Messages posted by Sjaak

Hi Dafydd

Quote: Hi Sjaak,
You may have altered the cause of the problem by making some changes.

Possibly, but I am not trying to save my project, I am trying to help out here (well, if it doesn't work out PD8 will be returned to shop). So I am trying to provide as much information here as possible. Also I have made several copies of the PDS before I'd made any changes.

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Where are the files located - always important. If you've accessed them from a removable HD etc or disconnected the USB this will cause a problem?

On my HDD. Location and names were NEVER changed during the making of this project. They are still present in the media room and can be played in the media viewer. All MTS files in mediaroom are/were on the timeline so should have a green tick. However, there's four files not ticked and these are the only files in the PDS with |0000 appended (I think this is important). Three out of four clips are blacked out on the timeline.

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What files are Exported - I'm curious to know what the program exports for the remaining video files.
Open PD
Directors Chair/Top left
File > Export > Pack project materials

Hmmm, interesting. On first try this is not possible because PD8 is looking for 890 GB of disk space. However, combined MTS files are only 800 MB. On second try, it will export, but the 3 files with the black clips are not (the fourth is).

The error on the first try makes me think that some MTS files are/have been corrupted and PD8 doesn't recognise them anymore as those used for the clip (although name has not changed). Note, these mts files play fine and can be used in a new project. As a matter of fact, a PDS that I saved halfway the project does not have the problem...

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FYI when you open the pds you should be asked to locate the missing files - were you?

No, I wasn't - no files are missing or have been moved.

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Save a copy of the pds file (your back up)
Clear out the Shadow Edit files
rename the directory you have the project in.
Open the pds/PD and then go locate the files asked for.

I let PD8 relocate the files and unfortunately the clips are still black...

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Dafydd
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Cheers & speak to you later

Hello All,

Was very very impressed indeed with PD8 (2508 build) trial version and am awaiting the full version.

Now I am experiencing the same black clip problem as many others here on the board. My movie is only 5min with 10 clips or so (of which 3 are now black) so I haven't wasted much time, but as it seems this is really something that Cyberlink has to get to to bottom of! Thought it would be helpful if I explain what I have done after reading many posts on this. The problem is still there btw.

So, yes I have had shadow files enabled which actually allowed me to do some editing on my laptop (see specs below). This could be part of the problem since only those clips which are blacked out have |0000 appended to the filename in the PDS file. The folder name is still that folder which has the MTS file and all my other MTS clips in it.

I have disabled shadowing, removed all MPG files in the roaming folder, removed all TEMP files and then renamed MTS files in PDS file (i.e. removed |0000 appendix). The clips are however still blacked out: 0,0,0. Interestingly, the movies are still in the mediaroom, but not with the green tick (i.e. on time line).

Hope this helps, and of course any ideas welcome!
regards,
S