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User Manual : Practical Media Management and Libraries
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Mounts the selected Media Drive or Folder. To create a new Folder, simply type a name in the text entry
box and click on Mount. (If you want the new folder to be created somewhere other than the current
path tree, either type the full path or use the drop-down list or browser to navigate to the desired direc-
tory, then add the new name in the text entry box after the path) The Mount a media folder info box
appears:
Click Yes to create the new folder, or No to cancel the operation.
Quickmount
When a folder is mounted normally, a library called '__QuickMountLocal.pml' (or
'__QuickMountRemote.pml' depending on whether you access this folder locally or through the net-
work) is created and stored in the original folder. This can dramatically reduce the time taken to mount
media files when a project is opened.
Note: The double underline is an integral part of the filename
If the QuickMount library is not found then a standard mount is performed and a QuickMount library is
created to enable future Quick Mounts to take place.
If new media files are added (or removed) to or from a previously 'Quick Mounted' folder, select the
Media Manager > Refresh menu item to update the Quick Mount library.
If the Use Quick Mount whenever possible check box in the General Settings > Locations page is
checked, permanently mounted folders are automatically 'Quick Mounted' when the application is
started
Mounting Rules
When a folder is mounted Pyramix always tries to group multiple mono files that are part of a single
multi-track media when viewed in the Media Manager so the multiple mono files appear as a single item
with multiple tracks numbered in the form A 1-2 or A 1-8, or A 1-2, 7-8, etc. Otherwise, you would see a
separate entry for each mono file whether or not it is part of a multi-track 'set'. In order to achieve this in
the case of BWF files Pyramix looks at the BWF header and uses the Originator Reference field as a
Unique Identifier with some rules as defined by the EBU organization and some conventions adopted
between various manufacturers.
It may happen that some files do not follow these rules and therefore sometimes the Pyramix Media
Manager fails to properly mount these files. Sometimes some files are missing, or some tracks within a
multi-track media are missing. The Pyramix Media Manager detects these conflicts at the time the folder
is mounted and informs the user of such a problem, prompting him to go to the Media Manager > Drive
> Mounting Rules menu item. The Mounting Rules dialog allows a variety of different rules to be
applied for this or these Media Folders so all files are properly mounted.
Mount a media folder info box