The error message that you typed and the one the graphics shows are different file names.

Thanks- Fixed.
do you have any idea why this might happen? eg saving problem.
 

Possibly a clip that is still included in the project even though it has been moved, renamed, or deleted from the computer. Or a clip from an external drive that has been disconnected.

Possibly a clip that is still included in the project even though it has been moved, renamed, or deleted from the computer. Or a clip from an external drive that has been disconnected.

Taking on what you suggested I checked all the files and found they are all there.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Looks like I have found a work around.

If I save the project outside of the area I was working in, it saved all the files. From the folder called Vegas Projects to Documents\test\filename.veg

Weird that they are date stamped all over the place.

Files that it has trimmed still have the original modified date on them. As it edited them I would expect they show the date of being trimmed.

Because of so many crashes while doing this simple project I have file names like this in them -

20230721_124143_0050_E_A - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 002 - 001 - 001 - 002 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001 - 001.mp4

Is there a way to get Vegas to rename the files so they don't have such a long filename?

I used a new Project name but it didn't change the file names or date stamps.

@LateralNw

Thanks John,

After my last post it crashed again so I walked away in disgust.

Came back to find your post and copied your suggestion and it seems to have not only worked but fixed the saving the file problem to another directory.

Basically renaming but within Vegas which I doubt I would have found or realised.

Still has the old date stamps on the files that where edited in Vegas. Seems odd to me.

Thanks again.

Still has the old date stamps on the files that where edited in Vegas

Isn't that to be expected if your editing is just trimming files or adding FX etc. Vegas is a NLE (A computer-based video editing system that uses non-destructive edits). Your files aren't altered. Vegas just knows where to cut them etc.

If you render to a new file then that file will get a new date stamp. At least that's my understanding but I'm always open to correction.

Files that it has trimmed still have the original modified date on them. As it edited them I would expect they show the date of being trimmed.

As EricLNZ stated the original files (thankfully!) have not been altered by VEGAS in any way, and never will be. The veg project has the recipe for your trims and Fx and that will only be reflected in a new file when you render the project and create a new file. Otherwise once you trimmed the file you'd lose everything that was cut.

Still has the old date stamps on the files that where edited in Vegas

Isn't that to be expected if your editing is just trimming files or adding FX etc. Vegas is a NLE (A computer-based video editing system that uses non-destructive edits). Your files aren't altered. Vegas just knows where to cut them etc.

If you render to a new file then that file will get a new date stamp. At least that's my understanding but I'm always open to correction.

Files that it has trimmed still have the original modified date on them. As it edited them I would expect they show the date of being trimmed.

As EricLNZ stated the original files (thankfully!) have not been altered by VEGAS in any way, and never will be. The veg project has the recipe for your trims and Fx and that will only be reflected in a new file when you render the project and create a new file. Otherwise once you trimmed the file you'd lose everything that was cut.

While you both make perfect sense what I was doing wasn't trimming inside Vegas.

What i was trying to do was create a clean version with only the files required.

When you do a 'save as' there is an option to copy and then to trim the videos with a 2 minute buffer.
When this works it does create new files that have been edited. File size is smaller.
Im not at my computer atm but if I remember the edited files have the same time stamp as the originals which is what i find odd.

When I did what @john_dennis suggested I was able to then create a new location to save the project with only the truncated videos and miscellaneous files.

thanks for feedback.

 

Yes, there is a save as feature which lets you copy media. It appears to have a 2 second buffer (max is 30s). It may be archaic. When I just tried it no media appeared to have been trimmed and I got a message that some media wasn't trimmed to preserve quality (it might not work at all on modern formats like AVC).

There were formats VEGAS could do "smart renders" without re-encoding (XDCAM) but think those are now archaic formats. Maybe this is related.

Select this check box if you want to pass through unedited frames without recompression (smart render) for the following formats:

DV AVI

DV MXF

IMX MXF (IMX 24p MXF is not supported for no-recompress rendering)

XAVC Intra MXF

HD MXF

MPEG-2 (for files such as those from HDV and DVD camcorders)

Panasonic P2

For more information, see Working with P2 Video

XDCAM EX supports smart rendering across the following formats:

SP 18.3 Mbps CBR 1280x720p to/from XDCAM EX and HDV HD-1

SP 25 Mbps CBR 1440x1080i to/from XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, and HDV HD-2

HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1440x1080 to/from XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD 

HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1280x720p to/from XDCAM EX

HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1920x1080 to/from XDCAM EX

For more information, see XDCAM EX workflow In order to perform rendering without recompression, the width, height, frame rate, field order, profile, level, and bit rate of the source media, project settings, and rendering template must match. Frames that have effects, compositing, or transitions applied will be rendered.

There's also a newer project archiving feature which lets you check a box to exclude unused media. I'd use this over save as.