HELP! Vegas 10 won't open a completed project at DVinfo.net

Rochelle Morris · November 5th, 2010, 02:29 AM

Okay, Dean is devastated - finished an awesome edit and went to render as a movie - computer fell asleep and wouldn't wake up - closed off computer and now project won't open.

It's saying, "A error occurred while loading the project file Highlight.veg. The file is most likely corrupt or of an unknown format"

Please help or he will have to start again - a full days work gone (:

Mike Kujbida · November 5th, 2010, 04:21 AM

Look for the backup file named Highlight.veg.bak
If it's in the same folder as Highlight.veg, move it to a different location, rename it as Highlight.veg and try to open it.
If it works, immediately save it as a new version, for example Highlight-new.veg and then render it.

Rochelle Morris · November 5th, 2010, 04:38 AM

tried that already

Mike Kujbida · November 5th, 2010, 05:48 AM

Sorry Rochelle but I'm out of ideas :-(
If no one else has any ideas, all I can suggest is sending the broken veg file to Sony as they may be able to fix it for you.
Considering the potential response time though (a few days, if not more), it may be quicker to rebuild it.

Jeff Harper · November 5th, 2010, 07:11 AM

It's a long shot, but you might try running disc checker. That's what I would do. It has fixed things for me more than once.

Rochelle Morris · November 7th, 2010, 12:59 AM

Dean went into his C drive to where the autosave projects get held and restored to a previous version - so got an old autosaved one...not the complete project but sufficient enough to not have to start from scratch.

OMG - hope that never happens again

Edward Troxel · November 7th, 2010, 07:22 AM

Rochelle, install Excalibur and use the free "Auto Save" plugin. It will create a series of backups - one every "x" minutes. Then you have more than the project file, a single "bak" file, and possibly an "autosaved" file.

Rochelle Morris · November 8th, 2010, 06:45 AM

Thanks Edward - I've told Dean to download it.
The project seems to be destined for challenges...don't know what's going on because we've never had so much trouble with a project failing in render before.

Finally dean recreated the clip and after a full day of trials, he has made the clip

Bredly Root · November 9th, 2010, 06:19 AM

useful information, thanks

November 5th, 2010, 02:29 AM	#1
Rochelle Morris AVPA Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 373	HELP! Vegas 10 won't open a completed project Okay, Dean is devastated - finished an awesome edit and went to render as a movie - computer fell asleep and wouldn't wake up - closed off computer and now project won't open. It's saying, "A error occurred while loading the project file Highlight.veg. The file is most likely corrupt or of an unknown format" Please help or he will have to start again - a full days work gone (: __________________ Preface Films - The Boss www.prefacefilms.com.au EDU www.exposeddownunder.com.au

November 5th, 2010, 04:38 AM	#3
Rochelle Morris AVPA Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 373	tried that already __________________ Preface Films - The Boss www.prefacefilms.com.au EDU www.exposeddownunder.com.au

November 5th, 2010, 07:11 AM	#5
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	It's a long shot, but you might try running disc checker. That's what I would do. It has fixed things for me more than once. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

November 7th, 2010, 12:59 AM	#6
Rochelle Morris AVPA Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 373	Dean went into his C drive to where the autosave projects get held and restored to a previous version - so got an old autosaved one...not the complete project but sufficient enough to not have to start from scratch. OMG - hope that never happens again __________________ Preface Films - The Boss www.prefacefilms.com.au EDU www.exposeddownunder.com.au

November 7th, 2010, 07:22 AM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Rochelle, install Excalibur and use the free "Auto Save" plugin. It will create a series of backups - one every "x" minutes. Then you have more than the project file, a single "bak" file, and possibly an "autosaved" file. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 5th, 2010, 04:21 AM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Look for the backup file named Highlight.veg.bak If it's in the same folder as Highlight.veg, move it to a different location, rename it as Highlight.veg and try to open it. If it works, immediately save it as a new version, for example Highlight-new.veg and then render it.

November 5th, 2010, 05:48 AM	#4
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Sorry Rochelle but I'm out of ideas :-( If no one else has any ideas, all I can suggest is sending the broken veg file to Sony as they may be able to fix it for you. Considering the potential response time though (a few days, if not more), it may be quicker to rebuild it.

November 8th, 2010, 06:45 AM	#8
Rochelle Morris AVPA Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 373	Thanks Edward - I've told Dean to download it. The project seems to be destined for challenges...don't know what's going on because we've never had so much trouble with a project failing in render before. Finally dean recreated the clip and after a full day of trials, he has made the clip __________________ Preface Films - The Boss www.prefacefilms.com.au EDU www.exposeddownunder.com.au

November 9th, 2010, 06:19 AM	#9
Bredly Root New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 18	useful information, thanks