[Toni Skinner]

Yes, John, it did have a .vf.bak file and it was saved once. But, still, even then when I renamed it and opened it up it was only a copy of her previously saved file and didn’t include any of her 3 hours of additional work on the file. 🙁

And, yes, she is using Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD v9.

Toni

[Toni Skinner]

Thank you, John and Mike.

Unfortunately, the .bak file that was in the folder was one from her previous days work (which she had already saved properly) and not her work from last night so I was unable to retrieve it.

When she started getting heavily into creating media I did tell her to adopt a new mantra: “Save, save, save, and then save again and again and again”. I think we’ve probably all made the “I forgot to save…OMG!…mistake” at one time or another and I guess ultimately it has to happen to us all in order for us to learn the importance of it.

Still, it was awful to see her crying for a solid 1/2hr last night (she’s only 10yrs old, poor thing) so I thought I’d try my best to pick your brains here just in case there was a miracle that could be performed.

Thanks very much to the both of you. Hopefully that mantra I taught her will really MEAN something to her now.

Toni (typical mom who dies inside when little daughter sheds crocodile tears)

[Toni Skinner]

Hi Steve,

I had to ask her permission this morning when she woke up and she doesn’t want me to share her video. I don’t understand why she’s so very, very shy about her work because I think it’s spectacular. But I have to respect her wishes.

It makes me wonder if many filmmakers are shy at heart? Is filmmaking a way of expressing oneself – which we all have a desire to do – in a non-threatening way by hiding onself behind the media?

I don’t have the answers to these questions although I wish I did. My daughter is very talented in my opinion, especially taking into account how very young she is.

Anyway, she told me to tell you: “I’m really, really sorry!” (very sad face)

Thanks for taking an interest though. Hopefully in the future she’ll ease up on herself a little bit and build more confidence – she certainly has ever right to be confident about her work in my opinion!

Toni

[Toni Skinner]

Joe, I can’t thank you enough. My daughter read your instructions and was so happy to find that it worked perfectly on her version of Vegas (she had been banging her head on her desk for at least 3 hours this morning trying to figure it out on her own). Finally, she was able to finish her video today that she’s entering in a contest. WooHoo! Thanks soooooooooo much once again!

Steve, thanks to you as well for confirming Joe’s suggestion. My daughter was thrilled that the “Cow Leader” had written a response to her question. 🙂

Maybe someday she’ll overcome her shyness enough to ask her own questions and to thank you herself.

Have a truly spectacular evening!

Toni