I can add / remove fields that are output to the new 'music playout' report that first appears in v2.4.0? >> I'm looking to modify it so I can meet APRA reporting requirements for New Zealand low power FM broadcasters as outlined below: >> --- >> The Licensee will: >> At APRA's reasonable request, furnish to APRA a certified list of each and every musical work communicated without any exceptions or omissions whatsoever >> Such lists shall: >> Be typewritten or computer printed and shall include in respect of each musical work the name/s of the composer, publisher, form of rendition, record manufacturer's catalogue number and the duration, >> The list for each day shall state the total duration of all works communicated on that day and the total duration of the communicated time of that day. >> --- Gavin, you'll note from the above APRA requirements we also need our reporting to provide the total duration of all works communicated on a given day (each song's duration) and the total duration of all items communicated on a day (sum total duration of all music played across 24 hours). We currently lack any suitable APRA/PPNZ report template in Rivendell, such a template would (ideally) meet the APRA requirements outlined above. At present in version 2.8.1 I use the following library fields: Title, Artist, Album, Record Label, Agency, Publisher, Composer, User Defined. The 'User Defined' field I plug in the CD catalogue number or state 'single digital' for digital downloads. This data should perhaps now be in the 'song ID' field - which is a newer field that came along after I started my music library. The 'Agency' field I use to state the 'form of rendition' so iTunes, CD, LP, etc. Ideally I'd like an APRA/PPNZ report template in Rivendell to: - print a line by line output for each item broadcast - on each line the data to contain: broadcast time, cart number, title, artist, album, record label, publisher, composer, user defined, audio length, agency (perhaps the latter should be song ID?) - provide a total audio duration broadcast for each calendar day (or part of day generated by the report) e.g. total audio duration on 3/5/14 is hh:mm:ss - provide a total audio duration of the complete time period covered the report e.g. total audio duration for period 3/5/14 - 3/9/15 is hh:mm:ss Fred, would you please consider such a report template for a future release of Rivendell? With thanks, Paul. ------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gavin Stephens Sent: Sunday, 9 March 2014 4:34 p.m. To: Rivendell Users Group Subject: Re: [RDD] Reports I wonder if Geoff is reading this and what he does for Otago Access Radio for the 4 weekly reports per year for non-profit with Rivendell? At present APRA/PPNZ don't request playlist information per their requirements for LPFM, but the clearly require the station to be in a possition to provide those reports on request - if they ask for samples in the future. The thing I disagree with, is that you're limited to $10,000 turn over before you have to do full reports under a normal broadcast license. However, the software such as Selector or Bluegum that they recommend to output their reports makes an LPFM budget of $10,000 not really practical. I can easily blow that on new hardware to upgrade to RD 2.8 branch, new transmitter, console, mast and antenna and a grand just to get the copyright license for LPFM and online. That would maybe leave enough to pay a tech to give everything a clean bill of health. The closest thing to an LPFM budget is Rivendell for it's features obviously. I've experimented with technical playout report but that doesn't appear to be enough. I need composer/author, record label, publisher and the CD spine number (catalogue) number in those outputs. So far I've made the output path \home\rduser\%y%m%d.txt but I've played audio over and over in RDAirPlay and nothing is showing up in that subdirectory. Granted I'm only on 1.7.2. There must be someone in New Zealand or Australia running LPFM using RD and paying their public performance licenses legitimatelly and fulfilling the contract details on keeping reports should they request them? $10,000 anually is a tough ask before requiring expensive scheduling software for reporting. _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
