After one of your tests, you might check /var/log/messages to see if there's anything there about an RDCatch error. You'll need root access to view the log.
For permissions, open a command line and see what the "ls -l" command says about access rights for that file. You'd like to see read access for user, group, and world. Using dropboxes, for specific cut numbers in a single cart I think it's possible to include the number in the file name and use the %j/%J metadata character to assign it? See Appendix E, "Metadata Wildcards" in the Ops & Admin Guide. Generally, I think retrieving files from a remote computer is safer than someone pushing files to your computer, which requires a server and the attendant security concerns. Mike On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 10:30 AM Tony Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > Thank you. For testing, I have set the time to a few minutes in the > future. I used Cuts inside the cart that are departed for particular days — > 001 = Monday 002 = Tuesday, etc. If I use a Dropbox, I don’t see a good way > to use a Cut. Thus, we would need a Cart number for each day and a new > event for each day. I was hoping to simplify my events and clocks. > > I will look at Dropboxes for the process. > > Another option for me is to let Rivendell grab the files from a remote > computer. I have been successful using ftp access to download. > > Do you think that my issue could be permissions related on the Rivendell > computer? > > Also, do you think it may be better to access a remote computer? I’ve been > following the emails regarding Ransomeware. > > Tony > > > On Dec 19, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Robert Jeffares <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing > [email protected]http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >
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