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You can add as many source directories as you would like to be automatically scanned. If you would like to temporary exclude a source for content
verification from the
Media source list
,
just leave it unchecked (as in the example to the right).
After clicking
Add/Edit source
,
the
Add/Edit Auto Mode Settings
dialog opens up.
From the
Media source
drop-down list, choose what type of source to be used for testing (a folder, playlist or a text file).
The
Source folder type
drop-down list appears only in case a
Folder
is specified for
Media source
.
If you would like
QCBox
to check also the subfolders situated in the source directory for checking, check the
Include sub-folders
check-box.
To assign a test preset to an existing
Media source
, select it from the
Test pre-set
drop-down list and click
OK
. A new row appears in the
Auto Mode
Settings
configuration dialog.
The
Auto Remove Time Period
field is situated to the bottom of the
Auto Mode Settings
dialog. By default it is set to
23 hours and 59 min
. This option
compares the current time and date with the date of the last file verification performed. If more than
23 hours and 59 minutes
have elapsed since the
last file verification,
QCBox
will remove all media sources which remained in the
Media source list
for a period longer than
23 hours and 59 min
.
Test presets
This command opens the
Tests Settings
dialog. Here you can create or
modify
Test presets
. Each test preset acts like a template for
performing file verification: it contains a list of test plug-ins and a set of
parameters, defined for each plug-in. Each plug-in keeps track of
different
Parameters
. A set of
Values
may correspond to each
Parameter
.
To
Add
/
Delete
/
Delete All/Clone
or
Set as Default
a
Test
preset
, right-click within the
Test Presets
area.
In the
Default preset
field you can see which test preset which is currently
set as default. It will appear automatically when you specify a source
directory for file verification.
After creating a
Test Preset
, select it by a single left-click over it. From
the
All available plugins
field to the right side of the window, select
each plug-in you would like to be used for performing the file
verification. Currently, we support several plugins (
as in the example to
the right
).
At the lower part of the screen, you can see separate Parameters as well as the Values, corresponding to them. They can be changed according to your
requirements and needs.
Once a test preset is defined and performed over a set of files, a metadata (
*.mtd
) file is sent to
AirBox
. Thus, if
AirBox
is properly configured for quality
control of its playlist files, it uses the abovementioned file and interprets the data in it in order to verify that the respective items have or have not passed
the quality check.
In the fields in the right part of the
Tests Settings
dialog you can configure some additional parameters.
The
Allowed stream duration deviations
field is used for comparing the file duration that is written in the metadata file with the playout duration. By
default,
QCBox
allows for ± 500 ms but you can enter different values here, in Shorter and Longer duration respectively.
Use the
On Missing Stream(s)
field to tell
QCBox
what to do when it cannot find one or more streams in a given file. Note that each file is
accompanied with a number of streams that it contains for audio and video compressions. Thus, the program checks for the presence of each of the
streams that are listed to exist within a file. If a stream is not found,
QCBox
allows you to do one of three things:
▪
Return a result of 0 %
▪
Return a result of 100 %
▪
Check the existing streams and calculate the result by subtracting the respective portion of the file (stream(s)) that is / are missing
In the
On Missing Media Info
field you can tell
QCBox
how to act when media info is missing from a certain file. It can send a result of 0 or 100 %.
The calculation of the result (Success %) is described in details in the dedicated
Appendix
.
NOTE:
The currently defined values are perfectly suitable for use in television quality control. Be aware that if you change these values we do NOT
guarantee appropriate results.