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how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:45 pm
by rmap
Is it possible to start a specific workflow without starting to convert the existing files?
Need help/advice
Thanks
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:58 am
by momocampo
Hello,
If I understand well you question, you ask if you can start a watch folder with some files already in? Yes you can, you have to click on "rebuild history" inside monitor folder to avoid to process files already in.
Hope I understood well.
Cheers.
Benjamin
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:56 pm
by admin
Hi rmap, thank you for using FFAStrans and welcome to the forum!
I'm planning another persistant option that lets you skip current files every time the workflow is started. But for now follow Banjamins reply.
-steinar
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:09 pm
by momocampo
Yes it can be useful Steinar, without, we have to delete files under 1 month (maximum cache).
I never tried but I think the files inside cache will be process, isn't it?
B.
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:59 pm
by megam
admin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:56 pm
Hi rmap, thank you for using FFAStrans and welcome to the forum!
I'm planning another persistant option that lets you skip current files every time the workflow is started. But for now follow Banjamins reply.
-steinar
rebuild history is not working for me
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:35 am
by admin
Hi megam, thank you for using FFAStrans and welcome to the forum!
How is it not working for you? Can you be a little more specific?
-steinar
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:03 am
by megam
admin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:35 am
Hi megam, thank you for using FFAStrans and welcome to the forum!
How is it not working for you? Can you be a little more specific?
-steinar
there is a folder TestIn I copy there 2 video.mxf FFAStrans transcodes these 2 files into the required format .mp4 in the TestOut folder everything is OK. When I delete 1 file from the TestOut folder and click Rebuild History, then FFAStrans does not encode this file again. If I do something wrong, please tell me
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:12 am
by emcodem
Hey megam,
so 1 *.mxf file that has already been processed stays in the watchfolder - then you click rebuild history. And you would expect the 1 mxf file to be processed again, correct?
Cheers,
emcodem
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:15 am
by megam
emcodem wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:12 am
Hey megam,
so 1 *.mxf file that has already been processed stays in the watchfolder - then you click rebuild history. And you would expect the 1 mxf file to be processed again, correct?
Cheers,
emcodem
emcodem, yes that's right
Re: how to start a workflow without looking at existing files
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:22 am
by emcodem
Ah, that's easy then, "rebuild history" does exactly the opposite from what you expect: it checks for all files in the folder and marks them as alraedy processed. I think what you want is to also check the "forget missing files" option.
Let me know if there are any more questions left!