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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#media"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="remove-media"/>
    <desc>Add music and videos from your computer to your Banshee library.</desc>
    <revision pkgversion="1.6" version="1.6" date="2010-07-15" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul Cutler</name>
      <email>pcutler@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
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  <title>Import music &amp; videos</title>

  <p>You can import music and videos stored on your computer into Banshee. Imported files appear in your sources and can be edited and managed like any other media in Banshee.</p>

  <p>To import music or video files on your computer, choose <guiseq><gui>Media</gui><gui>Import Media</gui></guiseq>. A dialogue box will appear with a number of choices.</p>

  <note>
    <p>Plugins may add additional import choices. See <link xref="#plugins"/> below.</p>
  </note>

  <terms>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Local Folders</gui></title>
      <p>Choose this option to import all music and video files within a specified folder, including all subfolders. You will be prompted with a dialogue box to choose a folder to import from.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Local Files</gui></title>
      <p>Choose this option to import only the specific file or files you select. You will be prompted with a dialogue box to choose the file or files to import.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Home Folder</gui></title>
      <p>Choose this option to import all music and video files in your entire home folder, including files in any subfolders.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Videos from Photos Folder</gui></title>
      <p>Many digital cameras can take short videos, and photo-management applications often download these videos directly into your Photos folder. Choose this option to import any videos that have been stored in your Photos folder.</p>
    </item>
  </terms>

  <note>
    <p>You can safely import from a folder you have already imported from without worrying about duplicate entries in your library.</p>
  </note>
  
  <section id="import-playlist">
    <title>Import from a Playlist</title>
    <p>You can also import music from playlists. Most playlist files end in <em>m3u</em>. To import from a playlist, from the Banshee menu choose <guiseq><gui>Media</gui><gui>Import Playlist</gui></guiseq> and locate the playlist file in your folder, select it and press <gui>Import</gui>.</p>
  </section>
  
  <section id="plugins">
    <title>Additional Import Sources</title>
    <p>Plugins may add additional import choices. The following additional sources will be available if the appropriate plugins are enabled:</p>
  </section>
  	
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