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Exported (final) work is often in mp4 format - the VP default. But you could have chosen others, such as AVI, WMV, or MOV. VPJ files control the program, telling it where to locate source files and how to apply effects, transitions, etc. Searching the PC for those file extensions should reveal what's available. Or perhaps files have been saved to a remote 'cloud' server. Earlier suggestions outline how missing files might be resolved in VP. The simplest Windows restore method is reverting to a restore point, but changes made between when the point was created and today will likely be lost. That's a topic for an MS forum. Good luck!

Update to the current version. For licensed users upgrades are free for up to six months from purchase date. After that, VP will continue to fully function but a fee will be required in order to register the newest. Retain your old install file and registration info. If this doesn't solve the issue, drop by again.

If you license the 'Pro' version one would think that existing videos made with an unlicensed release then could be monetized without having to upload them again. But this is conjecture. For a more authoritative answer try this... https://www.nch.com.au/support/index.html Please report your findings to this thread.

The files you need have exactly the same name and extension as shown in the NAME field of the resolved files box. See the image above. Those are the files that you need.

It's common for unintended changes to occur in Windows. When the files are located, jot down their folder path and then use the RESOLVE buttons in Videopad to find each file. After all are located, don't forget to Save AS. That will be your new VPJ file and since VP now knows where to find the files there should be no more missing file issues.

When clicking on a RESOLVE button, this is similar to what pops up, dependent upon view settings. It's the file manager. You must use the left column lo locate the missing file folder. Then in the right column open either the subfolder where the file is located or, if the file is already listed at the right, double-click it. If you didn't delete the source file, it must be somewhere on the PC. It's up to you to find it. Check the Recycle bin where files can be right-clicked and restored. Note in the right-bottom corner of the above it says "Common Media Files." That normally covers the file types in a typical project. However, clicking the chevron that's at the right of those words will drop down a menu where you can choose to show ALL files, no matter what their type. It may help to do a Windows search (top-right of the image above) of the C:\ drive for the exact file name/s that are missing. That should reveal where they are.

Normally, on the context menu that pops up when right-clicking on a clip, there's both a DELETE and a DELETE (ripple) choice. Ripple works only when applicable, but not on existing gaps. If a clip is removed using DELETE (ripple), and a gap is left, right-click in the gap and CLOSE GAP. This works for any gap. If the video is on track 1 gaps can best be seen in Storyboard mode. ripple.mp4

It isn't necessary to quote the prior post, unless there's a specific reference to which you are replying. This is what you see... The FILE line is where VP expects to find the file. The NAME line is the specific file's name. When Resolve is clicked and the file manager appears, you need to manually locate the folder where the missing file is stored, then double-click that file. The yellow File line will turn green. Then resolve each and every missing file in the same manner. Finally, Save AS once again, to update. Or use one of the alternative methods mentioned above, to copy the files to the correct folder ... or to copy the VPJ to the folder containing ALL source files.

Resolving is not automatic. When the resolve button is clicked it brings up the file manager. You must manually locate each file for each RESOLVE notice, and double-click each. The resolve entry will then turn green, as VP now knows where the file is.

Using Save AS routinely ensures that nothing will be lost ... IF source files have not been deleted or moved. If so, then VP will prompt to RESOLVE them. Note the name of a missing file. Click on its RESOLVE button. File manager will appear. Locate the missing file and double-click it. Once all missing files have been resolved, one-by-one, FILE | SAVE AS once again, to update the VPJ file. The chevron to the right of the Home menu | SAVE PROJECT button will present that choice. Click it. An alternative is to locate the missing files prior to opening Videopad and move them back to where VP expects them to be. That path is shown in the resolve entry. Yet another possibility is to move the VPJ file into the same folder as ALL source files. Bottom line: do not move or delete source files until certain that the project will never again be loaded, and use Save AS regularly.

My guess is that colors denote content type: dark green = voice, light green = voice and music, blue = music. Don't quote me.^_^ This feature does not appear in all releases or, perhaps, variants of a specific release.

Final analysis GP031029.mp4, which was 12:00 long wasn't used in the project and was deleted to reduce unnecessary file loading. The Stabilized Fragment.AVI file is bad and was hanging VP - audio is many hours long yet the video is only about 4:36. It was replaced with a re-encoded version. Can't say what went wrong with the original deshaking of that file because... The Stabilized Test Video 2.mp4 file is good. Both A and V are the same length. Stabilizing creates an AVI but this was an mp4. How was it done? The Test Video Singling.mp4 was A/V UNlinked and being used only for audio but video was still a part of the load. Under the BIN Sequences tab Sequence 1 was right-clicked to create a new WAV using Save Sequence to a New Audio File. Singling.mp4 was deleted, which cleared the audio track, and the WAV file was added in its place. Now the project contains two video files, one audio file and the VPJ control file. Export at 1080 is quick and the program no longer hangs. In the future, suggest that you pare down the original file, retaining only the segments to be used. Then stabilize just those segments independently and load them into the final build. Experiment with deshaker settings. NTSC has worked well here, even when the final export is to be PAL. Stabilizing a twenty-minute mp4 went flawlessly, so it appears that the GoPro files don't play nicely with the deshaker at 1080. No firm conclusions.

For recent VP releases, configure the effect on a single clip. Then select all clips to which it's to be applied. Click the FX button on the initial clip, then click the Replace Effect Chain icon on the effects window toolbar. The effect is applied to all selected clips. You can also save a custom effect as a template. Once the effect has been configured click the folder icon on the toolbar. Give the effect a name. That custom effect will appear as just another icon, at the bottom of the effects window.

Right-click in the audio tracks and UNcheck BACKGROUND SOUND. If the feature is active, the audio ducker is in play. Adjustments are made under OPTIONS | AUDIO tab. http://help.nchsoftware.com/help/en/videopad/win/effect_autoducking.html

Install the version linked in the earlier reply. Be sure to save Project File AS routinely, giving it a unique # or name, so as not to overwrite prior saves. Using Save Project Files (no AS) will overwrite.

Unlicensed versions will have limitations, such as effects and export formats. If mp4 export is blocked, try AVI. Best thing is to purchase. Install the latest.

There's no pat answer to that. Once 'playing' has produced good results for a specific fault, then the same settings can be applied in the future. Wavepad does have wizards that may help, but manual adjustment may still be necessary to achieve optimum results. The first consideration is to mic correctly.

The underlying issue appears to be with Stabilized - GP031029_0001 fragment_0003.avi. Media properties lists it as 49 hours long. It's hanging VP. Rather than 1080, to save time the GPO file was exported at 480, 25fps. After importing the mp4 result into VP, it was stabilized with the NTSC setting. This resulted in an AVI that had the correct file sizes. That file was substituted for the original in the project. It exported well as an mp4, 25fps @480. There was no processing hang or lag. A 1080 export would likely have succeeded as well, with negligible quality loss on that content. Don't import files that won't be used in the project. Or, when editing is complete, delete them and Save AS to update the VPJ file. Here, I7 (8th) Z390 CPU, NVidia 1060 GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD (ample free space on C:\).

Doesn't do that here. Select those to be changed, right-click on one of them, click CHANGE DURATION, input the new time, click the timeline or press <enter>. All clips ripple - no gaps. 4.48 is ancient. Update to the latest. That said, it's wise to export with the release used for editing, or one close to its release date - to avoid incompatibility.

Using the latest release, project loaded w/audio quickly and took about 15 minutes to fully cache before preview was seamless, owing to the 10GB file. Thereafter, a test export at 854x480, at default mp4 settings, showed no audio processing delay, Took about ten minutes. As Uberprutser hints, hardware makes a difference. Video editing is resource intensive. When stabilizing, click ADVANCED and in column 1 specify the source pixel aspect if necessary. In column three you might want to apply an edge compensation.

Good link. Absolutely. The better the source recording, the better the result - with a minimum of post production. Wavepad is worth checking out.

7.51 is old. The latest Windows version is here. For licensed users upgrades are free for up to six months from purchase date. After that, VP will continue to fully function but a fee will be required in order to register the newest. Retain your old install file and registration info. No need to upload the full project. Just upload a section that demonstrates the issue. Folks need to replicate what you are seeing.

Upgrade your VP version and share your project, as suggested above, and someone will check it out. Even if Videopad says that YT is still processing, go to your YT page and check whether the upload has completed. Try the YouTube uploader for the video where the two cams were stitched together.

Unable to replicate that result here. The Opacity control appears only when the Background box is checked. Tested at both 80 - and 20% (as in the demo below), the version 10.2 export looked fine. See if a different font behaves the same. Prior to export, Clear Unused Cache Files, under OPTIONS | DISK tab. Do this prior to starting a new project. test.mp4

Drag the last piece down to a new track, and see if you can then position it where desired.