Adding sources from an external location:
- In the Conform tab, click Set Search Location.
- Using the Set Directory window, select the directory where the sources are located.
- Click Set.
Smoke clears previous sources from the Conform Media folder, and then displays all the media files from the selected location, including any media files located in sub-directories.
Adding sources from a folder, a library, , or a shared library within Smoke:
- In the Conform tab, select a folder, a library, , or a shared library.
- Right-click and select Set as Conform Search Location.
Smoke clears previous sources from the Conform Media folder, and then displays all the media files from the selected location, including any media files located in sub-directories.
You can also manually add clips from the Media Panel to the Conform Media folder: drag-and-drop them to the Conform Media folder. This does not clear already present sources.
Notes
- Smoke only loads files it can use in a conform, so do not worry about non-media files being loaded to the Conform Media folder.
- Use the options found in the General and Format Specific Options tabs of the Set Directory window to modify the characteristics of the source files found: edit their resolution, bit depth, debayering settings, etc. Keep in mind that this will either facilitate or hamper the linking, depending on the settings and match criteria you set during the conform.
- When you load sources using the Set Search Location button, Smoke does not import the media files at that time: it creates only a list of references to the clips. This means that:
- Even if proxies are enabled for the project, Smoke does not create proxies for media files loaded in the Conform Media folder. Proxies are only generated when you link an event to its source.
- Smoke does not cache source media loaded to the Conform Media folder. To cache the source media once relinked, right-click the segment and select .