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Media Hub

Ctrl Suite's Media Hub is a central storage point for all images used within a Ctrl Suite workspace.

All images added to the Media Hub are optimised and saved in the .webp format to reduce file size.

Media Hub can be accessed Ctrl Designer's Tools menu, or opened using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+M.

By referencing the same media slot in Media Hub when creating interfaces, the storage space the system requires and media transfer times are reduced.

The replace option within the Media Hub allows for existing media assets to be exchanged for new ones. All existing interfaces that reference the media file will update based on this without opening and editing each one.

User Interfaces​

Media Hub provides standard file explorer options to create a folder structure and organise all media.

Options include:

  • New folder
  • Import
  • Edit
  • Rename
  • Replace
  • Delete
  • Order from A->Z / Z->A
  • View media in a list or tiled

Transferring Media content between computers (Ctrl Designer)​

There are two ways to transfer the contents of Media Hub to another computer:

Navigate to the Application Menu and select Export Bundle.

This process will bundle the Ctrl Designer workspace with the relevant assets it uses from the Media Hub folder, ideal for sending to projects. This option produces a Ctrl Designer Workspace Bundle (.cdw-bundle) that can be saved and sent to anyone to open within Ctrl Designer.

Within Ctrl Designer on the computer receiving the workspace file, select Open and open the workspace bundle file. The user will be prompted to select a file location to save the workspace to on their computer, and all Media Hub assets will be added to the Media Hub folder on their computer.

Manualy copying Media Hub files​

To bulk move all Media Hub assets that have ever been used on your computer, follow the steps below:

  • Copy the Media Hub folder from your computers Documents folder Documents>Ctrl Designer>Media Hub. This folder contains all items displayed within MediaHub.
  • Paste all the contents of Media Hub into a zipped folder making sure to keep its file structure intact.
  • Transfer the zipped folder onto a USB memory stick or send it to another computer using a file share system or email.
  • Unzip the folder on the second computer.
  • Paste the content of the folder into the Media Hub folder of the second computer making sure to keep the file structure intact.
  • Open the workspace file that references the media assets within Ctrl Designer on the second computer.
  • Done.

Storage location​

Media files for all workspaces are saved to:

Windows:

C:\Users user \Documents\Ctrl Designer\Media Hub macOS:

/Users/user /Documents/Ctrl Designer/Media Hub

This folder contains the file structure all images imported to Media Hub alongside an accompanying .meta file for each. i.e.

  • my_image.webp
  • my_image.webp.meta