wacsvidcomb — Combine the elements of a multi-part video into a single playable file
wacsvidcomb set_number
set_numberthe number of the first (primary or secondary) video set at the start of a multi-set sequence
The wacsvidcomb command is used to combine a group
of smaller video files into a playable compilation file that contains all
of the content in a single file. It is invoked with the set number of the
first video clip in the chain and automatically follows the next links to
all sets of continuation type and then creates a
compilation of them using mplayer's mencoder application. Where the
skip frame value has been set for the set, this will
be used to remove any pre-amble from the intermediate sets.
You do need to have the mencoder command installed
and in the standard path of the user running the command. You also need to
ensure that it can see all the necesary codecs to playback and encoder the
types of file you wish to handle. Some of these may not be in the default
installation for copyright, licensing or patent encumberence issues - you
may need to install video codes from a third party. Once the encoding is
complete, the resultant video file will be placed into the
process directory of the WACS unpack area. The
wacscreatectl command will collect it from here and place it into
the content cache area on the web tree.
wacsvidcomb 1234 would check set number 1234
for being a video set with either Primary or Secondary type and
having follow-on files. Assuming that they are 1235, 1236, and 1237;
wacsvidcomb would make a video compilation consisting of
sets 1234, 1235, 1236 and 1237 - a four-part video compiled into a single
continuous play file.