Creating Watch Folders

A watch folder is used to automatically convert files you place into it.

When ProCoder 3 is installed, the program runs with Windows XP as a service and “watches” the folder for new files and when a new file arrives, it is converted automatically according to the pre-defined assigned settings. This is especially helpful when your output file format always remain the same.

ProCoder 3 0300000e Creating Watch Folders

 

First, you need to decide which of the two types of Watch Folders you want to create:

  • Permanent Watch Folders – Files placed into permanent watch folders are converted using the associated target profile and are active regardless of whether the application is open.

To create a permanent watch folder:

1. Click the Watch button to open the Watch Folder Manager tool or run Watch Folder Setup from the Start menu.

2. Under New Watch Folder, click the … button next to the Watch Folder line.

3. Select the folder to watch for new files. To create a new folder, click the New Folder button.

4. To convert files placed into subfolders of the selected folder, click the checkbox to enable the Include Sub Folder option.

5. Next, select a Target preset from the drop-down box.

6. Then click the … button next to Target Folder to select the output folder. All files that arrive in the Watch Folder will be converted and the output is written to the Target Folder.

7. To output files in subfolders of the Watch Folder into matching subfolders in the Target Folder, enable the Append Sub Source Folder to Target option. If it is not enabled, files in subfolders of the Watch Folder will be output to root of the Target Folder.

8. Click the drop-down list next to Target File to choose what to do when conversion creates a file with the same name as an existing file in the Target Folder.

  • If you select “Rename if exists” the program will rename the output file, appending a number starting from 00 to the name to make it unique.
  • If you select “Overwrite if exists” the program will overwrite any existing output file in the Target Folder with the converted file.

9. Click the Create as New Watch button to add the watch folder to the Active Watch Folders list.

 

Note: From this view, you can also remove Permanent Watch Folders and create and remove Temporary Watch Folders.

 

Creating Watch Folders