7.5 Exploring The Example File In The ExportXML Folder

Owned by Thomas Staiger
Last updated: May 20, 2016
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The “example.xml” file within the ExportXML folder contains the definition of the output template. Keep in mind that you can apply your own XML schema to the output template which is the biggest advantage of the just:in multi XML implementation.

Again, let‘s have a look at the structure. In this example we want to output the tags previously defined in the “example.xml” within the StartUpXML folder as well as some internal system variables exposed by just:in multi (see pages 31-32). The <name> tags previously defined (“quality”, “customText“ and “special”) are now used as variables in the output template, so that any entry made in the Just In Multi GUI will be reflected in the final output. The system variables “%Just_In_Clipname” and %Just_In_Capture_Duration” used in this example will output the final file name (incl. naming conventions) and the duration of the clip accordingly.

The structure of the “example.xml” file within the ExportXML folder looks like this: 

<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8” ?>
<file name=”%Just_In_Clipname” duration=”%Just_In_Capture_Duration”>
	<quality>%quality</quality>
	<text>%customText</text>
	<special>%special</special>
</file>


The final sidecar XML output will therefore look like this: 
 

<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8” ?>
<file name=”MyFirstClip” duration=”00:00:15”>
	<quality>Medium</quality>
	<text>This is where I entered my text</text>
	<special>1</special>
</file>

 

This sidecar XML file will be generated once the recording has finished and moved to the defined path.

Creating a project definition name for Avid Media Composer from within just:in multi:

You can easily define an Avid Media Composer project name by adding some few lines into the XML template file in the StartUpXML folder. A new field will then appear in the Just In Multi GUI upon selection of the metadata set. Please find a sample code example below:
 

<control>
	<name>Project</name>
	<label>Avid Project Name</label>
	<type class=”Text” default=”Insert Avid Project Name here”></type>
</control>


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