after editing a 1 and a half hour video, I can't open my project. I kept saving all the time. Please tell me I can still retrieve it?? Please. Please Please
You might do a search for the file name you saved it as... also, see if there is that same name with the extention of .bak, that would be a backup of the file itself.
For me, I can look into the folder which all the files are saved (by default) it is saved into:
C:\Users\X user name X\Documents\MAGIX\Movie Edit Pro
In that folder, I have all the saved materal, plus any backup files that have been saved. **note** the "X user name X" will be different from user to user as it is something you setup on your specific computer.
I am running Windows Vista 64 with this system, using Movie Edit Pro 17 and MX
after editing a 1 and a half hour video, I can't open my project. I kept saving all the time. Please tell me I can still retrieve it?? Please. Please Please
now i cant start my movice pro 15 because i do not rember the numbers . can you helpe me? georgebrown_47@yahoo,com.
Thanx John and sorry for the late response. I did locate the folder and saw the file I created, surprisingly it's only 826kb in size for a 90 minutes video. Still can't open. The .BAK files are also there but I cannot open them. Is there a way I can open them??. By the way, i use a Windows 7 running HP laptop, Core i3, 4 GB memory, 320 GB HDD.
Thanx
Okay, I think the problem might just be a misunderstanding on how the software works for projects and the mechanics for saving... this might be a long explanation, so I hope I do not lose you on it.
First thing to understand is that the project you save is NOT saving the video, image or audio material used in the project. It is saving a directory to where the video, image and audio material was original located when the project was created. What is also being saved is the text information, any edit points, transitions/fades, effects and markers used within the project. This is why project files themselves are small, they are primarily containing data, not media. Now, with that said, if anything is moved from the original location that was used in the project, the project file cannot locate them, because they are not there (anymore).
Example: if you pulled in material from a camera, used it in a project, saved the project (Ctrl + S), closed the program, disconnected the camera, recorded over the footage that the camera captured... you have lost that original project...
There are ways to save the material used in the project into a new file, which would be more of a backup. But, lets first tackle how you created the project.
Is all of the material you used still on the computer and in the exact same location it was found when the project was created?
If you moved anything, do you remember where you moved it from... and moved it to?
This might help us "rebuild" the project, then at that point we can talk about the backup process.
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How I work is I have a folder on Desktop called Projects. Within that folder I have other folders that contain the name I am going to use for the project itself... and within that folder I have all the material I use for that project.
Why do I do that?
For one thing, I know where everything is for that project, it helps to have a standard workflow, so you never get lost with your projects, or the media (video, image. audio) that you use.
If the program always saved the material, you would be adding to the data stored on the hard drive, using space that is not necessary to use. since video is very large, it wouldn't be a good idea to save more than necessary.
The second reason I do this with the folders is that once a project is completed, I can back this whole folder (project named folder) to a disc or what I am using now is a portable hard drive (USB) and once I have it on that drive, I can delete it from my working drive... but I do not delete the project, as its relatively small in comparison. If I was to need that project again, I can just take it from the portable drive back into the Projects folder on Desktop, and open the project from within the Movie Edit Pro... the program never knew that the files had been moved at one time as they are all in the same directory that was used when the project was created.
This was all long winded, if there are points you want to know more about, just ask... I will do my best to get a better explanation.
Okay, I think the problem might just be a misunderstanding on how the software works for projects and the mechanics for saving... this might be a long explanation, so I hope I do not lose you on it.
First thing to understand is that the project you save is NOT saving the video, image or audio material used in the project. It is saving a directory to where the video, image and audio material was original located when the project was created. What is also being saved is the text information, any edit points, transitions/fades, effects and markers used within the project. This is why project files themselves are small, they are primarily containing data, not media. Now, with that said, if anything is moved from the original location that was used in the project, the project file cannot locate them, because they are not there (anymore).
Example: if you pulled in material from a camera, used it in a project, saved the project (Ctrl + S), closed the program, disconnected the camera, recorded over the footage that the camera captured... you have lost that original project...
There are ways to save the material used in the project into a new file, which would be more of a backup. But, lets first tackle how you created the project.
Is all of the material you used still on the computer and in the exact same location it was found when the project was created?
If you moved anything, do you remember where you moved it from... and moved it to?
This might help us "rebuild" the project, then at that point we can talk about the backup process.
**
How I work is I have a folder on Desktop called Projects. Within that folder I have other folders that contain the name I am going to use for the project itself... and within that folder I have all the material I use for that project.
Why do I do that?
For one thing, I know where everything is for that project, it helps to have a standard workflow, so you never get lost with your projects, or the media (video, image. audio) that you use.
If the program always saved the material, you would be adding to the data stored on the hard drive, using space that is not necessary to use. since video is very large, it wouldn't be a good idea to save more than necessary.
The second reason I do this with the folders is that once a project is completed, I can back this whole folder (project named folder) to a disc or what I am using now is a portable hard drive (USB) and once I have it on that drive, I can delete it from my working drive... but I do not delete the project, as its relatively small in comparison. If I was to need that project again, I can just take it from the portable drive back into the Projects folder on Desktop, and open the project from within the Movie Edit Pro... the program never knew that the files had been moved at one time as they are all in the same directory that was used when the project was created.
This was all long winded, if there are points you want to know more about, just ask... I will do my best to get a better explanation.
Hey John. I just read your response. I left my laptop at home but your response makes a whole lot of sense and methinks it will work. I remember wiping out many files in the folder where magix files are kept. Those were the files that were saved when I was playing around and learning the program, so when I started doing real work, I 'cleaned up' that folder. I guess they are sitting in the recycle bin.
Question: If I restore these files from the recycle bin, will my project recovered?? If I save the footage again from the camera, will it be recovered??
Thanx for the response, man. God Bless