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The project file used in the VTR task mode is automatically saved as
soon as you switch between task modes in the I/O Tool, activate the
Edit Tool, or close the DVS software. Additionally, you can save the VTR
timeline project any time via the menu option Save on the Project
menu of the menu bar when the VTR task mode is the currently select-
ed task mode.
When in the VTR task mode with a loaded VTR timeline you can use
the other software modules of the DVS software or task modes of the
I/O Tool as usual. You may even load another project file there and it
will not disrupt a project loaded in the VTR task mode. To resume your
work on the VTR timeline just switch back to the VTR task mode at any
time and the latest state of the VTR timeline will be loaded again.
File and Directory Structure of VTR Task Mode Projects
The structure of a VTR mode project is quite easy in order to make it
accessible without any effort, for example, when working with the Edit
Tool. All files and directories needed during your work with the VTR
mode will be created by the DVS software automatically.
The VTR timeline sessions can be identified easily because each is saved
under a main project directory of its own. During the initialization of a
new VTR timeline the main project directory and the project file will be
created first. The project’s name and its location as well as the file for-
mats for the video and audio material to be captured have to be set
during initialization of the VTR timeline, for example, via the entry fields
Path, Name, File Format and Type (see section “The VTR Timeline
Settings in Detail” on page 7-6). Then the I/O Tool will create a direc-
tory and files as follows:
Figure 7-8: Directory and file structure of a VTR timeline
The main project directory and the project file (*.cp) are the minimum
files necessary to begin a work in the VTR task mode. They are created
All other software modules or task modes of the DVS software
store the project files in the notation of the Edit Tool’s project
files. Be careful not to overwrite a VTR timeline project when
in another software module or task mode. Otherwise you have
to use the *.vtr file of this VTR timeline to restore it (see sec-
tion “File and Directory Structure of VTR Task Mode Projects”
on page 7-13).
<Path>
<Name>
<Name>.cp
location:
main project directory:
files:
<Name>.vtr
SequenceInfo.xml