h1. Install Galicaster:
* Download the package.
* Run Galicaster with _./run_galicaster.py_. It will start with mock devices (bars, static and noise).
* Download the profiles you may want to try and copy then on _profiles/_.
* Replace those values on the profiles to adapt them to your devices.
h1. Migrate Mediapackage for 1.1.x to 1.2.x
Mediapackages are compatible with both versions but we have included new information concerning the status of the operations. Then, only one file will be modified, the others will remain unaltered.
To do so:
* The script is docs/scripts/migrate_repository.py
* Move it to your Galicaster 1.2 directory,
* Configure Galicaster to point to on the repository you want to migrate
* Make a backup
* Run it on a terminal: python migrate_repository.py
h1. New features
If you have used Galicaster before, you won't find many changes visually. Most of the work has been focused on new Operations upon packages, provida a Profile matrix and improve the Ingest service.
Other internal changes will be visible on further releases, when we release new plugins and features that are not ready yet.
h3. Profiles
A profile is a group of tracks configurated to run together to record a Mediapackage. Each profile can have one or many tracks, usually from 1 to 4 (two videos and two audios). You can shift between profiles on the profile menu, clicking on Load Profile on the left bottom corner of the welcome page.
When you change a profile it's automatically loaded. If anything goes wrong, you will receive a message on the Recorder area.
You can try another profile anytime you want, without leaving the program. You have to leave the program to edit any profile, if you have knowledge to do so.
h3. New operations
We have included two new operations: export to zip and make a size by size. All the operations, including ingest, can be triggered immediately or nightly (00 am local by default).
* h4. Zip
The "export to zip" operation will zip without compression a mediapackage on the user main folder (usually /home/user/
On further release wes will improve the export to facilitate a direct export to shared folders and usb units
* h4. Side by Side
The "side by side" will create a single file video with a side-by-side composition of both presenter and presentation videos. The audio will be attached to. The video is exported to mp4 extension and will be placed on the user main folder.
Note: Size by size operation only works on mediapackages with 2 videos (audio could be both in or out the video track), the audio will be get from the track with presenter flavor (either video or audio)
h3. Ingest improvements
In this new version of Galicaster Ingesting is more flexible. You can choose a immediate or a nightly ingest style, separately on manual and scheduled recordings. You also may configure the starting time of the nightly ingests.
In addition, operations can be queued, so if you select many operations sequentially they will be resolved in the same order you or the program select them.
Note: nightly operation are not sequentially.
h2. Configuration differences between 1.1.x and 1.2.0
Basically, your configuration will work on the new release.
Your track setup will be considered the "default" profile, so if you don't select a profile, or the profile name is wrong, the default profile will be loaded.
Take a look to a example (the default profile has been removed)
[basic]
admin = True
profile = Webcam
[ingest]
active = True
manual = nightly
scheduled = immediate
host = http://fakeadmin.matterhorn.com:80
username = matterhorn_system_account
password = CHANGE_ME
workflow = full
workflow-parameters = trimHold:true
h3. Matterhorn Scheduler behaviour
With the appearance of profiles, some understanding of their functioning is needed to use the Matterhorn scheduler. There's two options, whether Matterhorn can select the tracks or not.
* When Galicaster's admin mode is off, Galicaster send its tracks to Matterhorn -, giving the scheduler the option to disable some tracks, for instance the VGA or a backup audio.
* When admin mode is on, changes are expectable. Galicaster won't send its tracks and the scheduler won't be able to select any, just schedule. Then, Galicaster will record all tracks activated on the current profile and Matterhorn
h3. Media Manager new look
Media Manager has suffered some changes:
* Instead of ingest we have operations
* Each operation status is shown on the Manager
* Colors only affects operation
* Colors are configurable
* Classic color scheme is available and configurable (only set colors upon ingest status)
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