h1. Migrate Repository from 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, provide a basic Profile interface 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 the button below Recorder, on 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 any time 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 create a size by size copy of the mediapackage. 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/)
To change the folder set the custom path on the configuration files, changing the value of [basic]>export.
* 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.
To change the folder set the custom path on the configuration files, changing the value of [basic]>export.
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 operations are not sequentially.
To change your nightly time to ingest, include or change this lines on your configuration files
{code:none}
[heartbeat]
night = 00:00
{code}
h3. Other improvements and features
* The frequency of the messages send to Matterhorn is configurable.
* Some device errors are captured by the program, avoiding crashing.
* New information is available on the Recorder Area: Elapsed time, free space, connectivity.
* Blackmagic plugin allows to record audio or not.
* New plugins has been included: Audiotest, Videotest - both mock devices - and Firewire.
h2. Configuration differences between 1.1.x and 1.2.0
*A updated configuration guide is available on docs/install/readme.txt*
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)
{code:none}
[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
{code}
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