Upload via ftp

[cvk]

I want to upload large files (> 2GB) via ftp to a panda server
(mounted EBS volume). But how do I tell Panda about the uploaded files
and encode them?

From what I've seen in the Video model, I guess I have to create a
Video object, rename the file according to the video id and move it to
the tmp folder (this is done by the ftp upoload), set the Video
object's filename property and then call the
finish_processing_and_queue_encodings method:

v = Video.create_empty
v.filename = v.key + ".mp4"
v.read_metadata
v.status = "original"
v.save
v.finish_processing_and_queue_encodings

Is this correct or do I have to keep something else in mind?

Best
Chris

[Damien Tanner]

Hi Chris,

Yes what you're doing should work, have you tested it out?

The new hosted version of Panda (in private beta, would you like an invite?) is going to support large file uploads using FTP in the near future.

Regards,

Damien Tanner - Co-Founder and Director, Panda +44 (0)20 7099 7486 - pandastream.com - @pandastream

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[cvk]

Hi Damien,

thanks for the invite, I'll take a look as soon as I got some time to
spare...

I've found a considerably easier way to smuggle my files into the
system: I added a new method that tricks the upload method into doing
the dirty work for me:

def retrieve_from_ftp
filename = params[:filename]
path = Panda::Config[:ftp_tmp_path]
params[:file] = {
:filename => filename,
:tempfile => File.new(path + filename)
}
upload
end

Seems to work fine.

Kind Regards,
Chris

[Damien Tanner]

Ah, good hack.

Hope the smuggling goes well.

Damien Tanner - Co-Founder and Director, Panda +44 (0)20 7099 7486 - pandastream.com - @pandastream

Chris