Damaged Files - Any suggestions

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Jun Tang

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After a avi file is captured and stored in a folder, how come when you move the avi file to another location it appears Offline on premiere? I try to link the media but it says the file is unsupport format or damage file.

How can it be damage, I just dragged and drop. I also copy and paste. Does it make a difference?

I also try to copy and paste the avi file back to the original location. And still nothing. Do I have to capture the whole file just because I drag and drop it someplace else?
 
Jun,
What version of Premiere are you using? I move AVI files around all the time with no problem. Premiere Pro will typically ask me where the file is when I open the project and Premiere can't find it where it was before. You should be able to play the AVI file in Windows Media Player is the file is really OK. If it's really corrupt, I would suspect that your computer is not reliable at moving large files and you'll have to recapture it.

-Dan
 
I am using Premiere Pro 1.5. I can move it. Then press the Ctrl Z and relink with no problem. But if I move it, and don't undo. Next time I open, not good news....

Maybe is the computer....but I don't want a easy scape goat yet....plus i am waiting for next year when prices go done to upgrade my pc.

Thanks again...still trying
 
Hey TeleDAn,
I have a few questions for you. Where did you save your project file? Is it in the "C" drive where you have your operating system, or do you have it on your external hard drive?
Also, when you use your laptop and desktop, how to you send your project file? Do you put it on the external hard drive and open it there. Or do you send it another way?

thanks again...
 
Jun Tang,
I pretty much keep all the files associate with a specific project, including the project file itself, on the same drive. So far I haven't had a single project with over 150 gigs. I keep the files organized by project with footage, audio, m2v files in separate subfolders. That makes it easy to move a specific project to an external drive if I need to go mobile with my laptop.
So are you moving the files while you still have the project open in Premiere? I typically close the project when I'm moving the files. Then when I re-open the project it prompts me for the files it can't find. I haven't tried what you're describing with the Ctrl Z.
Good luck,
Dan
 
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