Importing Projects from Flix 5 to Flix 6

This page explains how to import projects from Flix 5 to Flix 6 using the Flix Migration Tool.

Requirements

The Migration Tool requires Python 3.7. Installing the dependencies using pip is recommended. You can follow the instructions found here: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

You can use the provided requirements.txt file for pip to install all the dependencies automatically, by running the following command:

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

The migrate5to6.py file is the script that allows you to list or migrate your Flix 5 projects into Flix 6.

Required Arguments

--server SERVER - Flix 6 server url. For example 'http://flix001.mystudio.com:8080'

--user USER - Flix 6 client username. For example 'admin'.

--password PASSWORD - Flix 6 client password. For example 'admin'.

--flix-projects FLIX_PROJECTS - Path to your Flix 5 projects directory. For example '/mnt/flix/flixProjects'.

--list - List what the Migration Tool found from your Flix 5 project(s), without importing into Flix 6.

--migrate - Import what the Migration Tool found from your Flix 5 project(s) into Flix 6.

Optional Arguments

--help

--shows [SHOWS [SHOWS ...]] - Shows to list/migrate. By default, the Migration Tool will go through all the shows it finds in your Flix 5 projects directory.

--episodes [EPISODES [EPISODES ...]] - Episodes to list/migrate. By default, the Migration Tool will go through all the episodes in the current show.

--sequences [SEQUENCES [SEQUENCES ...]] - Sequences to list/migrate. By default, the Migration Tool will go through all the sequences in the current show or episode.

--revisions n - Only list/migrate the n most recent sequence revisions.

--all-revisions - Use this flag to list/migrate all the sequence revisions from the current sequence. By default, the Migration Tool will only import the most recent one.

--port PORT - Download helper port.

Examples

• python3 migrate5to6.py --server http://flix001.myStudio.com:8080 --user admin --password admin --flix-projects /mnt/flix/flixProjects --shows my_show --list

This command lists all the information from the show 'my_show'.

• python3 migrate5to6.py --server http://flix001.myStudio.com:8080 --user admin --password admin --flix-projects /mnt/flix/flixProjects --shows my_show --sequences my_sequence --migrate

This command will migrate the last sequence revision from the sequence my_sequence from the show my_show.

• python3 migrate5to6.py --server http://flix001.myStudio.com:8080 --user admin --password admin --flix-projects /mnt/flix/flixProjects --all-revisions --migrate

This command will migrate everything from your Flix 5 projects directory.