Saving projects

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Hey everyone. I just installed Shotcut yesterday and am still in the process of testing it, but I’m liking it quite a bit so far.

I have run into an issue, though, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something or if this is actually the expected behavior…

So I did a test edit, saved it multiple times as I was working, then closed the app. When I re-opened it, I loaded the project (Open MLT XML As Clip…) and then… all I got was the video itself with all the edits I’d done. But the playlist itself was gone, as was the timeline!!!

Is there something I need to do to get those displayed, or are they really lost and I need to recreate everything to finish working?

Is there perhaps something I need to do before saving so that it does also remember the timeline and playlist?

Other then that, I’m loving the app. I especially like how easy and quick it is to use.

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Use open File NOT Open MLT XML As Clip.

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You can also drag and drop the MLT straight from file explorer.

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Thank you! That did the trick.

It’s a bit counter-intuitive, though, as I expected “Open File…” to only open actual files (ie. videos) rather than a full project.

But I’m glad you can get everything back… I was a bit worried, haha.

Thanks again.

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