4.2.1. Creating a new document
In case there is a media file but no annotation file (*.eaf,
*.txt, *.trs), click on
in the menu. The
dialog window (see Figure 4.2) will be displayed, e.g.:
Do the following:
Click on the pull down box and browse to the directory that contains the media files
If you want to use media files of another type (e.g. QuickTime
*.mov) then select in the dropdown menu. If a media type is supported depends on your software configuration.Double-click on the media file (
*.mpg,*.mov,*.wav, etc.) to select it. It appears now in the rightmost box. Alternatively, you can click on the media file name and click afterwards on the button.If you want to use a predefined set of tiers (a template), select the Template radio button and choose the template (i.e.
*.etf) to be used:Beside media files on disk you can also add a streaming file of Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). Click on and enter the URL of the streaming media. Click on .
Click to open the new annotation document; otherwise click to exit the dialog window without creating a new file.
An ELAN window containing the new document appears.

