Adding Multimedia Files to Projects

You can add many types of multimedia files (video, audio, and 3D models) to your project, which can then be inserted into topics or snippets.

The following steps show you how to add a multimedia file to your project, without inserting it into a topic (or snippet). But if you follow the steps for inserting movies, 3D models, and audio into topics or snippets (see Inserting Videos, Inserting 3D Models, and Inserting Audio Files), the multimedia file is automatically added to the project as well.

The traditional location to store a multimedia file in the Content Explorer is in the Resources\Multimedia folder. However, you can store it anywhere in the Content Explorer that you like.

How to Add a Multimedia File

1. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

   • (Recommended) Right-Click In the Content Explorer, right-click on a folder and from the context menu select New > Multimedia.

     Tip When adding a new file to the Content Explorer, the recommended method is to right-click on the folder in the Content Explorer and use the New menu option. This is the most efficient way to direct the new file to the folder where you want to store it. That's because the Add File dialog opens when you add a new content file, and this method ensures that the folder you want is already selected in that dialog.

   • Ribbon Select Project > New > Add Multimedia.

   The Add File dialog opens.

2. Click the File Type field at the top of the dialog and select Multimedia.
3. In the Source area, choose to create the new file based on a template or an existing file.
   • New From Template Choose either a factory template file or one of your own custom template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use the factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own custom template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file. See Templates.
   • New From Existing Choose an existing file of the same type as a starting point for your new file. As with template files, your new file will take on all of the settings contained in the file you select. To use this option, click , use the Open File dialog to find a file, and double-click it.

   Most of the time you will probably use the "New from existing" option to import a multimedia file from outside your project.

4. (Optional) The Folder field is automatically populated with the folder that has focus in the Content Explorer. If you want to place the file into a folder that you previously created in the Content Explorer, in the Folder field click and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location. See Creating Subfolders.

   Note If you want to place non-topic files in a recommended folder, first make sure that folder exists in the Content Explorer. If it does not exist, you can easily add it. See Creating Subfolders.

   Non-Topic File Type	Recommended Default Folder in Content Explorer
   Branding	Resources > Branding
   Image	Resources > Images
   Micro Content	Resources > MicroContent
   Multimedia	Resources > Multimedia
   Page Layout	Resources > PageLayouts
   Snippet	Resources > Snippets
   Stylesheet	Resources > Stylesheets
   Table Stylesheet	Resources > TableStyles
   Template Page	Resources > TemplatePages

5. In the File Name field, you can type a new name for the multimedia file.
6. (Optional) If you want to apply condition tags to the file, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the Condition Tags field, click and select the conditions you want to apply. Click OK. See Applying Conditions to Content.
7. (Optional) If you want to apply file tags, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the File Tags field, click and select the file tags you want to apply. Click OK. See Associating Tags With Files.
8. Click Add. The multimedia file is added to the Content Explorer.