Great shot.  Presumably a regular visitor who has got to trust his "hosts".

Thanks Albert.  Pleased to see Jill had an easier time on this occasion

I cannot locate the file you mention.  I suspect you are referring to a Windows Registry entry.  MVPX6 unlock keys are tied into your product key so the entry from other installations won't work with yours.

Unfortunately you are stuffed due to Serif's lack of respect for its MVP users.  The only answer is to convert your mts files into a format that your MVPX6 can handle which will depend on what codecs you do have unlocked.

Do you have any earlier versions of MVP?  MVPX3 doesn't require codec unlocking but I cannot recall if it handled mts files.

Thanks Gordon.  Working now.

Short 5 minute video from a recent village trip.  "Donkey Delights"  https://vimeo.com/943170484

For the record there was no Movie Plus 3.  There was 1, 4, 5, X3, X5 and X6.  You probably had X3.   4 was the only version I didn't have.  MVP1 was quite different to 5.

Tom - sorry I don't understand your last sentence.

Can you not copy the project material to a thumb drive using the same folder structure as on your pc hard drive.  Then when MVP cannot locate a file you tell it where it is and MVP automatically finds the rest?  You then need to save the project otherwise it will ask again next time the project is opened.

If for some reason it doesn't work with a thumb drive use an external hard drive.  They are pocket size nowadays.  I have no problems opening old projects using source material on an external drive.

Thanks Alan.  Calculating their ages as the dates flashed by indicated quite a variation.  What was the oldest of them all?

Sandy - MVPX6 only does 25 fps MP4 files so if your source is DV-AVI 50i (25 fps interlaced) you lose one field.  Personally I use Handbrake which is a free download for converting all my 50i files to 50p.  It has several advantages and with my 1080 HD material no noticeable quality loss.

These avi files are obviously your source material which you are archiving.  Personally I'd keep them at the best available quality which is how they were downloaded.  Converting to mp4 will change their image pixel size and pixel aspect ratio and with MVPX6 you will go from 50i to 25p which means one field is totally lost.  25fps can also make movement look jerky.

Best to buy more external drives if space is getting limited on your storage drive. They are relatively inexpensive nowadays.

seskolbel - I've sent you a PM.

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