V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

ShelvesA library Shelf is a sub-folder. You can create many Shelves in a Library and Shelves can also contain furtherShelves.Libraries - ShelvesProject LibrariesGlobal LibrariesUser LibrariesWhen a new Project is created two Project Libraries are also created.Composition LibraryEach Project has a unique, read-only Composition Library. This contains short-cuts to every Master Clip placedon the Timeline (present in the EDL) in the current Project. Note that the Composition Library may be empty,I.e. nothing is placed on the Timeline but the user library(s) may contain Master Clips and Compositions whichall form part of the Project.Default LibraryEach new Project also creates an empty User Library named Default Library (‘project name’.pmx). This is providedto aid housekeeping and is kept with the project.Project Libraries are kept with the Project, Global Libraries are available to all projects and users of the system.This can be helpful for sound effects or where several users need access to the same source material to producedifferent end products.Master Clips can simply be dragged from Media Folders to User Libraries for purposes of clip organization,grouping, etc. just as they are dragged into CompositionsClips or Selections can be copied and pasted into User and Global libraries. Library items can be dragged anddropped onto other libraries, shelves or the Timeline or you can use the familiar Cut, Copy and Paste commands.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 alibrary. To do this, select one or more clips in a Composition, hold down the Shift-Alt keys and drag the selectionfrom the Timeline to the Library, or hold down the Shift-Alt keys and drag the whole Composition from theOverview panel to the User Library.Media FoldersUser Libraries can contain Master Clips, Compositions, Mixer Snapshots, Plug-in Snapshots, Fade Settings,etc…. Each Project can have an unlimited number of User Libraries open, each with an unlimited number andmixture of contents.Media Management : Libraries 4 - 41