File Menu and Handling
File types in M-III
M-III is able to save and load both complete shows and „only“ single frames (images) or whole frame lists. A show consists on this occasion of at least one frame with an associated show file, which contains scenes and motions on the time line. Those two different files will be connected with other while loading the show and result in the actual and timed show.
Further on there are so called “sessions“ made for the Live! Interface of the M-III. In these sessions the to the buttons assigned frames or frame lists are saved, as well as the settings for each button.
Frame files can be called:
Show files can be called:
Live! session files can be called:
Because a complete show may consist of as many frames and frame lists, caution at creating of the menu structure is required. To make a show transportable, which means easily to copy from one computer to another, we recommend to keep any frames, frame lists and music files in a common directory. If files from different directories are used for a show, then you have to copy this exact directory structure for transporting it to another computer because file paths are saved within show file.
Create a new directory for a show and copy any desired frame files into this directory. Now you can load the frame files from this directory into the M-III and save your show again into this directory. If you want to pass on your show or copy it to another computer, you only need to copy one directory.
Load and save a show
Loading and saving is very easy and can be down via a drop down context menu in the upper program bar or via the graphic buttons right underneath it.
Difference between shows and frames
In principle a show consists of a show file, which contains the time line events, and at least on frame file, which again consists of drawings and images. Both belong together.
Loading of a show
Click on “File“, “Open Show“ and chose a show to open. Please note that all shows and frames are copied into the “Documents“ directory while installation. You can get there with the Windows button “Libraries“. Here you now find die library “Documents“.
In the “Documents“ directory you find then again the folder “MediaLas“. Herein any frames and shows are located. We recommend keeping this structure in order to prevent restrictions from Windows.