Import settings in the Control Panel
The default options for the Pinnacle Studio Importer may be set here; however, you can adjust or override them in the Importer at the time of importing.
Folder options: View or set the default storage locations for media and projects that are to be physically copied during import; unlike linked imports, including the Library’s Quick Import feature, which simply link to existing files without relocating them. The folder locations are initially set to the user’s music, video and images folders as configured in Windows, and to the default folder for saving Studio projects.
After locating and selecting the folder you want to serve as the base folder, you can optionally set up a subfolder:
• No subfolder: With this option, the files you import will be stored in the base folder.
• Custom: When you choose this option, a Custom Project Subfolder box will appear. Click it to enter a name for the Subfolder for that media type.
• Today: Your imports will go to a subfolder named with the current date, in the format “2017-10-25”.
• Creation date: Each imported file will be stored in a subfolder named with the creation date of the asset, in the same format as above. When multiple assets are brought in a single import operation, this may mean creating or updating multiple folders.
• Current month: This is the same as the Today option but without the day portion, e.g. “2017-10”.
• Stop motion: This sets the default import method for the frames you capture with the Stop Motion feature. See
“Stop motion” on page 234.