Auto-duration detection on Media upload

Owned by Andrew Garb
Last updated: Mar 16, 2023 by Maya Venturero
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OOONA Manager allows for automatic detection of media duration upon file upload.

  • Auto duration defaults can be set on all levels:
    System
    Consolidated account
    Customer
    Project
    Series

In addition, the Auto duration can be set/changed on a single order level.

Default settings will be applied to orders based on the default setting from the lowest level (Order) to the highest level (System default).

NOTE: On order creation - the Duration field is still mandatory

In existing orders, the “auto duration update” setting can be found in the “Order Information” tab

Auto duration default system level settings

To set the system level defaults for “Auto duration”:

  1. Navigate to Administrator > Web administrator > Configuration >Defaults tab > Additional configurations

  2. Set the Enable 'Auto duration update' switch (fig 4) to the relevant setting:
    When ON, duration update from media will be enabled in the system

  3. Set the System default for 'Auto duration update' switch (fig 5) to the relevant setting:
    When ON, auto duration update will be set to ON for all levels using “Inherited” setting
    This switch is dependent on the Enable 'Auto duration update' switch being set to ON.

  4. Click “Save & Close”

Important: Enable 'Auto duration update - only enables the option to use the Auto duration feature in the system.

Additional “Auto duration update” default settings

Auto duration update defaults can be set on additional levels:
Consolidated account (Manager > Rolodex tables > Consolidated account)
Customer (Manager > Rolodex tables > Customer)
Project (Manager > Rolodex tables > Projects)
Series (Supervisor > Info > Series information)

To set the default settings:

  1. Navigate to the relevant information page.

  2. Scroll down to the “Files settings” section

  3. Set the “Auto duration update” switch to the required value:

    1. On - Media duration upon file upload will be automatically detected

    2. Off- Media duration will not be automatically detected

    3. Inherited - Media duration upon file upload will be set according to the system level defaults
      When set to Inherited, the system will display the applied system setting.

  4. Click “Save”

Supported file types

  1. Video: mp4, mov, m4v, mpeg, mpg, avi, wmv, mxf, mkv, webm

  2. Audio: mp3, aac, wav, aif, aiff, flac, ogg

  3. ooona’s DAT file - plain text, the “duration” value is stored in seconds

  4. MPD file - the files have ‘mediaPresentationDuration’