Using version 16.1.1.46 (UDP3)
I want to modify an older project. When I open the .mvm file I get the error message that the crossfade.vfx file cannot be found. Can I download it from somewhere? I don't get any response from the official support as for them my program is too old (!)
Hi
. . . . crossfade.vfx file cannot be found. Can I download it from somewhere? . . . .
No, it should be there in Photostory it is just not accessible by the old project - check this by applying a transition to 2 objects in a new project if this works then:-
.MVM files are an exported slideshow, however they can be imported into Photostory by adding them to an existing project.
If they will not open or give an error message, then I suspect that the version of Photostory that the project was created with has a different effects file structure.
Can you post an image of the error message?
HTH
John EB
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Hi John
First I want to thank you for the super-prompt response. Really appreciate it
I want to restore a photo show I made in 2005 with Magix Photo on CD & DVD, the predecessor of Photostory. The dvd I burnt at that time got lost. The files I ghave are a .MVM and a .DIP file plus folders with the pics and the music. I have no problem with transitions in my many new projects.
In the folder .../Photostory Deluxe/2017/Plugins/GPU_Standard I see one "crossfade" file named GPU_Crossfade_flex.vxx
Regards
Hans
Hi
. . . . Magix Photo on CD & DVD, the predecessor of Photostory . . . .
The issue is most likely the difference in the effects file structure.
When the error message appears what options does it give - a screen shot would help?
Can the error message be click through to continue loading the project - it will popup for every crossfade in the project?
John EB
When the error message appears what options does it give - a screen shot would help?
The screenshot in the previous posting shows the options.
I used skip once and then came to the error that the pics were not in the right logical drive. Moving them to a drive with the required drive letter (F:\ in my case) got the pics into the project.
Next hurdle: the sound track. I couldn't find any with the file name TRACK01.cda, TRACK02.cda on my computer. etc. I must have discarded them years ago. Well, I just added the .mp3 files and things were basically fine. I didn't see any flaw because of the one missing transition.
I consider "problem solved" for now.
To clarify: all transitions (300+) work just fine. It was only one with a problem.
I couldn't find any with the file name TRACK01.cda, TRACK02.cda on my computer.
Just for information (perhaps for future reference for you) those track names indicate the original music was sourced as wav files direct from a CD. Presumably you no longer have that CD?
Jeff
I definitely do not remember anymore how I did it 15 years ago :-)
For some reason I had all music files saved as .mp3. So no problem there.
Anyway as far as I can remember I rip the CDs and store the tracks as .mp3 before I insert them into the project.
Thanks for the hint.
Hi
To add to @emmrecs comment about the .cda files these do not the contain any audio data they are 'pointer' files.
If the project is displaying the music with a .cda extension this means you had the CD inserted in the drive and imported direct into Photostory.
This creates a temporary file on the PC in the AudioTemp folder within the original project folder and this is probably missing.
Inserting the original CD if you have it then you open the project - it may load the audio and create the temporary file again.
HTH
John EB