Managing User Content; Naming And Deleting User Content Files And Folders; Assigning Dmx Values To User Content; Assigning Dmx Values Automatically - High End Systems DL.3 User Manual

CHAPTER 16
Content Management Application (CMA)

Managing User Content

All Stock and User content can be viewed and refreshed but you have additional control over
other aspects of your custom content. Within the CMA Client Window, you can:
• Rename user files and folders
• Delete files and folders
• Control DMX value assignment to files and folders
• Move files and folders between your local drive and a media server.

Naming and Deleting User Content Files and Folders

You can Rename any user content folder or file displayed in the right pane of the CMA window
using the pull down Media Folders or Objects menu or with a right click selection. Use the
standard Windows operating system naming conventions.
You can Delete any user content folder or file displayed in the right pane of the CMA window
using the pull down Media Folders or Objects menu or with a right click selection.
NOTE: You cannot Delete a movie if the media server is playing it.

Assigning DMX Values to User Content

The DMX Value associated with each file and folder makes it easy to use the DMX control
protocol to identify a unique media file or object.
There are up to 240 Media file folders with each capable of containing up to 255 image or movie
media files. This gives a theoretical total of 61,200 possible locations for Media image or movie
files. There is one DMX parameter used to identify a object so 255 DMX values are available
between the Stock and User Content to identify objects.

Assigning DMX Values Automatically

The CMA can automatically assign a unique DMX value to any file or folder that does not already
have a value. This automated assignment is based on alphabetically sorting the existing file/
folder names, and assigning each item a unique consecutive integer.
To automatically assign DMX values to a single file or folder with user content:
1. Display the User content folder or file in the right pane of the CMA Window
2. Select AutoSet DMX from either the Media Files folder or Objects drop down menu or the
right click popup list. The CMA will assign a valid DMX value to the file or the folder.
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