Ingestion for a multimedia workflow

[EmilW]

Hello,

I'm wondering if there's any way of treating files differently depending on different variables when ingesting?

For example, say I want to import footage from a 360 GoPro-rig (6 different cameras) simultaneously as sound from an audio recorder and regular stills from a DSLR. I want the 360 footage to be sorted into a {mediatype}/{datesort}/{time} structure, so that the clips from all the different GoPros gets sorted into individual sequence folders, named after the capture time. For the audio I want a {mediatype}/{datesort} structure, but with the source directories intact. And for the stills I want {mediatype}/{datesort} structure, but I want the files to be renamed in a specific way.

I hope I'm not too confusing. My point is that I want to treat different files differently depending on specific parameters, which in this case is the media type.

[Kirk Baker]

Hello,

I'm wondering if there's any way of treating files differently depending on different variables when ingesting?

For example, say I want to import footage from a 360 GoPro-rig (6 different cameras) simultaneously as sound from an audio recorder and regular stills from a DSLR. I want the 360 footage to be sorted into a {mediatype}/{datesort}/{time} structure, so that the clips from all the different GoPros gets sorted into individual sequence folders, named after the capture time. For the audio I want a {mediatype}/{datesort} structure, but with the source directories intact. And for the stills I want {mediatype}/{datesort} structure, but I want the files to be renamed in a specific way.

I hope I'm not too confusing. My point is that I want to treat different files differently depending on specific parameters, which in this case is the media type.

I think you could use Code Replacement to do that.  What does {mediatype} evaluate to on each type of media you described?

With that information, I may be able to offer a suggestion.

-Kirk

[EmilW]

Oh, didn't even know you could change that. I think it's basically video, still and audio. If that's what you meant.

Edit: Hmm nope, .wav-files seems to end up in the unknown folder. Is there a way to modify the values for each extension?

[Kirk Baker]

Oh, didn't even know you could change that. I think it's basically video, still and audio. If that's what you meant.

Edit: Hmm nope, .wav-files seems to end up in the unknown folder. Is there a way to modify the values for each extension?

No, there is no way to customize that evaluation.

So as long as you don't mind all media types that evaluate to 'unknown' being treated the way you want your audio files treated then you could use Code Replacement to have each of the three types go into specific folders.

Re-reading your original post, I see you want the source directories to be preserved in one case, and flattened in another.  That behavior cannot be changed per media type.  The feature is either always on, or always off.

Sorry.  I don't think I can help you automate things the way you want.

-Kirk

[EmilW]

No, there is no way to customize that evaluation.

So as long as you don't mind all media types that evaluate to 'unknown' being treated the way you want your audio files treated then you could use Code Replacement to have each of the three types go into specific folders.

Re-reading your original post, I see you want the source directories to be preserved in one case, and flattened in another.  That behavior cannot be changed per media type.  The feature is either always on, or always off.

Sorry.  I don't think I can help you automate things the way you want.

-Kirk

Hmm.. okay. Ignoring the preservation of source directories, I still don't quite understand how I can use code replacement to change the destination folder structure for each individual media? As far as I understand that function basically just adds and alters variables?

[Kirk Baker]

No, there is no way to customize that evaluation.

So as long as you don't mind all media types that evaluate to 'unknown' being treated the way you want your audio files treated then you could use Code Replacement to have each of the three types go into specific folders.

Re-reading your original post, I see you want the source directories to be preserved in one case, and flattened in another.  That behavior cannot be changed per media type.  The feature is either always on, or always off.

Sorry.  I don't think I can help you automate things the way you want.

Hmm.. okay. Ignoring the preservation of source directories, I still don't quite understand how I can use code replacement to change the destination folder structure for each individual media? As far as I understand that function basically just adds and alters variables?

Here would be a sample Code Replacement file:

video[tab]video/{datesort}/{time}
still[tab]still/{time}
other[tab]audio/{datesort}

Then in the folder naming field you would enter (assuming your Code Replacement delimiter is '=') :

={mediatype}=

You would then get the three above paths, depending on what {mediatype} evaluates into.  For your Renaming needs, you could also use Code Replacement, but I'd need to see your renaming requirements first in order to give you a specific example.

-Kirk

[EmilW]

Here would be a sample Code Replacement file:

video[tab]video/{datesort}/{time}
still[tab]still/{time}
other[tab]audio/{datesort}

Then in the folder naming field you would enter (assuming your Code Replacement delimiter is '=') :

={mediatype}=

You would then get the three above paths, depending on what {mediatype} evaluates into.  For your Renaming needs, you could also use Code Replacement, but I'd need to see your renaming requirements first in order to give you a specific example.

-Kirk

Ooh, I get it! Thanks a bunch!