Right.

[hmpf]

Now I know *one* of the things the recent system crashes did to my computer: my Life On Mars vid is gone. Or rather, the Premiere project file for it is gone, or got scrambled. All my work, gone.

Frell.

ETA: Or not. Weeeeeeeird.

Comments

[cyberducks.livejournal.com]

You found it? Cool, I love an unexpected happy surprise on the computer...

[stabbim.livejournal.com]

It's still there? Cool. Congratulations. :) We're in a similar situation. mordio is currently editing the GateCamp 2006 and part of our holiday video. After that, the computer has to be re-installed because apart from vidding nothing works any more. After that, I'll be starting on my vidding project. :)

[nick-101.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's playing tricks on you, thinking it's gone, but it's really there. Thank goodness it didn't disappear.

[ommadon.livejournal.com]

Computers do this - they only know whats on a drive based on a table stored at the start (depending on the filesystem) and the first time they restart after a big crash that table isn't always quite right so things appear to not be there when they actually are (if that makes any sense to you).

[tgifa.livejournal.com]

Even at the risk of getting hit: the magick word is backup.
But good that your stuff's not gone :)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Don't worry - my first vidding project - I had to literally reinstall my entire operating system to get it to render. But hooray for it not being lost.

In other news, I am insane and am yet again cutting a vid in WMM. Although, I don't actually think I do too badly considering my poor quality source footage and crappy programme. One day when we're in physically similar locations, you can show me a thing or two about Premiere.

In the meantime I'm apparently to lazy to even use fades. Although that's mostly because I don't think this video needs them. It's *gangsta*. No, seriously. It is. *whacks head against monitor*

TBRFKASK

*cheers you on*

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I'm dying to see that one!

Well, I have it 'backed up' -

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

the problem is that apparently the project file is dependent on a whole lot of other files being in the 'right' place. So either I backup half my system every time I've added to the vid, or my precious project file backup won't be much use.

Thanks for the explanation!

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that might have been the problem.

Yikes!

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Look at beccatoria's comment further down: having to reinstall the system seems to be a frighteningly frequent consequence of vidding! *warily eyes Premiere*

Yes,

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Of course, not getting any *bad* surprises in the first place would be even better... ;-)

Re: Well, I have it 'backed up' -

[tgifa.livejournal.com]

Good :)

the problem is that apparently the project file is dependent on a whole lot of other files being in the 'right' place. So either I backup half my system every time I've added to the vid, or my precious project file backup won't be much use.
Sorry, I assumed you could narrow that down to a few files/directories.

Re: *cheers you on*

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Well...you can't. At least not till it's a) done and b) you've seen the season finale *cheers you on*

TBRFKASK