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User Manual : Practical Media Management and Libraries

User Manual

Practical Media Management and Libraries

Clips and Compositions

Master Clips can simply be dragged from Media Drives to User Libraries for purposes of clip organi-

zation, grouping, etc. just as they are dragged into Compositions

User Libraries are not restricted to storing individual clips. Whole Compositions or selected Regions

of Compositions, including all the clips in a Composition in relation to each other on multiple Tracks

may be placed in a library. To do this, select one or more clips in a Composition, hold down the Shift-

Alt keys and drag the selection from the Timeline to the Library, or hold down the Shift-Alt keys and

drag the whole Composition from the Overview panel to the User Library.

Media Folders

Managing Media Folders

This dialog can be opened in several ways. From the Media Management Tab Window Drive > Mount

Media Drive or by right-clicking a Media Drive or Media Folder entry in the right-hand pane, and from

the New entry in Media Folder drop-down list menus in various Pyramix Windows.

The text box allows a complete path to be entered or a Media Folder or Drive can be chosen from the

drop down list. Alternatively, a new Media Folder can be created by typing its name in the text box. The

new folder will be created below the current one in the tree.

Permanent Mount

When checked, the chosen folder will be mounted at start up for all future Projects. (Can be useful for

sound effects libraries etc.)

Quick Mount

If you check this Quick Mount box the system will load the 'QuickMount' library instead of parsing all

the media files in the folder. (See below) Recursive

When checked, all sub-folders of the chosen folder will also be mounted.

Reset Recent Mounted Folders List

Clears the drop-down list. The list contains all folders that have been mounted since the list was last

cleared.

Browse...

Opens the Browse for Folder dialog box which enables any Windows drive or folder on the local

machine or across a network to be selected for mounting.

Mount

Choose a media folder to mount dialog