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Renton Maclachlan · December 18th, 2007, 01:48 PM

Quite some time ago I enquired about autosave for Vegas and downloaded Edward Troxel's script - but never got around to installing it.

Last night after working on a project for hours and forgetting to save, the computer crashed - coincided with me hitting a key in quick succession. I couldn't even switch the computer off - had to pull the plug.

I thought I had lost all my work, but hadn't as on restarting Vegas I got asked if I wanted to open the file that had been open at the crash, but then should save it under another name. I did and had lost only a few minutes.

I then installed Edward's script, but now ask: "Clearly there is some sort of autosave in Vegas or I wouldn't have been able to get the file back as I did. What is the difference between this and your script Edward?"

Another disturbing thing is now occurring - could it be associated?. My computer just spontaneously shuts down with a click. It's a new computer and has been going perfectly, but now some gremlin is in the works. :-(

Edward Troxel · December 18th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Here's the main difference between my Auto Save and what's built into Vegas:

Vegas will save your current file and will create a .BAK file (which is basically your previous save). It will also do an "auto save" into a temp folder periodically. If you save properly, this goes away. If it crashes, it will attempt to reload from that file.

My Auto Save will literally SAVE the project every X minutes (you can specify the timeframe). It will also keep a running series of back up files that have the date/time appended to the file name. This way you can go back to any particular period of time. It can also save into a separate folder (which can also be on a different drive) giving you another layer of protection. You'll end up with many VEG files but you'll have much more protection against lost info.

Renton Maclachlan · December 18th, 2007, 03:24 PM

Thanks Edward. Your script will I imagine save me in the future. Appreciated.

Looks like the switching off is a power supply issue - new one being sent.

December 18th, 2007, 01:48 PM	#1
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Auto Save V8 Quite some time ago I enquired about autosave for Vegas and downloaded Edward Troxel's script - but never got around to installing it. Last night after working on a project for hours and forgetting to save, the computer crashed - coincided with me hitting a key in quick succession. I couldn't even switch the computer off - had to pull the plug. I thought I had lost all my work, but hadn't as on restarting Vegas I got asked if I wanted to open the file that had been open at the crash, but then should save it under another name. I did and had lost only a few minutes. I then installed Edward's script, but now ask: "Clearly there is some sort of autosave in Vegas or I wouldn't have been able to get the file back as I did. What is the difference between this and your script Edward?" Another disturbing thing is now occurring - could it be associated?. My computer just spontaneously shuts down with a click. It's a new computer and has been going perfectly, but now some gremlin is in the works. :-(

December 18th, 2007, 02:40 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Here's the main difference between my Auto Save and what's built into Vegas: Vegas will save your current file and will create a .BAK file (which is basically your previous save). It will also do an "auto save" into a temp folder periodically. If you save properly, this goes away. If it crashes, it will attempt to reload from that file. My Auto Save will literally SAVE the project every X minutes (you can specify the timeframe). It will also keep a running series of back up files that have the date/time appended to the file name. This way you can go back to any particular period of time. It can also save into a separate folder (which can also be on a different drive) giving you another layer of protection. You'll end up with many VEG files but you'll have much more protection against lost info. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 18th, 2007, 03:24 PM	#3
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Thanks Edward. Your script will I imagine save me in the future. Appreciated. Looks like the switching off is a power supply issue - new one being sent.