Hi Tony,
RDCatch runs at a *time* set in the top right of the Edit Download
screen. If the time is now, not set in the future, the catch will
happen at this time tomorrow or this time on this day next week
depending on the checkboxes.
Given the work flow you describe I would use the dropbox option in
RDAdmin > Manage > Hosts > Host > Dropboxes
Depending on the labeling of the tracks on the CD you could put the
entire weeks programmes in at once and they can be imported as cuts with
play date set into the cart.
It looks like you use the cart as a two pulse cart with an intro on cut
1 and the programme on cut 2. I am inclined to do that with two carts
one with the intro and the second with the daily content.
Another option is to write a shell script to read the tracks from the CD
and cart them directly. You can call the script from a macro cart and
put the macro cart on a button in the RDAirplay screen.
RDCatch does require a username and password. It can grab from all sorts
of places and has a one size fits all interface.
regards
Robert
On 20/12/21 5:08 am, Tony Cox wrote:
I am new to Rivendell and am trying to finish the setup of a machine to run our
radio station. Each week we have daily programs that we record from a CD and
move the files into our current automation software (SS32).
In Rivendell, RDCatch seems like to ideal solution for us to automate the
process and speed up our production work.
I have set up a folder on our new machine called “shows_import”. That will be
where I want RDCatch to look for the file. I currently have place a file called
“test1.mp3” in the folder and have RDCatch set to look for the file and place
it into a Cut in a Cart for departing.
I think I have it set up properly but have been unsuccessful at getting RDCatch
to do anything with the file. Here are my settings:
Description: Ted Watson->Cut 002
URL: file:///home/rd/shows_import/test1.mp3
User: user Password: ————
(Although the manual says no user and password are need for file transfer on a
drive, RDCatch is still requiring me to have a username associated with the
event)
Destination: 300121_002
Channels: 2
Autotrim, Normalize, Update Library Metadata (selected)
Active Days: Set to whatever day I am testing.
I have successfully downloaded from an FTP site, but can’t seem to make this
work when grabbing a file on the same computer. This seemed simple enough but
for whatever reason, I just haven’t had a success with this set up.
Any guidance is appreciated.
Thanks,
Tony
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