AMX VISUALARCHITECT CONTENT DATABASE EDITOR User Manual
Operation/Reference Guide
Content Database Editor
v 1.0
Software
Document ID: 033-004-2979
Initial Release: 4/28/2006
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Content Database Editor ..........................................................................................1
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 1
The CDE Workspace......................................................................................................... 1
Menu Bar........................................................................................................................... 2
File Menu ................................................................................................................................. 2
Edit Menu ................................................................................................................................. 2
View Menu ............................................................................................................................... 2
Media Library Menu ................................................................................................................. 2
Media/Preset Menu .................................................................................................................. 3
Window Menu .......................................................................................................................... 3
Help Menu................................................................................................................................ 3
Toolbars ............................................................................................................................ 4
Standard Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 4
Media/Preset Toolbar ............................................................................................................... 4
Media Library Toolbar .............................................................................................................. 5
Database Content Windows.............................................................................................. 5
Preset Database Content Windows .................................................................................. 6
Status Bar.......................................................................................................................... 6
Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 7
The Media Library .....................................................................................................9
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 9
Media Library Bar .............................................................................................................. 9
Media Library Toolbar ............................................................................................................ 10
Adding a CD to the Media Library using CDDB .............................................................. 10
Adding a CD to the Media Library Manually.................................................................... 11
Adding a DVD to the Media Library................................................................................. 12
Identifying a CD............................................................................................................... 13
Editing Disc Properties .................................................................................................... 13
Removing a CD or DVD From the Media Library ............................................................ 13
Configuring CDDB Options ............................................................................................. 14
Automatically Generating the CDDB Site List ........................................................................ 14
Manually Adding a CDDB Server........................................................................................... 14
Removing a CDDB Server ..................................................................................................... 14
Configuring HTTP Proxy Server Settings............................................................................... 14
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Media Database Files (CDs and DVDs) ................................................................ 15
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 15
Creating a New Media Database File ............................................................................. 15
Adding a CD or DVD to a Media Database File ..................................................................... 15
Editing Media Database files.................................................................................................. 16
Adding Tracks/Chapters to the Disc....................................................................................... 16
Removing a Disc From a Media Database File...................................................................... 17
Presets Database Files (Channels / Stations) .....................................................19
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 19
Creating a New Presets Database File ........................................................................... 19
Adding Channel/Station Presets To a Presets Database File................................................ 19
Editing Preset Properties ....................................................................................................... 19
Removing a Preset From a Preset Database File.................................................................. 20
Searching for Media ...............................................................................................21
Searching For a CD or DVD............................................................................................ 21
Searching for Media Via the Find Media Dialog ..................................................................... 21
Searching For Media Via the Find Tab .................................................................................. 21
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Content Database Editor
Overview
The Content Database Editor (CDE) is a stand-alone AMX application that allows you to for add
CD and DVD discs to a Media Library, and create Media (CDs & DVDs) and Presets (Channels/
Stations) Database files.
CDE is packaged as a integrated utility with VisualArchitect.
To launch CDE from VisualArchitect, select File > Content Database Editor.
The CDE Workspace
FIG. 1 shows the CDE Workspace:
Standard
Toolbar
Media Preset
Toolbar
Media Library
Toolbar
Content Database Editor
Menu Bar
Media Library Bar
Status Bar
Preset Database
Content Windows
FIG. 1 Content Database Editor Workspace
Drag-and-Drop Support: You may drag and drop both media and presets within
their respective Database Content windows. Additionally, you may drag and drop
media to and from the Media Library.
Media Database
Content Windows
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Menu Bar
The CDE Menu Bar contains the following menus:
File Menu
Edit Menu
The Edit menu is only available if a Database file (*.MXD or *.PXD) is currently open.
New Click to invoke the Select Content Database Type dialog, where you will specify
the type of content database you want to create (Media - CDs and DVDs, or
Presets - Channels/Stations.
Open Click to access the Open dialog, to locate and select existing Media (*.MXD) or
Preset (*.PXD) Database files to view and edit.
Close Closes the active Database file. The program will prompt you to save any
changes before the file is closed.
Save Saves all changes.
Save As Allows you to save the active Database file under a new name.
Recent Files list A list of most recently opened project file names.
Exit Closes the ContentDatabaseEditor application. The program will prompt you to
save any changes before exiting.
Cut Cuts the selected item to clipboard memory.
Copy Copies the selected item to clipboard memory.
Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position.
View Menu
Toolbar Toggles the display of the (standard) Toolbar.
Media/Preset Toolbar Toggles the display of the Media/Preset Toolbar.
Media Library Bar Toggles the display of the Media Library Bar.
Status Bar Toggles the display of the Status Bar.
Media Library Menu
The options in this menu allow you manage the Media Library:
Identify CD Initiates an attempt at identifying the CD in your PC's local CD drive using the
online CDDB database.
Note: If the disc is identified, the Disc Properties dialog is invoked, to allow
you to review (and edit if necessary) the retrieved disc information. When you
press OK in the Disc Properties dialog, the disc is automatically added to the
Media Library.
Find Opens the Find Media dialog, where you can search for media using several
advanced search functions.
Add Disc This option opens the Disc Type dialog, where you can specify the type of disc
you want to add (CD or DVD). Click OK to proceed to the Disc Properties dialog, where you enter detailed disc information for the new disc.
Remove Disc Removes the selected CD or DVD from the Media Library. The program will
prompt you before permanently removing the selected title from the Media
Library.
Note: Once removed, the disc will be removed any Media Database Files that
is was included in.
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Disc Properties Opens the Disc Properties dialog, where you can view and edit the informa-
Configure CDDB This option opens the CDDB Settings dialog, where you can configure your
tion entered for the selected disc.
access to multiple CDDB sites, for optimum disc identification.
Media/Preset Menu
The options in this menu allow you manage Media and Preset Database Files:
Add Media/Preset This option adds a new Media or Preset title to the active Content Data-
base window.
Remove Media/Preset Removes the selected Media or Preset title from the active Content
Database window.
Move Up Moves the selected item up in the list (within the active Content Data-
base window).
Move Down Moves the selected item down in the list (within the active Content Data-
base window).
Properties Opens the Disc Properties dialog, populated with the information associ-
ated with the selected CD or DVD.
Window Menu
New Window Opens the active (selected) Database Content Window in a new secondary win-
dow. Any changes made in the secondary window are automatically reflected in
the original window.
Cascade Arranges all open Database Content Windows in a cascading layout.
Tile Arranges all open Database Content Windows in a tiled layout.
Arrange Icons
Windows list Displays a list of all currently open Database Content Windows. Select a window
from this list to make it the active window.
Help Menu
ContentDatabaseEditor Help Launches the online help file.
About ContentDatabaseEditor Invokes the "about" dialog, which indicates the version number
of your CDE application.
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Toolbars
The display of each toolbar can be toggled via options in the View menu.
Standard Toolbar
The Standard Toolbar provides shortcuts to basic file and edit functions:
toolbar button (keyboard shortcut) Command - description
(Ctrl + N)
New Database - Creates a new content database. The
program will prompt you to specify the database type
(Media or Presets).
(Ctrl + O)
(Ctrl + S)
(Ctrl + X) Cut - Cuts the selected item to clipboard memory.
(Ctrl + C) Copy - Copies the selected item to clipboard memory.
(Ctrl + V)
Open - Opens an existing content database file (*.MXD or
*.PXD).
Save - Saves the current database as a *.MXD (Media
Database) or *.PXD (Presets Database) file.
Paste - Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor
position.
About - Opens the About ContentDatabaseEditor dialog.
This dialog displays the following information about your
version of ContentDatabaseEditor:·
Program version and Build number·
NetLinx and Axcess Compiler Build numbers·
AMX copyright information
Media/Preset Toolbar
The Media/Preset Toolbar provides shortcuts to basic database-oriented functions:
toolbar button Command - description
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Add Media/Preset - Adds a new Media or Preset title to the active Content Data-
base window.
Remove Media/Preset - Removes the selected Media or Preset title from the
active Content Database window.
Move Up - Moves the selected item up in the list (within the active Content Database window).
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Move Down - Moves the selected item down in the list (within the active Content
Database window).
Properties - Opens the Disc Properties dialog, populated with the information
associated with the selected CD or DVD.
Media Library Toolbar
The Media Library Toolbar provides shortcuts to basic database-oriented functions:
toolbar button Command - description
Identify CD - Initiates an attempt at identifying the CD in your PC's local CD
drive.
Find - Opens the Find Media dialog, where you can search for media using several advanced search functions.
Add Disc - Opens the Disc Type dialog, where you can specify the type of disc
you want to add (CD or DVD).
Remove Disc - Removes the selected disc from the Media Library.
Disc Properties - Open the Disc Properties dialog, where you can view and edit
information for the selected disc.
Database Content Windows
When you create a new Media Database (File > New), a new Media Database Content window is
opened. Use these windows to add the discs that are to be included in this database.
Media Database Content windows consists of a table with the following columns:
Slot# - The numbered rows represent the number of Discs specified in the Media
Database Properties dialog and are read-only.
You can add more disc slots via the Media/Preset > Add Media Preset option.
To remove a selected disc slot, select Media/Preset > Remove Media/Preset.
Typ e - This column indicates each discs' type (CD or DVD).
By default, all discs are added as CDs, but you can change the disc type for any disc slot
by clicking inside the Type cell and selecting DVD from the drop-down menu.
Title - This column indicates each discs' title. To enter a disc title, click inside the Title
cell and type the title as you want it to appear for selection.
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Artist - This column indicates the artist name associated with each disc. For CDs, this
would be the name of the artist or band, and for DVDs it could be used for the Director,
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