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Dispatch

How to dispatch a new edit

This mode allows a user to update a production tracker, with the latest shot data and previews from edit.

  • Open Madeleine and click on 'Dispatch' mode.

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  • Select the episode that you wish to update.

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  • Drag and drop your xml file and your mp4 on to the app.

Warning

Please ensure that the names in your premier file match the pattern XXX-XXXX for shot numbers

Warning

Please be aware of the start timecode of the project you are working on. E.g some projects episode start timecode is 01:00:00:00, some at 01:00:20:00

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  • The cut in, cut out, and cut duration data will be extracted from the provided files, and displayed for the user.

Info

If you wish to reload a different xml and movie for the same episode you can simply click 'Load XML'.

  • If one of the shots to be split, child shots will be created with an alphabetical suffix. To do this: select the shot you wish to split.
    • Select the shot you wish to split (You cannot select a shot that has already been split).
    • Use the spinbox to determine how many shots it should be split into.
    • Click 'Split'.

Info

If an error is made, click 'Reset' to revert back to the original data extracted from the XML.

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  • Select which media formats you would like to export. Mov is always checked.

  • Click 'Dispatch' to execute. This will take a few minutes.

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  • Once all operations are complete you will be notified.

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