Does FCPX auto save projects like iMovie does?

One thing I don't love about iMovie. Is the way everything is auto saved. You can't choose to save or cancel your changes like other apps. Please tell me FCPX doesn't do this, or if it does, there is a way to disable that.

I hated it at first, but now I love it. As Floridajo says, you can duplicate a project if you really want to but as long as you have a reliable backup system, you don't need to do this. FCP X's Autosave is generally very reliable indeed. There were some issues with autosave not working in the original version of the app, but in 10.02 (current one) it works very well.
Andy

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=966259&#966259
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Colorful Web Forms does not work in IE like it does in Firefox

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Yes, I can provide the code.
Thank you, Andy
<style type="text/css">
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cursor:
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textarea.taCamp
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textarea:hover.taCamp {
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I recently sent my Adobe cc 2014 to auto save every 5 minutes because of a recent experience of losing quality editing time. Premiere crashed on my PC again and I'm trying to locate my auto save files. They are not in the folder I created my original project in? I tried opening premiere and loading my last project worked on and my most recent edits are not on the timeline!?! I have a deadline coming up and I would appreciate any advice/solutions

Check the Scratch Disk dialog box where Premiere puts its auto save.
If it is set to 5 minutes you should have seen the save window pas by every 5 minutes. If not it did not save your project.
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Does Lightroom automatically save pictures after editing?

I just started using Lightroom with Creative Cloud and am very new to digital photography having just gotten a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 for my birthday. When using Lightroom to edit the pictures, does it automatically save the picture? Does it overwrite the original photo? If not, how do I find where it is saved to?
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Feature Request: Auto-save in Background

Here's a feature request I've submitted. If you agree, please submit your request to:
http://www.adobe.com/go/wish/
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature:
Background Auto Save
How would you like the feature to work?
Auto-save would work just as it does today, except it would work as a background process, as it already does in Photoshop (without the Autosave popup getting in the way of the edit).
Why is this feature important to you?
The current autosave feature is terrifice and expected in any application today, but the current autosave popup dialog is useless. It only has a "Cancel" button. What's the point? I can't imagine when I would ever want to cancel an auto-save. And let's say I *did* want to cancel. The dialog is only on screen for a second or so. That's not enough time for user interaction, but it is just enough time for my work to be interupted, and for me to potentially hit the enter key as I go to Render something at precisely the same time.

Hi cscouper2013,
Thanks for taking the time to point out that my BSODs might be a problem with my RAM! Yes, I'll test it with the program you mention.
cscooper2013 wrote:
While I'm thinking of it, too. Sometimes Premiere will do an auto save only moments after I've done a hard save. That also seems like something to address in the next auto save feature update. If I have my autosave increment set to 5 minutes, then it seems to me there's no need to do an autosave for another 5 minutes after my last manual save.
I fully agree! That's something I requested during the CS5 beta program. I requested that every time a user does a manual save, the Autosave reset its counter. So for example, if the delay is 10 minutes between auto saves, and the user does a manual save two minutes before the next scheduled autosave, the autosave counter resets to 10 more minutes. But with the better solution of the current project constantly being saved after each edit, as Jim suggested, this feature wouldn't even be needed anymore.
MonkeyEatsMonkey wrote:If Premiere could "borrow" that functionality, while still retaining a "save as" option for versioning, I feel like we'd have the best of both worlds. It would even make dynamic linking more seamless, since changes wouldn't require saving. Any thoughts from the community on this?
That would be a perfect solution IMO! And yes, retaining the 'Save As' option would be very important!
I also like the idea of automatic versioning/backups (could be renamed to 'versions' since with a constantly saved project file, automatic 'backups' would no longer be necessary.
To resume, based on what has been discussed in this thread, I believe these would be the ideal saving options in Premiere:
Autosaving of every edit in the background without slowing down editing performance (as suggested by Jim).
Ability to create a user defined number of automatic backup versions, by setting maximum number of versions and time intervals (as is currently the case with Premiere).
In other words, the current project file would constantly be updated as the user edits. The automatic backups/versions would be created at user defined intervals.
Users would retain the ability to create a copy of the current project at any moment through the 'Save As' and 'Save a Copy' commands that already exist in Premiere.
Pop-up Auto-save dialogue boxes and the 'Save' command would be a thing of the past!
IMO, this would truly give us the best of both words as MonkeyEastMonkey suggests: constant saving as per FCPX, with the comprehensive versioning options Premiere currently offers.
Anything missing?

Use Auto Save? If so, what settings?

Bob Dix recommended disabling Auto Save in PP CS4 about a year ago on Creative Cow. He said issues had been report there.
What should I do? I lost the assets somehow for the first half of a 30 minute project, went to the Auto Save file only to discover that PP's default is only 5 auto saves every 20 minutes. Fortunately, I was able to get the first half of project back by importing a backup I made the previous day and importing it into the affected project and copying assets (wondering if it's wise to put everything in a new project in case the project file is corrupted).
Auto Save sounds like a good idea. If you agree, what settings for it would you recommend? I "Ctrl-S" after just about every change I make in the timeline. but I never know what might be happening at the beginning of the timeline if I'm working at the end--accidents like a mouse hanging up while I'm trying to drag and drop an asset on the timeline and unwittingly damage assets at the beginning of the timeline (Why do mice hang up, anyway? Is it perspiration on the hand? Memory getting stressed? Having Bridge, AE, and PP open at the same time? I've got 12GB, but it's so annoying.).
Your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Paul

Paul,
I wonder what prompted Bob to suggest not using AutoSave. I have not heard a bunch of negative reports, when it's configured correctly, and then used properly. I leave the default setting of 5 AutoSaves @ 5 min. intervals. However, I also use Save, Save_As and Save_As_a_Copy in many Projects. They are all similar, but there are differences. This ARTICLE will give you some background. When you know how each differs, you can then determine a workflow, that suits you and your needs.
If I am doing a particularly difficult Project, I might also "archive" some of the AutoSave folders and files, with a Copy, just for safe keeping. However, with the right combo of the various Save options, one also will have those extra AutoSaves too.
Now, it does seem that Adobe has changed the AutoSave functions, but I have not been able to confirm this. At one time, AutoSave was pretty smart. If one did not do any editing, AutoSave would not be invoked at the time interval, only with editing and changes. Somewhere along the way, it seems that AutoSave now works ONLY with the interval, so that if one leaves the machine for an hour, they end up with 5 duplicate AutoSave files in the folder. Personally, I liked the "old way" far, far better. Who needs 5 (or whatever is chosen) duplicate PRPROJ files? Maybe something in the code forced Adobe to "dumb down" AutoSave?
As a side note, you talk about loosing some Assets. I have a policy - never use original Assets in my Projects - only Copies, with the originals on my NAS. Capture files from miniDV tape is an exception, as I do not reuse tapes, and could always re-Capture, if necessary. Also, remember that the PRPROJ file does not contain any media (Titles are a limited exception), and ONLY links to that media.
Good luck,
Hunt

Is there auto save in pages?

Is there a function for auto save in Pages. Word has it and it's really useful especially when the program quits unexpectedly. I like using pages but i've also lost quite a bit of important stuff because it does not auto save. anyone can has a solution other than consistently saving my work? thanks

WWJD wrote:
I believe Mr Yvan has written such a script. Do a search for "Yvan" or "Koenig
You may drop the "Mr"
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<http://idisk.mac.com/koenigyvan-Public?view=web>
Download the archive
autoSave_iWork.zip
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