sAlbums

What is an album?
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users

An album contains references to files that are contained in different directories. Albums allow to gather files that come from different directories and to use them just as if they were in the same directory. Albums are a new way to organize your files regardless of their location on your computer.
If you change the files information inside an album, these changes are set back to the catalogues which handle the files.

What operations can I do in an album?
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users

You can perform all the 3D Photo Browser features, except copying files from the album to the album, as an album does not belong to any particular directory.

Creating an Album
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
menu access: File / Create album
toolbar access
keyboard access: Ctrl+Shift+A

Use the keyboard shortcut or the menu entry to create an album. A new album is added to the albums list, which is accessible through the My computer panel.
The album is automatically saved when you select a directory or another album.

Opening an existing album
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
access: My computer / Albums

Select the album to open in the albums folder of the My computer panel.

Deleting an existing album
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
menu access: Edition / Delete selection
keyboard access: Del

Select the album to delete in the albums folder of the My computer panel. Use the Delete selection from the menu or press the Del key.

Copying files to an album
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
mouse access: drag & drop to the album folder in the My computer panel
keyboard access: Ctrl+C, Ctr+V

To add files to an album:

• Create an album. The new album is added to the existing albums list in the My computer folder.
• Select the files to copy to the album then:
  • Drag and drop the files on the album name in the My computer panel
• Or:
• Press Ctrl+C
• Open the album by selecting it in the My computer panel.
• Press Ctrl+V
  

Note: when you copy files to an album, no files are really copied on your hard disk. Only references to the files are copied into the album.

Deleting files from an album
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
menu access: Edition / Deleting selection
keyboard access: Del

To delete files from an album:

• Select the files to delete then:
  • Select Delete selection from the edition menu.
• Or:
  • Press the Del key.

3D Photo Browser asks you if you want to delete the references or the files themselves. Select Delete references to remove the files from the album but keep the files on your hard disk. Select Delete files to delete both references from the album and files from your hard disk.

Opening the directory that contains an album file
Version: for Dig. Cam. / for 3D Users
mouse access: right click on the required file

To open the directory that contains an album file:

• Perform a right click on the required file.
• Select 'Open ...' from the displayed popup menu.