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Getting rid of old or unwanted renders.
With new technology and some creative confusion I am in the process of reworking some projects. I rendered most in a much earlier version of Vegas pro. What is the best way to deal with the unwanted rendered files and free up some drive space. Not that I need the space now. I have a Vista 64 bit OS on a HP Pavilion Quad core with a 750 GB hard drive. I see myself needing space in the future. Any suggestions on a solution is appreciated.
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Well if you a are sure you no longer will need the renders then just delete them. Personally I would rather hold on to my work and hard drive is a cheap option. Hopefully this is what you were asking.
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It sounds like you don’t know where these renders are going because all you need to do is delete the files you don’t want. It might be a good idea to get organized and create a folder for each new project, then under that folder, create sub-folders for the source media, images, music, etc., and a render folder. Then make sure that you direct all of your renders to the render folder for that project. This will make it much easier to keep track of and archive projects later.
~jr
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John’s suggestion is the way I do all of my projects.
I find it much easier to stay organized.If you want to do a final save of any project and delete any unused material, do a “Save As” and click the “Copy media with project” option.
Save the results to a new master back-up folder on a hard drive.
This will save the veg file as well as all the media that was used in the project.
You’ll get the option to add some heads and tails (length is user-specified) to all video clips used.
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Excellent suggestions….I use one main folder for my new projects then create sub folders for everything. Everything is stored in one place including DVDA files and any other software I may be using. This way it is much easier to backup a whole project and maintain all the pieces in one area. A little work now really pays off later on.
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The only hitch with using the Copy Media function is that you will lose all of your folder structure as it will copy all of the media to the same folder. Not really a great option.
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Joe, I agree that the loss of folder structure is an issue but, when I want to back up a project for long-term storage, I’ve found this to be the easiest way.
BTW, you’ll have to re-point Vegas to the new folder/files location but it will open it up afterwards without any problems. -
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Everyone’s tool box is laid out a little differently and it is always good to take a look at how someone else does it. This forum is by far the best tool in my box.
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Thank you gentlemen! Very sound advice from all. Getting off on the right foot here with a place for everything and everything in its place has to be a plus. I never really had the discipline to do this. With your points in the right direction I will dedicate myself to the task. I am sure it will really help in my desire to get good at this stuff….
Happy New Year!
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In addition to all the excellent ideas, I would also invest in the extra drives. Hard drives, no matter how new, die, usually unexpectedly, and a second drive (both USB/Firewire) might be a great investment. I have a TimeMachine USB drive for my Macs, and a Firewire external for my Windows and Mac (Partitioned) Protools sound files and Windows based video files. I also have a second 500 GB USB drive for separating live video and audio, rendering etc, off the main OS drive. Your OS requires a lot of swap space and that’s disk activity that is competing with your video rendering etc. It’s worth getting those files off the main drive. Is there a FAQ already here for ideal drive configuration with Vegas?
Alf
Panasonic HMC-150 & Vegas Video 9.0c on Win7/64bit
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