Sometimes I need to copy several objects from a previous project. I need to insert them into my current project timeline with the exact same length and relative position. So I do this:
- Open my current project.
- Open my previous project, so both projects are open at the same time.
- Click the tab for the previous project.
- Select and copy all the objects that I need, which are images and titles, in my case.
- Click the tab for the current project.
- Paste the objects.
That works. But there's a problem. If I right-click on each of the imported objects and then select Object Properties, I can see that the media files are still located in the previous project folder. This will cause a problem if I eventually move the previous project to a backup drive. If I then try to open the current project, Video Pro X will not be able to find the media files.
I guess one solution is to use File / Backup Copy / Copy Project and Media Into Folder. However, my project is quite large, and I am short of hard drive space. So I would prefer another solution.
I suppose I could manually copy and paste each media file from the previous project folder into the current project folder, but that would be tedious and time-consuming. As well, I would need to close the current project, rename the previous project folder, reopen the current project, and then locate all the missing files.
Another approach I have tried – without success - is to right click on each imported object, and then select Insert Objects into Project Folder. The source media then appear in the Project Folder window on the right side of my screen. However, if I right-click the media there, and then click Properties, I can see that the media are still located in the previous project folder. To fix this, I tried the following procedure:
- Right-click on each media file, and then click Save
- Navigate to the current project folder, and save each item there.
But this is also a tedious, repetitive task. Furthermore, VPX saves each file with a TK2 extension. So then I have to find each file in Windows File Manager, and change the extension - to jpg or png, in my case.
Surely there must be a more efficient way to copy multiple objects from one project to another, while retaining the original relationship between them, and so that each media file is copied to the new project folder. Any suggestions?
I'm using VPX 14 on Windows 11.