Importing Meta Data From A File

Created by Jason Carr, Modified on Thu, 14 Mar at 6:35 PM by Jason Carr

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

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.

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