Types of Cinegy Convert Job Drop Folders

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The following Cinegy Convert job drop folder types are available:

Avid export;
WMV export;
Final Cut export;
File export;
Documents export;
File ingest;
Quality builder;
Media cleaning.

Export Job Drop Folders

The export tasks can be assigned via drag-and-drop of clips, Rolls, ClipBins and Sequences or using the "Send to job drop target…" command.

Important

Refer to the Export article for detailed information about export tasks creation.

Note	The nodes that have been inserted to the Cinegy Convert job drop folders for exporting are read-only and cannot be edited or deleted.

Avid Export

Media for all the clips put into this job drop folder are converted into MXF files and the references on the received MXFs are written into the created AAF file.

Note	The clips already in MXF format are simply copied to the job drop folder without conversion.

WMV Export

Media for all the clips put into this job drop folder are converted into WMV format using the specified WMV profile.

Final Cut Export

Media for all the Sequences dragged-and-dropped into this job drop folder are processed. As a result, the corresponding XML files are generated for Final Cut.

File Export

Media for all the clips put into this job drop folder are converted into video files of the defined format.

Documents Export

All the documents put into this job drop folder are converted into files of the defined format with their thumbnails as well as metadata in separate XML files.

Important

Refer to the Export Job Drop Folders section for detailed information about exporting media from Cinegy Desktop.

Import / Ingest Job Drop Folders

The jobs for import / ingest tasks are created by Cinegy Watch Folder Service (Legacy) or via the Cinegy Import tool.

File Ingest

The selected shared folders are monitored by Cinegy Watch Folder Service (Legacy). Media from all the tracked video files are automatically ingested to Cinegy Archive.

Document Import

The selected shared folders are monitored by Cinegy Watch Folder Service (Legacy). All the tracked documents with internal metadata are automatically imported to Cinegy Archive.

MXF Import

The selected shared folders are monitored by Cinegy Watch Folder Service (Legacy). All the tracked MXF files with internal metadata are automatically imported to Cinegy Archive.

For each MXF file ingested together with its associated metadata via the Cinegy Import tool, a separate job is created in the MXF import job drop folder and then is automatically imported to Cinegy Archive.

Important

Refer to the Import / Ingest Job Drop Folders section for detailed information about ingesting video files and importing documents.

Quality Builder

Quality builder job drop folders are designed for automatic creation of non-existent qualities from the highest Roll quality available. The quality builder tasks can be assigned via drag-and-drop or by using the "Send to job drop target…" command.

Important

Refer to the Export article for detailed information about export tasks creation.

Note	The Roll being processed by the quality builder job drop folder is read-only and cannot be edited or deleted.

Important

Refer to the Quality Builder Job Drop Folders section for detailed information about quality builder jobs.

Media Cleaning

Media cleaning job drop folders are used for managing the unused or partially used Rolls. Unused data can be removed from the storage, old data can be copied/moved to the archive storages, and partially used Rolls can be compacted in automatic mode. The media cleaning tasks can be assigned via drag-and-drop of Rolls or by using the "Send to job drop target…" command.

Important

Refer to the Media Cleaning Job Drop Folders section for detailed information about the media cleaning job folders operating and managing.