Adding files to the database

This chapter explains how to add files to the database



Before you start adding

Select Options->Preferences from the main menu and check the options under 'Add Options'. Image files (.jpg) may contain 'IPTC' information, and music files may contain song and artist information. LCAMediabase will add this information as keywords to the keyword list if you check the corresponding options. LCAMediabase will also index the files accordingly (see below).

The Auto-Indexing feature

When you are adding files to the database LCAMediabase tries to associate keywords with the files by comparing the filenames and the information 'hidden' in the files (so-called metatags in image, music and document files) with already known keywords.
Note: also try 'Selection->Generate Keywords' if your files contain this kind of information.

Adding normal files

Three ways to do this:
  1. From the Import & Browse screen:
    Locate and select the file folder that contains the files you wish to add (press Ctrl+S to display all files in subfolders also). Then select the files you wish to add (Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+leftclick to select individual files, Shift+leftclick to select a range of files).
    Then rightclick on the selected file(s) to get the popup menu and select Selection-> Add to Database (or press Ctrl+Alt+D).
    Alternatively, you can drag & drop files from the list onto the folder tree if you wish to copy or move the file(s) to a different folder first.
  2. Drag & drop files from the Windows Explorer onto the Database screen
  3. Prepare a text containing the full filenames of the files you wish to add and drag this text as a text block onto the database screen. You can use Wordpad or MsWord for this.
Adding internet files (URL's)

LCAMediabase can also store files stored on a webserver.
Two ways to do this:
  1. Drag & drop the link(url) from your browser on the database screen
  2. Do as in option 3 above, but enter url's in the text instead of filenames. (must always start with 'http://')
Note: The url must point to a file on a webserver; for instance you cannot add 'http://www.lcamediabase.com' because it does not point to a file, but you can add 'http://www.lcamediabase.com/index.html'.