how can I get "Libraries" to show up in Vegas?

dogwalker wrote on 8/27/2010, 8:27 PM

One of the things I like about Windows 7 (over XP) is the "Libraries" but when I go to the Explorer in Vegas, the Libraries don't show up. Is there a way to get them to display? It would facilitate easily moving between Photos and Music.

thanks

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JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/28/2010, 5:06 AM

The short answer is No.

This is probably due to the fact that Microsoft still can figure out how to make a symbolic link (something Unix has had since it's inception in 1969) that behaves like part of the file system.

Vegas allows you to make "Favorites". Just tag your video and audio folders as favorites and they behave just like libraries do. I only use the favorites in my Vegas explorer so that I don't have to deal with the rest of my file system when in Vegas.

~jr

dogwalker wrote on 8/28/2010, 5:17 AM

Thanks, JR! I never even noticed the Favorites folder there. I just added some folders to it, very nice!

BTW, I'm an old unix guy myself. I use emacs and cygwin on my PC at the office to help my work go a lot smoother. :-)

JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/28/2010, 7:19 PM

> BTW, I'm an old unix guy myself. I use emacs and cygwin on my PC at the office to help my work go a lot smoother. :-)

lol... I still use Ubuntu Linux at the office and run Vegas Pro in a VMware virtual machine. I haven't seen a BSOD in years!!! I've been using Linux on a laptop since 1995 when I was using Slackware and you had to compile your own kernel to get the drivers you needed. Those were the days. :-D

~jr

dibbkd wrote on 8/28/2010, 9:35 PM

I never noticed the Vegas "favorites" either, pretty sweet tip, thanks!

ushere wrote on 8/29/2010, 12:32 AM

goodness, right there in front of me all this time, duh!

TeetimeNC wrote on 8/29/2010, 3:18 PM

I was really happy when I found the "Favorites" feature in Vegas... until I realized SCS didn't implement it anywhere EXCEPT Explorer. For example, it is not availalbe to any of the operations under the File menu (Open, Save As, Import Media, etc.). It would be extremely useful if the Favorites options showed up in these places and in DVDA. Interestingly, Windows 7 libraries do show up for all of these EXCEPT the Vegas Explorer.

/jerry

Geoff_Wood wrote on 8/29/2010, 3:27 PM

lol ..... I run over half a dozen PCs with XP and W7 and also haven't seen a BSOD for years....

geoff

ddm wrote on 8/29/2010, 3:47 PM

>>>until I realized SCS didn't implement it anywhere EXCEPT Explorer

True, but now the "Libraries" show up in the File Open dialog box. Go figure.

ushere wrote on 8/31/2010, 10:26 PM

just started a new project that needs access to lots of 'favourite' stuff.

now that i have favourites showing up, i'm a little disappointed that i don't seem to have a thumbnail view anywhere?

am i missing something?

dogwalker wrote on 9/1/2010, 9:29 AM

I agree. I notice I don't see thumbnails in Explorer (in Vegas). That would be very handy.

TeetimeNC wrote on 9/1/2010, 12:51 PM

Well, you can use media manager to create a "virtual" favorites system and it does have thumbnails, and some nice other features. But I agree it would be nice to have thumbs in Vegas Explorer. BTW, I submitted a feature request to add Libraries to Vegas Explorer and Vegas Favorites to all the Vegas and DVDA File operations.

/jerry

Steve Mann wrote on 9/1/2010, 6:26 PM

"This is probably due to the fact that Microsoft still can figure out how to make a symbolic link ..."

cmd> mklink