Smart Package Problem

jday · Post by **jday** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:03 pm

First, let me say I've used Smart Package many times so I'm fairly familiar with it. However, I'm having a lot of difficulty with a particular project and smart package. I package the project on my laptop computer (which I've done many times) and then copy the smart package to my desktop and open it up. It opens up fine and I can scrub through the timeline and everything is there where it should be. But, when I go to preview the project, it simply jumps from the first frame to the last frame and will not play the project (it's an 8 minute project).

This is really frustrating because it's obvious all the clips are there, it just won't preview. I am using "instant play" which I normally do. If I take off "instant play" the little window will open up and it will start rendering the project and then get to a point and crash. Just a reminder, this same project plays fine on the original computer (the one I used smart package on).

Again, other projects (even longer, more complicated ones) work fine with smart package and being brought into this computer.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:22 am

Sounds like a corrupted file to me. Somehow, things may have been affected adversely during the copy process from Laptop to PC. How did you transfer the files?

jday · Post by **jday** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:16 am

Thanks for the reply. I've tried a couple of different ways with the same results (even redid the Smart Package). First, I output it to an external hard drive which I then connected to the new computer. The second method I tried was to save the Smart Package on the old computer and then transfer it via wireless LAN. Not being able to get it to work, I decided to try something different, which did get the entire project transferred.

I used the Smart Compositor Designer and made an .exe file of the project (SC Template). I ran the .exe file on the new computer and although it didn't put a valid SC template in the SC module (I knew this problem from other posts in the forum), it did put a .dvp file and all the associated files together in a folder. I clicked on this dvp file and the program opened just fine.