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Creating and assigning sources and virtual sets 75
How you incorporate customized graphics into an Ultra session depends on whether you save
the revised graphics by their original file names or by new names. If you used the existing file
names, then assigning the associated virtual set loads the images. If you saved with new file
names to preserve the original image files, then you must assign the new sources through
Ultra as follows:
1.
Assign the appropriate virtual set.
2.
Switch to the Pre-Defined Sources view (Alt+P).
3.
Select the thumbnail for a layer that you want to change to your version of the image.
4.
Assign the desired image source as you would any other source. For more information, see
“Assigning content to layers” on page 63 .
Moving virtual sets to an alternate location
When you install a Master Sets Library, it is automatically stored in the same place that you
installed Ultra. By default, the path is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Ultra
CS3\Content\Virtual Sets\. After the installation, you can move some or all of the virtual sets
to an alternate drive.
Moving a Master Set or the complete Virtual Set Library is the same as moving any folder
using Windows Explorer or your preferred file management utility.
Copying a single virtual set
Copying a single virtual set is problematic because the component graphics for all of the sets
in a Master Set are in a single, central folder. Therefore, you must isolate the files that are
associated with the particular virtual set that you want to copy. Because some graphics are
used in two or more virtual sets, it is important that you copy, not move, files in this
operation.
1.
Switch from the standard set of thumbnail controls for User-Defined Sources to those for
the Pre-Defined sources for virtual sets by choosing View > Displayed Inputs > Pre-
Defined or by pressing Alt+P. The top thumbnail is for the virtual set just as it is for the
other set of controls. Below it is a thumbnail for each layer in the set.
2.
Click each thumbnail, and check the Current Source field below the Input Preview
Monitor to find the name of its source file. You can check the full path in the Look In field
of the dialog box that appears when you click the Browse button.
3.
In Windows Explorer, browse to the appropriate folder for the Master Set, and copy the
.mfx files for the desired virtual sets.