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Reservoir toolbar
The commands on the main Reser voir toolbar
allowyoutomanagetheclipsyouhaveinthe
Motion Mixer and also build up a collection of
clipsthatyoumaywanttouseinthefuture.
Max Clips/Biped Clips—Choose to switch b e tween
a list of biped and non-biped motion assets. The
Max Clips option displays XAF fi les whi le Biped
ClipsdisplaysBIPfiles.
New Entr y —Opens a dialog w here you can
choose BIP or XAF files to load into the Reservoir.
You can hi ghlight multiple files to load by holding
down the
Ct rl key while you click.
Reload Files—Reloads selected BIP or XAF
files listed in the Reservoir.
Load File—Opens a dialog where 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 Reser voir Items
dialog, where you can choose the clip or clips 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 / Clipnam e list
The Source / Clipname List displays all the clips
you hav e 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 m ix.
• 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 menu
(page 2–632) or by right-clicking a track, they are
automatica lly added to the Reservoir. If the clip is a
new adaptation (page 3–905),thenameoftheclip
is assig ned an incremental suffix, such as 1 or 2.
TheRefs(Reference)columntellsyouhowmany
times a clip instance (page 3–958) has been used in
the Motion Mixer, or if it has not b een used at a ll.
If an instance shows a Refs value of 1 or more, it
means the instance has been used that m any 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 particular clip has been used. You can get file
information, such as the source location of the BIP