iProFiler Archive Player

Archive Player is a program that lets you access and listen to stored audio from any computer that is networked to the ProFiler server where the audio is stored.

Using Archive Player, you can extract audio segments and save them on your own computer as ProFiler (AP3) files. AP3 files retain timestamp information for each segment, along with any notes that were entered during the archiving process. These AP3 files can be opened at any time using Archive Player.

AP3 files store the audio data in the MP3 format. As a result, AP3 files can be played by most MP3 players. You can also save the files using the .mp3 extension, or you may rename them with an .mp3 extension later. If you do this they will be opened and played by the default MP3 player instead of the Archive Player.

Let’s take a look at the Archive Player screen and its components.

Starting the Archive Player will bring up the screen below.

There are five primary menu sections to the Archive Player screen

Menus
Toolbar
Audio Segment List Box
Selection Panel
Cue List Panel

Menus

The Menus show the typical Windows command menus; File, Edit, View, and Help.

File Menu

Connect - Connects to a remote server, changing from last connect (default).
Open Archive (Ctrl+R) - Requests a list of segments stored on the server. If not connected, will ask you to connect.
Open File (Ctrl+O) - Opens locally saved files.
Save As - Saves the current cue list contents as a local file.
Exit - Exits the program.

Edit Menu

Add to cue list (Ctrl+D) - Adds selected segment to the cue list.
Clear all entries - Clears all segments from the player.

View Menu

Cue List (Ctrl+Q) - Displays the Cue List window.
Toolbar - Toggles display of the Toolbar on or off.
Status Bar - Toggles display of the Status bar on or off.

Help Menu

Displays version and copyright information about iProFiler Archive Player.

Toolbar

The Toolbar icons allow you to perform many of the same commands as those found in the Menus, only at the click of a mouse.

Connect to iProFiler Server

Open remote archive

Open locally saved audio file

Clear all player entries

Save current cue list locally

Play currently selected item

Pause playback of the current selection

Stop playback of the current selection

Show or Hide the cue list window

Cancel a pending server request

Audio Segment List Box

The Audio Segment List Box has six columns: Skim, Day, Date, Time, Duration, and Notes.

Archived segments are recorded in 15-minute increments, starting on the quarter-hour. However, if the microphone is turned on, the previous segment immediately terminates and a new recording segment begins. The new segment runs until the next quarter-hour, at which point a new segment begins, recording until the microphone is turned off, at which point a new segment recording begins.

Time is recorded on a 24-hour clock, with 0:00-12:00 set as AM time and 12:01 – 23:59 set as PM time. A "d" or "s" follows the time to indicate Daylight Savings Time or Standard Time respectively.

The table below describes the columns used by the segment list box:

Column	Description
Skim	Indicates whether the microphone was on or off during recording (“skim yes” means the microphone was on). A microphone icon quickly illustrates whether or not the mic. was turned on during recording. A line through the microphone indicates that there was no mic. input recorded during that segment.
Day	The day on which the audio was broadcast and recorded.
Date	The date the broadcast was recorded.
Time	The time the broadcast was recorded.
Duration	The length of the recorded segment. Typically, segments are recorded in 15-minute increments, starting on the quarter-hour for a new segment.
Notes	This column displays notes for the segment. It is generally blank when reviewing archive audio but it is often used with AP3 files stored locally.

Selection Panel

The Selection Panel displays a graphical representation of the currently selected audio segment. Using the Selection Panel you can change the playback position within a segment or select a portion of interest for playback or save it for later use.

iProFiler Archive Player