Start with a clean slate, that is, no clips?

Nando · Post by **Nando** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:09 am

I am using VS Pro X2 and just trying to start my second project. However, when I select File > New Project, all the previously used clips, as well as the ones that were included with the software, still show up.

I know how to delete each one, one at a time, but is there a way to delete or otherwise remove them all at once to start with a 'clean slate'?

Thanks!

Alex

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:34 am

When you press File > New Project, you should get a dialogue box asking whether you want to save the old project. Regardless of whether you pick Yes or No, once that is selected, the timeline should clear. Are you not getting that dialogue box?

Nando · Post by **Nando** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:15 pm

"Are you not getting that dialogue box?"
That is correct, Ken; I do not get anything.

When I click on File, I get the drop down menu with 'New Project' as the first choice. When I click on that, nothing happens; it just disappears. I tried [Ctrl-N] as well, but the result was the same; i.e., back to the existing opening window with the previous project's clips.

Alex

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:25 pm

I'm guessing that as you say all the clips that came with the software "show up" that they are all in the library window, not on the timeline. If you want a clear library window then after clicking new project, when the timeline is empty, click on the arrow head next to "Video" and the last entry is "Library organiser". Click this and you can give your new project a library of its own. Just make sure it says Video in the "Available custon folder" box then click "new" enter a name, suggest the project name but that's up to you and click the arrow head next to "Video" and that shows your other folders. If you want you can make a new library for your images in your new project. Just follow the same naming procedure. Click "close"
Now when you open this new project make sure you select the correct named folder (the new name will appear in the list if you click the arrow head next to the word "Video". When you import a clip into the library it will go in this folder. You can make as many folders as you have projects.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:35 pm

Hi Nando

Strange,

Have you manually updated Direct X ?

See announcement at top of this forum Direct X March 2009 Update

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:44 pm

HI John,

Didn¡¦t see your post whilst writing mine.

You may be on to something there.............

Nando, when you select New-Project the content of the timelines below the preview screen should empty.

The name of the project ¡V top left (I think) should show as ¡¥Untitled¡¦, until you save the project.

Nando · Post by **Nando** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:32 pm

Perhaps I am not properly expressing what I am seeing or what I want to describe.

Yes, the timeline below the preview screen is empty.
Yes, the project name is 'untitled'.
So far so good.

However, the main portion of the (my) screen that occupies about 2/3 of the screen at the upper right, has what I am referring as 'clips'. These include the ones that came with the software, as well as the ones I used on my last (first) project. These are the ones I want to get rid of, and I can do so by selecting each one and deleting it. I was just wondering if there was an easier way to clear these.

I just added two more 'clips' (videos) that I want to use for my next project. These were added to the timeline directly, and then I copied (dragged) them to the area with all the others clips.

Thanks for 'listening'

Alex

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:44 pm

See John Mitchell's advice above -- you have to use Tools > Library Manager > Library Organizer and create a new library page specific to each project. And you have to change that when you also change a project.

To give an example, you have a project named "X" in the timeline, and all the video associated with that project in the library window. You use Library Manager to create a specific Library pane for those clips. So when you start a new project, all the clips in the timeline go, but the old ones remain in the library window. But you want to have a project named Y. So you use Library Manager to create a New pane, and that will come up empty. You import the relevant clips into that pane. And so you have a library pane which is equivalent to your project. But those are two separate operations.

If you later reopen X, you will still have the clips from Y in the timeline until you choose Library Manager again, and select the library pane for X, which will give you the related clips for that project.

FWIW, I always use Library Manager first. Create a new pane with its own name, and then import/insert/capture the files for that pane. Then I use File > Save and give the project a name. But you just have to remember always that these are two separate steps. But once you get the hang of it, you will find it very useful.

OR, if you just want to clear all the clips from a library pane for whatever reason, you use much the same procedure you would for any Windows program. Select the first thumbnail, press Shift and keep it pressed, then select the last thumbnail, and all the intermediate clips will also be selected. Then select Delete.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:25 am

Hi Nando

The library is just a means of storing your files as virtual clips, for easy access.
Not being associated with individual projects but available to all.

As mentioned by Ken, Use Shift + Click to select multiple adjacent clips.
Pressing the delete button will remove the thumbnails from the library.

In addition, -----Take care with this process----- holding the ¡¥shift key¡¦ then pressing the delete will allow you to delete the thumbnails and the associated files on the hard drive. You will get a prompt to be sure you want to do this.
I repeat---make sure you really want to remove the original files.

If you do remove a file by mistake from the hard drive that is being used in the timeline, then the clip will show half black and white, a re-link request will pop up.
You would of course have to restore the files from the windows Recycle Bin before re-linking.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:19 pm

Trevor wrote:Not being associated with individual projects but available to all.

Disagree a bit there Trevor. If you create a separate library for each project then the only clips in that library are the ones associated with that particular project. When you go back to the project to, say, do a bit more eiting or add another clip, there is no clutter just the clips you are currently using. No need to delete any at all. I thought that was the idea of having a "Library Manager"!

Post by **Ken Berry** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:37 pm

And I would thoroughly endorse John's comments...

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:48 am

What I meant was that the library is available, all the library, to any project.

The library is not just limited to individual projects.

Yes you can create separate library pages to manage your clips, I do that all the time, that¡¦s just good housekeeping, but they are always available to any project.

Unfortunately the library tends to return to the default page whilst editing, and that can be a real pain, constantly having to reselect the custom page.
Also ¡¥Save Clip as image¡¦ for example will place the thumbnail in the wrong page. You have to remember to open the actual library page first.

There is no way to actually link a library page to a project.
It would be nice if each project had its own library.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:27 am

It would be nice if each project had its own library.

I agree. If when you named a project it automatically created five libraries. Video, Image, Audio, Title and Project Video that would be ideal. Perhaps we should put it in the Wishlist?. Though I can't work out what Project Video is for. Any Ideas?

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:04 pm

Hi John

Sorry but I don¡¦t recognise the phrase Project Video.

I am using VS 10, so maybe its just related to X2????????????

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:59 pm

Thinking about it, I wonder if the Project Video library is where you would put Video Studio projects, ie the VSP files? But then how would you access the library if you were in the Burn window? Perhaps it is for when you want to import a VSP file into a new project, that makes a bit more sense. The more you look at this software the more there is to learn. Must be getting old! Have just found another library option "Windows Media Library"!