DP will not save time formats??

celticrogues · Post by **celticrogues** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:44 pm

Hi All!
I seem to be having a bit of a problem: I recently upgraded to DP 5 (5.11 now) and I am having trouble getting the program to save the time formats in a project.

By this I mean that I can start a new project and adjust the main and secondary counters to display the time format I want (usually frames and real time) and also adjust the marker window, etc. to display the format I want. When I save the file and open it later, however, both counters and all of the other time displays have reset to their defaults.

Is there a way to change this so that it saves with the file, or am I doing something wrong? This is obviously not a huge deal, but it is annoying.

Thanks a bunch!
-Mike

Morpheo · Post by **Morpheo** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:18 pm

celticrogues wrote:Is there a way to change this so that it saves with the file, or am I doing something wrong? This is obviously not a huge deal, but it is annoying.

What ? You don't like that new feature introduced in 5.x ?.... hum.... Unfortunately, that's a very annoying bug that wasn't here in pre 5 versions... We have to live with it until MOTU fixes it. I don't understand why it hasn't been addressed yet, since we're at 5.11 now... It's been a while...

Mr_Clifford · Post by **Mr_Clifford** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:34 pm

If you set it up with the 'time format' dialogue it should stick. option-command-T I believe.

Morpheo · Post by **Morpheo** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:21 am

Mr_Clifford wrote:If you set it up with the 'time format' dialogue it should stick. option-command-T I believe.

It should, yes, except it doesn't...

celticrogues · Post by **celticrogues** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:27 am

Mr_Clifford wrote:If you set it up with the 'time format' dialogue it should stick. option-command-T I believe.

Yeah this is what I have been doing - thanks morpheo for reassuring me that I am not just doing something stupid. I guess I'll just wait until MOTU decides that this should be fixed

Cheers,
-Mike

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:20 am

Yeah it happens to me to damn it..
I fired off an email to Motu about it..no response.
Guess they've been hearing it from others.

coolcolin · Post by **coolcolin** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:53 pm

In the Time formats window select desired format, open the "mini menu" and select "Save current time format to" (project name)

Works for me

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:24 pm

coolcolin wrote:In the Time formats window select desired format, open the "mini menu" and select "Save current time format to" (project name)

Works for me

Not for me

Tomas E · Post by **Tomas E** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:29 am

Is this what you're discussing? I'm able to save 1 timeformat but unable to see any, as you can see. (or not, rather)

(Wanted to try out the subject field in an existing thread. I therefore wrote a headline of my own just to see where it goes. Ok! I got a small headline of my own).

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:23 am

Same problem here...

martian · Post by **martian** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:54 am

mines fine too...

it's weird how some things affect some user not others...

something installed in common?

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:09 am

If I save the time format to the project it works fine. If I simply set the time format and don't save the format but save the file, it reverts to measures on next launch.

I would like the program to default to FRAMES (or maybe real time). There doesn't seem to be a way to do that.

basstian · Post by **basstian** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:49 pm

Same Problem for me too. It realy is anoying.

If anyone has a workaround it would be wonderful. I work for broadcast TV everyday so i need frames and not mesures. it not a big deal but a pita to change it everytime you open a project.

seb

martian · Post by **martian** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:35 pm

MLC solution is good

"If I save the time format to the project it works fine. If I simply set the time format and don't save the format but save the file, it reverts to measures on next launch. "

If you are a TV guy I bet most of your projects could be made from a template - Dont use the DP ones! make your own get everything as you like..

now to create a new project - open YOUR template and save as ( and Duplicate - I'm a film guy so I have BEEPS etc and automation set up - (insert vol etc on each track... compressor etc on your Voice Over channel (s)..

SFX to sfx sub, foley to foley sub, ambiences to ambience submaster

I even have the time formats saved to project (oops sorry! ) I'd actually forgotten about this glitch!

Tomas E · Post by **Tomas E** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:39 am

And now something completely different.

This goes beyond my knowledge. Suddenly I have a Time Format named Samples Copy. I know that I've accidentally pushed the key-command for showing sample time in all windows (I meant to toggle solo mode). Then I started exploring those time format shortcuts, analyzing what they did. But I'm totally shure of not having made any copying.

Well, at least I have a format to duplicate. So I hopefully I'll be able to make dozens of presets.

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