Each archive includes a header file, which is located at the beginning of the archive and contains the metadata necessary for restoring the archive. When an is created archive, two versions of the same table of contents are created: one as an ASCII file, and another as a HTML. Created by default in /opt/Autodesk/archive, and displayed in the list of Archives in MediaHub > Browse for Archives, they can be used in cases where the header information becomes corrupted.

To view the contents of an archive using its HTML TOC: MediaHub > Browse for Archives, select the archive from the Archives list. Click View Content. A Web browser opens the HTML TOC, allowing you to browse the contents of the archive without actually opening it.

To view contents of an archive using its ASCII TOC: open the ASCII version of the table of contents using a text editor to view the contents of an archive without opening it. ASCII TOC filenames have the format: <archive name>_<creation date>.atoc.

Codes used in ASCII TOC

P

Project

S

Project setups

W

Workspace or Shared folder

X

Desktop snapshots

L

Folder

R

Clip

E

Source clip

M

Media library

B

Batch snapshots

F

Snapshot folder

D

Desktop

Online Tables of Contents

The table of contents lists the contents of the archive, as well as information such as the order in which clips are assembled on the archive, clip IDs, transitions, and timecodes. When you restore an archive with the table of contents, Flame uses this information to restore the material.

A copy of the table of contents is saved in the filesystem and is referred to as the Online Table of Contents (OTOC). It can be opened in read-only mode using the OTOC. With VTR archives, they can be opened in read-write mode using the OTOC.

The OTOC is useful for: recovering material in an archive when the table of contents on the medium is corrupted, andiewing the contents of an archive without opening it, which is often faster than actually opening the archive.

When an OTOC is created, an ASCII text copy of it is created, (ATOC) as well as an HTML and XML copy. Use the ASCII and HTML copies to view the contents of an archive without opening it. For example, use them to view the contents of a VTR archive without connecting to the VTR.

Use the XML TOC to populate a database with information about your archives.

The OTOC, ATOC, HTML, and XML table of contents are saved by default to /opt/Autodesk/archive. Or define the location by adding the following token to the init.cfg file: ArchiveLibrary <directory> where <directory> is the location for storing your archives. The OTOC is updated each time the archive is closed.

Deleting Tables of Contents

To prevent data loss, previously-created tables of contents are never overwritten. If the archive becomes obsolete or if you are sure that older versions of an archive OTOCs are obsolete, you can delete tables of contents. The following .

Name formats used for the tables of contents

Online (two files)

<archive name>_<creation date>.otoc and <archive name>_<creation date>.otocx

ASCII

<archive name>_<creation date>.atoc

XML

<archive name>_<creation_date>.xml

HTML (two or more files)

<archive name>_<creation_date>.html and <archive name>_<creation_date>/*

where <archive name> is the name typed in the Name field when the archive was created.