to save your project, select file ] save project, or press the save project button. as it saves your project, dpsvelocity saves any associated timelines and galleries also.

    if you wish to change the entire project's name, select file ] rename project. all components of the project that contain the project's name -- the project folders in the system drive and in the vtfs media drive, as well as the project.vprj file itself, are renamed. note that this does not create a copy of the project. if you go looking for the folders or files under the project's old name, they will not be there.

    a folder is created in the project system folders bearing this project's name. to choose a new location, click the browse button. a window opens. if you type a new folder name in the browse window, the new folder named after your project will be created as a subdirectory of a this new folder.

    if you subsequently create new galleries or timelines, they are saved in the project's system folder. if you open galleries from other projects, they launch as part of the current project, but remain in their old save location.

    copy project

    to copy your project, choose file ] copy project from the main menu. essentially, this duplicates your entire project into new folders with new project names. dpsvelocity creates a new folder in your system drive for storing copies of all the media for your project. it also creates a new folder on your vtfs media drive for all your dps video data. this creates a replica of the project while leaving the current project with the same name.

    consolidate

    when you back up your project for archival purposes, choose one of the consolidate options from the file portion of the main menu.

    whether you choose consolidate project or consolidated copy, a window with these fields appears:

   

    consolidate project displays project system folder and project media folder fields for information only. you cannot alter the places where the consolidate folders are saved. they are always within the project's media folders.

    the consolidate project option gathers information about all of the media and other files needed by your project. if it finds system files that are not already in a project folder it copies them to a consolidation folder in your project system folder. if it finds media files (dps files) that are not already in your project media folder it copies them to your project media folder. note that consolidate copies system files to system folders and media files to media folders.

    file ] consolidated copy gathers all of the system files and media files needed by your project, including the ones that are already in project folders, and copies all of these files to any system folder you choose (i.e. system files and media files are copied to a system folder). the system files are copied to a sub-folder that uses your project name and the media files are copied to a sub-folder that uses your project name followed by "_mediadrive".

    for example, if you use consolidated copy on a project called "tutorial", and name your consolidated copy folder "d:\archive" for both system and media files, then you will see "d:\archive\tutorial" and "d:\archive\tutorial_mediadrives\tutorial" folders on your drive.

    there are two options on the consolidate screen: original and compact. the original option copies complete clips from one folder in your vtfs media drive to the other. the compact option copies only the trimmed portion of the clip that you used, so if you had a ten-second clip but only used two seconds of it, it only copies that two seconds. the timecode of the clip will be retained, if you need to batch recapture it.

    in both the consolidate project and consolidated copy screens, you have the option to add handles when consolidating a project in compact mode.