Archiving a Project to a File-based Archive
Archiving a project to a file archive consists of opening an archive file located on a storage such as a hard drive or a network drive, and archiving the project to it.
To archive a project to a new archive:
In the MediaHub, enable Browse for Archives.
In the Local Devices list, navigate to the location where to store the archive.
Click New Archive.
In the New Archive Creation dialog, enter the required information and click Create. The archive is created and opened.
Set as required the options displayed in the Archive Options tab.
Click Archive Project.
Flame starts archiving the project. The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the project and on the options you enabled or disabled. To cancel the process, click anywhere on the screen; you cannot use Flame while it archives your project.
Click Close Archive to finalize the archive. The project is now archived.
To add a project to an existing archive:
In the MediaHub, enable Browse for Archives.
Do one of the following:
- In the Archives list, select the archive to which you want to add the project.
- If you want to use an archive that is not displayed in the Archives list: open a volume displayed in the local devices and navigate to the archive. Select it.
You can recognize an archive by its icon:
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Click Open Archive.
The contents of the archive are displayed in the archive browser.
Set as required the options displayed in the Archive Options tab.
Click Archive Project. If the archive spans multiple segments, Flame might prompt you to locate a specific one.
Flame starts archiving the project. The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the project and on the options you enabled or disabled. To cancel the process, click anywhere on the screen; you cannot use Flame while it archives your project.
Click Close Archive to finalize the archive. The project is now archived.
Archive Options
The Include Options offer individual controls over what you can include or exclude from an archive.
- Source Media Cache: Select if the existing Media Cache of your clips are included.
- Maps and ML Media Cache: Select if the media created for the Maps such as Motion Vectors or Machine Learning results such as a Semantic Keyer are included.
- Timeline FX Renders: Select if the rendered frame of your Timeline FX are included.
The Media Options define how to handle media cache.
- Cache Uncached Media: Enable to cache the Media of source clips before the archiving starts.
- All Versions / Used Versions: Select which versions of the clips you want to include in the archive, if any.
About Project Archives
You want to archive a project when you need to backup your project so that you can restore it in its entirety at a later time. A Project Archive stores all workspaces found in the project, and their contents:
- Project Setups (aka module setups)
- Desktop, including Batch and its snapshots, reels
- Libraries and their contents
- Shared Libraries