PowerDirector project with local addressing

AllanSmithee

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Mar 01, 2016 17:25

I created a video project on my work computer. Now I must transfer it to a flash drive so that I can continue editing on my laptop as I travel. Everything for the project was contained within one folder. Now I would like to simply copy that entire folder to a flash drive. How do I tell PD to use local addressing (instead of absolute) when opening? Now instead of being on C:\Video\<whatever> for instance, I would simply like PD to look for the file at ..\<whatever> or ..\Video\<whatever> (if that makes sense).

Now a related question. I actually already did this - I copied the entire folder to a flash drive. Then there were a series of popups asking me where various files where and I directed PD to them. However my video files now are just green screens! I can't see the video I previously painstakingly trimmed and merged. What do I do now? How can I work on this project "on the go"?

I really need to get this done for my job.

Thanks!

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Mar 01, 2016 20:29

Try this: File/Pack Project Material. You will then open the pds file in the other computer.

AllanSmithee

Member Joined: Mar 13, 2015 19:16 Messages: 54 Offline

Mar 02, 2016 16:18

Great, thank you! This is great info for the future.

Now, how do I get my existing project to open correctly from the flash drive? Some of the clips play fine, while other clips just appear as a green screen.

Thanks

Longedge

Senior Contributor Joined: Apr 28, 2011 15:38 Messages: 1504 Offline

Mar 02, 2016 18:10

Quote: Some of the clips play fine, while other clips just appear as a green screen.

Usually a codec problem I believe. I take it this is on a different machine. If you Google "K-Lite Codec Pack" and then install that, it will probably resolve the issue for you.

AllanSmithee

Member Joined: Mar 13, 2015 19:16 Messages: 54 Offline

Mar 02, 2016 18:29

Quote: Usually a codec problem I believe. I take it this is on a different machine. If you Google "K-Lite Codec Pack" and then install that, it will probably resolve the issue for you.

Thanks for the suggestion, but that didn't do the trick. Yes it's a different computer - as I mentioned I created this project on my work computer then transferrred (incorrectly I take it from above) to a flash drive and now I'm trying to edit on my laptop. My work computere uses Windows 7 whereas my laptop is running Windows 10 (which sucks btw).

I installed the codeck package (basic version, then normal install) and I still have green clips.

It's odd because literally every other clip - from the same source video - is green whereas the rest play normally. Clips 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of the same source video are green. Clips 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, again from that same original video, play normally.

AllanSmithee

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Mar 02, 2016 18:36

Also it can read the video because it plays the source video fine and displays the thumbnails on the clips within the timeline. It just won't play these clips!

BarryTheCrab

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Mar 02, 2016 19:12

Try ticking/unticking hardware accelleration in preferences. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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AllanSmithee

Member Joined: Mar 13, 2015 19:16 Messages: 54 Offline

Mar 02, 2016 19:17

Looks like that did the trick. Thanks!