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This node builds Universal Paths (UPs) from a list of local file or folder paths, and sends them to other nodes downstream. It is the standard way to feed a workflow from paths that you already know, without using drag & drop of media files or a remote Mistika Runner (for paths arriving from a remote Mistika Runner or the REST-API, use the File Dropper node instead).
Type the paths in the Paths property, one path per line. Each line can be:
•A regular file: it is added to the list of files to convert into UPs.
•A folder: the node scans it for files (see Recursive) and applies the Include / Exclude filters to decide which files are taken.
Once the list of files is gathered, the node groups them automatically into Universal Paths: enumerated frame sequences are detected and grouped into a single UP with its name convention, while standalone files produce one UP each.
Finally, each resulting UP reads the metadata from its media files (codec headers), so that all metadata is available to posterior nodes.
Note that all the paths must exist and be accessible from the computer running Mistika Workflows; any non-existing path is reported as an error in the Validation Inspector.
output: The Universal Paths created from the paths list.
recursive: When a path is a folder, also scan all its subfolders recursively. When disabled, only the files directly contained in the folder are taken.
filenameOnly: When using the Include & Exclude properties for filtering ignore all the path folders and only match the file name.
paths: The list of file or folder paths to convert into Universal Paths, one path per line. You can type them, paste them, or drag & drop files from a file browser into the property field.