Backup / Archive

Dave wrote on 10/11/2007, 8:01 PM
Hey,

I'm doing a little cleanup on my PC and backing up some VMS projects to an external hard drive. I want to save the projects in the .vf format so that I have the option of resurrecting them and making any changes I desire to the various elements in the project in the future.

As far as I can tell, all I have to do is save all of the .vf files associated with the projects along with all of the files in the Video Capture folder (these are the various clips). It seems these are all I have to backup to save projects. Does this sound right?

To test this, I copied the 2 folders to an external hard drive, and launched a project by clicking on the .vf file. It worked.

Comments or suggestions?

Thanks!

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 10/11/2007, 8:42 PM
That's pretty much correct. If you saved a .vidcap file when capturing then you'll want to back that up too as that will help you recapture from the original tapes in case any of the video files get lost.

I'm about to make your life very very much easier, so feel free to send me Oreos (doubl-stuf please) in order to thank me ... ;)

Before you start your next project create a brand-spankin' new folder on your hard drive. Make it something obvious, like D:\video_projects\maggies_wedding\. Now in VidCap go to Options / Preferences / Disk Management, click Add Folder, and browse to that folder you just created. Put a checkmark in the box at the beginning of this entry and remove the checkmark for the default folder. As you capture files for this project they'll all end up in that new folder. Save the .vf files and any music & picture files in that same folder too. Do this first before each new project you start.

Now, all the files needed for that project are all in one folder, and nothing else is there. Save that whole folder somewhere to back it up and your done. No more mucking about trying to figure out which files go with which project.
Dave wrote on 10/14/2007, 8:40 AM
Yes, that is in excellent idea. It's similar to the file/folder scheme that my audio recoridng program, SONAR uses. It creates a folder (when you create a new project) that includes all of the elements of that particular project. This is a beautiful thing when you need to backup. Thanks!