iEye Captain Icon    Data exporting: Aliases and symbolic links

Many streaming devices and other media playing applications need file aliases or unix soft links. Aliases can also be handy to a have a central place where you can double click recordings in the Finder for viewing (EyeTV 2 only). Learn how iEye Captain makes this simple, yet offers precise control.

The default settings are set up to be the most commonly used selections. If you wish to view the settings, select the Recordings > Aliases and Soft Links menu item. From the settings window you can perform an export by hitting the "Export Aliases" button, or click "Save All" and perform the export later either by selecting File > Quick Data Exports > Aliases and Soft Links, or by clicking the QuickAlias toolbar button (you may need to click the "Customize" button on the toolbar, and drag the QuickAlias button into position on the active toolbar).


Default settings for alias exporting:

• iEye Captain will create a folder named "EyeTV Aliases" inside the Movies folder of the current user's home folder.
• When an export is initiated, the contents of this folder will be replaced with the new aliases.
• Aliases (not soft links) will be exported for all recordings, not just the currently selected ones.
• An alias will be made of each recording's folder (EyeTV 1.x) or package (EyeTV 2).
• The same extension will be kept for the mpeg recording file and/or the enclosing package.


There are other options you may wish to choose. For most people, the main other options are clicking the "Browse" button to set a different location, or choose "Selected Records Only" to only export aliases for the recordings that are currently selected in the Recordings Pane of the main window (if you select this option, you will probably also deselect the "Erase contents of folder" checkbox).

For more information on these and other options available, please consult the iEye Captain manual.