Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

WATCHOUT to use relative file access paths, making it easier to move the
show to another disk or computer.
Editing a Media File
Refreshing Media Information
Purging Media
Changing the File Association
of a Media List Item
You can open any media file referred to in your show by double-clicking its
icon in the Media window. To access the media from a cue in the Timeline
window, first double-click the cue and choose “Show Media”, then proceed as
described above.
After making changes to media files, choose “Refresh” on the Media menu to
load those changes into WATCHOUT. Then choose “Update” on the Stage
menu to update the stage with these changes as well.
After working with a show for a while, you may have added many media items
that are not included in the final version. These media references persist in the
Media window, regardless whether any cues actually use them. To remove
such unused media from the Media window, choose “Purge Unused” on the
Media menu.
◆ NOTE: This operation will only remove unused entries from the Media window
– it will not remove any corresponding files from your hard disk
Sometimes, when editing a media file, you may want to keep both the old and
the new version of the file around, in case you change your mind. In this case,
you end up with two or more similar media files with different names. To
change the link between an item in the Media window and a file, double-click
the file name in the Media window and choose another file. This will affect all
cues that use this media list item.
◆ NOTE: You can only relink it to another file of the same kind. You can not
change from an image file to a sound file, for example.
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