Chapter 4 Using the Media Manager

This chapter covers the management and tagging of your media files in ACID using the Media Manager feature.

Creating a new media library

You can create multiple media libraries as necessary to organize your media. Each media library is maintained by the Media Manager software as a separate database that stores information about the media contained within it.

1.From the Media Manager window, click the Media Library actions button () and choose New Media Library from the menu. The New Media Library dialog is displayed.

2.In the Name box, type the name you want to use to identify the library.

3.The Folder box displays the path to the folder where the library will be created. Click Browse to choose a different location.

4.Click the Create button to create the new library.

Opening a media library

The Media Manager window displays the contents of the current media library. You can open a different library at any time.

Important: When you open a media library, the Media Manager tool creates a transaction log file. This file is created in the same folder as the .medialib file and uses the same base name as the .medialib file. For example, the transaction log file for default.medialib would be default_log.ldf.

Do not delete these log files. Doing so will prevent you from opening the associated library. When the Media Manager tool closes, it automatically removes the log file. If the application terminates inappropriately, close all running ACID windows, restart ACID, and close the application to clear the log file.

1.In the Media Manager window, click the Media Library Actions button () and choose Open Media Library from the menu. The Open Media Library dialog is displayed.

2.Choose the folder where the library you want to open is stored:

•Choose a drive and folder from the Look in drop-down list.

—or—

•Use the bar on the left side of the window to browse to a folder.

3.Select a library from the list.

4.Click the Open button to open the selected library. The name of the current library is displayed in the upper-right corner of the Search Results pane:

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