Need to recover the sfl file - Please help!

fetch wrote on 2/10/2004, 9:13 PM

Hi, I accendentally deleted the sfl file which I have come to realise is needed when using DVD-Architech as it stores the chapter marker info.
Is there any way to create this file again without having to render my project again?.

I hope some-one can save me a few hours here.

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kentwolf wrote on 2/10/2004, 9:47 PM

Just an idea:

I assume you want to keep from rendering to MPG2 again, thus the save a few hours remark.

I would think you could render the project again to AVI, with the chapters, and use tht SFL file.

AVI is a whole lot faster to render than MPG2.

Just a thought...

fetch wrote on 2/12/2004, 8:43 AM

Thanks KentWolf....worked a gem:)

Chienworks wrote on 2/12/2004, 10:33 AM

If you want to make the process even faster you could probably mute all the video tracks. You'll end up with a black AVI file, but you probably didn't want it anyway.

jetdv wrote on 2/12/2004, 11:48 AM

If you still have the original project with the markers intact, try the script at Sundance that creates the SFL file based on those markers. The actual script name is: wil_mksfl.js

fetch wrote on 2/12/2004, 6:50 PM

Now that's what I call time saving - Thankyou jet, it took me a while to find the script under the thousands of scripts posted.
So heres the link to make it easier to find:
http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/help/kb/kb_download.asp?id=340

Thankyou all for your posts.