User Manual

Using the Explorer window
Learning the Explorer window
Name Description
Address Bar Displays the current folder.
You may also specify a particular file type to display. To specify a file type, make sure that All Files is not
selected in the Views button and click in the text box. Type the wildcard followed by the extension. For
example, *.wav or ?into?.wav will display only wave files in the selected folder.
Tree View Displays all of the available files and folders where you can find media files.
Contents Pane Displays the folders and media files contained in the active folder.
Up Opens the folder one level above the active folder.
Refresh Refreshes the contents of the active folder.
New Folder
Delete
Creates a new folder within the active folder.
Deletes the selected folder or file.
Add to My Adds the selected folder to the My Favorites folder in the address bar. The Favorites folder contains links to
Favorites folders that you use most often.
Start Preview Plays the selected media file.
Stop Preview Stops the playback of the selected media file.
Auto Preview Automatically previews media files when you click them in the Explorer window.
View Allows you to change the way the files are displayed in the list view.
• Tree View - Displays all available drives and folders that you may choose from to find files.
• Region View - Displays any regions that have been defined in the selected media file.
• Summary View - Displays a short description of the selected media file at the bottom of the Explorer
window.
• Details - Displays the file size, date, and when the file was last create or last modified.
• All Files - Displays all file types in the active folder.
Adding files to your project and creating CD tracks
Explorer window
Double-click a file in the Explorer window or drag it to the timeline or CD layout bar. The media file is added to the Media Pool and an
event and CD track are created. Note the following scenarios:
If Then
You double-click a file The file will be added to the end of your project.
You drag a file to the timeline The file will be added to your project where you drop the file
with no pause time. Your first track should be dropped at
00:00:02:00 on the timeline to conform to the Red Book
specification.
You drag a file to the CD layout bar The file will be added to your project where you drop the file
with the default pause time before the event.
Shortcut menu
Right-click a file and choose a command from the shortcut menu:
Command Description
Add to Media Pool Adds the selected file to the Media Pool without creating an event on the timeline or a CD track.
Add to Timeline Adds the selected file to the Media Pool and creates an event on the timeline without creating CD tracks.
Add to Track List Adds the selected file to the Media Pool and creates an event and CD track on the timeline.
Add to Track List Using Regions Adds the selected file to the Media Pool and creates an event and CD track on the timeline for each
region in the media file.
Add as Takes Adds the selected file in a single event as multiple takes.
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