Bwahahaahaaa

[hmpf]

I just accidentally deleted every single copy of the new version of my LOM vid from my computer. That means all the backup versions on other drives, too. And yes, I only noticed *after* I'd also emptied the 'recycled' folders. That's German thoroughness for you.

So it's back to square one.

The good news is I still have a badly rendered sketch of the first 63 seconds, from which I'll at least be able to reconstruct most of the editing decisions I'd made. But there was some tricky timing there, so it will be difficult.

Also, looking at that sketch, I notice that the 'visual hiccup' issues I had with Windows Movie Maker also occur in Premiere, apparently. Drat. Also: ghost frames galore. *sigh*

And I still have very little idea how to actually use Premiere. Setting up a new project in it will be... interesting, to say the least.

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[chasarumba.livejournal.com]

I have a version somewhere -- one that you posted as a beta draft, I believe (I am not entirely sober right now, and not entirely clear). Let me know if you need it and I'll upload.

Thanks, but the video has been recovered -

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

thanks to a data recovery program. I hadn't done very much on my computer since the Great Delete, so all the project files could be restored. Plus, as a side effect I've learned which files absolutely not to delete when working with Premiere. *g*

(Also, the version you have is the old WMM version - but thanks for the offer anyway! :-))

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

Is it the 'A & B song'? You sent me your draft #17 last year and I still have it in my PC. Dunno if you need it, but I'm telling you just in case.

Yes, but the situation has been resolved.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

(See below.)

Also, the draft you have is the Windows Movie Maker version - which is useless now that I'm using Premiere. (And I still have plenty of copies of it, too - there's one on my webspace, and several on a couple of CDs, and one on my USB drive, and one on my laptop. I am usually quite good at keeping multiple backups of important stuff - I'm a digital packrat, really, which probably explains why my fanvid collection exceeds 30 GB *g* - I just went into an uncharacteristic, crazy harddrive cleaning frenzy yesterday. *sheepish*)

[atti-br.livejournal.com]

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html

Schau mal zwischen diesen Tools. Da dürfte bestimmt auch Freeware dabei sein. Du solltest hier aber dann schnell sein. Je mehr du auf deiner Platte tust, desto größer ist die Chance, daß die Dateien wirklich unrettbar weg sind.

Atti, du bist mein Engel in der Not... *g*

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Das Video ist gerettet. Und als praktischer Nebeneffekt dieser Erfahrung weiß ich nun auch endlich, welche Dateien Premiere für ein Projekt *wirklich* benötigt, sprich, welche man bei einem Fall von Festplattenaufräumwut nicht löschen sollte... *g*

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

The link above is the link I used to recover about half my files when I lost nearly everything on my computer, so it might be a good idea to try that. I'm also assuming this is the version you showed me recently and not the older #17?

ARGH this is awful, I'm so sorry for you! That really sucks! And I can't even offer to help you with Premiere because I fear it like a fearful thing!

(Oh, also, though this might be horribly insensitive timing, I did post the final version of the rap battle vid at my LJ yesterday if you wanted it!)

The video is saved. :-)

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

First thing I did after work this morning - even before breakfast/lunch.

The version I showed you was still the same old Windows Movie Maker version, btw, i.e. version #17; the Premiere version isn't any longer than those 'lost' 63 seconds yet, and not ready to be shown to anyone. I just felt like maybe getting back into editing yesterday night, and discovered that the drive I had all the files on was hopelessly cluttered - to the point of being completely full - with copies and backups and such. Hence the clean-up frenzy.

Totally looking forward to watching Laura Roslin and the Hybrid duking it out later tonight! Hope the weird pms thing is over by then, though... *g* Is the aspect-ratio-corrected version of Tricks available already, too? I may want to rec both... (Yes, I realise I could just go to your website and look, but since I'm talking to you here anyway, and I'm lazy, and at work, i.e. can't watch vids on this computer... ;-))

Re: The video is saved. :-)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Indeed! My Fabulously Ugly Website now hosts correctly aspected versions of everything! Although some of them are so small and low quality as to be depressing. *le sigh* And you flatter me with your possible future reccing. ;)

I'm glad you managed to save your vid though! And...actually, yes, I did know that it was the same 17th version because you told me that but...my head was fuzzy it seems. *headdesk*

Hope work goes well!