Adding Media Content - PRG MBOX User Manual

Adding Media Content

When adding content files, it is recommended that new, unique folder numbers be created for the custom content. It is
possible to have more than one folder with the same numerical prefix, however, as long as the content files within such
folders do not have the same numerical prefix. Also, folders need not have numerical prefixes.
CAUTION! Numbered content files will be assigned a folder number that is equal to the numerical prefix of their
immediate parent folder. Therefore, using folders without numbers requires caution.
A file at this location: Media/022.Water/BlueWater/001.SomeWater.mov - will be assumed to be in folder 000, because
the immediate parent of the numbered file has no numerical prefix.
The correct method: Media/BlueWater/022.Water/001.SomeWater.mov - would work as desired, assigning the file to
folder 022.
To add movies or image files:
Step 1. On the computer's content drive, open the /Mbox/Media folder.
Step 2. Using the Finder's File menu, select New Folder and give the created folder a unique 3-digit number (that is
not already being used) followed by a descriptive name. For example, "075.My Content Folder".
Step 3. Copy image and/or movie files into the new folder.
Step 4. For each file, add a unique 3-digit index value to each file (between 0-255) along with a descriptive name
that includes the file extension. For example, "001.earth.jpg", "002.wind.mov", "003.fire.mov", etc. (Note the
caution given above.)
To add 3D objects:
Step 1. On the computer's content drive, open the /Mbox/Models folder.
Step 2. Using the Finder's File menu, select New Folder and give it a unique 3-digit number (that is not already being
used) followed by a descriptive name. For example, "012.My Objects".
Step 3. Place files into the new folder.
Step 4. For each file, add a unique 3-digit index value to each file (between 0-255) along with a descriptive name
that includes the file extension. For example, "001.man.obj", "002.hammer.obj", "003.airplane.obj", etc.
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