Creating Backup Copy of Your Avid Project
by Steve Collins
Originally Published Thu, Aug 07, 2003
Modified Thu, Aug 07, 2003
The Server is a large drive that all the computers in the lab can share. In order to acess your project from any computer in the lab, it's necessary to move your project to the server at the end of every session. This also provides an emergency backup if your project is lost.
1. Close Avid by going to Avid Menu>Avid Xpress DV>Quit Avid Xpress DV
2. Double Click on the "Avid Projects" alias on the desktop.
3. Double Click on the "Services" icon (smiley face).
4. Drag your project, in this case, "Tomato [My Project]" from the Avid Projects folder to your class folder in Services, in this case," RTF346 Lewis"
• You are backed up now. There is a copy of your project file on the hard drive of the computer your working on and on the server which is shared by all the computers.
It is important to always work from the most recent copy of your project, so when you go to work again make sure you understand Restoring your Project from Services.
