Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

Downloading Media
Whenever you go online, WATCHOUT will check to make sure that all
required media files have been transferred to the display computers.
WATCHOUT will only transfer the files actually required on the individual
computer. If you modify a media file, WATCHOUT will detect this and transfer
the updated file.
While media files are being transferred to a display computer, a wristwatch
symbol will be displayed in that display in the Stage window, as well as
progress messages on the display computer itself. You may continue working
in WATCHOUT while files are being transferred, but you will not be able to
further update or access the display until the previous update has completed.
◆ HINT: You can abort an update in progress by deselecting “Online” on the
Stage menu. If you do this, any file transfer currently in progress will finish
before stopping.
Note that all media files transferred to the display computer will remain there
until removed manually. The media related to a show is stored in a folder with
the name of the show. This is located in a “Shows” folder in the same folder as
the WATCHOUT display software application.
After using a display computer to run a show, you may want to clean up the
Shows folder by putting its contents into the trash and emptying the trash
before using that computer to run another show. This stops old shows from
occupying hard disk space unnecessarily.
The “Shows” folder contains a folder
related to each show that has been
transferred to the display computer.
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