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System Guide 21
The DS Projects Directory
The DS Projects directory contains the projects that you create with
SOFTIMAGE|DS. Each time you create a new project, you are prompted to
select a location for the project folder. Although you may store project folders
anywhere on a local disk, it is easier to manage projects if they are all stored in
the DS Projects directory.
The project folder contains the clips and sequences associated with a project.
Each project folder also contains a system folder.
The system folder contains the following information:
• Source models
Source models are data structures that allow SOFTIMAGE|DS to manage
the relationship between clips, sequences and their associated media. Each
time you capture media from a new source, SOFTIMAGE|DS creates a
corresponding source model. The source model tracks the timespan,
quality, and location of the different media files captured from that
source. When you play back a clip from that source, SOFTIMAGE|DS
consults the appropriate source model to locate the media.
• dsprojectinfo
The dsprojectinfo file contains information about the project format and
other project preference settings. For more information on project
preferences, refer to the SOFTIMAGE|DS User’s Guide.
The Presets Directory
The Preset directory contains presets which you can use to define effects,
transitions, graphics tools, etc. When you create your own presets in
SOFTIMAGE|DS and they are stored in this directory.
The Video Storage Directory
The Video Storage directory contains individual folders for each project. Each
folder contains the video media and cache files for that project. Each folder’s
name is generated by the software and is based on a unique identification
string (called a GUID) that identifies each project.
The Audio Storage Directory
Similar to the Video Storage Directory, the Audio Storage directory contains
individual folders for each project. Each folder contains the audio media files
for that project.
!
You should not move, delete, or modify the contents of the system
folder. The system folder should also be hidden. To hide specific file
types, choose Options from the View menu in Windows Explorer.
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