Adobe Elements Organizer 9 - Manual (Page 29)

25 USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Import photos and videos
Last updated 9/12/2011
Add files from specific folders
1 In the Elements Organizer, from the Display menu, select Folder Location.
The folder hierarchy panel opens on the left side of the Media Browser.
2 In the folder hierarchy panel, browse to the folder containing the files you want to import.
3 Right-click/Control-click the folder, and choose Import To Organizer.
The Getting Photos dialog box will report whether files were imported.
4 Click OK.
If files were imported, the folder’s icon changes from an Unmanaged Folder icon to a Managed Folder icon .
About preview files
When you import photos, you can choose to download to your computer full-resolution copies of the master photos
(default) or low-resolution copies, called preview files. Preview files appear in your catalog as space-saving copies of
the high-resolution originals. When you perform an operation that requires the original photo, you are asked to insert
the disc containing the offline photo. You can then decide whether to use the preview file or bring in a full-resolution
copy of the photo.
If you choose to use preview files, you need to assign an Offline Volume Name to the CD or DVD containing the
master files. Make sure to write the Offline Volume Name on the CD or DVD, so that when Elements
Organizer
requests the master disc (it provides the reference name for you), you can insert the correct disc.
Set the size for preview files
1 In Elements Organizer (Windows), select Edit > Preferences > Files. In Mac OS, select Adobe Elements 9 Organizer
> Preferences > Files.
2 Under Offline Volumes, choose the pixel dimensions for the preview files. A 640 x 480 size is good in most cases.
Use a smaller size if you want to conserve space on your computer, or a larger size for better display quality.
Get photos from a CD or DVD
You can copy photos from a CD or DVD onto your hard disk and into the Elements Organizer. You can make full-
resolution copies, as you might for editing purposes, or, to save disk space, low-resolution offline copies called preview
files.
1 In the Elements Organizer, select File > Get Photos And Videos > From Files And Folders.
2 Navigate to your CD or DVD drive, and select the photos you want to copy.
3 (Optional) Select either of the following:
Copy files on import Makes a full-resolution copy of the file on your hard disk.
Generate previews Makes a low-resolution copy of the file on your hard disk, saving disk space.
4 (Optional) If you’re keeping a master photo offline, type in a volume name for the CD or DVD on which it resides,
and write this name on the disc itself. This will make it easy for you to find and download the master when
prompted.
5 (Optional) Select Automatically Fix Red Eyes if you would like Elements Organizer to repair red eyes as soon as the
photos are brought into the Elements Organizer.
Note: This option is not enabled for offline files.