Start DRAGRI. The main window, the tool bar, and the timeline window will appear. On the main window, select [File]-[New] from the menu bar. A new content editing window will appear.
If there is any edited item of content that has not been saved, a dialog appears to inquire whether to save it. Specify Yes or No as appropriate.
If a DRAGRI file already exists, you can open that file in the usual manner. A file created by DRAGRI has an extension of .drg. On the main window, select [File]-[Open] from the menu bar. A file selection dialog box will appear. Select a file with the extension .drg.
The types of file that can be selected from the pull-down menu at the bottom of the file selection dialog box are as follows:
DRG file | A document file storing editing data created by DRAGRI. The file extension is .drg.
A DRG file is created when you have saved data with [Save] or [Save as] in the [File] menu. Double-clicking a DRG file will start DRAGRI and you can re-start editing. |
dragri.txt | A file storing the operational data of the content created by DRAGRI. You can re-edit the content of the file by opening it. |
Video file | A video file that can be placed on the canvas. [available video formats] |
Image file | An image file that can be placed on the canvas. [available image formats] |
When a DRG file is opened and no related video or image files are found, the dialog box shown above will appear.
If you click the [Open another file] button, a file selection dialog box will appear, and you can specify another file.
If you click the [Ignore] button, the system continues to read in the DRG file. The ignored video or image is displayed as a white square with "Video" or "Image" written in it. The filename can be specified using the information palette.
This saves the current state of the content being edited in the DRG file.
To restart editing, use [File]-[Open] from the menu bar to open the DRG file or double-click the DRG file.
To re-edit an existing content file, select [File]-[Open...] from the menu bar.
A file selection dialog box will appear. Select dragri.txt from the list of file types in the pull-down menu located at the bottom of the dialog box, and select the dragri.txt file within the directory containing the file you want to re-edit.
The selected content is read into the timeline. From here, you can edit the content using normal DRAGRI operations, as described in later chapters.
Select [File]-[Recently used project] from the menu bar. The dialog box shown below will appear. It shows a sorted list of projects with the most recently used one at the top. Select one and click [OK] to open the selected project
Select [File]-[Recently saved web page] from the menu bar. The dialog box shown below will appear. It shows a sorted list of recently used web pages with the most recently saved one at the top. Select a file and a thumbnail will appear on the left. (A thumbnail appears only when you have saved content with [Save a thumbnail] ticked in the [Saving parameters].)
You can click the [Re-edit] to open a DRG file related to the content you are working on. If a DRG file does not open, open the dragri.txt file and re-edit the content.
If you click the [Open with a browser] button, your browser will start and play the content.
If you click the [Open a folder] button, the folder containing the content will open.
To extend, or make indefinite, the expiration date of content, whether it has expired or not, edit the content as follows:
1. Use [File]-[Open...] from the menu bar to open the dragri.txt file for the content whose expiration date is to be updated.
2. Select the data using [File]-[Save as Web Content].
3. Either delete the new expiration box or enter a new expiration date.
4. Tick only [Save manipulation data (dragri.txt)] and untick the other check boxes.
5. Click [OK], and a dialog box appears confirming whether you wish to delete the dragri.txt. Select [Delete].
6. The dragri.txt is overwritten and the expiration date is updated.
When the [File]-[New] menu option is used to start creating new content, the size (the number of pixels for width and height) and the length (the number of frames) of the content are set to default values (or the values used in the previous editing procedure). The default initial values are 320 pt x 240 pt and 100 frames. To change these values, do the following.
In the main window, select [Edit]-[Size and length] from the menu bar. A size and length setting dialog box will appear.
Specify the size (width and height) of the content in pixels.
Specify the length of the content in frames.
Then click [OK] to save these settings.