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John Reeve · November 22nd, 2010, 10:29 AM

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. All of my old firstlight projects just blanked out on me. I had saved groups of selects from various projects into separate firstlight project files so that I can easily open them and work on specific groups of clips. I also save all the Cineform files from each folder into one file for easy access. Today when I opened up my select FL project files they are all blank!

I did an apple software update yesterday which DID NOT include 10.6.5, so I doubt that has anything to do with this issue. If I create a new project file now the clips are still there when I close and reopen FL, so new project files are not affected.

Anyone having a similar problem?

I am on Neo3D Mac 5.0.27.158

-John

David Newman · November 22nd, 2010, 10:41 AM

I have heard of that. However you should update to 5.2.

Craig Davidson · November 22nd, 2010, 05:56 PM

The FirstLight project file contains the full path to the file name of the clips in the project. If you move a clip it will not be able to find the media again.

A reconnect option is on the list of things to add.

The project file itself is a text XML file, so if you do move clips you could use TextEdit and find/replace to fix the links.

Geoff Gartside · November 23rd, 2010, 02:41 AM

Perhaps related to this problem:

Sometimes First Light looses some of the clips from a newly created project when it is re-opened for the first time. It is frustrating when you have been through an edit project to locate the clips, then half of them vanish from FL and you have to do it again.

Would it be possible to get some kind of output from Premiere, listing the clips in the edit project to open them as a FL project, I wonder? It would save loads of time, for us at any rate. Taking it a stage further, if you could arrange them in the same order as the edit project it would be better still!

I7, win7 64 bit, CS4, CF 5.1.2.271

John Reeve · November 23rd, 2010, 01:25 PM

Thanks Craig,

You are right the file path changed and this is why it broke. I opened up the text file and did a replace all on with the new file path and everything is working again.

-John

November 22nd, 2010, 10:29 AM	#1
John Reeve Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 57	existing firstlight projects contain no clips Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. All of my old firstlight projects just blanked out on me. I had saved groups of selects from various projects into separate firstlight project files so that I can easily open them and work on specific groups of clips. I also save all the Cineform files from each folder into one file for easy access. Today when I opened up my select FL project files they are all blank! I did an apple software update yesterday which DID NOT include 10.6.5, so I doubt that has anything to do with this issue. If I create a new project file now the clips are still there when I close and reopen FL, so new project files are not affected. Anyone having a similar problem? I am on Neo3D Mac 5.0.27.158 -John

November 22nd, 2010, 10:41 AM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	I have heard of that. However you should update to 5.2. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

November 22nd, 2010, 05:56 PM	#3
Craig Davidson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 142	The FirstLight project file contains the full path to the file name of the clips in the project. If you move a clip it will not be able to find the media again. A reconnect option is on the list of things to add. The project file itself is a text XML file, so if you do move clips you could use TextEdit and find/replace to fix the links.

November 23rd, 2010, 02:41 AM	#4
Geoff Gartside Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Llangernyw Posts: 38	Perhaps related to this problem: Sometimes First Light looses some of the clips from a newly created project when it is re-opened for the first time. It is frustrating when you have been through an edit project to locate the clips, then half of them vanish from FL and you have to do it again. Would it be possible to get some kind of output from Premiere, listing the clips in the edit project to open them as a FL project, I wonder? It would save loads of time, for us at any rate. Taking it a stage further, if you could arrange them in the same order as the edit project it would be better still! I7, win7 64 bit, CS4, CF 5.1.2.271

November 23rd, 2010, 01:25 PM	#5
John Reeve Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 57	Thanks Craig, You are right the file path changed and this is why it broke. I opened up the text file and did a replace all on with the new file path and everything is working again. -John