Banks
Banks within Prism Player provide a versatile space for managing media.
Banks can be reordered, be renamed, and imported or exported for use in another project.
Additionally, Banks can display thumbnails of the added elements via the grid view.
Pressing the + button will add a new Bank, the area will split into two sections:
- Left side - Bank Manager
- Right side - Selected Bank
Each Bank has its own
:Feature | Description |
---|---|
Rename | Renames the Bank |
Remove | Deletes the Bank and its contents |
Duplicate | Duplicates the Bank and its contents, including any Bank element property changes |
Import | Replaces the Bank with the saved Bank. See Import & Export for more details. |
Export | Saves the Bank to a file. See Import & Export for more details. |
*Note: Only 1 Bank is allowed to be used on Prism Player.
Bank
To add new media to a Bank, select the Bank you wish to add to, and simply drag and drop your files or press the + button.
The Bank can be displayed in two views: Table or Grid. Both views feature a header at the top, which includes options to duplicate or remove selected Bank elements, and a toggle button to switch between views. There is also a button for adding new media.
Bank Element
Bank elements can be rearranged by dragging them around in both table view and grid view.
Types
Image
Supports standard image types, such as PNG, JPG, GIF, etc.
Audio
Supports standard audio types, such as MP3, WAV, etc.
Video
Supports natively Avolites AiM, NotchLC, and HAP. Additionally, other standard video codecs such as H264, H265, ProRes, etc., are also supported.
To enhance playback performance, consider transcoding media into Avolites AiM codec. Media can be added to the encoder list by the Send To Encoder button.
Table View
Table View gives more information about video / audio codecs, resolution, whether hardware acceleration is available on the media and much more.
Users can playback elements using the Preview button.
button and preview elements with theActions
Play
Playing an element will playback on the media player.
Sub Menu
Pressing the
icon on individual elements allows access to the following actions:- Remove - Deletes the element from the Bank
- Duplicate - Add a new copy of the Bank element, including all settings
- Show In Folder - Open file explorer and navigate to the element's media file
Grid View
Grid View allows for easier triggering of clips due to the larger trigger area, thumbnails are shown here and are also stored on the Prism Media Cache.
Import/Export
Please see Import/Export for reference.
Note: It is also possible to import Banks by simply dragging and dropping them in the drag and drop area.