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label

key

description

Library Name

name

display name of the library in the application

Library Root

root

set Set the root location for the library data
. Set individual paths for each operating system. This is the location were your actual files will be stored.

If you move your library data to another location, you only have to update this value and everything should be linked correctly

Database

database

database that contains a data for this library
For SQLite you can set individual paths for each operating system

Template mappings

template_mappings

link the transcoding templates to the specific template types

main: main template for the library element (required)
thumbnail: preview of the element (required)
filmstrip: quick preview for movie/sequence files (recommended for movie/sequences)

extra: additional transcoding tasks to run during ingest time or re-rendering for elements

Values

values

Patterns

patterns

path patterns that you want to add/overwrite

Transcoding templates

templates

templates for different tasks (transcoding, copy …)

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Tip

Tip: You don' want to move the source file?
Make sure to check out this tutorial: https://docu.das-element.com/docu/Setup-existing-library.467271681.html

To ingest a source file but keeps its original location, you can use the NoOp (No operation/ do nothing) task. It will register the file path to the database, but leave the file as it is.

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