Image Archive Copy Settings Panel

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

Original images are copied into the StudioLine Image Archive. We will refer to them as internal images.

Once StudioLine has created a 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 memory chip could be erased and reused 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, e.g., DSCF0001.jpg. If you were to 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.

By using the "Copy" mode, you'll import your pictures directly into StudioLine, which is perfectly capable of managing multiple images with identical file names.

Only references to the original images are copied into the Image Archive. We will refer to them as external images.

This mode should only be chosen if you prefer not to delete your original images from your hard disk and can't afford the additional disk space for StudioLine to create its master-copies.

If you chose this mode for CDs, DVDs or other removable media, then you may find it inconvenient to always have to keep these media close at hand. Every time you need to create a high-resolution print or want to export the image, StudioLine would prompt you to insert the disc.

You should never choose this mode for any writable media (e.g., diskettes, re-recordable CDs or DVDs) or memory chips. There would always be the chance that you may accidentally erase or overwrite your original pictures.

It is generally recommended that you use the "Copy" mode as long as you have available disk space. Once disk space gets sparse, StudioLine offers the offload feature for older or less frequently used images.

Your choice of internal vs. external images has no bearing on your ability to manage, edit and process your pictures with StudioLine.

Setting the Copy Preference

For the different types of media, you can decide how StudioLine will manage your images. Choose "Image Archive Copy Settings" from the Preferences menu.

In addition to the above mentioned "Copy" and "Don't Copy" modes, you can also choose the setting "Ask" to be prompted during each import. This is a good choice if you want to be able to copy images from borrowed CDs, but not copy images from any CDs that you own.

You are free to choose different settings at a later time. Of course, this would only affect any new images that are added to the Image Archive. Existing images that are stored internally may be converted to external images at any time. You can also convert external images to internal ones, as long as you still have access to your originals.