Importing Meta Data From A File
When using Auto Importer to import your files, you can also specify a .p1met text file which can contain meta data for the file being imported.
Auto Importer
For this to work in Auto Importer you need to ensure you have a Import Job setup using Import Method 'Import Audio: Specific UID'
Text File
If you are importing file 123.mp3 you need to make sure that an accompanying text file named 123.p1met is also placed into the Import Folder. Alternatively you can also just supply just the 123.p1met file without any audio file, but you'll need to also ensure the 'MetaOnly' property has the value True .
The text file can contain the following Meta Data properties. You can download a sample file from here.
Please note, you only need to include the meta data parameters that you wish to update. Blank the values of the properties you do not wish to use.
| Meta Data Property | Format | Example | Notes |
| MetaOnly | Boolean | metaonly=false | Used when you want to supply just the .p1met file without the audio file for just a metadata update. |
| Title | String | title=Hey Jude | |
| Artist | String | artist=The Beatles | |
| Type | String | type=Commercials | The Type must already exist in PlayoutONE |
| Notes | String | notes=This is an example note. | Notes must remain on the one line. |
| Category | String | category=A List | The Category must already exist in PlayoutONE |
| Alt Category | String | altcategory=B List | The Alt Category must already exist in PlayoutONE |
| Oversweep | Boolean | oversweep=True oversweep=False |
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| Fade | Boolean | fade=True fade=False |
Marks the audio ending as a fade. |
| StartDate | Date (yyyy-MM-dd) or (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss) | startdate=2021-01-01 startdate=2021-01-01 16:00:00 |
If the time is present it must be in the 24 hour format. |
| EndDate | Date (yyyy-MM-dd) or (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss) | enddate=2021-01-01 enddate=2021-01-01 16:00:00 |
If the time is present it must be in the 24 hour format. |
| KillDate | Date | killdate=2021-01-01 |
Time can not be set on Kill Dates. Instead the system will automatically add 23:59:59 to the end on import. |
| TrimIn | Milliseconds | trimin=1000 | This is where PlayoutONE will start playing from. |
| Intro | Milliseconds | intro=3000 | This value of where the Intro ends from the start of the audio. |
| HookIn | Milliseconds | hookin=10000 | This value of where the Hook Starts from the start of the audio. |
| HookOut | Milliseconds | hookout=15000 | The value of where the Hook Ends from the start of the audio |
| Extro | Milliseconds | extro=20000 | Sometimes referred to the Next To Play or EOM in other systems. This is the marker that will trigger the next item in the log. The value is from the start of the audio. |
| TrimOut | Milliseconds | trimout=25000 | Where the audio will eject from the player in PlayoutONE if audio is not set to fade. The value is from the start of the audio. |
| Client | String | client=McDonalds | Used only for Commercials. |