User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
If not already set as wanted enter in the entry field Root directory the
directory path where to store the new clip. You may also click on the
button to the right ( ) to select an already existing directory or create
a new one via the provided buttons of the opening dialog window. This
setting is the same as the Path field of the storage information (see sec-
tion “Storage Information” on page 5-9 for further information).
By activating or deactivating the Folder names and structure check
box you can insert other main directories and add variable and/or static
components to their names. A directory structure of more than one
main directory can be created by adding a slash (/) to the extensions.
At the lowest level of this directory structure the directories of the clip
as described in section “The Captured Files” on page 5-12 will be
stored. The settings items of this area are the same as for the clip name,
so for further information about them see section “Name Options” on
page 5-15.
The Files per folder items allow you to configure the number of files
that will be stored in one (sub)directory (see section “The Captured
Files” on page 5-12). By default the files per folder items are set to
20,000 frames because this is an appropriate value for the file system
of the operating system. Values below 3,000 files cannot be set. By ac-
tivating the Unlimited setting no subdirectories will be created and the
recorded clip will be stored directly in the clip’s main directory.
A preview of the directories that may be created for the clip can be seen
in the area Preview.
Once everything is set as desired click the OK button to close the win-
dow and apply the path options. The configured path will afterwards
be detailed in the storage information accordingly (entry field Path re-
sult, see section “Storage Information” on page 5-9). The set path op-
tions will be used as soon as a record operation is started.
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 your
clips amount to less than 20,000 frames each.