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podcast(1)                BSD General Commands Manual               podcast(1)

NAME
     podcast -- Podcast Producer command line tool

SYNOPSIS
     podcast [--server serverhost] [--pass password] [--user username] [--checksslcert]
             [--timeout network_timeout]

     podcast --listcameras
     podcast --listworkflows

     podcast --submit --file file_path [--file file_path] --workflow workflow_name
             [--metadata metadata_file_path] [--upload_buffer_size buffer_size]

     podcast --list_uploads
     podcast --clear_completed_uploads

     podcast --isbound
     podcast --bind camera_name
     podcast --unbind camera_name

     podcast --presets
     podcast --devices
     podcast --setconfig key=value[;key=value]
     podcast --getconfig

     podcast --status camera_name [--update_preview]
     podcast --start camera_name [--audio_only]
     podcast --stop camera_name --metadata metadata_file_path --workflow workflow_name
     podcast --pause camera_name
     podcast --resume camera_name
     podcast --cancel camera_name

     podcast --help

CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
     [--server serverhost]               The location of the Podcast Producer server.  Format:
                                         'myserver.example.com' or 'https://myserver.example.com:8170/pod-castproducer'. 'https://myserver.example.com:8170/podcastproducer'.
                                         castproducer'.  If omitted, podcast will use `hostname`

     [--user username]                   The username for authentication.  If omitted, podcast will use
                                         $USER

     [--pass password]                   The password for authentication.  If omitted, podcast will prompt
                                         for it

     [--checksslcert]                    Validate server SSL certificate

     [--timeout network_timeout]         Specify a network timeout in seconds (default is 60 seconds)

QUERY OPERATIONS
     --listcameras                       List available cameras

     --listworkflows                     List available workflws

SUBMISSION OPERATIONS
     --submit                            Submit a recording or a file

     --file file_path                    Submit external file(s) (requires --workflow)

     --workflow workflow_name            The workflow to use for processing (--file only)

     [--metadata metadata_file_path]     The metadata (XML plist) to use for processing (--file only)

     [--upload_buffer_size buffer_size]  Specifies the network transfer size for an upload operation
                                         (default is 128K)

UPLOAD OPERATIONS
     --list_uploads                      Lists pending uploads and progress status

     --clear_completed_uploads           Clears completed uploads from list

AGENT BINDING OPERATIONS
     --isbound                           Check if the local camera agent is bound to a server (returns 1 if
                                         bound, 0 if unbound)

     --bind camera_name                  Bind camera to a server

     --unbind camera_name                Remove binding for camera on a server

AGENT CONFIGURATION OPERATIONS
     --presets                           Lists available capture presets for camera agent configuration

     --devices                           Lists available devices for camera agent configuration

     --setconfig key=value[;key=value]   Write an agent configuration setting (requires root)

     --getconfig                         Read agent configuration settings (requires root)

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
     Capture                             Value is a "<Type>:<Quality>" pair.

                                         Types: "Audio" or "Video" or "Screen"

                                         Qualities: "Good" or "Better" or "Best"

     AudioDevice                         Automatic | SysPref | <DeviceID>

                                         Automatic will use the default audio device input.

                                         SysPref will use the audio device input from System Preferences.

                                         A specific <DeviceID> will be used for audio (list devices with
                                         --devices)

     VideoDevice                         Automatic | <DeviceID>

                                         Automatic will use the default video device input.

                                         A specific <DeviceID> will be used for video (list devices with
                                         --devices)

CAMERA CONTROL OPERATIONS
     --status camera_name [--update_preview]
                                         Get status of a specific remote camera. Optionally, ask for the
                                         preview image to be updated

     --start camera_name [--audio_only]  Start capture on a specific remote camera. Optionally, start
                                         recording with audio only mode

     --stop camera_name                  Stop capture on a specific remote camera (requires --workflow and
                                         --metadata)

     --pause camera_name                 Pause capture on a specific remote camera

     --resume camera_name                Resume capture on a specific remote camera

     --cancel camera_name                Cancel capture for a specific remote camera

HELP OPTIONS
     --help                              Output a help listing

RETURN VALUES
     Returns 0 if command completed successfully.  Errors in the 10-19 range are local command line issues.
     Errors in the 20-29 range are server connectivity problems.  Errors in the 30-39 range are server com-mand command
     mand problems.  Errors numbered 40 and above are agent response errors.

     Returns 10 if root is required.

     Returns 11 if there was an error reading or writing to a Plist

     Returns 12 if there were command line parameter errors.

     Returns 20 if the server is unavailable.

     Returns 21 if there was a server hostname lookup failure.

     Returns 22 if there was a server timeout.

     Returns 23 if the server is not running SSL.

     Returns 24 if the server certificate is not valid (only with --checksslcert).

     Returns 25 if there was a bad response from the server.

     Returns 26 if the server returned an authorization failure.

     Returns 30 if the submission create failed.

     Returns 31 if the upload server is unavailable.

     Returns 32 if the file upload failed.

     Returns 33 if the file copy failed.

     Returns 34 if the submission complete failed.

     Returns 35 if the agent bind failed on the server.

     Returns 36 if an agent command failed on the server.

     Returns 37 if an unknown server error occurred.

COMMAND EXAMPLES
     List Workflows on the server:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user username --pass password --listworkflows

     Submit a third-party file to the server:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user username --pass password --submit --file /path/to/file
     --workflow 'Workflow1' --metadata /path/to/metadata.plist

     Submit more than one file to the server:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user username --pass password --submit --file /path/to/file1
     --file /path/to/file2 --workflow 'Workflow1' --metadata /path/to/metadata.plist

     Bind an agent to a server:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user adminuser --pass password --bind 'MyCamera'

     Write a set of configuration settings for the agent (requires root):

     podcast --setconfig 'Capture=Video:Good;VideoDevice=iSight;AudioDevice=Automatic'

     Start a recording on a remote agent:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user username --pass password --start 'MyCamera'

     Stop a recording on a remote agent:

     podcast --server myserver.example.com --user username --pass password --start 'MyCamera' --workflow
     'Workflow1' --metadata /path/to/metadata.plist

OUTPUT EXAMPLES
     This is example output from --listworkflows:

     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
     <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
     <plist version='1.0'>
             <dict>
                     <key>workflows</key>
                     <array>
                             <dict>
                                     <key>name</key>
                                     <string>Workflow1</string>
                                     <key>title</key>
                                     <string>Physics 13 Workflow</string>
                                     <key>description</key>
                                     <string>Create podcast for Fall 2007 Physics 13</string>
                                     <key>uuid</key>
                                     <string>53F32376-B563-4A01-B481-120E9E337DB7</string>
                                     <key>user_requirements</key>
                                     <array>
                                             <string>Title</string>
                                             <string>Description</string>
                                     </array>
                             </dict>
                             <dict>
                                     <key>name</key>
                                     <string>Workflow2</string>
                                     <key>title</key>
                                     <string>Chemistry 5 Workflow</string>
                                     <key>description</key>
                                     <string>Create podcast for Fall 2007 Chemistry 5</string>
                                     <key>uuid</key>
                                     <string>BBA1DB24-F6DE-475D-B51B-E7A780888F16</string>
                                     <key>user_requirements</key>
                                     <array>
                                             <string>Title</string>
                                             <string>Description</string>
                                     </array>
                             </dict>
                     </array>
             </dict>
     </plist>

     This is example output from --listcameras:

     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
     <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
     <plist version='1.0'>
             <dict>
                     <key>cameras</key>
                     <array>
                             <dict>
                                     <key>name</key>
                                     <string>WilderHall_Room102</string>
                                     <key>uuid</key>
                                     <string>A4640553-1C93-4FCD-98FE-917AF1700C6B</string>
                                     <key>preview_url</key>
                                     <string>https://podcastproducer.voxclamantis.edu:8170/agent_previews/A4640553-1C93-4FCD-98FE-917AF1700C6B.jpg</string>
                             </dict>
                             <dict>
                                     <key>name</key>
                                     <string>SteeleHall_Room006</string>
                                     <key>uuid</key>
                                     <string>B6DBECAC-3472-4692-B0FC-6143A46A7B53</string>
                                     <key>preview_url</key>
                                     <string>https://podcastproducer.voxclamantis.edu:8170/agent_previews/B6DBECAC-3472-4692-B0FC-6143A46A7B53.jpg</string>
                             </dict>
                     </array>
             </dict>
     </plist>

METADATA EXAMPLES
     This is an example of a metadata file submitted with --metadata:

     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
     <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
     <plist version="1.0">
             <dict>
                     <key>Author</key>
                     <string>Professor Rick Hathaway</string>
                     <key>Comment</key>
                     <string>Strangely, things fall together.  Sorry Yeats.</string>
                     <key>Copyright</key>
                     <string>Copyright (c) 2007 Vox Clamantis College</string>
                     <key>Description</key>
                     <string>Gravitation is a phenomenon through which all objects attract each other.</string>
                     <key>Keywords</key>
                     <string>gravitation phys13</string>
                     <key>Title</key>
                     <string>Lecture 4 -- The theory of gravitation</string>
             </dict>
     </plist>

Mac OS                           April 2, 2008                          Mac OS

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