I would like to share a project I am working on as an editable format (.mlt) so another person can continue working on it from a different computer.
The problem is that the files I have included in the project are linked to my local drive and when the .mlt file is opened by somebody else the files are missing.
Is there a way to have something like a library on shotcut so that when I send the project as .mlt the files are included?
Before starting this. Copy your existing MLT for a backup.
The MLT file is nothing more than XML code, which can be edited with Notepad++(NOT windows notepad)
You’ll have to either edit your source mlt file (with Notepad), then move all the source file into one folder, or start a new project. The files that are missing are ones with absolute file paths. Shotcut does save relative file paths if the mlt file is at the base. Sharing to another computer would have to have the same file structure for it to work.
Put all of your source files into the same directory including the MLT.
Zip Files (or folder), then send it to the other computer. Will even work from a USB drive.
Relative file path (Same Drive/Same base folder):
Subfolder
Project.mlt [R:\Subfolder\Project.mlt]
Project.png [R:\Subfolder\Project.png]
Project.mp4 [R:\Subfolder\Project.mp4]
Or you can have folders above the saved mlt file.
Subfolder
Project.mlt [S:\Subfolder\Project.mlt]
Bin1 [S:\Subolder\Bin1\]
Project.mlt [S:\Subolder\Bin1\Project.mlt]
Project.png [S:\Subolder\Bin1\Project.png]
Project.mp4 [S:\Subolder\Bin1\Project.mp4]
Absolute file paths (Different drive, mlt not base of any other folder/subfolder of required files): This is why the Missing Files dialog box appears when another computer don’t have these files/paths already in place.
C:\User\video40\project.mlt
C:\User\stock\bin\source.mp4
E:\audio\folder4\mic_source.wav
N:\Camera\stills\2015\May\picture512518.jpg
Thank you so much for your answer! This is very much appreciated!
I am a total beginner with regard to shotcut and to film editing in general, so I will have to look into this with some more time. It looks quite complex for me though.
Alternatively, is there another workaround? For example saving all the files in one folder on a cloud so that the other person simply downloads them and uploads them in the playlist?
The missing files dialog box allows you to find the missing files.
If you send all of the files in one folder that person will know where to find all of the files (with the missing files dialog box), as it allows you to change file locations. When that person saves the project mlt, it will change the locations.
If that person sends you back the MLT file, then you will get the same missing files dialog box, unless everything all is one location.