Show content cloning / repeating
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Sergei S.Sergei S.
    Posts: 54Member
    Hi!

    Maybe I am missing something obvious:
    do I really need to fill each show instance with same content, each time, manually
    - when I want a repeating show with same content?

    Say, each day, same time, say, at 12,14,16 and 18 there should be a same announce.
    I created 4 shows, each set with weekly repeat.
    Now the mouse job: for each instance "Add Content".
    4 shows a day * 4 weeks * 7 days = 112 instances to repeat same add content operation. Instead of just one.

    In fact the announce should go each hour, twice, for 1 month.
    Of course, LiquidSoap script is a solution here. But we're on AirTime, and the non-tech guys are adding the shows.

    Is there a smart way that I overlooked? =)
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down Paul BaranowskiPaul Baranowski
    Posts: 389Member, Administrator, Sourcefabric Team
    On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Sergei S. <
    airtime-support@lists.sourcefabric.org> wrote:

    > **
    > Hi!
    >
    > Maybe I am missing something obvious:
    > do I really need to fill each show instance with same content, each time,
    > manually
    > - when I want a repeating show with same content?
    >

    Currently Airtime does not duplicate the content of a show. It's not as
    simple as it sounds - this would require the user choosing which show's
    content to duplicate and whether to overwrite existing content in future
    shows. Also, repeating shows are not duplicated forever into the future,
    rather they are generated on demand - so a template of the show's content
    would need to be kept around and inserted whenever a new show is generated.

    However, in the coming months we will have a REST API interface which will
    allow you write your own helper applications for Airtime and make it do
    whatever you like.

    - Paul

  • Vote Up0Vote Down Sergei S.Sergei S.
    Posts: 54Member
    Dear Paul, thank you for the reply!

    Can this functionality be viewed as the 'Rebroadcast' feature:
    having a show filled with content, assign it desired replays?

    The other way could be a simple 'Copy' operation on the show+content in the Calendar.
    Create a show, fill it with content. Then copy it to the future days. This would work!

    Thank you a lot for all you're doing to AirTime. Keep up good work!
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Paul BaranowskiPaul Baranowski
    Posts: 389Member, Administrator, Sourcefabric Team
    On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Sergei S. <
    airtime-support@lists.sourcefabric.org> wrote:

    > **
    > The other way could be a simple 'Copy' operation on the show+content in
    > the Calendar.
    > Create a show, fill it with content. Then copy it to the future days. This
    > would work!
    >

    Do you mean the ability to just copy the content of the show, and not the
    show itself? I think this would work better in your case. So you would
    create a repeating show, then "Copy Content" from one show and "Paste
    Content" on another show. What do you think?

    - Paul

  • Vote Up0Vote Down Sergei S.Sergei S.
    Posts: 54Member
    Paul Baranowski писал(а) Чт., 28 Июль 2011 01:17

    So you would create a repeating show, then "Copy Content" from one show and "Paste Content" on another show. What do you think?


    Maybe. Though the "Paste" phase is not transparent: is the target show empty yet?

    I was thinking of even more simple thing:
    like I can drag any show including its content
    from one date in the future to another day in the Calendar -
    would make sense if I could Copy any show with its Content to a further day the same way - maybe Ctrl+drag?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Paul BaranowskiPaul Baranowski
    Posts: 389Member, Administrator, Sourcefabric Team
    On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Sergei S. <
    airtime-support@lists.sourcefabric.org> wrote:

    >
    > I was thinking of even more simple thing:
    > like I can drag any show including its content
    > from one date in the future to another day in the Calendar -
    > would make sense if I could *Copy* any show with its Content to a further
    > day the same way - maybe Ctrl+drag?
    >

    Ok, the ticket for that is here:
    http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CC-1979

    Please vote for it if you are interested!

    - Paul

  • Vote Up0Vote Down César AraújoCésar Araújo
    Posts: 20Member
    The show should have a content assigned, and in case it is cloned it should have it self the same content as previous, if the dj wants it removes and inserts new content. Also is should randomize the content, so a second instance of a show does not have same music played in the same order.
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