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Overview

Watch Folders allow you to specify directories that Jumper will monitor. When new, un-analyzed media files are added to these folders, Jumper will automatically start analyzing them. This is especially useful for workflows where media is regularly imported or transferred to specific locations.

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Setting up Watch Folders

1

Open Settings

Navigate to the Settings tab in Jumper.
2

Find Watch Folders section

Locate the Watch Folders section in the settings.
3

Add a Watch Folder

Click the Add Watch Folder button to add a new Watch Folder to bring up the Add Watch Folder dialog.
4

Configure Watch Folder

In the dialog, you can set up:
  • Folder path: The directory to monitor
  • Analysis types: Choose which types of analysis to perform (visual analysis, speech analysis, face detection, or any combination)
  • Language: Select the language for speech analysis
  • Face collection: Choose which face collection to add detected faces to
  • Analysis output folder: Optionally specify a custom location for analysis files (otherwise uses the default analysis folder)
5

Start monitoring

Click the Start button to start monitoring the Watch Folder. When new media is added to the Watch Folder, Jumper will automatically start analyzing it.
You can add multiple Watch Folders to monitor different directories simultaneously with different settings.

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Managing Watch Folders

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Global start/stop button

The global start/stop button at the top-right of the Watch Folders section controls all Watch Folders at once. When stopped, no Watch Folders will monitor or analyze files, regardless of their individual settings.

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Individual Watch Folder control

Each Watch Folder has its own toggle switch that enables or disables monitoring for that specific folder. This allows you to:
  • Keep some Watch Folders active while pausing others
  • Temporarily disable a specific Watch Folder without removing it

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Editing Watch Folder settings

watch-folder-settings.png You can edit a Watch Folder’s configuration at any time by selecting it in the list. This allows you to change the analysis types, language, face collection, or output folder without removing and re-adding the Watch Folder.

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Removing Watch Folders

To stop monitoring a directory permanently, you can remove the Watch Folder from your settings. This will stop automatic analysis for that location, but any files already analyzed will remain searchable.