AudioTranscodingFolderToFolder Workflow

This workflow reads audio files from a source folder and transcodes them to another folder.

The workflow is usually configured via a Workflow Folder Watcher. Please see Configuring Workflow Folder Watcher for more information.

Located in DpeTemplates 2.x under AllCustomers/AudioTranscoding/AudioTranscodingFolderToFolder.

Workflow Arguments

Name Type	Description
Arg_File System.String	Input file.
TargetAudioDirectory System.String	Target directory for the converted audio file.
TargetAudioFormat System.String	Audio format specified in Audio32 section string syntax. Default: "[FILETYPE]RAW[FORMAT]MPEG-LAYER3"
TargetAudioExtension System.String	File extension (including leading dot) Default: .mp3
TargetReportDirectory System.String	Optional directory for report files. If unset no report file will be written.
DeleteSource System.Boolean	Delete the source file after processing. Default: false
OverwriteExisting System.Boolean	If true, overwrite existing files. If false the report file is stored with an additional date time part in the name. Default: true
ErrorFailsWorkflow System.Boolean	If true, an error leads to setting the state of the workflow to failed. Default: true

Name

Type

Description

Arg_File

System.String

Input file.

TargetAudioDirectory

System.String

Target directory for the converted audio file.

TargetAudioFormat

System.String

Audio format specified in Audio32 section string syntax.

Default: "[FILETYPE]RAW[FORMAT]MPEG-LAYER3"

TargetAudioExtension

System.String

File extension (including leading dot)

Default: .mp3

TargetReportDirectory

System.String

Optional directory for report files. If unset no report file will be written.

DeleteSource

System.Boolean

Delete the source file after processing.

Default: false

OverwriteExisting

System.Boolean

If true, overwrite existing files.

If false the report file is stored with an additional date time part in the name.

Default: true

ErrorFailsWorkflow

System.Boolean

If true, an error leads to setting the state of the workflow to failed.

Default: true

Report Format

Report filename body equals input filename body. Extension is ".xml". Encoding is UTF-8.

If OverwriteExisting is false and a report file exists already the report filename is extended with a date+time stamp, e.g. filenameBody_20200325_120039.xml.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TranscodingJobResult>
  <AudioFilename>\\vm-dpedemo\Pub\AudioOut1\test50mb.mp3</AudioFilename>
  <Status>Ok</Status>
  <Message></Message>
  <Start>2020-03-25T09:26:56.6563874+01:00</Start>
  <End>2020-03-25T09:27:21.8470589+01:00</End>
</TranscodingJobResult>

Example Config

AudioTranscodingFolderToFolder_WorkflowfFolderWatcher.png

Example Audio32 Formats

Name	Section String
HiRes 1	[FILETYPE]WAV[FORMAT]LINEAR[SAMPLERATE]96000[RESOLUTION]24[MODE]STEREO
HiRes 2	[FILETYPE]WAV[FORMAT]LINEAR[SAMPLERATE]44100[RESOLUTION]16[MODE]STEREO
LowRes 1 (Broadcast)	[FILETYPE]WAV[FORMAT]MPEG-LAYER2[SAMPLERATE]48000[BITRATE]384[MODE]STEREO
LowRes 2 (Web)	[FILETYPE]MPEG4[FORMAT]AAC[SAMPLERATE]96000[BITRATE]192[MODE]STEREO