when i put a video into the editting situation i get a message that says "lock not passed during loading: effid 101' why is this and what do i need to do to fix it?
Hi
When you access a file from an application, eg MEP, Windows does all the file handling and checking.
If the file exists and is able to be opened, ie not locked by another application, then what is called the file handle and locking information is passed to MEP so that it knows where to find the file and that it has an exclusive lock on the file.
In your case the lock is not being passed which would suggest that the Windows thinks the file is not locked when it is in fact locked.
Was the file created or edited in another application eg Sony Vegas?
You will need to contact Magix support as this problem has also appeared in the German forum
HTH
John
thank you very much for responding but it's still not working for me. i've tried releasing all permissions and it doesn't make a difference... i wish i read german. i have also seen this forum.
Hi
Releasing/changing permissions on the file will not change the lock status of the file.
Try this http://windowsxp.mvps.org/processlock.htm - in your case do not delete the file but copy it to another file location and then try using the copy.
John
the link you sent me didn't work. went to a server down. also copying the file didn't work i tried that before i aked about it and just for kicks i tried it again when you said to. still same error and shuts down magix. should i change the video format maybe?
thanks, dave