Library vs. "just saving"

[solrak29]

Hi,

I'm new here and to animation and just go into Anime Pro 9.

So I've been obsessed with this thing and have done a lot of playing around with
and explored everywhere so it seems; though, I keep running into new stuff everyday.

With that that said, I was looking at the library feature and found it quite
handy; yet, it seems quite quirky. For example, I can't seem to remove items that
I place there. Plus, it seems to take much longer to work with than importing
from a saved Anime object.

So why would on use the Library feature over just saving the files in a folder
and importing them as needed?

Thanks

[drumlug13]

I'm sure it helps some people organize files but I never use it. I've got a different system for sorting my files, grouping them by each project with their sound f/x, music, etc. The library did seem a little quirky at times here too. To delete stuff permanently you can always go to the source files (Program Files/Smith Micro/Anime Studio/Resources/Support/Library) and delete them there.

I think the library itself is about 250 MB. I've deleted a bunch of stuff I'll never use just to free up space on the PC.

[solrak29]

I'm sure it helps some people organize files but I never use it. I've got a different system for sorting my files, grouping them by each project with their sound f/x, music, etc. The library did seem a little quirky at times here too. To delete stuff permanently you can always go to the source files (Program Files/Smith Micro/Anime Studio/Resources/Support/Library) and delete them there.

I think the library itself is about 250 MB. I've deleted a bunch of stuff I'll never use just to free up space on the PC.

Good points in saving disk space.

Though, I've only been using the application less than a month now, I've taken the liking/habit
of simply importing and organizing my files in a file/directory structure on my PC without using the
library.

Is there anything that using the library "buys" you as apposed to just saving the file in your own
file/directory structure?

[drumlug13]

This is just my opinion, but I think it's mainly for people who aren't as interested in getting hands on with animation and they just want to plug objects into a scene. That way everything is right there for them to choose from.