To use StudioLine for your images, they need to be added to the StudioLine Image Archive. StudioLine offers two methods for managing images:

Images from an external source like a camera or CD are copied into the StudioLine Image Archive. Once copied we refer to them as internal images.

Once StudioLine has created this master-copy in the Image Archive, you could decide to delete the original image. A practical example would be the memory chip of your digital camera. After importing photos into StudioLine, the camera’s memory chip could be erased to make room for new pictures.

Digital camera users should always operate in “Copy” mode. Some cameras may reuse the same file names each time the memory chip is erased, for example DSCF0001.jpg. Next time you copy your picture files to a Windows folder that already contains prior images from your camera, Windows may encounter duplicate file names and offer to overwrite the older pictures. This may cause you to accidentally lose irreplaceable memories. This is never an issue when you import your pictures directly into StudioLine using the “Copy” mode, since identical file names pose no problem to StudioLine.

The “Copy” mode is suited for all data storage media because it is the safest. External programs have no access to the StudioLine data files. Your files can not be accidentally changed or deleted.