Backing up your media libraries
Media Manager software automatically saves your library as you make changes, so you don’t need to tell the application explicitly to save your library as you're working.
However, you can create a backup of the current library as a restore point or as a template to create new libraries.
1.Click the Media Library Actions button (
) and choose Back Up Media Library from the menu. The Back Up Media Library dialog is displayed.
2.Choose a drive and folder from the Save in
3.In the File name box, type the name you want to use to identify the library.
4.Click the Save button.
To restore the backup at a later time, open the backup file.
Opening a Reference Library
A reference library contains information about media from an outside source or vendor.
You can also use a reference library to search media files that you aren’t part of your collection. For example, if you’re unable to find the perfect loop for an ACID project in your own collection, you could use the Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples reference library to search the entire Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples catalog and purchase a new loop library.
You can use the Media Reference Library
when you click the Switch to Media Reference Library button ( ).
1.Click the Switch to Media Reference Library button (
). The reference library specified in the Media Manager Options dialog is opened. Media in a reference library is displayed in gray text to indicate that the files are not available on your computer.
2.Find the media you’re looking for with a standard or advanced search.
3.Tag media from the reference library as needed. For more information on tagging, see Tagging media files on page 71.
4.When you select a file in a reference library, the Product Information pane displays information about the selected file and a link you can use to purchase the media.
Using the Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples reference library
If you have the Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples reference library loaded when you search your computer for media, media from existing Sony Loops and Samples or Loops for ACID collections will inherit tags and custom properties from the reference library.
The Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples reference library is not installed by default, but you can install it from the ACID CD or download it from the Sony Creative Software Inc. Web site
(http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/reference). After installing the library, go to the Media Manager Options dialog (click the Media
Library Actions button (
) and choose Options from the menu) and choose the reference library from the Reference library drop- down list.
Searching for media files
You can use the Media Manager tool to search the current media library for media files using keywords or tags.
Tips: You can use the Search Results Limit box in the Media Manager Options dialog to determine the maximum number of media files you’d like to have returned in the results of your searches. Increasing the Search Results Limit setting increases the amount of time required to search a library and can significantly decrease performance if set excessively high.
When performing complex searches, consider creating temporary tags to classify the results. If you apply a tag to the files found by a complex search, you can return to those files easily by searching on the tag. The Media Manager tool can search for tags more quickly than it can perform keyword or advanced searches.
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