NewTek 3Play 330 - Manual (Page 58)

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Selecting a session Name and clicking Open launches the 3P LAY Desktop (using the former input
and output settings), complete with the video record and Event List contents from the earlier
session. Among other things, being able to re-open stored sessions is useful for use with the
Export Tab feature (See Section 6.4.8.9).
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Double-click a Session (name) to quickly open that session (without pressing Open).

Click on an already highlighted session (name) a second time to change its name, or you
may right-click to open a context menu with two menu points:
o Rename
o Delete

Click a session name, and then click Delete to completely remove it and all associated
data. (A confirmation dialog is presented before the deletion proceeds).
6.3.2.1 BACKUP SESSION
This feature allows you to backup an entire 3P LAY session to an external storage system. When
Backup Session is clicked, a file requester appears so you can choose a target volume and directory
from among those connected to 3P
LAY (by network or USB cable). The session currently
highlighted in the list will be stored at this location.
Hint: Before data copying actually begins, you will be warned if there is not enough room on the
target volume for the session.
Session backup can take some time, depending on the total duration of the session and its
resolution. A progress gauge is shown during the process. It is appropriate to store backups on
volumes formatted using the NTFS file system, to avoid the restrictive file size limitations of FAT32
(see Section 7.1.5).
Note: You cannot open another session during backup (or restore) operations, so you likely
wouldn’t want to begin this process just moments before another scheduled production.
6.3.2.2 RESTORE FROM BACKUP
When you click Restore from Backup, a file requester appears so you can choose a session backup
folder from an external location. This folder, created by a previous Backup operation, will normally
contain all assets required to restore the session. If any external file manipulations have resulted
in missing assets a dialog lists the missing files and the backup is aborted.