When you save a project, it saves unused material

[SoCu]

Hi, I have a project with two slides. I tried adding a transition, and then added another one at the end.

But when I save the project or export it, I see that the file is much larger, and I noticed it creates a folder with the video files containing the transition I tested.

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but this also happens in version 11.

When the project is saved, shouldn’t it only save the footage actually used in the project?

Thanks.
 

[AleAle5025]

Create a new slide without duplicates. Copy the slide that you want to edit. Open a new project in the program. Paste the copied slide. Edit the slide. Now you will have a new slide without duplicates.

[Igor]

Re-open this project (or restart PTE AV Studio), and the program will remove unused resources associated with this project.

This works this way, because user can undo changes (Ctrl+Z) and return some transition with video resources to the project. Therefore, clearing unused resources always occurs when closing the program or closing the project (re-opening the project).

[SoCu]

Hi, thanks to both of you for responding. To prevent that from happening, do I need to create a project, and once it’s finished, create a new one to paste the slides into? It must be because something isn’t working right.

I understand that this material is needed so the user can undo changes (Ctrl+Z), and when the program closes, it should delete them, but that’s not the case—when the program reopens, the transition folders with the video files are still there.
I passed the project on to another user, and when they opened it on their computer, they were still there.

This doesn’t just happen with projects; I’ve also noticed it when I’ve exported transitions or styles to send to another user. I saw that the file was much larger, and it was because it contained material that didn’t correspond to what was used in the styles or transitions.

As I said, it can take me a while to finish a project, and I close it many times and reopen it, and the folders with unused material are still there. It doesn’t happen all the time, but now that I’ve been working on a project, I’ve seen it again, and I’ve mentioned it.

Igor, regarding the project I sent you, I don’t know if the transitions folder was deleted when you opened it, but I still have it.