move_media

move_media moves files from Sony Camera memory cards to permanent storage.

Installation

Modify the following and save as $HOME/.move_media:

destination_images: /mnt/e/media/staging/THMBNL
destination_video: /mnt/e/media/staging/CLIP
drive: 'h:'
topic: sony

Install like this:

$ gem install move_media

Usage

Check out this project, then run

$ bin/move_media
Moving 7.97 GB video from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP/C0002.MP4 to /mnt/e/media/staging/CLIP/sony_2022-08-20_0000002.mp4
Moving thumbnail from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/THMBNL/C0002T01.JPG to /mnt/e/media/staging/THMBNL/C0002.jpg
Moving 2.37 GB video from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP/C0003.MP4 to /mnt/e/media/staging/CLIP/sony_2022-08-20_0000003.mp4
Moving thumbnail from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/THMBNL/C0003T01.JPG to /mnt/e/media/staging/THMBNL/C0003.jpg
Moving 1.23 GB video from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP/C0004.MP4 to /mnt/e/media/staging/CLIP/sony_2022-08-20_0000004.mp4
Moving thumbnail from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/THMBNL/C0004T01.JPG to /mnt/e/media/staging/THMBNL/C0004.jpg
Moving 1.48 GB video from /mnt/h/PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP/C0005.MP4 to /mnt/e/media/staging/CLIP/sony_2022-08-20_0000005.mp4

Additional Information

More information is available on Mike Slinn’s website.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies.

You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

Build and Install Locally

To build and install this gem onto your local machine, run:

$ rake install:local

The following also does the same thing:

$ bundle exec rake install
move_media 0.1.0 built to pkg/move_media-0.1.0.gem.
move_media (0.1.0) installed.

Examine the newly built gem:

$ gem info move_media

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

move_media (0.1.0)
    Author: Mike Slinn
    Homepage:
    https://github.com/mslinn/move_media
    License: MIT
    Installed at: /home/mslinn/.gems

    Moves files from Sony Camera memory cards to permanent storage

Build and Push to RubyGems

To release a new version:

1. Update the version number in version.rb.

2. Commit all changes to git; if you don't the next step might fail with an unexplainable error message.

3. Run the following:

   $ bundle exec rake release

   The above creates a git tag for the version, commits the created tag, and pushes the new .gem file to RubyGems.org.

Contributing

1. Fork the project
2. Create a descriptively named feature branch
3. Add your feature
4. Submit a pull request

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.