Mouse Right Click Menu not appearing

[RickMen]

I'm trying to run smart proxy on a set of video clips in the panel. I highlight a range of video clips and then right click on the mouse. Instead of getting the full list of menu options I just get "insert Media files".

I have tried moving the cursor to various areas on the panel with no success. When I try on just 1 clip the right click button does bring up the full list of menu options and I can then run smart proxy.

Any suggestions?

[RickMen]

I rebooted. When I select a small range (2 clips 1st attempt, clips 2nd attempt), the right click menu did appear. However when I select the full range of clips (100+) no right click menu and "Not Responding" on task manager.

[tletter]

I just get "insert Media files".

I don't see any issue with WMV and MP4 files (see image) so perhaps VS doesn't see your TOD files as video files.

Any suggestions?

See if VS auto-creates the proxy files when you add the video files to the tracks; or convert/rename your TOD files.

tletter
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[RickMen]

It appears that the "Not responding" issue is more wide spread than just the right click menu. I tried to do a simple insert of a split screen template into the timeline and VS started "Not responding". I closed down the PC then restarted it then tried again to insert a split screen template and again "Not responding" (3 mins and still waiting).

[Davidk]

See this wikipedia article on TOD files https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_and_TOD
It seems likely that because the TOD file format seems to have a limited usage (by manufacturer) VS doesn't recognise it. The article mentions only JVC as supporting it. And altho I bought a JVC unit in 2008 that used SD/MOD files, when I came to update it with an HD unit in early 2016, JVC had apparently vacated the home consumer market for camcorders: none of that brand available and I did a bit of on-line searching to reach that conclusion. Yet another victim of the rush to smart phone cameras.

[RickMen]

Hi Davidk,

VS2018Ult does recognise the TOD format, I just finished a project earlier today with no issues using VS2018Ult. My old VS X2 pro also could recognise the TOD format so I don't think its a format issue.

Between finishing that project and starting this new one the only other thing I have done on my PC is install the bulk rename utility (as a work around to address another issue I'm having - as suggested by lata/Trevor). The bulk rename utility seemed to work just fine. I can't see why the bulk rename utility would affect VS. I did run a scan on the instal file beforehand and it appeared to be clean.

[RickMen]

After using "End Task" on task manager and then restarting VS it seems to have settled down and is now behaving itself. It is responding in a timely fashion and the right click menu works.

This leads me to another question, is VS2018 temperamental / volatile? I have been reviewing the various topics about VS2018 and don't seem to get the feeling but I am now concerned.

[lata]

RickMen

Your first image suggests that when you did right click that the curser was over the background, probably between two clips.
If you right click in the middle of a clip then you should get the correct context menu.
I am able to replicate that showing the wrong menu.