Lost...grrr at DVinfo.net

Renton Maclachlan · November 13th, 2022, 08:17 PM

I have recently purchased Vegas Pro 20...probably unnecessary but did anyway.

I have not done any projects for quite some time and have just spent probably a couple of hours editing the one I am now doing.

However...I forgot to regularly save...duh...and then it crashed. I went hunting for the autosaved files but can't find a thing...which to my mind is slack...very slack!

The Auto Save box is ticked in preferences so I was expecting that my project would be auto saved. But it appears that it has not been. I can't find any .bak file.

Anyone have any clues?

Yeah I should have been saving but due to sickness, I haven't been doing any work like this and just forgot.

Renton

Patrick Tracy · November 16th, 2022, 02:23 AM

Did you save it at least once, or was it a new "Untitled" and unsaved project?

Graham Bernard · November 17th, 2022, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Renton Maclachlan

Yeah I should have been saving but due to sickness, I haven't been doing any work like this and just forgot.

Renton

Renton, sorry to hear that. I wish you better.

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Renton Maclachlan · November 19th, 2022, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick Tracy

Did you save it at least once, or was it a new "Untitled" and unsaved project?

It's history now...can't remember everything I did or didn't do. Began again and have saved this time!!!

Renton Maclachlan · November 19th, 2022, 08:12 PM

[QUOTE=Graham Bernard;1968604]Renton, sorry to hear that. I wish you better..[/QUOTE

Thanks Graham...on the mend...just about back to normal except for a cough and some breathlessness. I've been having some treatment April>August and went through a bit of a rough patch a couple of months ago.

I haven't been on the forum for ages due to the major project I had been working on for 20 years having been completed.

How has it been going here?

Renton

Graham Bernard · November 19th, 2022, 11:17 PM

[quote=Renton Maclachlan;1968615]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Bernard

Renton, sorry to hear that. I wish you better..[/QUOTE

How has it been going here?

Renton

Been pretty quiet. I spend most of my time on the official VP Forums. VegasPro 20 is the best yet. I’ve got a four old project that I also use as a Crash Test Dummy for the VP Developers.

Glad you’re on the mend.

G

Edward Troxel · November 21st, 2022, 07:11 AM

Besides the "auto save" (which should have automatically asked to load when you restarted VEGAS), there's now a new auto saving mechanism where you can specify how often to save. You really do need an initial save, though.

Are you on build 214? That build has been very solid for me.

Renton Maclachlan · November 23rd, 2022, 04:00 AM

I've been working all day on this project...much of it using Primatte Studio to pull a green screen. Everything has been going fine with this until late in the day when for some reason I could not get rid of the green from any of my clips or tracks. Normally you switch PS on and off in the FX chain, but nothing happened when I did this. I tried closing and restarting Vegas, and then also rebooting, but it made no difference. I guess I could try saving to a new file and see if that changes anything but it is all closed down now and it's late...try tomorrow.

It's a real pain as I had the client come around to see the work in progress, but I could not show them what it would look like. Actually...it is just a real pain full stop.

I've had Vegas crash a couple of times...mostly after it has been left running while I go for lunch or some such...

Any thoughts on what is going on on PS? I've left a message on their chat...

EDIT...

PS:For some reason it has started working again...

All the best

Renton

November 13th, 2022, 08:17 PM	#1
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Lost...grrr I have recently purchased Vegas Pro 20...probably unnecessary but did anyway. I have not done any projects for quite some time and have just spent probably a couple of hours editing the one I am now doing. However...I forgot to regularly save...duh...and then it crashed. I went hunting for the autosaved files but can't find a thing...which to my mind is slack...very slack! The Auto Save box is ticked in preferences so I was expecting that my project would be auto saved. But it appears that it has not been. I can't find any .bak file. Anyone have any clues? Yeah I should have been saving but due to sickness, I haven't been doing any work like this and just forgot. Renton

November 16th, 2022, 02:23 AM	#2
Patrick Tracy Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Lafayette, Colorado Posts: 166	Re: Lost...grrr Did you save it at least once, or was it a new "Untitled" and unsaved project? __________________ Boulder Sound Guy website Boulder Sound Guy on YouTube

November 19th, 2022, 08:12 PM	#5
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Re: Lost...grrr [QUOTE=Graham Bernard;1968604]Renton, sorry to hear that. I wish you better..[/QUOTE Thanks Graham...on the mend...just about back to normal except for a cough and some breathlessness. I've been having some treatment April>August and went through a bit of a rough patch a couple of months ago. I haven't been on the forum for ages due to the major project I had been working on for 20 years having been completed. How has it been going here? Renton

November 21st, 2022, 07:11 AM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Lost...grrr Besides the "auto save" (which should have automatically asked to load when you restarted VEGAS), there's now a new auto saving mechanism where you can specify how often to save. You really do need an initial save, though. Are you on build 214? That build has been very solid for me. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 23rd, 2022, 04:00 AM	#8
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Re: Lost...grrr I've been working all day on this project...much of it using Primatte Studio to pull a green screen. Everything has been going fine with this until late in the day when for some reason I could not get rid of the green from any of my clips or tracks. Normally you switch PS on and off in the FX chain, but nothing happened when I did this. I tried closing and restarting Vegas, and then also rebooting, but it made no difference. I guess I could try saving to a new file and see if that changes anything but it is all closed down now and it's late...try tomorrow. It's a real pain as I had the client come around to see the work in progress, but I could not show them what it would look like. Actually...it is just a real pain full stop. I've had Vegas crash a couple of times...mostly after it has been left running while I go for lunch or some such... Any thoughts on what is going on on PS? I've left a message on their chat... EDIT... PS:For some reason it has started working again... All the best Renton Last edited by Renton Maclachlan; November 23rd, 2022 at 07:56 PM.