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Create OriginatorReference from filename within GUI #313

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hocksteindw opened this issue Nov 8, 2024 · 1 comment · May be fixed by #320
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Create OriginatorReference from filename within GUI #313

hocksteindw opened this issue Nov 8, 2024 · 1 comment · May be fixed by #320
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@hocksteindw
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Opening this issue on behalf of Jessie Sims from the US National Archives, who had the great idea to offer users an option to populate the OriginatorReference field from the filename, minus the ".wav."

Since the name of the digital asset is very often the primary identifier from an associated data repository, having this option on hand may be a quick and easy way to ensure this field gets filled with the correct value.

@MarcosSueiro
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Good idea, but beware of character limitations.

FWIW, our playout system, DAVID embeds the 80-character title field in the BEXT Description field. This may be due to the character limitations in each of the fields: 32 characters for OriginatorReference, 256 for Description. Outside of the playout system, we embed the base filename in the Description field, mimicking DAVID's behaviour.

I just wonder if 32 characters is enough space to embed many filenames, especially descriptive ones like ours.

@JeromeMartinez JeromeMartinez added this to the LoC-2025 milestone Jan 31, 2025
@g-maxime g-maxime linked a pull request Feb 21, 2025 that will close this issue
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