Folder watcher tool is used to automate the transcoding operations. Metus Ingest will watch the specified folder and and automatically transcode automatically to given format(s) whenever a file is dropped to the watch folder. Multiple target formats (presets) can be defined.
You can open Folder Watcher Settings Window by clicking Tools > Folder Watcher .
At the opening window you must click Add button ( 
) . After clicking this button Folder Watcher window will be like the following :
Note: This window should not be closed during the operation, should be left open.
Settings
Watch Folders
At this section, you can set the folder to watch and define the target profiles.
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Wait before transcode: If this option is unchecked, ingest will start transcoding files immediately. By checking it, you can enter a wait time duaration value as you want.
Auto start on start up: When you start ingest again , The default setting is that you need to start Folder Watcher manually if you want to start transcoding the file files in the folders , you need to start it manuallywatch folders after re-opening Metus Ingest. If you check this option, transcoding will start on every startup automatically.
Transcode
Edit Profiles: behaves like Metus Ingest Profiles window, used to add and to remove predefined presets from the profiles list. To see Edit Profile Settings click HERE .
Max (....) simultaneous encoders : Under the profiles area, you can write the amount of the encoder quantity that work simultaneously depending on your computer’s system quality.
Cancel Transcode if no progress for : You can write how many seconds should application wait before canceling transcoding if there is no progress.
Source File
This part is about what will happen to source file after transcode transcoding and which files should be watched in the directory.
After transcoding do following to source file
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Rename as created file: Renames the name of source file as the name you entered in the first profile’s name in its output.
Filter Files
Files to watch (separate with commas) : Write here the file extensions of files which you want them to be transcoded. If there is more than one, separate them with commas.
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Minimum File Size : (....) kb
Additional Files
After transcode transcoding, do the following to additional files:
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Rename as created files: Renames the additional files as created files’ name.
Additional file extensions (separate with commas):
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Write here file extensions you want which
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we will be count as additional files.
Match to source file:
Whole file name: Only the file with the same name counts as additional file.
Character match: Compares the character match amount and files count as additional
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files depend on this amount.
Failed Files
Do Nothing: Self-explanatory
Copy: Copiies Copies the failed files to the directory you wrote.
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Don’t retry failed files: If application fails transcoding a file, it keeps retrying these failed file. This option enables/disables retrying failed files.
Additional Rules
Directly copy files: Application copies all the files in the folder which is being watched to the target folder. File name and/or extension option should be selected and adjusted according to needs of which files should be copied.
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Older than (...) days
Hour
Status
Waiting files: List of files that are queued for progress.
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Clear finished list: Clear all the files from finished files list.
After you complete adjusting the folder watcher settings you must click Apply Settings button.
