This script extracts clip names from an edl and tries to find them in a provided directory, it copies found files to a provided output.
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loop.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Written by Josh Unwin

programname=$0
edl_path=$1
src_directory_path=$2
output_directory_path=$3

function usage {
    echo ""
    echo "Extracts clip names from an edl, searches for mxf transcodes of each in the provided directory and copies them to the provided output directory."
    echo ""
    echo "usage: $programname edl_path src_directory_path output_directory_path"
    echo ""
    echo "  edl_path                The EDL you wish to use."
    echo "  src_directory_path      A path to the root of your project to search for transcode mxfs"
    echo "  output_directory_path   Where you wish to copy the transcodes mxfs to"
    echo ""
}

function die {
    printf "Script failed: %s\n\n" "$1"
    exit 1
}

if [[ -z $edl_path ]]; then
    usage
    die "Missing parameter 1: edl_path"
elif [[ -z $src_directory_path ]]; then
    usage
    die "Missing parameter 2: src_directory_path"
elif [[ -z $output_directory_path ]]; then
    usage
    die "Missing parameter 3: output_directory_path"
elif [ ! -d $src_directory_path ]; then
  usage
  die "source directory $src_directory_path does not exist"
elif [ ! -d $output_directory_path ]; then
  usage
  die "output directory $output_directory_path does not exist"
fi


# Parse the EDL file line by line
while read -r line
do
  # Extract the clip name
  if echo "$line" | grep -E '^[0-9]{3}' >/dev/null # if first 3 chars are digits, assume its a clip entry line, otherwise ignore
  then
    clip_name=$(echo $line | cut -d' ' -f2)
    clips+=("$clip_name")
  fi
done < $1

for clip in "${clips[@]}"
do
  path=$(find $2 -ipath '*TRANSCODES*' -iname "$clip.mxf")
  if [ -z "${path}" ]
  then
    echo "Could not find $clip"
  else
    cp -nv "$path" "$3"
  fi
done