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Version: 5.6

Media manipulation

This service creates access copies to repository objects in various ways, e.g. on-demand format conversion of preservation originals.

The root resource for the service is object.

Sub-resources

The following sub-resources are available:

resourceGET request
originalhttp://localhost:8080/rservices/rservices/object/original?pid=it-01%3A18
previewhttp://localhost:8080/rservices/rservices/object/preview?pid=it-01%3A18
converthttp://localhost:8080/rservices/rservices/object/convert?pid=it-01%3A7&recalculate=true&convertTo=mp3
redirecthttp://localhost:8080/rservices/rservices/object/redirect?pid=it-01%3A7&recalculate=true&convertTo=mp3

Parameter

parameterdescription
pidThe persistent identifier of the object for which the access format should be created.
convertToIndicate the target format of the media content; currently, only mp3 and flv is supported; defaults to flv.
recalculateIf true, will create a new access format file even if an file already exists. Default is false.