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Ven - 30 May 2007 23:27 GMT

I have a video and I want this video to be scheduled on a speicfic date. I
created a broadcast publishing point. I would like this publishing point
automatically start and stop based on my startdate&time, enddate&time
parameters.

How do I do this kind of scheduling on media server?

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Mike Lowery - 31 May 2007 16:16 GMT

>I have a video and I want this video to be scheduled on a speicfic date. I
> created a broadcast publishing point. I would like this publishing point
> automatically start and stop based on my startdate&time, enddate&time
> parameters.
>
> How do I do this kind of scheduling on media server?

You could try the "wallclock" feature:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms755434.aspx

Or a 3rd party solution:
http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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Ven - 31 May 2007 17:16 GMT

Mike,
Thanks for the reply. I couldn't get wallclock function working.
I am using Win2K3, Enterprise Edition, SP2 with WMS installed.
Following is what I did.

1. I created a broadcast publishing wizard called "TestWallClock" and gave
a sample play list of the following format

<smil>
<excl>
<priorityClass peers="Pause">
<media id="Prog1" src="C:\wmpub\WMRoot\industrial.wmv"
begin="wallclock( 2007-05-31T9:14-08:00 )"/>
</priorityClass>
</excl>
</smil>

As soon as the publishing wizard the stream starts to play instead of
waiting for the scheduled time in wallclock() function. Am I missing
something here? Did any body get wallclock() to work?

Thanks,
Ven

> >I have a video and I want this video to be scheduled on a speicfic date. I
> > created a broadcast publishing point. I would like this publishing point
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> Or a 3rd party solution:
> http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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Ven - 31 May 2007 17:56 GMT

OK,
The following format of wallclock seems to be working. But when I create
the broadcast publishing point with this playlist, the first wmv
(pinball.wmv) seems to play as soon as the publishing point starts. Then WMS
seems to honor the begin & end scheduled times for all videos ( Two in the
following example).

But how do I make sure that first video doesn't play as soon as the
publishing point starts. I want both of them to start only at the timestamps
I mentioned in the wallclock().

<smil >
<seq>
<priorityClass peers="Pause">
<media src="pinball.wmv" begin="wallclock( 9:45:00 )"
end="wallclock( 9:46:00 )"/>
<media src="industrial.wmv" begin="wallclock( 9:47:00 )"
end="wallclock( 9:48:00 )"/>
</priorityClass>
</seq>
</smil>

> Mike,
> Thanks for the reply. I couldn't get wallclock function working.
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> > Or a 3rd party solution:
> > http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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Mike Lowery - 01 Jun 2007 17:15 GMT

I've never used the WallClock feature so can't help you with figuring it out.
I'm sure someone else here can; I think Neil has used it.

> OK,
> The following format of wallclock seems to be working. But when I create
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>> > Or a 3rd party solution:
>> > http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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Ven - 06 Aug 2007 22:58 GMT

Can anyone throw somelight on how to do this.

Basically wallclock() seems to be working fine. The only problem is when
ever I restart a broadcast publishing point ( Which has a Server Side Play
List with bunch of media files scheduled using wallclock()) the files seem to
play right after restarting publishing point ( Ex :
mms://mediaserver1/mybroadcast).

I just want to play/access my media files only during the setting times I
mentioned in the wallclock. How do I prevent this autoplay feature whenever
I restart the publishing point. Please let me know

-Ven

> I've never used the WallClock feature so can't help you with figuring it out.
> I'm sure someone else here can; I think Neil has used it.
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> >> > Or a 3rd party solution:
> >> > http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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RParker - 24 Sep 2007 15:26 GMT

Ven,

Maybe we can help each other :)

I can tell you that you must have at least one element in your playlist that
is not set in the "future". Meaning, you can't have an "empty" playlist
relative to the current time. I have been trying to get wallclock to work
with my vids for a while now; however, my problem is that the only thing that
will play for me is the one "wrapper media element" that is required since
all my vids are scheduled in the future. Hope this makes sense. Here's my
playlist, let me know if you see any problems with it, but also notice my
splash.jpg that will always show when all the current vids are either "past"
or "future".

R

===start playlist

<?wsx version="1.0"?>
<smil>
<media src="C:\wmpub\WMRoot\Louisiana\labnsplashe.jpg"/>
<excl>
<priorityClass peers="Pause">
<media ID="Pinball" src="pinball.wmv" begin="wallclock(
2007-09-24T10:36:00 )" end="wallclock( 2007-09-24T10:38:00 )"/>
<media ID="Racecar" src="racecar_300.wmv"
begin="wallclock( 2007-09-24T10:39:00 )"/>
</priorityClass>
</excl>
</smil>

===end playlist

> Can anyone throw somelight on how to do this.
>
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> > >> > Or a 3rd party solution:
> > >> > http://shootingstarbbs.kicks-ass.net/wmcontroller/

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