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Attention Broadcasters! Welcome to our implementation of FTP-based uploads which will allow you to upload multiple MP3 files in batch with any FTP program. Optionally, the sermon details (such as title, subtitle, speaker, Bible reference) are automatically submitted to the site with this method using the embedded ID3v1 tag information... thus saving you an extra step. This feature is useful for those churches or ministries wishing to upload multiple sermons in batch, without having to submit and upload each sermon individually on the site. There are two usage scenarios: - 1. New! Upload only the audio for existing sermon entries.
- 2. Upload AND submit NEW sermon entries in a single step.
New! 1. Uploading audio for existing sermons.You can now upload via FTP for any existing sermon already submitted to the site. To make this work, simply NAME your audio file with [Sermon ID].mp3 (ie: 123456.mp3) using the [Sermon ID] of the existing sermon you wish to upload for. This is particularly useful when uploading media from non-PC devices or in conjunction with our SOAP APIs. There is no charge for this upload method (note, there is a charge for the #2 method below as it involves a new sermon submission). 2. Uploading AND submitting NEW sermons in a single step. The system uses the information embedded in the MP3 ID3v1 tags for the new sermon details to submit. Here are the ID3v1 field mappings for MP3 files: Title -> Sermon Title
Artist -> Speaker (must match an existing speaker name)
Album -> Bible Reference (optional)
Comment -> Subtitle (optional) Optionally, you can also specify the date preached and the event type in the MP3 filename itself. Here's the filename format if you wish to do so -- with examples: mmddyy-[event code].mp3
042109-Sunday AM.mp3 (Date: April 21, 2009)
022008-Radio.mp3 (Date: February 20, 2008) If you omit the date or event type information, the system will default to today's date and to the 'Sunday Service' event type. ID3v1 tags important note. The ID3v1 tag must be set properly in order for the system to accept the MP3. Do not use ID3v2 tags and it is imperative that the speaker name be an exact match of an *existing* speaker entry on SermonAudio already. You will receive an email notification if rejections occur. Please note. The 10-FREE policy is unavailable with this upload (#2) method. There is a standard $1 new sermon submission charge for every sermon uploaded this way. But for those churches needing to upload a backlog of sermons all at once, we hope this will provide that extra flexibility and convenience. Turn ON your FTP activation. Please login to the Members Area and click on the "activate ftp" link found in the PERSONAL section there. Once you do this, you will receive further information about the FTP server, username, and password. Interested in other ways to upload? We have another method that will automatically upload new sermons from existing podcast feeds. Learn about it here.. Or perhaps you would like to upload sermons directly from your phone by sending an email! Thank you! | 
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5/27/09 10:29 PM
