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Loading Entries from an Archive

When you load entries from an archive, Flame reads the table of contents from the medium.

The MaxLibrarySize token in the software initialization configuration file specifies the maximum size (in MB) of clip libraries. Set the MaxLibrarySize token to allow the current clip library to accommodate the entries you are restoring from the archive. When you archive to a VTR, the clip library size required to restore the archive is recorded in the Header Info Slate.

See the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File Reference Guide for a description of the MaxLibrarySize keyword in the software initialization configuration file.

When you load a VTR archive, a confirmation is required before any action can be aborted.

To load entries from an archive to the Desktop:

1. Open the archive. See Opening an Archive.
2. In the Archive menu, click Load.
3. Select the destination.

   The contents of the archive appear in the library.

4. Select the entries you want to load.
5. Optional: When loading a project, do one of the following:
   • To completely restore a project, select Project from the Entries Selection box.

     
     

   • To only restore the clips of a project, select Selection from the Entries Selection box.
6. Do one of the following:
   • To load the entries onto the Desktop, click Load.
     WarningUse the following option with caution since it deletes all clips in the specified destination.
   • To overwrite the destination with the selected entries, click Clear/Load, and then click Confirm.

   The entries selected determine where the clips are loaded, and what is overwritten in the case of Clear/Load.

   Entry	Destination
   Project	Project is selected in the Entries Selection box: Restores the totality of a previously archived and deleted project. You can now load the project from the Preferences menu. Selection is selected in the Entries Selection box: Its Desktop and clip libraries are merged with the current project.
   Project Library	Its Desktop and clip libraries are merged with the current project.
   Clip Library	Its Desktop, reel, and clip entries are merged with the clip library with the same name. If there is no matching clip library, a new library is created.
   Desktop	Its reels and clips are merged with the current Desktop. Each desktop entry clip is loaded on the reel it was on when the Desktop was saved.
   Reel	Its clips are loaded on the destination reel.
   Clip	It is loaded on the destination reel.

7. Optional: If you are having trouble loading the selected entries, disable Include Audio, and try again.

To load entries from an archive to a clip library:

1. Open the archive. See Opening an Archive.
2. In the Archive menu, click Load.
3. Click any reel.

   The contents of the archive appear in a single view.

4. Select the entries you want to load.
5. From the Clip Library box, select the library where to load the entries.

   
   

6. Do one of the following:
   • To load the entries to the Desktop, click Load in Library.
     WarningUse the following option with caution since it deletes all clips in the specified destination.
   • To overwrite the destination with the selected entries, click Clear/Load in Library, and then click Confirm.
7. Optional: If you are having trouble loading the selected entries, disable Include Audio and try again.