Working with programs and files on different drives

[burnselk]

I recently purchased hardware called "ADS Tech Pyro A/V Link" to capture my analog (vhs and 8mm tapes) video so I could edit the video then burn it to DVD.

The Pyro A/V Link came with Adobe Premiere Elements version 1.0 which is used to capture, edit, and send the finished video to my DVD burner.

I installed program software (Adobe Premiere Elements) on my master drive (HD 1) before thinking anything about how I would need to use a larger drive to store my saved video. My master drive is only 40 GB and is nearly full already. My new slave is 250GB (only 137GB until I determine how to partition it so I can use the entire 250GB).

By the way, both drives are internal and I have Windows XP Home Edition.

Now to my question. Is there a way for me to save my captured video to my slave drive and still call it up into the program software on my primary drive so I can work with it (edit it and send it to my internal dvd burner)?

I guesss the bottom line is: will I have problems accessing the captured video if it's on a different drive different from the program software? If so, what can I do to resolve my problem? Can the program software be installed on the slave drive?

Downloaded video uses lots and lots of hard drive space and I need to keep it all of on my slave drive if at all possible. If not, I'll be extremely limited on the size of my captured video....plus this arrangement won't work because my tapes are long and will require more space than my master drive has available (only 4.5GB left).

I'm told that 1 hour of downloaded video uses about 13GB of memory on a HD....and I have lots of video to download from my old tapes. And, it all has to be edited with the Adobe Premiere software before being sent to the DVD burner.
My new 250 GB drive was intended to be used primarily for downloaded video.

Right now I have about 6GB of downloaded video on HD 1 that I'd like to move to HD 2.

If this will work (having the editing software on one drive and the video that needs to be edited on another drive) will it be easy for me to move the 6 GB file (my first captured video project) of video from HD 1 to HD 2? What would be the easiest and safest way to do this?

My goal is to keep all of my downloaded video on the slave drive.

Hope this makes sense. Sure would appreciate your help with my project.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Virtually ANY program should allow you to select ANY destination on ANY drive for your data storage and access. will it be easy for me to move the 6 GB file (my first captured video project) of video from HD 1 to HD 2? What would be the easiest and safest way to do this?The SAFEST way is to open a window for the drive that presently contains the video and open a second window for the drive you want to transfer the video to - and use your mouse to "drag and drop" the file from one to the other (Place the mouse pointer over the the video file's name, press and HOLD down the left mouse button, drag the file to the other drive's window, release the mouse button). Doing this will COPY the file to the new location. If this is successful, go back to the first window, left click on the original video's name and select "Delete"...

[jggimi]

Moving to PC H/W S/W forum.

[burnselk]

Moving to PC H/W S/W forum.

I don't understand what this post means JGGIMI.

[foxyshadis]

I don't understand what this post means JGGIMI.
You'll notice at the top the thread is currently in "Hardware & Software > PC Hard & Software", he abbreviated it.

People routinely use several drives, for performance and quick capacity. It's a lot easier than reinstalling every time, and every OS has supported it forever just fine. There are a few brain-dead programs out there that assume everything's on C:, or a specific folder, but less as time goes on.

[setarip_old]

@burnselk

The posting by "jggimi" (one of the moderators here) is just to advise you that your posting was moved to a more appropriate sub-forum category here.

Hopefully, my first posting to this thread provided you with the information you were seeking...

[burnselk]

It certainly did Setarip....that's what I was hoping you'd tell me. Thanks.....I needed confirmation before I screwed up my one good avi file which is on my "nearly full" C drive.

[setarip_old]

It certainly did Setarip....that's what I was hoping you'd tell me. ThanksAs always, my pleasure ;>}

[burnselk]

But, and this is strange but I need someones advice on this.

I can go to windows Start->Search Files and Folders and type in the name of the AVI file I captured and saved and search for it and find it at "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Adobe\Premiere Elements\1.0" and there it is (all 6.4+GB of the AVI file) but since it's buried within this "string" (C:\Documents and .................) I can't very well move just the AVI file over to my slave drive by itself....unless you know some way to do it. If you do, that's what I need to know....please.

Do you think moving the entire "string" (don't know what else to call it) over to the F drive (slave) will cause my Adobe Premeire Elements 1.0 software program (which was installed on the C drive) to become corrupt and not work at all?

I don't know what to do. Can you help?

[foxyshadis]

Moving my docs is the best long-term solution, but you can just move the file (and any supporting files, usually with the same name) with no adverse effects, you just have to repoint the project to the new avi; and you just have to remember not to save stuff in the default location next time.

[burnselk]

Thanks Foxy....are you saying to move all of "My Documents" to the new slave drive or just this one that contains my saved AVI file?

[foxyshadis]

I shouldn't really have mentioned that, it's not easy to do; best to just move the one file over.

[setarip_old]

I can't very well move just the AVI file over to my slave drive by itself....unless you know some way to do it. If you do, that's what I need to know....pleaseSure you can, with your Search window remaining open, open a window of the drive to which you want to move the file - and "drag & drop" the file from the "Search" window into the drive window...

By the way, there are forums devoted specifically to the use of Windows that might be worthwhile for you to visit ;>}

[burnselk]

Finally.........I found the very large avi file and moved it to the my 250GB hard drive (F drive). I tried to open it from there in Adobe Premiere Elements and it worked!!! Thanks to everyone.

[setarip_old]

Thanks to everyone.Congratulations on your success!

[burnselk]

I finally found the avi file sitting there all by it's self and I moved it over to the F drive and it's easily accessible via the Adobe Premeire Elements program on the C drive......thanks guys.