After my first VS project, which used many short narration clips, I find my folders littered with maybe a hundred cryptically-labeled junk image and audio clips, each using up to several MB--and creating real visual confusion. The problem is that there seems not to be a way to differentiate between "remove this nice clip from the timeline right now but keep it safe" and "zap this into oblivion forever".
I'd be happy if there were a way to merely list the ancillary files I used in a project. Even nicer would be to have a utility to delete (to the wastebasket) all .wav, .mp3, .jpg, etc. files that are NOT in a given .VSP or group of VSPs. Is there any utility around to do that? Or perhaps there's a VS function to do that just missed?
As you may notice, this is my third question in quick succession. My excuse is that working under pressure, I couldn't take the time to post when the need arose. Now that I can breathe (and sleep) again, I'd like to find a solution.
Bob K.
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Use the library manager to create your own named video and audio project libraries. Highlight all your clips that you want to "move" and then right click and copy. select your new library tab and now right click and paste.
Go back to the original tab and now you can safely delete them from that tab.
When you wish to permanantly delete all the clips in your new tab, use library manager again to delete that library tab.
Go back to the original tab and now you can safely delete them from that tab.
When you wish to permanantly delete all the clips in your new tab, use library manager again to delete that library tab.