The Open File dialog allows you to specify external media files to import to the Import File tool (see page 116).
This dialog appears when the Import File tool starts.
a Menu button
Displays the main menu of the Open File dialog. The main menu has the following commands.
Help...: Displays help about the Open File dialog.
Close: Closes the Open File dialog.
b Search list box
Displays a drop-down list of folders. Select the folder where external media files are located.
Note
You cannot specify folders in UNC path syntax. To access a server through a network, configure the server as a network drive.
c New Folder button
Creates a new folder in the folder displayed in the Search list box.
d Back button
Displays the most recently accessed folder.
e Forward button
After the most recently accessed folder has been displayed with the Back button, returns to the folder that was visible when the Back button was pressed.
f Move Up button
Moves up to the next higher folder in the folder tree, relative to the folder in the Search list box.
a Menu button
b Search list box
d Back button c New Folder button
e Forward button f Move Up button
g View button
h File list
i Sequential File section
k Cancel button m Auto Link check box
l Open button
n Clip Name box j Position list box
o Files of Type list box p File Name
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g View button
Selects the view mode of the file list.
Icon: Displays file names and icons in the file list.
List: Displays a list of file names only in the file list.
Details: Displays the name, type, date of most recent modification, and size for each file in the file list.
h File list
Displays a list of files in the folder specified in the Search list box which are of the type specified in the Files of Type list box.
You can select multiple files in the list. (This allows you to import multiple files with a single operation.) Double click a file name in this list to import an external media file to the Import File tool.
Note
Files in a folder cannot be imported by selecting the folder.
i Sequential File section
Contains controls for specifying a series of sequential image files to be loaded as a movie. The files must be named in the format “n.ext”, where “n” is the sequence number and “ext” is the extension, and all files in the sequence must be stored in the folder that is selected in the Search list box. To load the files, check the check box and specify to range to load (0 to 899 for TGA files, 0 to 99999 for all other file types). For example, if you specify the range 0 to 60 and the file type is BMP, XPRI NS loads the files 0.bmp to 60.bmp as a movie. Specify the range by clicking the spin buttons or by entering values directly in the boxes.
The file types supported by the sequential file function are BMP, JPEG, TIFF, and TGA.
In the Sequential File section, the file that is selected in the file list and displayed in the File Name box becomes the start point frame. Beginning with that frame, there is one frame for each file. The clip’s duration and end point will vary according to the number of files.
j Position list box
Selects the default position of imported images when displayed in the Import File Tool monitor.
k Cancel button
Closes the Open File dialog (the Import File tool window remains open).
l Open button
Loads the external media files selected in the file list into the Import File tool.
m Auto Link check box
When this is checked, automatically imports all files linked to the selected clip and displays them as a single clip.
n Clip Name box
Allows you to enter a clip name.
Activate the box by clicking it and then enter a name from the keyboard.
However, this box is disabled when multiple files are selected in the file list.
o Files of Type list box
Specifies the type of files to load. Select the file type from the drop-down list.
• Video File (*.3gp)
• Video File (*.avi)
• Video File (*.mpg)
• Video File (*.mpeg)
• Video File (*.wmv)
• Video File (*.mxf)
• Video File (*.mov)
• Video File (*.mp4)
• Video File (*.m2t)
• Video File (*.m2ts)
• Video File (*.mts)
• Video File (*.flv)
• Video File (*.bmp)
• Video File (*.tga)
• Video File (*.jpg)
• Video File (*.gif)
• Video File (*.tif)
• Video File (*.pcx)
• Video File (*.png)
• TitleMotion (*.icg)
• Audio File (*.mxf)
• Audio File (*.dbe)
• Audio File (*.m2ts, *.mts)
• Audio File (*.m2t)
• All File (*.*) Notes
• Windows Media Player 11 must be installed to import Windows Media files.
• When editing materials with mixed formats, you cannot convert resolutions for still images. Import still images of different video formats separately.
• JPEG and TGA files larger than 20 MB are
automatically scaled down incrementally until the size is less than 20 MB, and then imported. The source image is not affected.
• Supports 96, 48, 44.1, 32, and 22.05 kHz audio sampling frequencies in all formats.
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• Importing of *.3gp, *.avi, *.flv, *.mov, *.mp4, and
*.mxf video files in interlaced or progressive scan mode formats is supported.
• Only 25 fps and 29.97 fps conversion frame rates are supported. NTSC signals are converted to 29.97 fps, and PAL signals are converted to 25 fps. The scan mode is not converted.
• Supports input frame rate of 8 fps to 60 fps (constant).
Variable frame rates are not supported.
• Frame rate conversion also transcodes the material to the format selected in the [Compression] list box in the Import File tool. Up/down conversion of the frame size is performed as necessary.
• Importing of TitleMotion animation clips is not supported. These clips can only be added to the timeline by launching the Inscriber TitleMotion software directly from Timeline Editor. TitleMotion still clips can be imported, but their duration follows the default Still Clip setting in the Import File Settings dialog.
• Importing MP4 files with variable GOP is not recommended.
p File Name
Displays the name of the file selected in the file list.
When multiple files are selected, the name of the first selected file is displayed.
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