Import event from hard disc

steveq wrote on 3/14/2014, 3:43 PM

Hi everyone.
Can someone help me with importing an event from my hard disc into a project, typically a piece of clipart or a diagram downloaded from the internet or a photo etc.
The item imports ok but it is always put at the end of the project rather than where the cursor is. Obviously this is not a major problem but is very irritating to have to copy & paste it to where it should be.
This didn't happen in MS 11 (I've only recently upgraded-the week before MS 13 was released!!!).
I've looked at preferences but can't see anything obvious.
I'm running MS 12 Platinum Suite Build 896.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Steve Grisetti wrote on 3/14/2014, 4:35 PM

Are you importing this file into your Project Media panel?

If so, you can then drag it from this panel to any place on the timeline you'd like.

Or am I misunderstanding your problem?

vkmast wrote on 3/14/2014, 5:52 PM

>>>This didn't happen in MS 11<<<

"What's new in version 12: Double-clicking media in the Explorer window now adds the media to end of your project on the selected track."
Drag and drop and remember Auto Ripple.

steveq wrote on 3/15/2014, 5:01 AM

Tnx for your replies Steve & Vkmast, I'm clicking on the icon "open (ctrl & o) which brings up an explorer window, then I select the object I want & click "open" at bottom r of window. This puts the object in the media bin and at the same time puts it at the end of the project.
I can drag & drop from the explorer tab in MS as Vkmast suggests and that does work ok, but all I have in the explorer tab listing is an object name without an icon, so I can't see if that really is the object I want (sometimes names are not very descriptive!).
If there is a way to display the icon for an object in the explorer tab that would do the trick.
Thanks again for your help.
Steve.

vkmast wrote on 3/15/2014, 5:47 AM

As it happens, only MSP 13 adds the Thumbnails option into "View" above Explorer.
In v 12 you could click the "object name" and use the Start, Stop, Auto Preview buttons and see the "object" in Trimmer.
You can also right-click in Explorer and "Explore Current Folder", which can be set to show the icons.

steveq wrote on 3/15/2014, 8:11 AM

Thanks Vkmast, the "explore current folder" option does seem to do what I want - a bit long-winded though - but it looks like that's the best option.
Very grateful for your help & advice.
Thanks again to Steve for his help too.
Steve