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Usage Notes for the 'wings_filter' Import Script.
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Wings_filter is a script designed to be used to import existing audio
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and meta-data from an AirForce 'Wings' automation system. It is
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invoked as follows:
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USAGE
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wings_filter -g <default-group> -d <db-file> -A <audio-dir> [-e <audio-ext>]
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Where:
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<default-group> = The name of the group in which to place carts
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belonging to a source tab in Wings for which there
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is no corresponding Rivendell Group.
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<db-file> = The name of the Wings database file.
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<audio-dir> = The name of the directory containing the Wings ATX
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audio files.
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<audio-ext> = The filetype extension fo the Wings ATX files. By
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default, this is 'ATX', but can be changed to
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other values here if necessary.
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OVERVIEW
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In order import audio from an existing Wings system, proceed as
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follows:
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1) CREATE RIVENDELL GROUPS
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In RDAdmin->ManageGroups, create a Group to correspond to each Wings
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Tab value that exists in the library to be imported, and an additional
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group to catch any Wings entries that may not have a valid Group.
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When creating these groups, it is essential that a default cart number
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range be configured for each group that is large enough to accomodate
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all anticipated imports.
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2) LOCATE THE 'WINGS' DATABASE AND AUDIO FILES
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These can be mounted from a remote system if needs be. Read-only
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access is adequate, as the script does not modify these items in any
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way.
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3) VERIFY AVAILABLE DISK SPACE
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Verify that enough disk space is available in the '/var/snd/'
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directory to accomodate the audio to be imported. You should have at
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least the amount of space currently occupied by the Wings ATX files,
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plus 5 percent additional.
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4) INVOKE SCRIPT
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Start up the script, as described in the USAGE section above. The
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script will print progress reports as it proceeds, or notify you of
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error conditions as required.
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5) CLEAN UP
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If desired, use RDAdmin->ManageGroups to rename the single-letter
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import groups to more intuitive names.
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NOTE ON AUDIO PROCESSING
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Wings_filter does not alter or reencode the audio sample data in any
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way, and thus does *not* incurr any generation or transcoding loss of
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quality. At the same time, this means that the incoming audio will be
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brought into Rivendell *exactly* as it exists in the Wings system,
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with all parameters (e.g. sample rate, bit rate, level, etc)
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unaltered. If you need to alter one or more of these parameters as
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part of the import process, we suggest you use the RDImport script
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instead.
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