Importing existing pictures

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To import existing pictures from digital camera, local hard disk and network drive
To import from local hard disk or network drive, skip STEP1.

STEP1:
Connect digital camera to computer or, take out the camera's storage card (Compact Flash, Secure Digital card etc...) and insert into computer's card reader. Open File Explorer in windows and check whether a 'Removable Drive' has appeared in the folder tree list. If not, please check whether the camera has been properly connected and turned on.

STEP2:
Start XmediaStorm in picture mode and click picture import button . The image import wizard will pop up as shown below:

	IMAGE IMPORT WIZARD Copy pictures to system image folder: Copy all pictures from source folder to XmediaStorm's image folder. By default it should be "C:\Program Files\XmediaStudio\XmediaStorm\Image". Copy and resize: Copy, resize and convert pictures formats Generate a record of files's detail and location only: Instead of physically copying pictures, a database record will be created to take down source pictures size, dimension, location, date&time and other details. To continue, click 'Next' button
	Click 'Add' button to add multiple pictures into importing list. A File Selection dialog will pop up after you click 'Add'. Open the removable drive or folder containing the pictures. To select multiple pictures, press and hold "Ctrl" key on your keyboard and left click mouse to choose items. If you want to select all pictures under current folder, simply press "Ctrl" + "A" (CtrlA). Click 'Ok' to add all selected pictures to the Import list. To preview what picture you have selected, click any item in list and a small preview will be displayed at bottom left corner. To remove an item from list, select the item and click button 'Remove'. Or, you can click button 'Clear' to empty the list. Click 'Next' to start importing
	Once started, the importing progress will be displayed on screen. Wait until the 'Job done at ...' appears and click 'Exit' button. All your imported pictures will be put into 'INBOX' by default. After edit them, you can move the pictures to the category you specify.