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.

Note - As per the top of the forum page

"Private messages: There is no pop-up alert for new PMs on these forums, so you need to look out for the PM link (near the top right-hand corner of the page) becoming bold"

Our hot sticky weather continues.

A recent visit to an historic home, Highwic.  Well historic for NZ but fairly modern for those of you with older histories.

https://vimeo.com/916153261  or  https://youtu.be/RovAiHXAnSo

The Devon connection is interesting for me as my mother was born in Devon at "Up Exe Rowe R.D".  She was only there briefly as her family moved to London.

Also your X5 unlock file won't work with X6 and vice versa.  You must use the X5 mfu with X5 and the X6 mfu file with X6.

Are you correctly importing them via Tools/Options/Advanced/Manage Unlock Codes/Import?

With the disc is in the drive if you go to "My Computer" where you can see your pc drives etc listed does it show anything in your CD/DVD Drive.  If it doesn't then you probably have a bad disc.  But if it's worked before that's strange as Serif's discs were pressed discs, not burnt ones, so shouldn't deteriorate.  Is the surface of your disc clean and undamaged?

Edit:  If it does show the disc and its contents then proceed as Alfred has suggested.

Thanks Gordon.  I wonder how the stones/rocks will survive if the area gets a bad storm.  A lot of effort has obviously gone into the displays.

1984 came and went but big brother didn't appear.  Or did he?  It's the fake imaging and voice reproduction that bothers me.  Soon we won't be able to trust anything we see or read.