It is possible to attach all kinds of external files, to any DataGroup, DataSet or Event. This can be useful for training and documentation purposes or for building indexes on your multimedia archive.
Depending on the type of file, INTERACT can show the content of the linked file either in its embedded file viewer in the lower right corner, or by starting the corresponding application.
Link Documentary Files
Embedded Viewer
File references preceded by the key word "View:" will be displayed in the INTERACT embedded viewer at the bottom right corner.
The following file formats are accepted:
oWAV
oGIF
oTXT
oMPG (mpeg 1)
oAVI (not all codecs are supported)
Insert embedded File Reference
To insert file references of this type:
•Select the line in your data-file, to which the file needs to be linked.
•Click Insert - Reference - Additional file 
in the toolbar
or
•Right-click on this element.
•Choose Insert Reference > Additional file from the upcoming shortcut menu.
A standard Windows Open dialog appears.
•Select the file you want to attach.
•Confirm with OK.
INTERACT enters the following string into the transcript field:
VIEW: + <path\multimedia file>
(You can also enter this information manually.)
As long as the path and file name are valid, this link enables you to watch the extra information within the embedded viewer, inside the bottom right corner of your INTERACT window.
You can watch those items apart from the source video you are currently analyzing.
External Applications
Files that can be opened by an installed third party application on the computer that is used with INTERACT, will be opened in their corresponding application. Possible document types are:
oDataView sensor data
oPDFs
oWord documents
oExcel workbooks
o...
Insert File references
Linking files that shall be opened in an other application, is very easy:
▪Reduce the size of the INTERACT application window, so the Windows explorer becomes visible.
▪Select the line (usually a DataSet) in your data-file to which the file should be linked.
▪Locate the file to be attached in the Windows Explorer.
▪Drag the file from the Windows Explorer into the Transcription area of the selected line in your data-file.
INTERACT enters the following string into the transcript field:
FILE: + <path\your file>
(You can also enter this information manually.)
View Attached Multimedia Files
The moment you select a line that holds a file reference, with either the key word 'View:' or 'File:', the grey grey area in the bottom right corner shows the word 'Click...' in it.
•Click this area to view the attached file.
•Read View Attached Multimedia Files to learn more about viewing attachments.
EXCEPTION: Linked sensor data in a DataView file, that is linked with a DataSet, is also opened automatically with a double-click on any of the Events.