Sessions tab description

Sessions tab description

In the Sessions tab, you work with the sessions in the project.

Left pane

• The Sessions pane has a grid (rows and columns) that displays all the sessions in the open project.

  • New, New From Device, and New From Recording buttons appear at the bottom of this pane so you can add sessions. The Session menu also has these commands.

Right pane

Top Portion

• Session files () and all associated files you have added appear in a grid.

  • Metadata appears in these columns: Name, Type, Date Modified, Size, and Duration.

  • The left-most column has a icon that is appropriate for the file type. The Type column gives type and subtypes.

  • Some files can have subordinate files (example).

  • In such cases, only the parent file has a Notes and Contributors tabs.

Bottom Portion

• For each type of file selected in the top portion of the pane, different tabs are displayed. Here are some examples (not exhaustive):

Tabs / Type of Selection	Session	Status  &  Stages	Video	Audio or Generated Audio	Annotations	Image	View	Properties	Contributors	Notes	Start Annotating
(Session)	Y	Y								Y
(Video)			Y					Y	Y	Y
(Audio)				Y				Y	Y	Y	Y
(OralAnnotations)				Y				Y
(Annotations)					Y
(Image)						Y		Y	Y	Y
(pdf)							Y	Y	Y	Y

Note

• Audio tab appears when the selected file shows Audio in the Type column. You can play that file.

• Generated Audio appears when a <name>.<type>.oralAnnotations.wav file is selected (OralAnnotations in the Type column). This tab displays and enables you to play Careful Speech and Oral Translation annotations.

See Also: Sessions tab tasks and User Interface terms - Sessions tab.

Related Topics

Concepts overview

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Open in Program Associated with this File

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