Scary looking Vegas error at DVinfo.net

Ian Stark · February 6th, 2009, 01:16 PM

Whoa! Anyone seen this kind of error before? This is a new one for me. It came after I had rendered a single avi clip to mpeg2. I selected 'ignore' and there seemed to be no further side effects. The render worked perfectly well.

Any ideas?

Edward Troxel · February 6th, 2009, 01:24 PM

Ian, if you look closely, the error came from Auto Save. It tried to save your project and either the file name was strange, or a folder was missing, or something. I'm guessing a missing folder. Here's what it does:

1. Save the project (just like going to File - Save)
2. Copies the project just saved to an emergency folder as defined on the setup screen.
3. Copies the project just saved to the project folder or specified subfolder as defined on the setup screen.

Ian Stark · February 6th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Ah, thanks Edward. Would this happen if the file had not been saved at all? In this case I simply dragged a clip to the timeline then rendered - i.e. the file had not been saved in teh first place.

(The reason for me doing this, rather than rendering straight to mpeg2, will be revealed in a separate post, when I get a chance!)

Edward Troxel · February 6th, 2009, 02:04 PM

Possibly. It "shouldn't" because it's not supposed to even try if the project had not been saved. I'll have to look at the code again and see if I can find anything odd.

February 6th, 2009, 01:16 PM	#1
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Scary looking Vegas error Whoa! Anyone seen this kind of error before? This is a new one for me. It came after I had rendered a single avi clip to mpeg2. I selected 'ignore' and there seemed to be no further side effects. The render worked perfectly well. Any ideas? Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

February 6th, 2009, 01:24 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Ian, if you look closely, the error came from Auto Save. It tried to save your project and either the file name was strange, or a folder was missing, or something. I'm guessing a missing folder. Here's what it does: 1. Save the project (just like going to File - Save) 2. Copies the project just saved to an emergency folder as defined on the setup screen. 3. Copies the project just saved to the project folder or specified subfolder as defined on the setup screen. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 6th, 2009, 01:47 PM	#3
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Ah, thanks Edward. Would this happen if the file had not been saved at all? In this case I simply dragged a clip to the timeline then rendered - i.e. the file had not been saved in teh first place. (The reason for me doing this, rather than rendering straight to mpeg2, will be revealed in a separate post, when I get a chance!) __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

February 6th, 2009, 02:04 PM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Possibly. It "shouldn't" because it's not supposed to even try if the project had not been saved. I'll have to look at the code again and see if I can find anything odd. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters