First stab a major manual restructuring.

[ardour-manual-diverged] / _manual / 12_adding-pre-existing-material / 02_copying-versus-linking.html

diff --git a/_manual/12_adding-pre-existing-material/02_copying-versus-linking.html b/_manual/12_adding-pre-existing-material/02_copying-versus-linking.html
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index c4dde0c..0000000
--- a/_manual/12_adding-pre-existing-material/02_copying-versus-linking.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
----
-layout: default
-title: Copying versus Linking
----                        
-
-<p>
-  <dfn>Copying</dfn> and <dfn>linking</dfn> are two different methods of 
-  using existing audio files on your computer (or network file system) 
-  within a session. They differ in one key aspect:
-</p>
-
-<h2>Copying</h2>
-
-<p>
-  An existing media file is copied to the session's audio folder, and 
-  if necessary converted into the session's native format.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-  For audio files, you can control the choice of this format (eg. WAVE 
-  or Broadcast WAVE). Audio files will also be converted to the session 
-  sample rate if necessary (which can take several minutes for larger 
-  files).
-</p>
-
-<p>
-  MIDI files will already be in SMF format, and are simply copied into 
-  the session's MIDI folder.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Linking</h2>
-
-<p>
-  A link to an existing media file somewhere on the disk is used as a the
-  source for a region, but the data is <strong>not copied or modified</strong> 
-  in any way.
-</p>
-
-<p class="warning">
-  While linking is handy to conserve disk space, it means that your session
-  is <dfn>no longer self-contained</dfn>. If the external file moves, it
-  will become unavailable, and any changes to it from elsewhere will affect
-  the session. A backup of the session directory will miss linked files.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-  You can choose to copy or link files into your session with the 
-  <kbd class="option">Copy file to session</kbd> option in the Import 
-  dialog window.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-  <img class="left" src="/images/225-ARDOUR_1_2_1.png" />
-  &larr; This file will be imported in the audio/MIDI folder of your session.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-  <img class="left" src="/images/226-ARDOUR_1_2_1.png" />
-  &larr; This file won't be copied.
-</p>
-
-<p class="note">
-  There is a global preference <kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Misc &gt; Session Management &gt; Always copy imported files</kbd>. If it is enabled, you will not be able to link a file.
-</p>
-