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# Accessing the File Browser

Use the file browser to locate grade data and load it into the Grade bin.

To access the file browser:

1. In the Grade bin, click the Expand button.

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   The Grade view appears.

   Image courtesy of EVN PRODUCTIONS (a) File browser(b) Expanded Grade bin (c) Player

When you are in the Grade view, the work area is divided into multiple areas.

File browser
  Use to locate grade data and display it in the expanded Grade bin.

Click: | To:
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Global | Display the location of the global Grade bin folder and its contents.
Project | Display the location of the project Grade bin folder and its contents.
Scene | Display the location of the scene Grade bin folder and its contents.
User | Display the location of the user Grade bin folder and its contents.
Quick | Display the location of the folder selected with the Set Quick Folder option.
Marry | Display the location of a Marry Grade bin folder and its contents. See Using the Marry Grade Bin.
Set Quick Folder | Set the currently selected folder in the File Browser as the Quick Folder.
New Folder | Create a new folder under the currently selected folder. Enter a new name. Rename the folder at any time by right-clicking it and entering a new name (the global, scene, project, and user directories, cannot be renamed).
Delete Folder | Delete the currently selected folder (for which you have deletion permissions enabled). The Message Bar will show a message asking you to confirm or cancel the action and a red Confirm button along with a grey Abort button will appear to the right of the Message Bar. Click the appropriate button to confirm or abort the action. NoteThe Message Bar is exclusive to Lustre 2012 Extension 1. In prior versions of Lustre, there is simply a Confirm button.

TipPlace the cursor over the file browser or expanded Grade bin, and press Shift+- to cycle through the display of different expanded Grade bins.

Expanded Grade bin
  Use to display and organize the grade files.

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Click: | To:
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Details | Display grade files in Thumbnail and Text view.
Proxies | Display grade files in Thumbnail view.
List | Display grade files in Text view.
Player | Display the contents of the expanded Grade bin and the Player. Disable button to display the expanded Grade bin only. Press Q to alternate the display between a large Storyboard view and the Player.
Select All | Select all grade files in the expanded Grade bin.
Unselect All | Deselect the selected grade files in the expanded Grade bin.
Refresh | Rescan the file systems and update the file browser and expanded Grade bin with up-to-date information.
Delete Selected | Delete selected grade files.
Delete All | Delete all grade files from the expanded Grade bin. The Message Bar will show a message asking you to confirm or cancel the action and a red Confirm button along with a grey Abort button will appear to the right of the Message Bar. Click the appropriate button to confirm or abort the action. NoteThe Message Bar is exclusive to Lustre 2012 Extension 1. In prior versions of Lustre, there is simply a Confirm button.
Player | Show/hide a player in the Grade view.

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Details | Proxies | List

Player
  Use to display selected shots and grade files.

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Click: | To:
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Grade | Display the current grade selected in the expanded Grade bin.
Timeline | Display the current shot selected in the Timeline or Storyboard.

NoteWhen in Timeline mode, the Player displays the shot from the timeline with its current grade applied to it, which is not necessarily the grade selected in the Expanded Grade Bin.