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[Steve Waddicor]

On 13 Dec 2006, at 12:54, Christopher Ashworth wrote:

>
> This would be a good opportunity to use the working directory, which
> would allow you move this show over with just a single change, and
> keep the old time settings.  Of course, a show can be built in a way
> that doesn't allow this (with sound files taken from all over the
> place) which is why I need to add an "collect/export" feature to make
> it easier to move a workspace from one computer to another....

Chris, in the design of Qlab, did you consider the option of putting  
all the sound files together with the workspace file, either in a  
folder or a bundle?  i.e. When you select a sound file it would  
actually copy the file.

Advantages:
1) No need for a concept of "working directory".
2) In the case of a bundle, you can copy what seems to be a single  
file to another Mac, and it'll work straight away, and be guaranteed  
to have the entire show.
3) You can backup what seems to be a single file to DVDR or flash  
drive, and it'll be certain to hold the entire show.
4) Doing housekeeping on sound files won't have the danger of  
deleting a file that's needed for a show.
5) If a sound file is used for more than one show, at present there's  
a theoretical danger that modifying the sound for one show will  
change what happens in another show.

Disadvantages:
1) In the case of a bundle, the individual sound files aren't  
obviously available in Finder to manipulate or edit with other  
applications.
2) Uses more disk space.

Last month I had my Mac break down, and had to restore from backup to  
another borrowed Mac, and fix every single sound cue in the 30  
minutes before the start of a show.  The concept of a single bundle  
that holds everything and will work no matter where in the directory  
structure it is something that would have saved me a lot of stress.

Cheers,
Steve.