MetaSync Publisher Command-Line Options (Windows Only)
You can run MetaSync Publisher from the command line. This is useful for automating the extraction process.
The basic syntax for the MetaSync Publisher command is:
MetaSyncPublisher [-options]
The following table lists the options.
MetaSync Publisher Command Options
Option
Description
-in <file 1, file 2...>
Specifies the AAF files to be extracted. Use the .aaf extension.
-outá<directory>
Specifies the directory for output XML files.
-extract_all
Extracts all enhancements from the AAF composition.
-extract_meta <track name>
Extracts all enhancements from the specified Meta track.
-extract_type <enhancement Type>
Extracts all enhancements of the specified type.
-extract_subtype <enhancement Sub-type>
Extracts all enhancements of the specified Sub-type.
-log <log file location>
Specified the location for the log file. Use the .txt extension.
-verbose
Includes detailed information in the log file.
To run MetaSync Publisher from the command line:
1.  Click Start and click Run.
A Windows Command box opens.
2.  Type cmd, and click OK.
A command-line window opens.
3.  Navigate to the folder that contains MetaSync Publisher application. For example, type:
cd: C:\Program Files\Avid\MetaSyncPublisher [Enter]
4.  Type the commands you want. For example, to extract all tracks from an AAF file and create an XML file, type:
MetaSyncPublisher -in file.aaf -out c:\xml_folder - extract_all [Enter]
You can substitute any file name for file.aaf, but you must keep the .aaf extension. For c:\xml_folder, substitute the path for the folder in which you want to store the XML file.

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