Browser Settings and Controls
 
 
 

The File Browser contains the following main areas and buttons:

Item Description
Folders list Displays the file system on your machine, including all mapped drives, as well as Wiretap. Using this area, you can navigate to the media you want to import.
Folder Contents area Displays the contents of the folder currently selected in the Folders list.
Navigation buttons Use these buttons to navigate through folders and files.

These are the navigation buttons:

NoteYou can also navigate in the browser using Hotkeys. See Browsers.

Use: To:
Home: Return to the top level of the project folder.
Back: Move back through the folder list in the File Browser.
Up: Move to the level of the parent folder.
Path Field: You can enter paths in this field. Paths can be separated by either forward or backward slashes.
Recent: View a list of recently viewed folders. Place the cursor over a visited folder and click its name to return to that folder.
View: Change the way a browser displays information. See The View Button.
Bookmarks: Navigate to a directory. See The Bookmarks Button.
Open: Opens the selected files and adds them to the current Composite composition. If the File Browser selection is a Composite composition, this button will be labeled Open, and will open the selected composition.