Media management commands – Extron Electronics MS9200P User Manual
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Chapter 12: Remote Control Protocols
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Media Management Commands
GetMediaTree
This command is used to retrieve the media storage tree from the player. This command doesn’t return a file
listing, only the tree structure.
The player responds with a series of path commands with the following structure. The tree is terminated with an
empty MediaBranch command:
MediaBranch
The
branch in a tree format using a Unix style format. The control system will not interpret the string but will
pass it back to the player when creating playlists.
The GetMediaTree command essentially performs a left hand depth first traverse of the media tree.
The following exchange shows an example response from the player.
MediaBranch 1,2,3,4 “/e”
MediaBranch 1,2,3,4 “/e/exhibit”
MediaBranch 1,2,3,4 “/e/exhibit/mainshow”
MediaBranch 1,2,3,4 “/e/exhibit/grids”
MediaBranch 5,6,7,8 “/f”
MediaBranch 5,6,7,8 “/f/show version 1”
MediaBranch 5,6,7,8 “/f/show version 2”
MediaBranch
In this example the player wraps two hard drives (e and f) into a Unix style tree by simply using the letter as the
root of the tree.
GetClips
This command lists the clips available in a MediaBranch passed in the
The player responds with a series of clip commands with the following structure. The clip list is terminated with
an empty Clip command.
Clip
Where
The following exchange shows an example response from the player.
Control:
GetClips “/e/exhibits”
Player:
Clip “/e/exhibits” “Main screen L.mpg”
Player:
Clip “/e/exhibits” “Main screen R.mpg”
Player:
Clip “/e/exhibits” “Main screen C.mpg”
Player:
Clip