Although this functionality is available in Gears, Logos Updater provides a more robust way of keeping the database up-to-date with the media in the logos directory. It has Update now support but also has watch support where it watches activity in the Logos directory and updates the database as required providing automatic updates.
After launching Logos Updater, enter in your Flow credentials and your logos directory:
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Note the MySQL login is required and the default credentials have been entered for you. Should your Chameleon instance be using non-default settings then change them accordingly. This is usually the case for cloud instances.
The main Logos Updater window looks like:
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The available content groups are determined by your Flow login credentials. Currently Logos Updater is restricted to one content group. This will likely change in the near future though.
There is an Update Now button which allows for manually forcing an update of the logos into the database. However, there is a system file watch which monitors for changes made in the logos directory and will eventually update based on those changes. There’s a delay of 2 minute for these updates mainly to protect against the case where there are several changes being made to the logos directory. That is, updates only happen 2 minutes after the final update to the directory.
If you’re using avis encoded by XPression and perhaps other codecs, you will need to install AviSynthPlus. An installer is available here.