Replacing an existing video created by Produce

Neurogami

Newbie Joined: Nov 27, 2015 21:08 Messages: 3 Offline

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Nov 28, 2015 01:13

Often I run 'Produce' to generate a video, view it, and decide to make changes. After making changes in PD I want to generate the new version. I have no need for the previous one, and simply want to replace it. PD keeps telling me "A file with the same name already exists ...". I know that. I want to replace it. How can I tell PD to overwrite that existing file?

I don't want to have to keep picking new names and creating extra output files.

If I go and try to rename the existing file I can't because PD is keeping it open.

This is absurd.

Where in PD to I configure it to what I want and replace the previous file?

JL_JL

Senior Contributor Location: Arizona, USA Joined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01 Messages: 6091 Offline

Nov 28, 2015 09:13

Quote: Often I run 'Produce' to generate a video, view it, and decide to make changes. After making changes in PD I want to generate the new version. I have no need for the previous one, and simply want to replace it. PD keeps telling me "A file with the same name already exists ...". I know that. I want to replace it. How can I tell PD to overwrite that existing file?

I don't want to have to keep picking new names and creating extra output files.

If I go and try to rename the existing file I can't because PD is keeping it open.

This is absurd.

Where in PD to I configure it to what I want and replace the previous file?

That's because the produced file is in your media library so it's in use. Simply right mouse click on the file in the media library and select "Delete from Disk" and then you can use the same name again. Obviously this deletes the file so caution is advised.

Jeff

Myk

Senior Member Location: The Hartland of Michigan Joined: Feb 05, 2015 16:09 Messages: 205 Offline

Nov 28, 2015 10:51

Shut down PD, delete the file, start PD. But I think Jeffs way might be easier.

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James

Newbie Joined: Nov 28, 2015 01:20 Messages: 4 Offline

Nov 28, 2015 12:14

"That's because the produced file is in your media library so it's in use. "

I see. Thank you.

Where do I configure PD to not automatically import the videos it generates?

PlaySound

Senior Contributor Joined: Dec 02, 2010 10:26 Messages: 2031 Offline

Nov 28, 2015 15:57

In this case here I use the option, Remove From Library, so I can save the same file (same name) of the existing one.

I do not know a way to avoid add file to library.

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James

Newbie Joined: Nov 28, 2015 01:20 Messages: 4 Offline

Nov 28, 2015 16:43

"In this case here I use the option, Remove From Library, so I can save the same file (same name) of the existing one. "

Thanks, yes. I discovered that today. "Close and reopen this project " was, I am sure, meant as a joke.

Among all its features PD seems to have a number of poor UX decisions that one just has to work around.