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These are folders containing media files which are constantly monitored by ICEIgloo Core Engine. The list of content folders are maintained in the Config > General dialog. A reference to each image or video file in a content folder is stored in the ICE Igloo Core Engine database.

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To add a content folder, select Config > General. On the Media tab, press the '+' button to the right of the content folders listbox. Navigate to a suitable folder containing media files, e.g. C:\Igloo\Content, and press Open. The selected folder will be shown in the content folders list and it will be monitored for new files being added.

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TIP: Make sure you save the workspace if you want to save any changes to a Content Bank layer.

Content Bank Geometry and Effects

The ContentBank layer has its own top-level geometry settings which enable the whole content bank to fill the entire canvas or just a section of the canvas e.g. one wall. Also, any effects applied to the top-level ContentBank settings, will be applied to all of the cells in the ContentBank when they are displayed.

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The ContentBank layer settings act as global settings for all the cells in the Content Bank. Right-click on a cell and select Edit to modify the local settings for the cell.

Each cell in the content bank has its own geometry settings which are contained within the overall content bank layer settings . Right-click on a cell and select Edit to access the cell’s geometry settingsi.e. they are relative to the top-level geometry settings. In the Effects tab, any effects added will apply to the current cell only.

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Right-click on a cell and select Edit to access the cell’s geometry settings.

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The settings window will change as below to indicate the geometry settings of the cell are now displayed. Remember the Container in this case is the ContentBank layer itself rather than the whole canvas.

Clicking the ContentBank text (on the top right-hand side) will return back to the ContentBank grid.

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