copy clips across a network
using windows explorer, copy the video directly across the network into your dpsreality drives. then collect these clips into the gallery. (for more information on copying clips to your dpsreality hard drives, see your dpsreality user's guide).
use clips from a network
collect clips into the gallery by browsing to find the desired clip(s) and adding clips to the files selected list just as you would collect clips from any other drive on the system. you may collect dva and dps files.
these clips will not be actually moved onto your current system's dpsreality drives. they will be available for preview and playback, though the playback rate of these clips may not be as high-quality (in terms of frame rate and audio sync) as clips that are played directly from the hard drives of your own computer. these clips can be edited just like any other clips in your project.
when you are ready to output a final project, you will want to localize the clips that you have used on the timeline (copy only the portions you actually used to your own computer).
localize clips from a network
if your project contains clips you collected across a computer network, you should use the localize function to move them to the machine you will be outputting from. if you skip this step, you may find that your video playback skips frames when network traffic goes up. this goes for when you are outputting to tape and when you are creating a file using hardware accelerated options especially.
to localize clips, select file ] localize media. a window opens:
1. under mode, select either original or compact. the original option copies the entire clip from another machine. the compact option copies just the trimmed portion of the clip. note that dpsvelocity views the clip in both the timeline and the gallery, so if the clip is untrimmed in the gallery, the whole clip is copied.
if you choose compact, you can add handles, which are extra frames before the in point or after the out point of the clip.
2. use the browse buttons to select locations for your video (dps) files (usually your p: drive, where you must specify a volume and folder) and other media files, such as stills, audio, icgs, etc. these should go in a system drive. if the location you choose does not have enough room for the files, a message pops up. before you can transfer files, either delete some unnecessary files from the specified drive or volume or choose a different location for the files.
3. press the localize button. as each file is copied to the specified drive, the progress bar at the bottom of the localize screen displays the percentage completion of the transfer and the name of the file that is being copied. when the localization process is complete, a message appears on the screen informing you of its success.