Automated descriptions

I would like to see support for the ability to automate descriptions when uploading files using a formatted text file with the data.

The process would be that you FIRST upload the description file, and then upload the video file. The base filename for both would match with only the extension being different:

my_awesome_video.p5
my_awesome_video.mov

The .P5 description file would contain fields that are used to import information into the database:

Template: awsome_stuff
Title: My Awesome Video
Description: This is the most awesome video ever shot. Including this in your project will guarantee 200% increased revenues.
Price: 3000.00
Notes: Dear Curator, your hair looks nice today. And what a lovely fragrance you are wearing. Did you lose weight?

The "template" tag tells P5 which base template to apply. While the rest contain the data to put in their respective fields.

Why is this easier than using a csv file?

originalfilenamestart,name,price


my_awesome_video,My Awesome Video,3000

Many artists have an excel sheet over your clips where it's convenient to keep track of your cilps. Excel and OpenOffice Calc also supports to bind to a database if you really want to show off :)

The my_awesome_video.p5 needs to be administred somehow and it seems to me this would end up on an excel sheet anyway.

Marcus

Yeah, I guess... I just don't enjoy using Excel. And editing CSV files in a text editor is painful. But I guess I could do it your way. :)

IMO Pond5 system is very efficient and user-friendly. I know other site, contributor has to take a number from the site and put immediately headline to upload. It is waste of time and i have to change my own file name to upload. I hate the complicated process.
Marcus, Pond5 is the most user-friednly site I know.
Pat

Oh, I agree that it's the most artist-friendly site on the net. It's just not optimized for "lazy people" like myself and the bizarre workflow that I prefer...

Hey Marcus, do you have to use the web interface to import CSV files?

Or can I just upload a CSV file to the FTP site and P5 will process it? If not, any chance of adding some kind of support for supplying/processing CSV files through FTP?