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Watch Check out this video tutorial to get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaJv-0SaQw&list=PLAaYfANQ1Crzsn9fXwA2Uevi-PG5bHsui

The setup file contains the information about which config file to use for the software.
The config file contains the global configuration for all libraries (naming convention, file structure, …)
A library contains a collection of elements. It exists of the library file and the database for this one library.

Info

~ (tilde) is your users home directory: E.g..
Linux/macOS: /home/myuser or
Windows: C:\Users\myuser / %userprofile%

default location setup file

~/.das-element/setup.ini

default location config file or custom location

~/.das-element/das-element.conf

Here are some common file path locations that you might need:

type of file

description

path

setup file

Default location setup file
This file references to the config file.

~/.das-element/setup.ini

or environment variable:
DASELEMENT_CONFIG_PATH

config file

Default location config file or custom location

~/.das-element/das-element.conf
or some custom location

variables file

File to store environment variables that are loaded on software startup

~/.das-element/variables.env

models

location for machine learning models

~/.das-element/models

log files

for error logs etc.

~/.das-element/logs

preview files

The software creates previews of your elements to increase performance.
If you want to remove the previously created previews, just remove the temp folder. It automatically removes files older than 14 days.

Linux: ~/tmp/das-element
MacOS: /$TMPDIR/das-element
Windows: %temp%/das-element

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Setup file

The setup file contains the information about which config file to use for the software.

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As an alternative you can set the environment variable to specify the config file location.

Order of validation:

  1. Environment Variable (DASELEMENT_CONFIG_PATH)

  2. setup file (setup.ini)

Info

If you want to force the creation of a new setup, simply delete the setup file.

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Info

Create different setup files to control different setups scenarios.
For example: for remote working artist that only should have access to the proxy files or individual projects that require a very specific setup.

Create new config

The dialog to create a new configuration (welcome screen) will automatically appear the first time you start the application, or if a configuration file specified in the setup.ini file or by the environment variable DASELEMENT_CONFIG_PATH cannot be found. To create a new configuration, navigate to:

Settings → Global → Path to config → plus-icon button (Create new config)

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Library file

A library contains a collection of elements.
The library files are saved by default in a hidden folder .config in library root location.

Each library exists of two parts:

  1. Library file
    contains the configuration of the library, like value overwrites and transcoding templates.
    {library_name}.lib - file content is JSON format

  2. Database
    holds all information about the elements of this library
    For file based database (SQLite): {library_name}.db

Info

For Studios it is recommended to use a server-based database like PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB.

Warning

It is recommended to create a regular backup for the database!

Note

Security warning: the library file is saved in plain text so the database password will be visible and is not encrypted!Especially if you are using SQLite.


Define the file structure in the global settings and overwrite values or path patterns that are relevant for this library. This way, the naming convention stays consistent through all libraries, but you can control individual parts by overwriting values depending on this specific library.

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