Missing project file

I have just acquired a project where by there is a help
system in place that was created in an old version of
RoboHelp..X4.1. The customer has passed along the html & other
associated files but not the project file. Is there any way to get
these files converted into the new RH 6 without that file? I know
we can create a new project and work on importing all 2000+ html
pages but then we have to relink everything too. Any
suggestions?

There's a topic on my site about Reverse Engineering and it
contains a link to RoboWizard's topic about creating a webhelp
project from the output.
Your links should be good but the TOC, Index etc will need
redoing.

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Please Help, Missing Project File and Discussion Advice Isn't Working.

Here's the rundown:
I was working in iMovie HD 5 when the power got cut out on my external hard drive. When I try to reload my project I got the 'Missing Project File' error that has been discussed by many on this board.
There are two known fixes.
1) Open the package and go back to the '~' version of the project.
2) Use the MovieTimeline.mov in the Cache to import it back into a new project.
Solution #1 simply didn't work.
Solution #2 imports the full video as a single long clip but is significantly lower in quality than the original version.
In addition, the movie was shot in true widescreen and plays in quicktime in 16:9 mode, but when I import that .mov file into iMovie HD for some reason bars are added on the sides and top and bottom of the frame, and the bars are thicker on the sides so it stretches the picture and makes everything look taller.
Although I'd certainly much rather have my original project timeline back, I could still continue my work if I could figure out how to import the .mov so that it retains the quality and size that it had to begin with.
Does anyone have any idea how to import it without losing the quality and size or how to gain back an earlier project save?
Please help if you can, my grandfather's 83rd birthday gala celebration (2 days away!) depends on it!

I know you're in a rush, so I'll mention a couple other possibilities.
Solution #2 imports the full video as a single long
clip but is significantly lower in quality than the
original version.
• You shouldn't see any difference. The video imported from the Timeline Movie.mov is exactly the same as the original video. My guess is you're seeing some side effect of the widescreen issue. That, or your iMovie playback settings have changed.
In addition, the movie was shot in true widescreen
and plays in quicktime in 16:9 mode, but when I
import that .mov file into iMovie HD for some reason
bars are added on the sides and top and bottom of the
frame, and the bars are thicker on the sides so it
stretches the picture and makes everything look
taller.
• Make sure you're importing to a DV Widescreen project.
• It might work to open the Timeline Movie.mov in QT Player Pro and export to a DV stream set to 16:9, then import that to the new project.
• It's curious solution #1 didn't work. What happened when you tried that?
Karl

The project file ' ' has been renamed or is no longer in the solution.

Hello Folks:
   Developing on Win 8.1 Pro, Visual Studio 2010 Pro, C++.
   I'm revisiting a project I haven't touched in over 2 years.
   Attempts to build result in a pop up displaying this error:
      The project file ' ' has been renamed or is no longer in the solution.
   And the build terminates.
   Things might have changed in the underlying static libraries used by other projects.
      I've looked through the Solution Explorer and the project's properties "Framework and References" window but I don't see anything with such an odd name.
   How do I resolve this problem?
      Thanks
      Larry

Some other things to try:
1. Reload each project in the solution (Right-click/Unload Project; Right-click/Reload project). See if any of them has an issue reloading.
2. If you have multiple projects in the solution: Make a copy of the solution and load the copy. Go in Build Dependencies and uncheck all. Now build each project individually and see which one has the problem. (Some of them might not link
due to missing libraries, but that's OK. You just want to see that the build starts). Double-check which configuration Visual Studio picks when it builds each project; if they are not all the same, the problem is with the project configurations.
3. Load the solution file with the XML editor. (Make sure no other Visual Studio instance has the solution open when you do this). Check each Project line for oddities, specifically, empty or mangled names, or missing project files. Also
check the Configurations. It could be that the problem project doesn't have an equivalent configuration to the one you are building. Sometimes the configuration definitions in the solution file get messed up.

Missing render file/project will not render

I'm new to using FCE - just got my iMac with FCE pre-installed a few weeks ago - and have run into a big problem with current project. When I open the program, it tells me one render file is offline and I can reconnect or continue. I have no idea where the file could possibly have gone, so I select 'continue'. But now the project will not render. I have four sequences open in the project file, and have tried everything - locking and unlocking tracks, selecting various combinations of render both, render all, render selection, rendering only audio or video, etc. All the appropriate render selections are checked in every option. But still, the project won't render any of the sequences; the render box comes up for a split second and goes away faster than the eye can follow. I've tried setting the scratch disk; that didn't help. I tried saving the project, closing and opening the project, etc. Nothing helps. It just won't render. Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this problem?

When I say it won't render, I literally mean nothing happens when I hit the render command. I see the red timeline render bars. However, I see them only when I go to export the video as something else - a mov, dv stream, etc. In the project while working, there's nothing indicating render is required.
To try and solve this problem of the missing audio clip, I opened a new project and imported the .mov file I was working with initially, which theoretically should have all its parts intact. I made the necessary modifications to the file (essentially starting all over) and then attempted to render. It still won't render. Nothing happens at all when I click any of the render options, even after I've made modifications to the video that would clearly require render - changing the aspect ratio and applying a widescreen video filter. So the program should recognize the changes and render, but nothing happens, whether I choose render from the menu or hit the keyboard shortcut.
I'm a little hesitant to try scrapping the preferences as suggested above, but I am totally perplexed.

TutWD_FlightList_Init .project file missing

Hello,
I am trying the TutWD_FlightList_Init tutorial.
I have downloaded the project.
For the first time I could successfully import this project into my workspace , however while creating model i was getting jjava.lang.NullPointerException.
So also when I tried to import this project for the second time into my workspace , while importing it said .project file missing.
Can anyone suggest the possible solutions to resolve the issues I am facing.
Thanks & Regards
Pooja

Hi,
Removing the .metadata folder and restarting NWDS fixed my NWDS as well.
I think you have to downloaded TutWD_FlightList_Init this application in SDN right. May be that application having some problem you can create application in own way. I think you are new to webdynpro JAVA right. Please read this [Document|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/web-dynpro-java/_web-dynpro-java/WDJava%20archive/Creating%20a%20Web%20Dynpro%20Application%20Accessing%20ABAP%20Functions.pdf]
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My Final Cut Projects folder were missing some files, I went to my time machine backup to restore and it said I don't have permission to access the time machine folder "Final Cut Projects". Why?

My Final Cut Projects folder were missing some files, I went to my time machine backup to restore and it said I don't have permission to access the time machine folder "Final Cut Projects". Why?

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CF data file missing on FCP project files

Every time I open a saved project file on Final Cut Pro, it says CF data file missing on my FCP project files. Files seem to be in constant frames folder but all black and not highlighting. suggestions?
I was saving things on a MyBook studio external HD. I think earlier as I was working or saving on the external HD it disconnected.
But shouldn't it have all my files still?
I still see all my project files and capture scratches.
Any help or suggestions please?
Final Cut Pro 7.0.3
Mac OSx 10.7.4
processor 2.4 GHZ Intel Core i7
Memory 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3

Hi Michael,
When I opened the FCP project. It says " CF data file missing CF+ filename here"
So I looked in my Render Files> Constant Frames folder and the files are in there. I tried to open the movie files and play them. When played, they all play back a black screen/nothing in the file? And some have a blue screen that says" unrendered".
So I try to search for the file to connect it back to the project, but when I go to th folder and try to select it. It isn't highlighted, so I can't select it. So they aren't missing.
So I have to press cancel. It seems like I'm not able to edit or work on the FCP project until I have those files connected.
Thanks for your reply,
Ingrid

The Project File Is Missing

After completing my video, I saved it and turned off the computer. I came back later and upon opening the video got an error message that read "The Project File is Missing or Invalid." These warnings popped up for all of the transitions that are in my video. Where did they go?

Sometimes permissions and preferences can get corrupted. Whenever iMovie starts acting funny, a common maintenance procedure is to do the following: Delete preferences by closing iMovie and trashing the file com.apple.iMovie.plist found in User (the House icon)/Library/Preferences. Then do a permissions repair using the Utilities/Disk Utility App on your Mac. Open the Disk Utilities window and select the Mac hard drive icon at the top of the side pane at the left. Then click on the Repair Permissions button. When you have repaired permissions and deleted preferences, restart your computer and launch iMovie. iMovie will replace the .plist file that you deleted. Be sure also that you have sufficient free disk space on your hard drive for iMovie to function correctly. 25GB often is recommended by users of this forum. After doing all of the above, relaunch iMovie and see whether you still have the problem.

"project file missing" error message

I've got 2-3 hours worth of footage from a vacation i took and it would be a real pain to to reimport and re-edit everything.. so i really hope you can help me.
whenever i try to open the movie file, iMovie gives me an error message saying "a project file is missing" "The file "_" couldn't be opened and is being skipped. Click "Ignore All" to skip any remaining missing file messages."
Then it gives me two options - Ignore All and Ok.
the weird thing is it doesnt specify a file. it just calls the file "_"
i've got some music files in it i may have moved around, but besides the fact the movie is on an external hard drive, i cant think of any other reason it would do that.
please help!

As Jeez33 suggested, the file name iMovie is asking about can't be relied on. Something has caused iMovie to either store the name incorrectly in the project file or retrieve the name incorrectly from the project file. The file it's asking about probably doesn't exist and probably never did. The usual cause for this problem is the wrong disk format for the project's disk. (Not the main disk.) So it's garbage in, garbage out.
Another possible cause is that either the project disk or the Mac's own main disk is too full. That can cause disk errors. I mention that because both your disks are quite small. As iMovie works with large video files, a tremendous amount of disk space may be required. So make sure you have plenty. 10 GB free.
You also might try looking inside the Media folder of the project to see what you can see. To look inside the project package, Control-click on the project icon and choose "Show Package Contents" from the popUp menu. Then look inside the Media folder. That will tell you what files are there. Look for any unusual characters in the file names, especially "/", which can confuse iMovie.
It's possible too that the project file has been damaged. The project file is loose inside the package. Its name is "Your Project Name.iMovieProj". When you double-click on the project icon, that's the file that opens.
There's a second project file named "Your Project Name.~iMovieProj". (Note the tilde.) That's a kind of project backup, the PREVIOUSLY-saved version of your project. Try double-clicking on that. If it opens the project successfully, quit iMovie, remove the tilde from the name, and let it be your project file. When you next save, iMovie will create a new tilde file.
Your Mac's hard disk or the external disk may also need some disk repair. Use Disk Utility to verify and repair the external drive. If the drive directory is flawed that can make it impossible for iMovie to read/write to files on the drive, including to its own project file.
Karl

Missing HHP file after project rename

One of the authors here has hit a problem with a project
after he has renamed it - within RH. The project refuses to open
completely and RH hangs. On investigation it appears that the
project's .HHP file is missing. All the other project files are
present with the new project name.
We've managed to get around this as he has a backup of the
original project and can import the amended topics into the backup
and do a hack of the .HHC and .HHK files in order to move forward.
Just wondering if this is something others have experienced.

Thanks for the help but yes we have tried this approach.
Interestingly, one change that was made from the original project
was a new template file. This shows up in the topics and even in
the topic properties but not in the Project's templates folder.
Everything appears OK, even the truecode references the template.
The problem is that we have no way of knowing if this was the same
before the rename as well as after.

In imovie11 the finished film shows up in the events library but the project file is missing. Any way to reconstruct it from the finished film?

in imovie11 the finished film shows up in the events library but the project file is missing. A complete search of hard drive fails to find it. Any way to reconstruct the project file from the finished film? I need to re-edit the movie.

Thanks for the info. I do have the Aperture 2 disc so I'll re-install and repair library then give it a go again. It will probably take a few days as I have a HUGE library. I'll let you know the outcome when it completes! Thanks again for the help.
Mark

Another Project File is Missing error

To make a long story short... after importing video clips into iMovie and then pulling the .dv files out of the project file and reimporting the files into another movie, now when I try to open the movie, I get the error "A Project File is Missing" and the ignore/ignore all error alerts. When the movie finally opens, the clips are missing, but they are in the trash.
I can pull them out of the trash and work on them, but the edits don't save. If I try to resave the project, then close and re-open it, I still get the errors. I'm using iMovie HD v.5. I am running OS 10.4.9 from an external firewire drive formatted HFS Extended (Journaled). When I start, there's about 57 GB of free space on the drive. After importing the files (one 9.5 and one 8.1 GB in size ), there's 39.9 GB of free space on the drive. There are two files in the Media folder... copies of the original dv files.
What can I do to save the project, so the files are considered part of the project?

Hi Chad - I'm sure you will be helped also by the real experts on this forum, but in the meantime you should be aware that iMovie cannot import MPEG files. You will note that the Error Message is saying there is an unarchiving problem. They must first be converted to DV format. You may need a free app. called StreamClip for this operation:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Hope this helps.

Project file missing

Seems more people have this problem. Worked for a few hours on a project. Suddenly crash, boom, restart and when reopening FCP X no projectfile. And other libraries are also act strange. Can't find the projectfile in package contents. Any change to fix this? Thanks Apple....

I know that there is no one from Apple here. Only the X#$% removers. But yes I opened the library. No project file. I also opened the history. First no projects. Later after a restart and trashing the prefs the projectfile appeared in the history. Only one event completely disappeared. Had to relink the files manually.
I think FCP 7 project management was better especially with this kind of crashes.

Need someone on PC to open and save Pro 1.5 project file in CS3

I am trying to salvage one of my old project files from when i worked on a PC. i can't do this because CS3 for Mac won't import old PC project files.
If anyone would be so kind as to accept my small project file and save it in Premiere Pro CS3 on their PC i would be much obliged.
-Dave

theaveragedave,
On the Mac, the Project file will *usually* appear without any file extension. Instead there will be one, or more, "helper/locator" files. These will usually be the filename, but with "._" (or similar) prepended to it. These are of no use to a PC.
All that I did was Copy the Project files to a new folder, and in it, added the ".prproj" extension. All opened fine. (Actually, since this was a pre-Pro version, I think that I added ".proj," but you would use ".prproj.")
If I were going to "convert" the Project, I'd gather up all Assets, keeping the folder structure exactly the same. Gather up the Project files (renaming, as is necessary), and furnish all of this to the person doing the conversion. This *should* keep your Asset Links working*. The other option would be to just convert the Project file, but then you will have to manually re-Link every Asset. If one gets lucky, and the Assets are stored in one folder, PP *might* be able to have you locate the first missing Asset, and then automatically locate the rest. I hesitate on this last comment, because you will have converted the Project, so things do not always work 100% the way they would otherwise. I had to do a lot of re-Linking, but I was jumping several versions and from Mac to PC. Still, once the Assets were re-Linked, all has worked perfectly.
Good luck finding a PC operator with CS3. Should not be that hard. Wish I could help you more, but CS2 won't cut it, for what you need to do.
Hunt
* Keeping the drive letter the same will be a big step to keeping your links. Let's say that you are working on your D:\ drive (sure that Mac would call it something else), and you copy over to an external. I'd have the PC operator copy the Assets (with folder structure) to their D:\, just to keep the Links. Does this make sense?
PS one little consideration is Mac's not using NTSF HDDs and the file size limitation of Fat-32 HDDs. However, you already have your Project and its Assets on a Mac, so this is probably moot.

How can I access my project files without iTunes on an iPad 2 (non-jB)

The other day while I was using the device, it just reset itself and decided I needed to activate it again. When I try to do this I get a message saying the "device is not part of the developer program..." and I have tried removing it's UDID from the provisioning portal at the dev website to no avail. All I really care about is retrieving my GB project files from the device, as I can most likely get over the fact that my other content might go missing. The device shows up on the left side-pane under devices in itunes, but when I click on the Apps tab, I cannot get the box that would normally be there allowing me to transfer files to and from the device for supported apps. I have searched tediously on this topic and frustratingly found no information that has helped. I also opened a case with apple and they gave me some BS suggested light reading (http://bit.ly/uHbxFs) that had nothing to do with the issue. Please Halp!

you must run the official iOS5 version, no developer version which likely is a beta . Use itunes 10.5 , connect your device, let it make the backups and then hit the "restore" button in itunes. This will download and install the one and only supported OS for your device.
Once you have this on it, you can install all apps, including garageband.

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