Media Exporter Command Line Tool

Command line arguments

MediaExporter.exe <SettingsFile> [optional arguments]

<SettingsFile> - Name of a XML file which contains export parameters. Mandatory parameter.
/encrypted - Settings file is encrypted.
/remove - Settings file must be removed immediately after it has been read.
/lang=<langCode> - Set user interface language. For example "/lang=fi" sets texts to Finnish language.
/skin=<skinName> - Define which skin is used. For example "/skin=Carbon" sets Carbon skin to MediaExporter. Possible skin values are:
M
Carbon
/autoexit - Exit application when exporting is completed (either successfully or unsuccessfully).

Example: Start MediaExporter with plain text export settings file, and use default language (English) and default skin (M).

TEXT

 MediaExporter.exe "C:\Temp\ExportSettings.xml"

Example: Start MediaExporter with encrypted export settings file, remove the settings file after it has been read, use Finnish language, Carbon skin and exit application when export is done.

CODE

MediaExporter.exe "C:\Temp\ExportSettings.dat" /encrypted /remove /lang=fi /skin=Carbon /autoexit

Export parameters

Export parameters are specified in a XML-file. It is recommended that this file is saved in UTF-8 format.

Parameters

Element	Attribute	Required	Example	Information
session
	server	Mandatory	127.0.0.1	Specifies SmServer address. It can be either an IP address or a DNS name.
	port	Optional	5008	Specifies SmServer address port. If the port value doesn't exist, 5008 value is used. New in 7.4.3 version.
	user	Mandatory	Admin	Valid username on SM Server with export- and profile rights.
	password	Mandatory¹		Valid password for given username.
	passwordsecond	Optional¹		Valid second password for given username. New in 7.4.0 version.
time
	start	Mandatory	2010-05-24 15:25:39.567Z	Time has following format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff (year, month, day hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds). Using capital 'Z' in the end means UTC-time, without 'Z' the time is local time.
	end	Mandatory	2010-05-25 15:25:39.567	Uses same format as start. End time must be larger than start time.
file
	name	Mandatory	MyClip	File name to be used, without file extension. Extension will be added based on requested fileformat.
	directory	Mandatory	F:\	Directory where the file will be written. Must contain drive letter.
	maxVideoWidth	Optional	2048	If defined, video is resized so that it is not wider than this value. Values not divisible by 8 will be converted to nearby 8 divisible. Minimum value is 50.
	maxVideoHeight	Optional	2048	If defined, video is resized so that it is not taller than this value. Values not divisible by 8 will be converted to nearby 8 divisible. Minimum value is 50.
writer
	assembly	Mandatory	MediaWriterAsf	A valid Mirasys-signed Media Writer assembly.
	class	Mandatory	Mirasys.MediaWriter.MediaWriterAsf	Matching class name for the assembly.
	addLogoImages	Optional	true	Specified whether manufacturer and customer logos are added to video clip images. This attribute was added to 6.5.0 version
	encodeQuality	Optional	true	Encoding quality for ASF files value range of 1-99. This attribute was added to 7.5.1 version
	keyFrameInterval	Optional	true	Key frame interval in seconds for ASF files. 0 means that each frame is a key frame. This attribute was added to 7.5.1 version
cdrom
	erase	Optional	true	Boolean. Specifies whether cdrom is to be erased prior to writing. Option is not used if target is not a burnable media. Default (false).
	multisession	Optional	true	Boolean. Specifies whether cdrom multisession is used. Option is not used if target is not a burnable media. Default (false).
	autorun	Optional	false	Boolean. Specifies whether cdrom will be burned as autorun on inserting the media. Option is not used if target is not a burnable media. Default (false).
profile
	name	Mandatory	Service	Must be a valid profile on target SM server.
node
	path	Mandatory	/Cameras/Camera 11 or #11	Path is composed of "/" character followed by site names, and ending with profile node name. Alternatively path can be a GUID value or Camera index in profile.
player
mainfile
	path	Optional	F:\Myfiles\MediaPlayer.exe	Specifies the location where MediaPlayer.exe will be copied from.
file
	path	Optional	F:\Myfiles\MediaPlayer.exe.config	Specifies source location of additional files required by MediaPlayer.exe (mainfile) to function. There may be multiple file-nodes in one xml.
bookmarks		Optional
	data	Mandaroty		Bookmark data
layoutdata		Optional
node		Mandatory (1-N items)
	id	Mandaroty		Profile node id
	data	Mandaroty		Profile node layout data

¹ = Can be an empty string

Example XML-file

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<export>
    <session server="127.0.0.1" user="Admin" password=""/>
    <time start="2010-01-04 09:58:00.000" end="2010-01-04 18:30:00.000"/>
    <file name="MyClip" directory="F:\" maxVideoWidth="2048" maxVideoHeight="1536"/>
    <writer assembly="MediaWriterAsf" class="Mirasys.MediaWriter.MediaWriterAsf"/>
    <cdrom erase="true" multiSession="true" autorun="false"/>
    <profile name="Service">
        <node path="/Cameras/Camera 11"/>
    </profile>
</export>

Example 1: Camera 10 is under Cameras folder

CODE

<node path="/Cameras/Camera 10"/>

Example 2: Camera 10 is at the root level

CODE

<node path="/Camera 10"/>