Segmentation Process
Summarizing, the following describes the process that occurs when WorldServer segments an asset:
- WorldServer reads the current fingerprint of the source AIS node.
- WorldServer detects the MIME type for the asset and identifies the file type associated with the MIME type.
- WorldServer reads the file type configuration information and gets its modification timestamp.
- WorldServer determines the target language for the asset.
- WorldServer tries to look up a segmented asset record where the source fingerprint, file type configuration timestamp, and target language match the values calculated during Steps 1–4.
- If the record is found, no segmentation is performed and the found segmented asset is returned back to the caller.
- If no matching segmented asset is found, the system starts the segmentation process.
Segmentation is now complete and the asset is put through the TM leverage process.