how to read DCP Content Names

[dsilvao]

Hello :
regards fron Chile ... I´m one of the few cinema integrators down here .

I´m just working on a FTP solution for a customer in order to backup content from the IMS ( DCP server) to a external NAS or Single drive.

I have almost everything working but a single problem :
when I connect from a FTP client to the IMS , I can actually see all the content there , but problem is the file names .

example :
I have a star wars trailer the name of the content on the IMS is : Star Wars EP9 EN-LAS-FLAT , but when I´m searching for it ,from the FTP CLient ( Mozzilla) in an external computer I can only see file names like : " 6b1c17c3-252d-4de4-85c9-4804903b7648". or " da51f367-aa5d-4085-92e5-56ce3c64ba00"

I know the DCP structure is more complex than a regular windows or mac file , it has XML´s and HAsh´s and so on ... so, the actual DCP name is the result of the propper reading of these XML´s and large numbres folder names

Question :
is there any aplication or XML translator that I can use in order to find the real DCP I´m looking for, inside the server instead of :

" 6b1c17c3-252d-4de4-85c9-4804903b7648". or " da51f367-aa5d-4085-92e5-56ce3c64ba00". ?????

I thank you all in advance for stoping by on this , and maybe we can share/ create a solution for it .

best regards to you all .

[IoannisSyrogiannis]

This is a bit out of scope, since this forum is the DCP-o-matic one. You might have gotten better answers in a forum for integrators or projectionists.

The IMS and the cinema servers in general have the packages in folder names according to the CPL UUIDs.
The Hexadecimal numbers you see listed are those UUIDs.
(There are special circumstances, that shouldn't be a concern in this case, where there are no such folders. Or, like in the case Carsten is describing, with a Sony server, where VFs are not complete DCPs when exported.)

So, you may look into the IMS' user interface for the specific package (the name of which should not have any spaces in between), and on its properties, look for the UUID. That is the folder/package you need.

Another simple way would be to look for the CPL name. On some occasions, the CPL name includes the content name. You may do that from the user interface of -say- FileZilla. I am sure that many FTP clients offer such a feature (search). The thing is that this solution is working only in those special occasions.

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Question :
is there any aplication or XML translator that I can use in order to find the real DCP I´m looking for, inside the server instead of :
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I have a question too. Let's say there is such an application, how are you going to install and run that application where the DCPs reside (inside the IMS)?

Are you planning to export all the DCPs and run the application there?
If yes, you may as well use the DCP-o-matic verifier and scan the drive or folder. It will give you the content names and UUIDs to match.
You could also use ClairMeta or dcp_inspect. The last one is better than ClairMeta for that job, in the sense that you may scan a folder with many DCPs as well. None is going to be super fast, though.

If you are not planning to export the whole bunch and you can't install and run applications on the IMS, the procedure I described first (user interface, find the UUID of a CPL) is your best bet.

[elmermakkinga]

Not an expert on this at all, but I found this online, maybe it helps.

https://sherpadown.net/dcp-inside/CPL-Codes.en

[Carsten]

There are some custom FTP clients that can look into the folder and decode the folder name from the CPL inside.

[dsilvao]

that will surely work for me ... any FTP client sugestion ???

[dsilvao]

regarding Ioannis question :

since the IMS or server can actually read the DCP ,there´s no need for that on the Server side , my need is to backup some DCP´s from the Server ( IMS) into an external drive or NAS in order to free some space on the IMS raid .
but for be able to do that I´ll need to know which DCP I´m backing up .

[IoannisSyrogiannis]

If you are not to run a program internally, the most feasible solution would be what I already suggested: Use the IMS'* to learn the CPL UUID and then go for the folder with that name.

Carsten is hinting on custom FTP clients.
Carsten, do you know of any such client that is widely available?
Are you otherwise talking about private or proprietary projects?
Where may one look for such an FTP client?

*You are writing "IMS", but not clarifying which IMS is it. There is a good number of Integrated Media Servers in the industry. The first IMS I heard about was the IMS1000 from Doremi. And since then, the term became very popular, same as "IMB".
I am not sure how grammatically correct is to use the apostrophe after initials, like "IMS", instead of writing "IMS's" to form the genitive.