Purpose of .H0 files?

terrypin wrote on 3/3/2013, 10:01 AM

Has anyone figured out exactly how and when MEP uses .HO files?

Including backups and all my versions of MEP I have over 3,000 of them. These are not just the relatively few generated when I actually use a clip or effect in a project, as I usually delete those afterwards when I remember. But the great majority seem to be present from the original installation. An example at random is:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MAGIX\Movie_Edit_Pro_MX_Premium_Download_Version\VideoEffects\Styles\Cinema\cinema_intro2_c.H0

HD space is pretty cheap but I'm wondering whether for neatness and efficiency to delete the lot.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

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emmrecs wrote on 3/3/2013, 10:19 AM

Hi Terry.

My understanding of this, supported, I think, by a little experiment I've just done, is that the .HO files contain the graphic display data for audio files.

To test this, I deleted the .HO file connected to a simple .avi, opened the project in VPX and the audio track had no graphics data visible. Selecting to "Create Waveform view", the .HO file was recreated.

HTH

Jeff

terrypin wrote on 3/3/2013, 12:18 PM

Hi Jeff,

Many thanks, understood and agreed.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

johnebaker wrote on 3/3/2013, 3:16 PM

Hi Terry

. . . . Including backups . . . .

I use SyncBack to backup projects on my internal hard drive to the various external HDD drives I use for backup, one of its great features is that you can exclude files for projects I specifically exclude the .H0, .HDP and mxfilerelatedcache.mxc2 files.

Keeps everything neat and tidy.

John

terrypin wrote on 3/3/2013, 4:02 PM

Hi John,

Good idea. I reckon I can do the same with Second Copy.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK