Mira's Special Folders

Mira uses several special folders to hold its files. These special folders are found inside your<Pictures> folder. The <Pictures> folder itself has a name that is specific to your operating system environment:

If the computer has multiple user accounts who need to use Mira MX, you may need change the file permissions for the <Pictures> folder to allow other users to access these files.

Sample Data Folder

The sample images are installed into the following folder:

     <Pictures>\Mirametrics\Mira MX 7 UE\Sample Images

Several of the tutorials and examples in this User's Guide use images found here.

Mira Program Parameters

Mira functions and configuration settings use parameters stored in the Windows Registry and in files. Parameters stored in files are located inside the <Pictures> folder, as follows:

     <Pictures>\Mirametrics\Mira MX 7 UE\Params

Generally, you should not edit or alter parameter files outside of Mira. Their location is disclosed here if, for some reason, you need to manually access them.

Scripts

Generally, scripts may be stored in any folder you wish, just like images and other data files. However, some script components are stored in the <Pictures> location in this folder:

  <Pictures>\Mirametrics\Mira MX 7 UE\Scripts

This folder is used by the Script Manager, and any script you create or save using the Script Manager goes into a subfolder inside this folder. In addition, the sample scripts are installed this location. The script folders are given in the following table.

Related Topics

Contents, Getting Started, Ten Tips for using Mira