Hi

The Takes folder is easy to find:

Right click the Takes item in the media pool pane, select Properties.  In the middle of the dialog box is the location where the Takes folder is.

John

Thanks for the responses guys.

As to the actual location of the "takes" folder according to Properties, it is indeed the path I gave earlier: D:\Documents and Settings\my name\My Documents\MAGIX\Movie_Edit_Pro_MX_Plus_Download_Version\Takes

But now I know why there's nothing showing up in there.

I'm saving my projects to a large terabyte drive with the system designator H: and I have discovered that, when "Save objects as takes" is used, a "takes" folder is created in the relevant project folder on H:, so for every project I end up with the folders:

H:\...\Project Name
H:\...\Project Name\Audio Temp
H:\...\Project Name\My Book
H:\...\Project Name\Takes

BTW, "My Book" is the system name of the H: drive. It exists for every project, but never contains any files. Odd.

Anyway, I haven't been able to find any way to change "Takes" to what it should be so that *.TAK files will show up under the "Takes" selection in the media pool. Maybe "File --> Settings --> Reset program settings to default" might do it, but I'm reluctant to take that step until I'm finished the projects I'm working on, because at the moment I do at least know where everything is, even if it's not 100% convenient.

Unfortunately it seems that there are a number of the object types that can't be saved as "takes", so this feature isn't helping me with what I wanted to do.

Thanks to you both for helping to sort this out. I see you've both been around here for quite a while, so I have a number of other questions, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of places one can get informed help with MEP MX Pro.

I hope you won't get tired of hearing from me :-(

Hi,

I dont see an obvious answer to your first question, "What are takes anyway?"  I know this is pretty basic and may look like an insult but it is not ment to be.  A movie is made up of a series of shots or sciens that tell the story.  I have been editing 8MM film that was shot by my parents in the 1950's.  I had to get the film transferred to digital files and cut the file into "takes" so that I could rrange them the way I want to show them and add fades and transitions between shots. the program saves the individul shots in a folder called "Takes" so that you can re-arrange them in any order you desire. I think the others have described how to set your file system correctly.

My Objects are not saving the correct length when added to the project folder. The next time I try to use the object I have to stretch, stretch, stretch it back to its original Any suggestions?

@sams_e

Hi.

Personally I'm not a project folder user in the normal sense of the program but I would have thought that depending on how the project is set up that the project folder just shows where the individual video clips are stored and as such are not objects in themselves as the videos themselves could be spread across a number of drives. I could be wrong, and I'm sure someone will correct that assumption if I am. If I wished to place another identical object to the timeline somewhere else I would simply copy and paste the object to its new needed location.

Ray.

@sams_e

Hi

Please do not resurrect old topics, this one is 12 yrs old, and relates to an older version of the program which is very different to current versions.

We need more information to help diagnose the issue(s) you are having:
 
What will not work, please be specific rather than a generalised comment eg:

• From where are you adding the video clips ?
   
• Do the clips have a range set either in the Preview monitor or on the timeline if adding them form there?

If you are saving the clips, as Takes, into the project folder, there is a known bug - see this topic for more information.

It would also help if you put the specification of your computer system including Windows version and program version, see this topic for what is required and please quote processor and graphics card make/model in full, and also what monitor/screen resolution(s) you are working with if this is a laptop, n your profile signature so we do not have to keep asking for it.

Are you getting any error messages, if so then please quote them in full or provide screen shots.
 
John EB
Forum Moderator

@johnebaker @CubeAce

Hi,

@sams_e is referring to the Project Folder, thus VPX, so not even the same program as this thread. This has already been raised as a bug.

@sams_e - create a new thread with the name and versions of the program and under the correct heading. Describe the problem in more detail, and I will reply.

John CB

@browj2

Thanks John.

Will leave it with you.

Ray.

@CubeAce

Hi Ray,

What I really want is a good thread by @sams_e and then get him to raise a ticket. This bug has been there for far too long.

John CB