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Streamer's IP address then press the
Quickconnect
button to open an FTP connection.
E-Streamer's FTP server operates on the Internet standard TCP port 21 which is the default port for
most FTP clients.
Show files on the E-Streamer
All show data files on the E-Streamer are located in the
/shows/
folder in the top level (root) folder of
the FTP server. File and folder navigation on an FTP client is similar to navigation on your operating
system.
Show data
Each Show is composed of two files identified by the Show ID number
(see Show ID on page 19 )
.
1.
The
ShowID.shw
file stores the compressed binary data recorded from each of the Show's DMX
streams, and
2.
The
ShowID.xml
file stores a description of the Show and its originating data formats, in XML
(eXtensible Markup Language).
Both
files are required for successful backup and restoration of each Show.
Show files are backed up from the
/shows/
folder, but must be restored to the
/restore/
folder.
Immediately after the completion of file transfers into the
/restore/
folder, E-Streamer processes the
Show files, resolving any clashes with existing ShowIDs or Show names, then relocates them to the
/shows/
folder.
Playlist data
All Playlist data is stored in the file
plist.xml
in the
/shows/
folder.
The Playlist file is backed up from the
/shows/
folder, but wherever possible should be restored using
the Restore Playlist function, as this process includes important file content validation.
(See Restore
Playlist on page 34)
Sources for downloading FTP clients
Client
Platform
Source
Filezilla Windows
WS_FTP Windows
Fetch Mac
gFTP Linux
