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System Guide
System Administration
To perform system administration tasks, you need to be familiar with the
directories and files installed on your system. You should also have sufficient
working knowledge of Windows NT to manage user accounts and perform
disk performance tests.
Managing projects and project media is performed in SOFTIMAGE|DS. For
more information on these tasks, refer to the SOFTIMAGE|DS User’s Guide.
Directories Installed
on Your System
When you install SOFTIMAGE|DS, five directories are created to hold various
system files, project files, as well as media and cache files.
These are the directories that are created:
The SOFTIMAGE|DS Directory
This directory contains the SOFTIMAGE|DS executable as well as the various
.dll files required by the software. You should not move or modify these files
in any way. The SOFTIMAGE|DS directory also contains the following
folders:
• Guided Tour
This folder contains all the files required to run
SOFTIMAGE|DS Guided Tour
which is a multimedia presentation that helps you become familiar with
SOFTIMAGE|DS.
• Online Help
This folder contains all the files required to use the online help. Online
help provides reference information on property editors, dialog boxes,
parameters, interface elements, and tasks.
• Papers
This folder contains bitmaps that you can use to add texture to paint
strokes, shapes, and titles that you create in SOFTIMAGE|DS.
•Setup
This folder contains all the files required by the setup program which
allows you to remove SOFTIMAGE|DS or to add optional software
components.
Directory Description
SOFTIMAGE|DS Contains the files required to run SOFTIMAGE|DS.
DS Projects Contains the projects, sequences, and clips that you create in
SOFTIMAGE|DS.
DS Presets Contains cusomized effects that you can use in SOFTIMAGE|DS
when creating graphics, transitions, compositing, etc.
Video Storage Contains the video media and cache files that you capture and bring
into SOFTIMAGE|DS.
Audio Storage Contains the audio media and cache files that you capture and bring
into SOFTIMAGE|DS.
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