Export Photos and Video without Videoshow

JAM wrote on 3/12/2024, 10:15 AM

Using Windows 10, Photo Manager Deluxe 13.1.1.12, is there a way to export album containing photos and videos to a thumb drive without having to create a videoshow? I just want to be able copy the selected items one-to-one as is to a new location. Thanks

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browj2 wrote on 3/12/2024, 1:34 PM

@JAM

Hi,

No. An Album is actually a project file. It contains no photos or videos, just pointers to them. It can be opened in any of Magix video editors - Video Pro X, Magix Movie Studio or the old Movie Edit Pro, PhotoStory.

Yes, just open the Album in Photo Manager, Select all, right-click, Copy into folder, navigate to the folder that you want, OK. Or, Select all, and drag them onto the folder opened in Windows Explorer (copy/paste to WE does not work).

John CB

JAM wrote on 3/12/2024, 6:38 PM

Thanks for response. I opened the Album, I selected photos, tried copy and paste but did not work. Drag and drop to new folder location did. However, it actually took my photos from my original location and moved them to the new location. As for the movie .mp4 file, the drag and drop copied the file into new location and also left the .mp4 in the original location. Very strange/inconsistent behavior.

browj2 wrote on 3/12/2024, 9:27 PM

@JAM

Hi,

Oh, oh, in my testing, I think that I lost some files. I didn't check to see if they were moved and deleted them from the test folder. Now, which ones were they...? Found them in the recycle bin.

Whew! Thanks for pointing that out. I just remembered that when you drag from one location to another on the same drive, they move, not copy.

Did you try right-click, Copy into folder?

John CB

johnebaker wrote on 3/13/2024, 1:15 PM

@browj2, @JAM

Hi John, JAM

. . . . when you drag from one location to another on the same drive, they move, not copy . . . .

In addition to the hold left mouse button and drag, there are the three drag-and-drop options which are consistent whether for same or different drive operations:

Ctrl + hold left mouse button - copies the file(s) to the destination folder.
Shift + hold left mouse button - moves the file(s) to the destination folder.
Alt + hold left mouse button - creates shortcut link(s) to the file(s) in the destination folder.

The mouse pointer usually tells you which action is to be performed once you start to drag.

John EB

browj2 wrote on 3/13/2024, 1:27 PM

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

Thanks for that list - I never knew about those. I almost always use right mouse button and drag which gives me the choice.

However, Ctrl+left mouse button or any other combination does not tell you which action is to be performed when dragging from an Album in PhotoManager. At least, I don't see any.

John CB

johnebaker wrote on 3/13/2024, 1:45 PM

@browj2

Hi John

Hence the word 'usually' in my comment - I was 'hedging my bets' as PM no longer works for me..

In File Explorer I get the mode displayed every time, once dragging starts, it would be nice to have the mode displayed immediately the left mouse button is held down.

John EB

JAM wrote on 3/15/2024, 5:38 PM

Thank you all for your posts. The following command does work as described above whether on same or different drive:
Ctrl + hold left mouse button - copies the file(s) to the destination folder.