project archive with all media files

paul_w wrote on 2/22/2011, 8:48 AM

Hi everyone.
Found myself in a situation here. I need to archive 2 projects with all associated media files included. In other words, whatever is used in the project gets backed up in a separate folder somewhere, all together. The media files are spanned across multiple drives just to complicate the issue.
Is there a simple method for this? tried looking into options and stuff, not really seeing an answer unless i manually copy all releated files by hand - dont really want to do that in case of errors.
And yes, i know, projects should be organised better than this - but i have been dumped with this task.
Many thanks.
Paul.

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musicvid10 wrote on 2/22/2011, 8:52 AM

Of course.
File->Save As
Check "Copy media with project"
Choose a folder.
For your second copy, just copy the folder.

paul_w wrote on 2/22/2011, 9:14 AM

And there it is!
i was looking too hard - very simple indeed.
Never even considered using SaveAs to save the project as it was already saved with a filename.
Thanks a lot.

Paul.

paul_w wrote on 2/22/2011, 9:46 AM

if i can just add, i have to say i think this function should be right there under the File tab. Something like "project backup with media...". or "Export whole project" , Kinda thing.
Seems to me to be in a none logical place, SaveAs.!

Wonder if this is worth submitting as a feature request.

Paul.