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11.3.2 SELECTING CONTENT
An Add Media [+] button appears at upper-right when you move the mouse over a Buffer icon. Click this to
display the Media Browser , and then pick a suitable file to populate that Buffer . Alternatively, drag an item
from a Media Player onto a Buffer slot.
Or, right-click a still image or title page icon in a Media Player and choose Send to from the context menu
(select a specific buffer slot using the hierarchical menu). Note that, this Media Player menu item only
appears for still image formats and title pages . Animation effects must be complied using the Animation Store
Creator ™ add-on application before they can be loaded into buffers.
Note: Generally, Buffers are linked to the original source file on disk. Having added a file to a buffer using the
“Send to (Buffer x)” menu, the item can be removed from the Media Player. The buffer link will o nly fail if the
original file is moved or deleted from the hard drive, with one exception: editable title page buffers are fully
independent of their original source files.
11.3.3
BUFFERS MENU
Right-click a thumbnail icon in the Buffers pane to open a menu offering two items:
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• Rename allows you to assign a custom name to the buffer.
The name will also be visible in menus (such as DSK
source menus).
• Configure opens the standard configuration options,
including cropping, color processing, and even LiveMatte
keying .
• The Unload option clears the effect, freeing Switcher
Memory reserved for effects .
When the mouse pointer is over a Buffer icon, the small [x] gadget shown the upper-left corner provides
another method of unloading an effect. Likewise, the Configuration (gear) icon that appears at lower right
opens the Input Configuration panel for the Buffer .
11.3.4 ANIMATION FEATURES
The thumbnail icon for a buffer with an animated effect created in the Animation Store Creator application
assigned to it provides several additional features. As mentioned earlier, animation effects can be of either
looping or auto-run type (the type determination is made in the Animation Store Creator utility when the
effect is generated).