Copy and Trim Media Question/Concern

Frenchy wrote on 10/22/2002, 1:03 PM

I am attempting to archive a small project consisting of still images (bmp's & jpeg's), SF-generated text and .wav files to CD-R. I am receiving an error message (from Windows, I believe) upon trying to open the archived .veg file as follows:

vegas30.exe - No Disk
There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive \Device\Harddisk1\DR1

What I've done is this:

1) Saved the .veg file (into a new directory) using "Save As" and "Copy and trim media with project" checked and "create trimmed copies of source media" checked

2) Burn a data CD with everything from the newly created directory

3) Copy files from newly created CD to another PC (to continue editing at a different location)

4) Open the .veg file from the 2nd PC, and receive the message, "The following file could not be found in the specified location:" checking "Specify a new location or replacement file", the after pointing to the new location (since the drive letter and exact directory name have changed), the error message listed above pops up, with the choices Cancel, Try Again, Continue. It takes clicking on Continue or Cancel 10-12 times for the error window to go away and go to the next file, and so on

Additionally, the "trimmed copies of source media" have apparantly been renamed in the "save as" process, eg: Original file name: 07672_23 - 000.bmp new file name (on CD): 07672_23___000.bmp. Although the renaming in inconvenient (is this supposed to happen?), I would think that this is the purpose of specifying a new location or replacement file.

Also, the original audio .wav file(s) have been renamed (saved as?) .W64 file(s). I assume Vegas will open these, as long as I can get by the error message.

Any help?

System: Dell PIII-600 (slow, but it does work ok), Win98SE, 384MB ram, VV3.0c (Build 138)

edit: The 2nd PC is running Win2000, if this makes any difference.

thanks

Frenchy

Comments

SonyEPM wrote on 10/22/2002, 3:01 PM

Are you opening the .veg file that was created during the copy/trim process?

Frenchy wrote on 10/22/2002, 3:08 PM

Yes, I'm opening the *new* .veg file

salad wrote on 10/22/2002, 3:44 PM

I've seen that message when I forgot to "Clean up Media Pool" before saving.

Frenchy wrote on 10/22/2002, 4:17 PM

salad:

Thanks and yes I did "clean up media pool" prior to saving the .veg file, then "saved as" as described, in a new directory. I haven't deleted anything off the first PC yet, so tonight I'll try the same thing, but with "copy source media" instead of "create trimmed copies of source media" checked. Puzzling...

Frenchy wrote on 10/23/2002, 3:10 PM

Update (if anyone cares):

Got back to the first PC and re-"saved-as" the .veg file to a new directory(with "copy and trim media with project" checked), but with "copy source media" checked *instead of* "create trimmed copies of source media". This time all files retained original names, including the .wav files (in first attempt all files were renamed, even though new target directory was specified). Project is not very large (only stills and music), so all files could be archived to CD-R. Returned to 2nd PC this morning, copied files to HD, opened the new .veg file in VV without problems or error messages.

Lingering questions remain:

1) Is VV *supposed* to rename files when procedure in first post (copy and trim media to new directory)is followed? - It seems to me that it shouldn't, unless references to media are also updated in the .veg file.

2) What is purpose/advantage of .w64 audio file vs .wav or .mp3?

3) What does original error message mean?

any comments?

Frenchy