Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

Removing Media
Media File Location
Changing the File Association
Remove unused media items from the Media window by choosing “Purge
Unused” on the Media menu. It is not possible to remove media that’s currently
in use in the presentation. Removing media list items in this way does not affect
the files stored on your computer’s hard disk.
The location of each media file is indicated on the second line in the textual
description. If the file is located in or under the folder in which the presentation
itself is saved, the path to the file will be relative to this folder. Otherwise, it will
be an absolute path, beginning with a ‘/’-character.
▼ IMPORTANT: Whenever possible, store media files under the same folder
as the presentation file, since this allows the use of relative path names to
the files. Doing so allows you to move the entire presentation to another
folder, disk or computer intact. Using absolute path names may cause problems
if the specified location is not available after moving the presentation.
◆ HINT: If you change you mind concerning file locations, you may move the
files to a more appropriate location (eg, to a folder under the folder containing
the show file), and then use the Find/Replace command to update
the locations in the Media window accordingly. See “Find/Replace” on
page 123.
You can change the file associated with a particular media list item is by
double-clicking the Description field and choosing another file. This will affect
all cues associated with this media list item. You can only replace a media file
with another of the same type (ie, you can not replace an image with a sound).
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