Default columns in the assets tab, Default columns in, The assets tab – Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual

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Note: Subtitle text files and shapes do not appear in the Assets tab.

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Click a folder’s disclosure
triangle to show or hide
its contents.

Click to open the
Import Assets dialog.

Click to create
a new folder.

Click to remove
the selected asset.

The Assets tab can contain up to 15 columns. For information on choosing which columns
appear, see

Managing Columns in the Assets Tab

.

The Assets tab also has three buttons you can use to manage the assets.

Import: Opens the Import Assets dialog so you can choose assets to import. See

Using

the Import Asset Feature

for more information.

New Folder: Creates a new folder in the assets list. If you have an existing folder selected,

the new folder becomes its subfolder. See

Creating Asset Folders

for more information.

Remove: Removes the selected asset or assets, including folders, from the assets list. A

message appears if you try to remove assets that are currently in use by the project.
This does not affect the asset’s actual file—it just controls whether it appears in this
list. See

Removing Selected Assets

for more information.

Default Columns in the Assets Tab

The following columns appear by default in the Assets tab. You can remove these, change
their order, and add additional columns as needed. See

Managing Columns in the Assets

Tab

for more information.

Name: Applies to all asset types. Displays the asset’s name and an icon that represents

the asset type. By default the asset name is the same as the asset filename, but you
can rename the asset to make it easier to identify within your project. See

Renaming

Assets

for more information.

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Importing and Managing Assets

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