Transfering VS8 Project from one computer to another

fefrie · Post by **fefrie** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:05 am

I've installed VS8 on my new computer and have transferred all the video and audio files from one computer to the other, however, I don't know how to transfer the titles that I've created in VS8 on my old computer onto VS8 on my new computer.

I was hoping that the titles would transfer from within the .VSP file, but when opening up the project in the new computer, I can't seem to find the titles that I"ve created in VS8 on the new computer.

Typically under the Title menu I would have found them but they're not there.

Does anyone know how to transfer the titles? This is where the majority of my work was done and would like to be able to transfer them onto my faster computer. Thanks

BTW, VS8 encoded pretty good on my 850mhz machine. Lucky I guess.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:40 am

A vsp file is essentially a text file that contains no videos, no audio and no titles, transitions or anything else.

It is a list of instructions along the lines of:
Place THIS video file onto the timeline. Make a cut here, another cut there
join this clip tothis one, apply this transition, add this sound effect and so on.

For the vsp to work it must know where all these items are located on your computers hard drive. So you must replicate the videos sounds and other material on your new computer in the same directory structure as the previous one.

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:22 pm

The curious thing is that the titles can't be located, which, in my projects, don't really have a locatable object associated with them (separate from the project file). Are you placing the titles on solid colors? or video frames? Can you see all your video and still photos in VS8?

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:31 pm

Hi

The easiest way to transfer titles is to create a new project.
Insert all your titles.

Save the project.

Copy/transfer the project file *.vsp to the new computer.

Open the *.vsp and drag the titles to the library.

Trevor

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:34 pm

Hi again

The only problem I had was the font types.

That is, both pc¡¦s have to have the same font types installed.

Trevor