Project screen shows INVALID

[TTT]

I moved my files from the original location to a new location. When I opened my project, it asked me to search the folder and I selected the new location. However, the project screen shows INVALID. I just moved the location, nothing else was changed. Why is this happening? Shouldn’t it be solved since I gave the new location?

[MusicalBox]

Hi @TTT
Are you sure Shotcut found ALL the moved files ?
After you indicate the new folder to Shotcut, all the files that are successfully found are confirmed by a green checkmark.

Make sure all the files are found before clicking OK

[Hudson555x]

This post will explain why.

Project Management

Introduction Shotcut does not provide very much in the way of project management at this time. Rather, you are required to manage many aspects of this. There are a few things you should know: Shotcut saves to a project file in a text format called MLT XML. (Technical detail on that format can be found here.) The project file does not contain any of your media. Rather, it only links to your media files by file system path and name. There are 3 different kinds of projects: Clip If you put a…

[TTT]

Thanks. I initially gave the parent folder but after that, I realised that I need to give the subfolder for Shotcut to locate the file.

[TTT]

Thanks.