Using vCreative with FileCopy
vCreative provides a cloud-based collaboration platform that is customizable for any radio station. FileCopy can be configured to automatically ingest content from vCreative and report back when the copy has been successfully imported into PlayoutONE. vCreative metadata includes Title, Artist, UID, Start, End and Kill Dates.
More details on vCreative can be found here
Auto Importer
FileCopy will download your vCreative content from the vCreative servers and pass it to Auto Importerto automatically import into PlayoutONE. Before continuing, please ensure you have configured a vCreative Auto Importer Profile. The minimum settings required in Auto Importer are as follows
- Name: vCreative
- Method: Import Specific UID
- Normalise: Checked
- Type: Commercials
- Preserve: Start & End Dates
FileCopy
- Once you've configured Auto Importer, Create a new FileCopy job, and select vCreative from the source tab.
- Enter your vCreative account details and click Test. If your credentials are authenticated then you will receive a success message.
- Under the Destination tab, select Auto Importer, and chose the Auto Importer profile for vCreative.
- Under the Schedule tab, select All and set the repeat interval to 1 minute.
- Click Add
Now, anytime vCreative makes content available, FileCopy will now automatically download the content and import it into PlayoutONE with the associated metadata.