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Copying Images and Animations from your Switcher
Before copying images or animations to your switcher, ensure that you have named them properly.
Refer to the section “
File Naming Conventions ” on page 11–3 for details.
Use the following procedure to copy still images and animations from your switcher:
1. Establish a WebDAV connection between your computer and switcher. Refer to the
section “ Creating a Connection to Your Switcher ” on page 11–5 for details.
2. Open the connection to your switcher in a file-manager type window on your computer
(different operating systems have different file management systems) and navigate to the
sub-directory where the images or animations you wish to copy are stored.
3. Open a second file-manager type window on your computer and navigate to the location
on your computer where you wish to store the images or animations. Also, if you wish to
create a sub-directory to store your images, do so now.
4. Drag the image and animation files from the window showing the contents of your
switcher to the window showing the contents of the sub-directory on your computer.
This completes the procedure for copying still images and animations from your switcher.
Legacy Image and Animation Files
Versions of Synergy MD/X software prior to 5.0 , used a proprietary software package called
ImageMover to handle the copying of still images and animations between your computer and
switcher. ImageMover automatically appended the appropriate suffix to each file and also performed
some conversions during the copy resulting in extra files being created on the switcher that are no
longer used. These files were of the type:
• *.sti and *.stp — These files were associated with still images
• *.ali and *.alp — These files were associated with alpha channels
If you used ImageMover with previous versions of Synergy MD/X software, your switcher will likely
contain some of these legacy files. You may delete them as they are no longer required for operation
with software versions 5.0 or greater. Note, however, that if you delete these files and then revert to a
switcher software version prior to 5.0, your Global-Store still images and animations will no longer be
available.
Note
You can only cascade
4
sub-directories from the root /stills directory.
Note Some operating systems require you to press keys on your keyboard
while dragging files to indicate you are copying rather than moving
them. Consult your IT department or operating system documentation
for details on your installation.
Important
This section only applies if you have upgraded your switcher from a
version prior to
5.0 .
Operating
Tip
Some operating systems do not show file extensions by default. Enable
the viewing of file extensions so you can differentiate between actual
images and the
*.sti, *stp, *.ati , and *.atp legacy files. Consult your IT
Department or operating system documentation for assistance.