Read only or invalid path

Linzoid wrote on 2/14/2009, 8:24 PM
Hi everybody, a newbie here. I have a problem and I have searched everywhere for a solution to no avail - the Sony Knowledge Base, Google, these forums. I have seen some references to the problem, but no solutions. When I choose the 'Burn to DVD' option in the 'Select Destination' box (VMSPlatinum8), I can't save the project to my C drive. I get the error message 'Read only or invalid path, please correct it'. Doesn't matter what folder I choose on my C drive. It WILL, however, let me save the project to an external drive. There is no problem if I choose the 'Save it to your hard drive' option, even though that's my C drive. I'm running XP SP3. My C drive is unpartitioned, and I am the administrator. Although I can get around it by selecting another drive, I'd like to know what's going on. I've read some posts by Dallasllini and Petergeek which touch on it, but so far no good. Thanks.

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musicvid10 wrote on 2/14/2009, 8:40 PM
"My C drive is unpartitioned"
What does this mean?
In order to be a valid boot drive (or any other kind of drive, FTM) the drive needs a valid partition.
Linzoid wrote on 2/14/2009, 9:02 PM
No additional partitions, other than the 'primary' of course . . . I should have said "my hard drive is unpartitioned" . . . .
Linzoid wrote on 2/17/2009, 2:03 AM
Oh come on . . the silence is deafening ! Am I the only one that has experienced this problem? Surely not . .
Ivan Lietaert wrote on 2/17/2009, 3:56 AM
Hey,
I use the same version of Vegas (vms8plat) and I cannot reproduce your problem. In my case the rendering starts immediately, I don't even have to save the project. The rendering starts instantly.
Just to make sure we're talking about the same: after hitting 'Make movie' the dialogue box shows two paths, one for audio and one for video, right?
Linzoid wrote on 2/18/2009, 12:00 AM
Right. 'C:\Documents & Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Video\XXX.mpg' Then, when I click 'Next', the error message pops up. No error message occurs if I change the path to a different drive (ie; an external 'E' drive.) Remember, this only happens if I check the 'Burn a DVD' option - not if I check the 'Save it to your Hard Drive' option.
jetdv wrote on 2/18/2009, 8:38 AM
File - Properties, change all file paths OFF the C drive (make sure you check the "start all new projects with these settings" box.

Options - Preference, change all file paths OFF the C drive
Linzoid wrote on 2/19/2009, 12:44 AM
Thanks . . . I'll try your suggestion.
Linzoid wrote on 2/19/2009, 9:29 PM
Yes, that works, but it doesn't explain why VMS won't render to my C drive - which it should. I also have DVD Architect 4.5, and I'd like to take advantage of the 'Send to DVD Architect' option that is offered after the project is rendered. Oh well, I'll use the workaround . . . still think it's odd that it doesn't do what it should. AND I'm kinda pissed off that Sony can't be bothered answering my questions. Where is the so called 'Technical Support' ?
jetdv wrote on 2/20/2009, 6:47 AM
In this case, it's not Sony's fault. The operating system is preventing it from saving files for some reason. I'm guessing it was the "temp files" location that needed changing.

Now... why wouldn't the "send to DVD Architect" option work since the temp files are no longer a problem? Does it give you an option to specify where to place the files that are transferred? I have the Pro version which doesn't have a "send to DVD Architect" option. Instead you manually render to MPEG2 and AC3 so you have full control over the output.
Linzoid wrote on 2/20/2009, 9:43 PM
Thanks for your interest but I think you are missing the point. I can make it all work OK, but there is SOME reason that VMS won't render to my C drive if I choose 'Burn to DVD', yet it will if I choose 'Save it to your Hard Drive'. WHY? Sure, I can choose another drive to make it work. It has nothing to do with the temp files folder . . I tried all those possibilities before I posted on this forum. And why is it "not Sony's fault" for ignoring emails sent to their so called 'Technical Support' dept? If someone, who has paid for one of their products, needs some assistance, surely it's within reason to expect some response. I never said it was anybody's fault for my VMS not behaving as it should.