The User Interface
When you start enaio® mediamanagement-import as an external application in enaio® client for the first time, first select a source directory with the media files you want to import. After that, the last selected source directory is always opened at startup.
The enaio® mediamanagement-import desktop is divided into several areas:

The following functions are available to you in the menu bar:
File
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Select directory
Selects the source directory that contains the media files you want to import. |
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Exit
Select Exit to close enaio® mediamanagement-import. |
Import
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Opens a list of all connected external media (such as a camera or USB stick) and select the media from which you want to import media files. This menu item is only active if you have connected one or more external media. |
Edit | Refresh
Updates the view of the file list with the media files in the source directory. |
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Update filing locations
Updates the selection of locations opened in enaio® client. |
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Show tooltip preview
Enables or disables the tooltip that appears when you move the mouse over a media file in the file list. The tooltip displays all the information stored in the media file. |
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Keep local files after import
Specifies whether the locally stored media files are kept or deleted. For example, if files are read-only, they cannot be deleted after import. Files that have not been deleted are listed in the error log. |
Info |
Opens the info dialog of enaio® mediamanagement. |

The Local area shows all media files from the selected source directory. If you have selected a directory, it will be opened the next time you start it and the files it contains will be shown. All image files are shown as thumbnails and all audio and video files with corresponding icons.
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Select directory
Selects a source directory. |
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Refresh view
Refreshes the view of the file list. |
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View
Specifies how the files are shown: in tile view, with details, or as a list. |
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Filter
Specifies which media file types are displayed in the file list: picture, audio, and/or video. |
When you move the mouse over a media file in the file list in the Local area, the tooltip displays all the information stored in the media file. You can disable this tooltip via the Edit area in the menu bar.

In the Client area, all enaio locations that you have currently opened are available for selection. The available object types and the media types configured for each object type are shown for each location. If no location is open in enaio®, you will receive a corresponding message and enaio® mediamanagement-import will be started. Then, open one or more locations in enaio. Then, switch to enaio® mediamanagement-import and click the 'Reload location' button. The Client area also lists all media files to import. This area is also used to start the import.
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Location/target filing location
Select the location in enaio® client where the media files to be imported will be stored. |
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Reload locations
Updates the selection of locations in enaio. |
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Importing files
Starts the import. |
When you move the cursor over a media file in the file list in the Client area, the tooltip displays all the information stored in the media file. You can disable this tooltip via the Edit menu in the menu bar.

Specifies which media files to import using the buttons between the Local and Client areas.
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Add to import
Adds a marked media file to the import. |
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Remove from import
Removes a previously added media file from the import. |
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Preview
Opens the preview area. |
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Open with default program
Opens the program that opens media files of the selected type by default. |

With the Preview button (for image files , for audio files
, and for video files
) you can open a preview of the image files or play audio and video files directly in enaio® mediamanagement-import. To do this, mark a file from the list in the Local area and click the Preview button. The view of enaio® mediamanagement-import shows a preview of audio and video files with the controls familiar from Windows Media Player.
If image files contain GPS data, the location in Google Maps is displayed in the Preview area. This function requires an Internet connection.
You can now use the following functions:
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Close preview and back
Closes the preview and returns to the file selection screen. |
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Play in new window
Opens a new window in which the media file is played by Windows Media Player. enaio® mediamanagement-import simultaneously closes the preview and returns to the file selection screen. This function is not available when previewing image files. |
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Open with default program
Opens the program that plays the media files of the selected type by default. enaio® mediamanagement-import simultaneously closes the preview and returns to the file selection screen. |