Offload to CD or DVD

After a while, you may no longer need to work with images in certain folders. The offload function allows you to move the large master-copies of all images into a folder, CD or DVD. Once the offload is successful, the physical images will be deleted off the hard disk, conserving valuable disk space. Descriptors, filters, tool settings and a lower quality proxy image will remain in the Image Archive. This way, you can continue to manage and locate the image as before.

The proxy image is a lower resolution, lesser quality, space-saving version of the original image. You can adjust proxy image properties by choosing “Proxy Images” from the “Preferences” menu.

To offload a folder, click the right mouse button on a particular folder and choose the sub-menu “Write CD/DVD” from the context menu. Select the function “Offload”. If applicable, StudioLine will prompt you whether to offload any sub-folders. The panel “Offload Folder to CD/DVD” opens, which is discussed in the section “Offload to CD or DVD” of this manual.

After clicking “OK”, StudioLine will commence the offload operation, spanning as many discs as necessary. At the end of the offload, the discs are verified before prompting for a confirmation that the original images should be deleted from the Image Archive. Click on “Yes” to conserve hard disk space.

Label the offload disc(s) as proposed by StudioLine and store them in a safe location. Whenever you need to print, export or perform other actions that require the high-resolution original, StudioLine will ask for the appropriate disc by name. If an offload disc should be lost or damaged, then you would only have the low quality proxy image. Therefore, it is a good idea to perform a backup prior to the offload and to store the backup disc securely off-site.

Offloaded images can easily be identified by the disc symbol below the thumbnail.

Reload Images from Offload Discs

There are several methods on how to reload original images back into the Image Archive:

1. To reload individual images, click the disc symbol below the thumbnail. StudioLine will inquire whether or not you want to store the image internally. If you click “Yes”, then StudioLine will prompt for the appropriate disc.
2. To reload multiple images, select the images and click the right mouse button on one of them. Choose the “Original” submenu from the context menu and select “Store Internally”.
3. You can also insert an offload disc into your drive and then open it with the StudioLine Explorer “My Computer”. Drag images or entire folders from the disc to the Image Archive. If applicable, StudioLine will display the panel “Image Already Exists in Image Archive”. Choose “Save Image Internally” to reload the original pictures to the Image Archive. The rest of the panel is explained in the section “Backup to CD or DVD”, earlier in this manual.