Video analyzer project files
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:34 am
Project Files
Project files are data files that the analyzer uses to store information about your session.
When you save a project, the analyzer saves the video link, play panels data and canvas layers.
(If you use the session planner, then a panel is effectively a slide that is positioned in a video frame)
So when you open a saved project, the analyzer:
Additionally, project files contain data that only the video analyzer understands, so you cannot load them into any other application.
Creating a new project
You create an empty project workspace by clicking "File" on the top menu and select "new project".
You can call the project file anything you like, then hit "Create"
The first thing you need to do is insert a video into the analyzer, which you have 3 options.
Project files are data files that the analyzer uses to store information about your session.
When you save a project, the analyzer saves the video link, play panels data and canvas layers.
(If you use the session planner, then a panel is effectively a slide that is positioned in a video frame)
So when you open a saved project, the analyzer:
- Loads the video into the media container
- Places play panels along the video timeline
- Draws layers you placed into each panel canvas
Additionally, project files contain data that only the video analyzer understands, so you cannot load them into any other application.
No matter what edition you are using, during your environment build we create 4 main work folders.
These are:
Project, Image, Session and Video folders, of which the analyzer uses project, image and video.
1:The project work folder is where you save all your project files
2:The image work folder is where you export still images of your panels
3:The video work folder is used to load the videos from your catalog.
You can also create as many sub folders as you like, within your work folders.
Creating a new project
You create an empty project workspace by clicking "File" on the top menu and select "new project".
You can call the project file anything you like, then hit "Create"
The first thing you need to do is insert a video into the analyzer, which you have 3 options.
- Import a video from 3rd part host
- Load video from local device
- Add a video from your video catalog
Important
Due to browser limitations, you cannot automatically attach a local file stored on your device when loading a project.
So when you are working with projects, you need to remember that in order to save the project without any issues. You need to use either your video catalog, or import a video from youtube.
Attaching a video from your local device is used more with the "chalk and talk" feature, which is has its own tutorial.