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- | The “Don’t Copy” mode should only be chosen if you prefer not to delete your original images from your hard disk and can’t afford the additional disk space for StudioLine to create its master-copies. If you chose this mode for CDs, DVDs or other removable media, especially your camera, then you may find it inconvenient to always have to keep these media close at hand. The risk is very high that you accidentally erase or overwrite images on such media. Again, your digital camera is a good example. Furthermore, | + | |
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- | It is generally recommended that you use the “Copy” mode as long as you have available disk space. Once disk space gets sparse, StudioLine offers the offload feature for older or less frequently used images. | + | |
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- | Your choice of internal vs. external images has no bearing on your ability to manage, edit, and process your pictures with StudioLine. | + | |
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- | In addition to setting “Copy” and “Don’t Copy” modes, you can also choose to be prompted during each import simply by selecting the setting “Ask.” This is a good choice if you want to be able to copy images from borrowed CDs, but not copy images from any CDs that you own. | + | |
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- | You may change your settings at any time. Of course, this would only effect any new images still to be added to the Image Archive. Existing images stored internally may be converted to external images at any time, as well as external images to internal ones, as long as you still have access to your originals. | + | |
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- | To move an image to external storage, you will need to select a target folder. | + | |
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- | To import an image to internal storage, you may be asked to insert the appropriate CD, DVD or other removal media, if that’s where the original picture resides. | + | |
===== Importing Images Using the Load Assistant ===== | ===== Importing Images Using the Load Assistant ===== |