Hi Vivid,
Can you load PD with other projects or is this the only project with a problem?
Which version of PD7 have you got? (Chair>help>about)
The latest version is 2429a. but some users have reverted back to
2416 or 2227c because of specific problems.
If it happens with other projects, the general solution is to uninstall and reinstall.
If it only this project it may be a difficult one to sort.
Your project file opens fine on my PC but obviously without content other than titles and transitions. It plays OK.
The .bmp file is
SRC="E:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Snapshot(3).bmp" NAME="Snapshot(3).bmp" MUTE="FALSE"
It seems to appear only once in the .pds file.
I note that you have 3 small clips of less than 2 secs @08:11 - sometimes small clips may cause a problem.
The other common source is audio tracks.
In general terms I think you have 2 basic choices :-
Rebuild the project from scratch
or
Get the raw assets together in a local disc location and (without necessarily making a project) add them in one at a time and see if any cause an issue.
If they do, then remove them and let PD open the project ignoring the request for them and re-editing or substituting as necessary.
At your own risk:
the way PD works is to hold all the project info in a .pds file that can be read and edited in, say, notepad - however, get it wrong and PD cannot allow for any wrong edits.
All file references in the .pds file are actual, not relative - so an original file on E: drive, moved to C: drive will not be reflected in the .pds file. Same with renaming etc.
Looking at the .pds file will allow you to identify the assets used if you have no other record. It's very tedious.
Also although PD does produce backup files , which can be renamed as .pds and opened by PD, it is crucial to save backups sequentially so that you can roll back your project to an earlier state and maybe then open an earlier version when a problem arises in the last version.
I'm not sure how much more help is available for this sort of problem.
Cheers
Adrian
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