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<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THLToolboxhomegtAudioVideogtTechnicalProcessingofAudioVideoLogEditandCompressgtLinkingtheCompressionstotheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THLToolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Audio-Video.html">Audio-Video</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Technical%20Processing%20of%20Audio-Video%20-%20Log%2C%20Edit%20and%20Compress.html">Technical Processing of Audio-Video - Log, Edit and Compress</a> > Linking the Compressions to the AVDB</h3><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="LinkingtheCompressionstotheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a>Linking the Compressions to the AVDB </h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s):</strong> Eric Woelfel</p><p class="paragraph">The final step in the media creation process is to upload the media file and its associated information to the THL Audio-Video Database. Linking the media to the AVDB allows for delivery of the video to end users.</p><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">NOTE:</strong> the following programs are required in order for the current THL AVDB to connect the compressions to the AVDB cataloging records:</p><ul class="star"><li>BBEdit</li> <li>Fugu (which can be downloaded for free off the ITC Mac software page).</li></ul><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h3"><a name="AUploadmediafilestoserver" class="anchorpoint"></a>A. Upload media files to server </h3><ol><li>Upload the high quality movies by using a ftp client to the www.blue.unix.virginia.edu/net/quandu/thdl.org/video/high folder.</li> <li>Upload the low quality movies by using a ftp client to the www.blue.unix.virginia.edu/net/quandu/thdl.org/video/low folder.</li> <li>Upload the audio files by using a ftp client to the www.blue.unix.virginia.edu/net/quandu/thdl.org/audio folder.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h3"><a name="BBatchimportmedia" class="anchorpoint"></a>B. Batch import media</h3><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h4"><a name="1CreateatextfileforthehighcompressionsanduploadthedatatotheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a>1. Create a text file for the high compressions and upload the data to the AVDB.</h3><ol><li>Download the script "Export movie data.scpt. found here <img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.thlib.org/avarch/mediaflowcat/admin/media_import_docs.php" target="rwikiexternal">http://www.thlib.org/avarch/mediaflowcat/admin/media_import_docs.php</a></span></li> <li>Run the script.</li> <li>Select the folder on your local hard drive containing the high quality compressions.</li> <li>Choose quality setting "high".</li> <li>In BBEdit, save the text file as import-mediaHigh.txt.</li> <li>Select the Batch import media file option from the home page of the Audio-Video Database. Click on the "Browse" button to navigate to the import-mediaHigh.txt on your hard drive then click the "Submit Query" button to upload the data to the Audio-Video Database.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h4"><a name="2CreateatextfileforthelowcompressionsanduploadthedatatotheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a>2. Create a text file for the low compressions and upload the data to the AVDB.</h3><ol><li>Run the "Export movie data.scpt" script.</li> <li>Select the folder on your local hard drive containing the low quality compressions.</li> <li>Choose quality setting "low".</li> <li>In BBEdit, save the text file as import-mediaLow.txt.</li> <li>Select the Batch import media file option from the home page of the Audio-Video Database. Click on the "Browse" button to navigate to the import-mediaLow.txt on your hard drive then click the "Submit Query" button to upload the data to the Audio-Video Database.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h4"><a name="3CreateatextfilefortheaudiocompressionsanduploadthedatatotheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a>3. Create a text file for the audio compressions and upload the data to the AVDB.</h3><ol><li>Run the "Export movie data.scpt" script.</li> <li>Select the folder on your local hard drive containing the audio compressions.</li> <li>Choose quality setting "audio".</li> <li>In BBEdit, save the text file as import-mediaAudio.txt.</li> <li>Select the Batch import media file option from the home page of the Audio-Video Database. Click on the "Browse" button to navigate to the import-mediaAudio.txt on your hard drive then click the "Submit Query" button to upload the data to the Audio-Video Database.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h3"><a name="CCheckthecompressionontheAVDB" class="anchorpoint"></a>C. Check the compression on the AVDB</h3><ol><li>Navigate to the title in the AVDB by searching for the title’s THL ID.</li> <li>Play all new compressions for each title within the AVDB interface.</li> <li>If some movies do not play check to make sure they are on the server in the proper place.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h3"><a name="DBackuptheloggingprojectfile" class="anchorpoint"></a>D. Backup the logging/project file</h3><ol><li>Open the AVDB home page and enter the tape number of the source of your new compressions and select "Id" and then click the "Physical media" button.</li> <li>Select the "Add Logfile" link from the tape enrty.</li> <li>Click "Browse" to navigate to the logging file associated with the tape and click on "Upload File" finish the process.</li></ol><p class="paragraph"> </p><h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="ProvidedforunrestrictedusebythespanclassnobrimgsrcsakairwikitoolimagesicklearrowgifaltexternallinktitleexternallinkahrefhttpwwwthliborgtargetrwikiexternalTibetanandHimalayanLibraryaspan" class="anchorpoint"></a><em class="italic">Provided for unrestricted use by the <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thlib.org" target="rwikiexternal">Tibetan and Himalayan Library</a></span></em></h3>