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Subject:BUG: SF9.0e obliterates Regions List on Save As...
Posted by: MediaMasher
Date:5/16/2008 4:45:57 PM

Topic says it all.

To reproduce:

1. Create a new file. Put some audio in it (silence, whatever).
2. Put some markers or regions in it.
3. Save As...

Voila! Your regions/markers are gone!

(Whether or not you want to spend an hour regioning out a drum file before doing this or not is optional.)

9.0e build 441

Subject:RE: BUG: SF9.0e obliterates Regions List on Save As...
Reply by: Kennymusicman
Date:5/17/2008 2:01:34 AM

Make sure, when saving you have
"save metadata with file" selected (near bottom of window).

Voila! - Your regions/markers remain :)

Hope that helps..

Subject:RE: BUG: SF9.0e obliterates Regions List on Save As...
Reply by: MediaMasher
Date:5/17/2008 9:23:32 PM

I don't know whether to say "Thanks" or click "Report Abuse" ... for you making me feel so foolish! ;)

Thanks! (And what a relief!)

Does it default to off or on? "Off" would seem kind of cruel considering I probably deal with that checkbox about once per Windows install.

I don't recall if I changed it or not. I .......... click stuff, sometimes.

Subject:RE: BUG: SF9.0e obliterates Regions List on S
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:5/18/2008 5:04:59 AM

It does default to off which seems an odd choice indeed.

A few other defaults that i always flip the other way 'round are:

- Open default workspace on startup - turn it off. This is such a time waster it borders on ridiculous. If i want to open up the last project i double-click on it, and that launches Sound Forge for me.

- Automatically reopen the file after Save AS - turn it off. If you've made some mistake such as forgetting to save metadata, this function loses everything irrevocably.

- Prompt to open new file after Save As - turn it off. Just another whiny popup that i always answer no to every time, so why bother?

- Enable Windows XP Theme support - turn it off. Theme support is the culprit behind many annoying little display problems. They all disappear when this is turned off.

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