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Working on 1 project with 2 hard drives?
Hi everyone,
I am currently working on a project which is stored on an external hard drive J:
I was wondering what is the best way to be able to take the project and transfer it to a secondary hard drive at home so I can work on it there.
I’ve tried copying it to a flash drive, but when I load it on the computer at home, it says that the files are missing and to search for them, they are still looking for that J: drive.
Can anyone help?
Thank you
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I do this all the time and never have any problems.
The first time it says it can’t find a file and what should it do, point it to the new location and click OK.
It should then find the rest of files automatically.
If not, keep pointing it to the new folder location until you’re done and then save it.
Make sure you’re using the same version of Vegas as it’s backwards compatible but not forward compatible. -
Thanks
I’m trying to avoid having to redirect it if possible.
I was thinking doing a Save As and then copying the media with it, however my main fear overall is that when I go to switch between the two hard drives, if one of them was neglected to get updated, I would have multiple copies of the same files that have been edited at various points.
Would changing the home external hard drive to J: also fix the problem?
If I were to copy the folder (so in instance copy the newest cut), paste it and allow it to save over the older copy at the drive at home, and since it would also be a J: drive, would it be able to load up without searching?
Thanks guys.
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Hi,
I do exactly the same thing you are talking about. I create four backups on my separate hard drives so that I do not have to go back and find all the files again. Vegas will not search all your folders for files unless it sees those files in the same folder. This is why the COPY MEDIA function creates all the files in the same area. It would be great to be able to multiple save your project to preselected destinations and have all the folders and media follow.
My work around for this is not the best but it works for me and has saved me on many occasions.First I put all my media in the same folder then subdivide it further. For example.
…Flight Survey…
…Aerial Pics
…Aerial Clips
…Audio
…Aircraft ClipsThen I copy the folder to all the drives. When I save the project I make sure that I choose SAVE AS and do that for all my drive backups. Then when I open them elsewhere I do not have to find the locations of the files. There might be better ways to do this but it is the only solution I have found that works all the time. It is a safer way work. The only caveat it when you take your work elsewhere and save it you might want to add the date to the end of your saved name so you know what is the latest. I’ve not done this and after connecting my hard drive forgotten which file I was working with. It is easy to do with all the same name. Hope this helps, there might be software available for this but I am not aware of it or how to do it in Vegas.
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Thanks for the tip.
Yeah, I wish there was a more direct option for using multiple locations, however, the method makes sense and should work.
I was able to copy the project over the other day and managed it to work out fine.
Thanks for all the help guys.
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> Would changing the home external hard drive to J: also fix the problem?
Yes. This is the recommended method regardless of application and is the easiest and quickest to implement. If you plan to use removable drives it is “best practice” to have those drives be assigned the same drive letter on every system you use. Maybe use R: for “removable”.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Sorry for the newbie questions, I just want to be able to get it right before I start on potentinally dozens of projects this way.
1. The .veg file only saves the information such as where the source video is, where it was trimmed, the title plates, and so on, correct?
2. Is there a way to save where it automatically adds a timestamp in the file name?
3. Because there are two people working on the project (me and my boss), if we had both hard drives set on a drive, and wanted to easily work between the two, would the best solution be to do a full copy of the directory to his drive, and then all we would have to do is pass back and forth say a flash drive with the .veg file? which relates back to question 1.
4. Would you think it would be more efficient to host the .veg file on an ftp server, therefore if there are any changes, when it’s reuploaded, we both would have the exact copy?
Thanks for the input guys.
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> 1. The .veg file only saves the information such as where the source video is, where it was trimmed, the title plates, and so on, correct?
Correct!
> 2. Is there a way to save where it automatically adds a timestamp in the file name?
No, but you can use Save As and change the filename to include a date.
> 3. Because there are two people working on the project (me and my boss), if we had both hard drives set on a drive, and wanted to easily work between the two, would the best solution be to do a full copy of the directory to his drive, and then all we would have to do is pass back and forth say a flash drive with the .veg file? which relates back to question 1.
Yes, that would work fine as long as neither of you added more media. If you did you would obviously have to send the additional media as well.
> 4. Would you think it would be more efficient to host the .veg file on an ftp server, therefore if there are any changes, when it’s reuploaded, we both would have the exact copy?
That would work too. You just have to be diligent about getting the latest copy before you start, refreshing the latest copy when you’re done, and most importantly coordinating who is working on it at any one time! Maybe always ftp it with the date in the name so it will be obvious if the date has changed since you last got it.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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