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# File

The File sub-menu provides functionality related to project file, functionality for opening local files, as well as the functionality for exiting from the Software. Project file is useful if you need to switch global camera settings in different scenarios. You can save the current settings of all the connected cameras as a project file (format: mcfg) to the local PC, after which you can fast restore the settings of the same connected cameras by opening the saved project file.

Note:

- When you save cameras' settings as a project file, the serial No. of the cameras are saved as well.

- Network exception, GenICam error, or failure of exporting features will cause saving failure.

- Only the feature settings of the CONNECTED cameras can be saved.

## Save Project File for the First Time

For the first time saving, you need to select a saving path as the default saving path for project file, so next time you can skip the step for selecting saving path and save the project file in the default path directly.

Click on the control toolbar or click File > Save to open the Save Project File window, and then select a saving path as the default saving path for project files, and finally click Save.

Note:

You can click View on the prompt popped up when saving completes to go to the saving path of the project file.

## Save Project File in Custom Saving Path

After the first project file being saved in the default saving path, the function of saving in custom path will be available.

Click on the control toolbar or click File > Save as to open the Save Project File window, and then select a custom saving path, and finally click Save.
Note:

You can click View on the prompt popped up when saving completes to go to the saving path of the project file.

## Open Project File

You can open a project file to restore the saved feature settings to the cameras with matched serial numbers. Two scenarios are involved in the opening of a project file.

Scenario 1: The Software Has been Running

When the Software has been running, you can perform one of the operations in the following list to open a project file.

- Click File > Open Recent and then select a recently saved project file to open it.

- Click on the control toolbar or click File > Open to open the Selected Project File window, and then select a project file from the PC, and finally click Open.

Scenario 2: The Software is Not Running

Double-click the project file, and then the Software will run and the cameras with the matched serial numbers will be connected automatically, and the feature settings information contained in the file will be imported to the cameras as well.

## Open Local File

You can open local images and video files to view them on the display window of the Software. For details, see View Local Image and Video.