Rivendellaudio/docs/man/rdimport.1
Fred Gleason bc6ce6fcb2 2014-10-25 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
* Implemented '--set-string-*=' options for rdimport(1) in
	'utils/rdimport/rdimport.cpp' and 'utils/rdimport/rdimport.h'.
2014-10-25 20:09:57 -04:00

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.TH rdimport 1 "October 2014" Linux "Rivendell Radio Automation System"
.SH NAME
rdimport \- Audio importation tool for the Rivendell Radio Automation System
.SH SYNOPSIS
rdimport [OPTIONS] <group-name> <filespec> [<filespec>]*
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBRdimport\fP is a command-line tool for importing one or more audio files
into the Rivendell Radio Automation System. By default, a new cart will be
created for each file imported, although this behavior can be modified by
use of the appropriate options (see the \fB--single-cart\fP and
\fB--to-cart\fP options, below). A <\fIfilespec\fP> of '-' will cause the
list of filespecs to be read from standard input.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B --add-scheduler-code=<\fIstr\fP>
Add Scheduler Code <\fIstr\fP> to the target cart. The specified
code must exist in RDAdmin->SchedulerCodes. This option may be
specified multiple times.
.TP
.B --autotrim-level=<level>
Specify the threshold level to use for autotrimming the audio, in dBFS.
Specifying '0' will turn off autotrimming.
.TP
.B --cart-number-offset=<\fIoffset\fP>
Add <\fIoffset\fP> to the cart number as determined from metadata pattern
or --use-cartchunk-cutid.
.TP
.B --create-enddate-offset=<\fIdays\fP>
If the imported file does not reference an end date, create with
end date offset by <\fIdays\fP> days relative to the current date.
Cannot be less than the value the value for \fB--create-startdate-offset\fP
(default = 0).
.TP
.B --create-startdate-offset=<\fIdays\fP>
If the imported file does not reference a start date, create with
startdate offset by <\fIdays\fP> days relative to the current date.
Cannot be greater than the value for \fB--create-enddate-offset\fP
(default = 0).
.TP
.B --delete-cuts
Delete all cuts within the destination cart before importing. Use
with caution!
.TP
.B --delete-source
Delete each source file after successful import. Use with caution!
.TP
.B --drop-box
Operate in DropBox mode, causing \fIrdimport(1)\fP to run continuously,
periodically scanning for files matching the specified <\fIfilespec\fP>,
importing and then deleting them when found. WARNING: use of this option
also implies the \fB--delete-source\fP option!
.TP
.B --enddate-offset=<days>
If the imported file references an end date, offset the value by <\fIdays\fP>
days.
.TP
.B --fix-broken-formats
Attempt to work around malformed audio input data.
.TP
.B --help
Print a short usage message and exit.
.TP
.B --log-mode
Prepend date/time information to each line of printed status (implies
the '--verbose' option).
.TP
.B --metadata-pattern=<\fIpattern\fP>
Attempt to read metadata parameters from the source filename, using
the pattern <\fIpattern\fP>. Patterns consist of a sequence of wildcards and
regular characters to indicate boundaries between metadata fields.
The available wildcards are:
.RS
.TP
%a
Artist
.TP
%b
Record Label
.TP
%c
Client
.TP
%e
Agency
.TP
%g
Rivendell Group (overrides the <\fIgroup-name\fP> parameter)
.TP
%i
Cut Description
.TP
%l
Album
.TP
%m
Composer
.TP
%n
Rivendell Cart Number
.TP
%o
Cut Outcue
.TP
%p
Publisher
.TP
%r
Conductor
.TP
%s
Song ID
.TP
%t
Title
.TP
%u
User Defined
.TP
%y
Release Year (four digit numeric)
.TP
%%
A literal '%'
.RE
.RE
Detection of either the Rivendell Group [%g] or Rivendell Cart [%n]
will cause RDImport to attempt to import the file to the specified Group
and/or Cart, overriding whatever values were specified elsewhere on the
command line. If the \fB--set-user-defined\fP option has been used,
then the value specified there will be used instead of %u.
Boundaries between metadata fields are indicated by placing regular
characters between macros. For example, the pattern '%t_%a_%g_%n.',
when processing a filename of 'My Song_My Artist_TEMP_123456.mp3',
would extract 'My Song' as the title and 'My Artist' as the artist,
while importing it into cart 123456 in the TEMP group.
.TP
.B --normalization-level=<\fIlevel\fP>
Specify the level to use for peak normalizing the audio, in dBFS.
Specifying '0' will turn off normalization.
.TP
.B --segue-length=<\fIlength\fP>
Length of the added segue in msecs. See \fB--segue-level\fP below.
.TP
.B --segue-level=<\fIlevel\fP>
Specify the threshold level to use for setting the segue markers, in dBFS.
Default action is not to create segue markers.
.TP
.B --set-daypart-times=<\fIstart-time\fP>,<\fIend-time\fP>
Set the start and end daypart times, in the format HHMMSS.
.TP
.B --set-marker-end-<\fImarker\fP>=<\fIoffset\fP>
Set an end marker to a given offset value. The <\fIoffset\fP> parameter is
specified in milliseconds. If positive, it is taken to indicate a marker
position relative to the absolute beginning of the audio cut, while if
negative, it is taken to indicate a marker position relative to the absolute
end of the audio cut.
The following <\fImarker\fP> types are recognized:
.RS
.TP
.B cut
The Cut markers.
.TP
.B hook
The Hook markers.
.TP
.B segue
The Segue markers
.TP
.B talk
The Talk markers.
.RE
.RE
.TP
.B --set-marker-fadedown=<\fIoffset\fP>
Set the FadeDown marker to a given offset value. See the discussion of the
\fB--set-marker-end-<marker>\fP option above for a description of the
<\fIoffset\fP> parameter.
.TP
.B --set-marker-fadeup=<\fIoffset\fP>
Set the FadeUp marker to a given offset value. See the discussion of the
\fB--set-marker-end-<marker>\fP option above for a description of the
<\fIoffset\fP> parameter.
.TP
.B --set-marker-start-<\fImarker\fP>=<\fIoffset\fP>
Set a start marker to a given offset value. See the discussion of the
\fB--set-marker-end-<marker>\fP option above for a description of the
<\fImarker\fP> and <\fIoffset\fP> parameters.
.TP
.B --set-string-<\fIfield\fP>=<\fIstring\fP>
Set the cart label field <\fIfield\fP> to <\fIstring\fP>. This will override
any other values --e.g. from \fB--metadata-pattern\fP. Values recognized
for <\fIfield\fP> are:
.RS
.TP
.B agency
Agency Name
.TP
.B album
Album Name
.TP
.B artist
Artist Name
.TP
.B bpm
Beats per Minute (integer numeric)
.TP
.B client
Client Name
.TP
.B composer
Music Composer Name
.TP
.B conductor
Conductor Name
.TP
.B publisher
Music Publisher (rights holder)
.TP
.B label
Record Label Name (rights holder)
.TP
.B song-id
Song ID
.TP
.B title
Title
.TP
.B user-defined
Miscelaneous Information
.TP
.B year
Year Released (four digit numeric)
.RE
.RE
.TP
.B --set-user-defined=<\fIstr\fP>
Deprecated. Use the \fB--set-string-user-defined\fP option instead.
.TP
.B --single-cart
If more than one file is imported, place them within multiple cuts within a
single cart, rather than creating separate carts for each file.
.TP
.B --startdate-offset=<\fIdays\fP>
If the imported file references a start date, offset the value by <\fIdays\fP>
days.
.TP
.B --title-from-cartchunk-cutid
Set the cart title from CartChunk CutID.
.TP
.B --to-cart=<\fIcartnum\fP>
Specify the cart to import the audio into, rather than using the next
available cart number for the group. If the cart does not exist, it will
be created. Each file will be imported into a separate new cut within the
cart. Use of this option implies the \fB--single-cart\fP option as well,
and is mutually exclusive with the \fB--use-cartchunk-cutid\fP option.
.TP
.B --use-cartchunk-cutid
Import the audio into the cart specified by the CartChunk CutID parameter
associated with the file. If the cart does not exist, it will be
created. Use of this option is mutually exclusive with the \fB--to-cart\fP
option.
.TP
.B --verbose
Print progress messages during processing.
.TP
.B --version
Output version information and exit.
.SH NOTES
It may be necessary to enclose individual <\fIfilespec\fP> clauses in quotes
in order to protect wildcard characters from expansion by the shell. A typical
indicator that this is necessary is the failure of \fBrdimport(1)\fP to process
newly added files when running in DropBox mode.
.SH BUGS
It could be argued that RMS rather than peak normalization would be more
appropriate for use with the \fB--normalization-level\fP option.
.SH AUTHOR
Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR http://www.cartchunk.org/