User guide

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The Files per folder items allow you to configure the number of image
files that will be stored in one subdirectory (see section “File and Direc-
tory Structure of VTR Task Mode Projects” on page 7-13). By default
the files per folder items are set to 20,000 frames because this is an ap-
propriate value for the file system of the operating system. Values be-
low 3,000 files cannot be set. By activating the Unlimited setting only
one subdirectory will be created where the recorded material will be
stored.
Video File Settings
In the area Video file settings you have to set up the storage format
of the VTR timeline.
Figure 7-6: Video file settings
In detail this area provides the following settings items:
From the File format combo box select the file format for the video
material of your VTR timeline. All recorded video data will then be
stored in this file format. The I/O Tool supports various file formats and
a list of them can be found in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.
However, some formats may not be available due to the selected video
format.
Depending on the selected file format additional saving types, such as
bit depth and/or byte order settings will be available. If provided by the
When a VTR timeline project is saved for the first time, a one-
time copy of its project file is made (*.vtr file). Further infor-
mation about this can be found in section “File and Directory
Structure of VTR Task Mode Projects” on page 7-13.
Windows may cause problems if more than 20,000 files are
stored in one directory.
Use the Unlimited setting only when you are sure that the
material of the VTR timeline amounts to less than 20,000
frames.