Using the
.app
file).
When exporting a composition that refers to files on your computer (such as images, scenes, or movies), typically the Vuo Editor will know to copy those into the exported app. If you’ve added these files to your composition by dragging them onto the canvas (without holding down ⌥) — creating a node such as Fetch Image or Play Movie — then the files will automatically be copied into the exported app. In fact, the Vuo Editor will automatically copy files and folders for all relative paths found in ports named URL, URLs, or Folder on nodes that read files.
If you’ve held down ⌥ while dragging a file onto the canvas, or if you’ve typed an absolute path into the input editor for a URL, then the Vuo Editor won’t copy the file into the exported app. This is useful if you want to refer to a file that you know will be in a certain location on every computer that runs the app, such as an image that comes with the operating system.
In some cases, you may want a file to be copied into the app, but
the Vuo Editor may not be able to figure this out. This may
happen, for example, if your composition uses an
Append Text node to construct
relative file paths out of smaller pieces. If the Vuo Editor
doesn’t copy your files into the exported app automatically, then
you can copy them yourself. For example, if your composition uses
a file called image.png
:
Place image.png
in the same folder as your
composition (.vuo file).
In the Vuo Editor, go to
MyApp.app
.
Right-click on MyApp.app
and choose
.
In the package contents, go to the
Contents/Resources
folder. Copy image.png
into that folder.