Editing on Laptop & Desktop- HELP!

J

Jun Tang

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Hey guys, I need help. I don't know how to post this or search for the answer. The challenge that I face is trying to edit the same project on my desktop and my laptop.

I capture everything via Premiere Pro 1.5 using my desktop into a external 200 Gig harddrive. I've been editing it using the desktop. But I want to be able to bring the external harddrive with my laptop to starbucks (or a dif coffee shop) to edit.

Everytime I go into Premiere Pro 1.5 on my laptop and go to the external harddrive and open the project...it doesn't let me.

What is going on? Can we not just open the project like that? What else do I need to do? What is the procedure.

Thanks in advance.
 
Make sure you have all your project files, music, clips and everything else. I have a feeling that your porject file is on your desktop computer. Or I could be wrong.
 
I install Premiere on the C Drive. However, When I capture I place the avi files and the project file in the External Hard drive "G". Basically the footage and the project files are both on the portable drive. I save the project file as "Rough Cut". When I unplug the external drive from the desktop and connect it to my laptop, I change all my Scratch disk settings to the External Drive too.

When I open project on the laptop, I go to the folder where I have "Rough Cut", when I click on it it says " E:\Immi Writer\Rough Cut is not accessible. Access is denied"

Is there a step that I miss besides changing the scratch disk?

Thanks again in advance guys.
 
Yes. I can open any and all files. I can open document files. I can play i-tune files. I can even open the avi files. I just can't open the project file.


thanks for replying
 
Jun,
I do the same thing with Premiere Pro 1.5 so I know it works. To make things work easier, I would make sure that the external drive has the same drive letter on both systems. It sounds like it's drive 'H' on your desktop system and drive 'E' on your laptop. You need to go into the Win XP disk management to change the drive letter.
-Dan
 
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