how to open 'non-mac' stacks from within Rev on a Mac

[Ken Ray]

> I've been saving from my PC to a Windows Share, then opening 
> it on the Mac, but the Mac doesn't want to let me open it. 
> So, I have to drag/drop it on the Rev icon and it opens. I 
> can then save and everything's fine. On the PC, in the 
> open/save dialog, there's a dropdown menu which allows you to 
> open 'All Files.' Does such a thing exist on the Mac? Also, 
> frequently I leave off the .rev extension for a stack, do I 
> just have to drag/drop these stacks on top of the Rev App 
> icon to launch them, or is there an easier way?

Chipp, you can hold down the option key when you pick "Open" from the
File menu in Rev, and the answer file dialog that displays allows you to
select any file. I've used this on many occasions for just the reasons
you mentioned.

HTH,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/