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Reservoir 627
Reservoir toolbar
The commands on the main Reservoir toolbar
allowyoutomanagetheclipsyouhaveinthe
Motion Mixer and also build up a collection of
clipsthatyoumaywanttouseinthefuture.
Max Clips/Biped Clips—Choose to switch
between a list of biped and non-biped motion
assets. The Max Clips option displays XAF files
while Biped Clips displays BIP files.
New E ntr y—Opens a dialog where you can
choose BIP or X AF files to load into the Reservoir.
Multiple files can be loaded by holding down the
CTRL key.
Reload Files—Reloads selected BIP or XAF
files listed in the Reservoir.
Load File—Opens a dialog w here you can
chooseanewBIPorXAFfiletoreplacethe
selected entry.
Save File—Allows you to save a highlighted
clip from the Reservoir. The Save As dialog is
displayed and you can specify a name and location
for the clip you are saving.
Batch Save—Opens the Save Reservoir Items
dialog, where you c an select the clip, or clips, you
want to save.
Delete—Removes a highlighted clip from
the Reservoir. All instances of the clip are also
removed from the Motion Mixer .
Cle an—Similar to Delete, but only removes
clips from the Reservoir that are
not used in the
Motion Mixer .
Auto Clip Names—Names
theclipbasedonthenameofthemotionfile.Turn
off to name a clip yourself.
Source / Clipname list
The Source / Clipname List displays all the clips
you have in the Motion Mixer Reservoir . Four
pieces of important information can be gathered
from this list:
• Drive location where the clips are stored.
• Which clips are currently being used in a mix.
• H ow many times each instance of a clip appears
in the Mixer (
Refs ).
• Which clips are simply being held in the
reservoir, as opposed to being used in the
Mixer.
As you add clips to a track, from the
Tracks m enu
(page 2–609)
or by right-clicking a track, they are
automatically added to the Reservoir. If the clip is a
new
adaptation (page 3–999) ,thenameoftheclip
is assigned an incremental suffix, such as
1 or 2 .
TheRefs(Reference)columntellsyouhowmany
times a clip
instance (page 3–1052) has been used
in the Motion Mixer, or if it has not been used at
all. If an instance shows a Refs value of 1 or more,
it means the instance has been used that many
times. If an instance shows a Refs value of zero,
it means the clip was once used by one or more
bipeds, but is not currently used on any tracks.
If a clip has been added to the reservoir, but has
never been placed in the Motion Mixer, only the
source path w ill be listed and no Refs value is
displayed.
Clip Status field
The Clip Status field appears at the lower left of the
Reservoir and gives you information about how
a part icular clip has been used. You can get file
information, such as the source location of the BIP