What I'm backing up onto my external drives and DVDs are the original
clips.
However, something I haven't tried yet, but will as soon as I have some
time:
If I understand right, it is the .prel file that contains all the
information to where the clips are and what I've done with them. If I
put these clips into a folder that is a subfolder of the one where the
.prel file goes, my brain tells me, I should be able to copy the lot to
an external hard drive and if/when needed, either work from there or
copy back to the computer's hard drive and carry on.
I'll see if I can try that out later this week, and report back here.
EstherP
On 04/12/2012 6:15 AM, Lee Menningen wrote:
> Naturally it is always good to backup - however, when using Adobe Premiere
> Pro, the software itself never modifies the original video file anyway, even
> when you perform a save operation. I can only assume Elements uses the same
> philosophy. (Photoshop under some circumstances is a little different in
> this regard.)
>
> Therefore one shouldn't be nervous and worried while editing about doing
> something that may ruin the original footage - Just concentrate on the
> artistic effect you are striving for knowing that all the changes you make
> are recorded only in the project file (as deltas) while the original footage
> is always left intact.
>
> Whew!
>
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