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.
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
because the immediate parent of the numbered file has no numerical prefix
The correct method: Media/BlueWater/022.Water/001.SomeWater.mov
folder 022.
To add movies or image files:
Step 1. Open Mbox/Media
Step 2. At File menu, select New Folder and enter a unique 3-digit number (that is not already being used) followed
by a descriptive name. For example, "075.mycontentfolder".
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. Open Mbox/Models
Step 2. At File menu, select New Folder and enter a unique 3-digit number (that is not already being used) followed
by a descriptive name. For example, "012.mymodels".
Step 3. Copy model 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.
(Note the caution given above.)
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