Working between 2 computers

b2trumpet wrote on 11/18/2010, 3:48 PM
This isn't necessarily about the product, but someone can still help me right?

I have Movie Studio HD installed on my Desktop and my laptop. I work on videos and slide shows between both. I'm starting a slide show for my high school band, which involves putting in a lot of picture and video files.

The problem is, if I move the project file from one computer to another, the pictures and videos are not in the same location (because of different computers) so the program has me find everything. I can't have this when working with a few hundred photos.

Is there a way to organize a folder or something to have all the content in a folder, and move the folder with everything in it for a seemless transition for the program so I don't have to go relocate everything.

I just know there has to be a way to work on the same project at different places, but I just don't know how.

Comments

Eugenia wrote on 11/18/2010, 4:43 PM
Set up a samba share and see if that works. Windows is able to share folders between PCs on the same network.
Chienworks wrote on 11/18/2010, 5:08 PM
The subst command might come in handy here.

Let's say you have the files in E:\videosource\project1\ on one computer and in C:\videosource\project1\ on the second computer, which doesn't have an E: drive. Type in this command on the second computer in a DOS window or command prompt:

subst e: c:\

You'll now have a drive E: on the second computer that does exactly the same thing as C:, or E: on the first.

musicvid10 wrote on 11/18/2010, 6:33 PM
I keep the project and media files in their original location, then "call" them over the network from another computer when I want to work from there.

Keeps things a lot simpler, avoids duplication, "lost" files, and trying to keep two versions of the same project in sync.
Editguy43 wrote on 11/18/2010, 7:12 PM
Would checking the copy media with project option when saving work for this? I have never used it, but always wondered if this kind of situation would be what it is for.

Paul B
Kimberly wrote on 11/18/2010, 7:30 PM
Don't forget when Movie Studio prompts you to find missing media, you must only find the first media file in a string of missing media if they all reside in the same file. Then the software will ask you if you want to use all the other files that have names corresponding to the files it is seeking. So if your media was in a single file, in theory, you would only have to find the first file and let the software do the rest.

Would it be too slow to put the media on a jump drive or DVD and just call them from that? Then you could switch from one machine to another and not have to worry about have some media files here or there. Low tech, but it might help.
b2trumpet wrote on 11/19/2010, 3:46 AM
Thanks for all the tips everyone.
I took the idea of having the locations on the computer the same. I have the folder on the desktop on both of my computers. Inside that folder I have all the content I'm using for the slide show and the project file. So that way, the project is always looking for "Desktop/Foldername/blahblah" when loading stuff. So far it's been working.

Of course, it could have done what Kimberly was saying where it automatically finds everything after finding one file.

The point is that I have it working now. Thank you everyone for the help.