Loading Predefined Settings
The Predefined Settings list in the Settings Selector is loaded
automatically during startup from the StarSpikes Pro 4 Settings Folder. Each set of settings is stored in a Settings File
of the same name with a ".ssp extension.
The Load Settings menu item in the Save / Load Predefined Settings menu, on the other hand,
can load a StarSpikes Pro 4 Settings File from any folder on your computer or network
to which you have access. It can also load Settings Files created by earlier versions of StarSpikes Pro.
Note that Settings Files loaded using the Load Settings menu item will NOT appear in the
Settings Selector. If you would like the settings file to appear in the
Settings Selector, you should select the Import Settings menu item.
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Loading StarSpikes Pro 4 Settings Files
You may have additional Settings Files in other folders. For example, Settings Files that are rarely used so you don't want them to appear
in the Settings Selector. You can load these Settings Files using the Load Settings menu item
in the Save / Load Predefined Settings menu.
Simply click on the Load Settings menu item and a File Open dialog will be presented. Navigate to the folder containing the file you wish
to load, select the file and click on the Open button. The selected set of predefined settings will be loaded into the plug-in.
Once you have loaded a Settings File using the Save / Load Predefined Settings menu, all of the
controls will be set to the values specified by the Settings File you loaded just as though you had selected a set of Predefined Settings using the
Settings Selector.
Note that Settings Files created by StarSpikes Pro 4 will always have a ".ssp
extension.
Loading Settings Files from earlier StarSpikes Pro versions.
You can also load Settings Files created by earlier versions of StarSpikes Pro using the
Load Settings menu item.
Click on the Load Settings menu item and a File Open dialog will be presented. Using the drop down menu in the lower right hand corner
of the dialog, select "Older Settings" so that Settings Files from earlier StarSpikes Pro versions
(having a ".sss" extension) will be visible in the dialog.
WARNING: Prior to StarSpikes Pro 4, all ProDigital Software products
used the ".sss" file extension for Settings Files. However, you can only successfully load Settings Files with a ".sss" extension that were created by
an earlier version of StarSpikes Pro.
Navigate to the folder containing the Settings File you wish to load, select the file and click on the Open button.
The selected set of predefined settings will be converted to be compatible with
StarSpikes Pro 4 and loaded into the plug-in.
Once you have loaded a Settings File using the Save / Load Predefined Settings menu, all of the
controls will be set to the values specified by the Settings File you loaded just as though you had selected a set of Predefined Settings using the
Settings Selector.
About Settings File Conversion
Because of the many enhancements that have been made to StarSpikes Pro 4, it is possible that the
converted settings may not give results that precisely match those that it produced in your earlier version of
StarSpikes Pro. However, only minor adustments should be necessary to make the
results identical to (or even better than) those produced by your earlier Predefined Settings.
Should StarSpikes Pro 4 be totally unable to convert a Predefined Settings file that you have
attempted to import, it will report its inability to do so. Any Predefined Settings file that could not be converted will be moved from the Settings Folder to a
"StarSpikesPro4 Unusable Settings" subfolder:
C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\ProDigital\StarSpikesPro4\Settings\StarSpikesPro4 Unusable Settings