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NCast Presentation Server Reference Manual
2 Administrative Interface
2.1 E
PISODES
An episode is a single recording, a single MediaPackage with all the associated media and metadata files. The
Episode Service tracks episodes and archives them for possible reprocessing or reuse.
An important aspect of the Episode Service is its ability to track the distribution and disposition of files in the
system, especially when it is desired remove a file from service. There are two types of removal:
Retraction – The file is “unpublished” and “un-distributed” throughout the system so it is no longer visible to
viewers and no longer takes space in distribution and streaming storage. But the MediaPackage and its
components still exist in the Episode archive and may be submitted once again with any workflow.
Deletion – The MediaPackage and all its parts are permanently removed from storage. Nothing remains.
2.1.1 E
PISODE
S
UMMARY
The Episode panel lists all the MediaPackages in the archive and their current status.
Each line in the table represents a submitted recording. The default display will show the most recently recorded
episodes at the beginning of the table, but the order for any column may be changed by clicking the small arrow in
the header row. Use the search box to find episodes with the specified text in the text fields selected.
The upper right corner of the page contains an icon which may be used to take the viewer to the Media Module
where all episodes may be found for playback. Above the icon is a link to logout of the administrative interface.
On the bottom of the page the administrator may select the number of entries to view at a given time and the
refresh rate of the page.
2.1.2 E
PISODE
B
ATCH
W
ORKFLOWS
A workflow is a sequence of processing steps within the server which defines how incoming media and metadata
files will be accepted, transformed and distributed. Workflows may be simple, passing media directly to outgoing
distribution channels, or they may be complex, involving many stages of transcoding, segmentation, text
extraction and distribution to multiple output channels or destinations.
A major benefit of the Presentation Server is the ability to create and define customizable workflows for media
processing.
The Episode Tab allows the application of any workflow defined in the system to any of the episodes/recordings.
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