Setup guide

Upgrading Visual Effects and Finishing Projects
to the Current Version
Use the copyProjects command-line tool to upgrade your projects to the current
version.
NOTE You do not need to perform this task if you are upgrading to a service pack
of the same version or to a service pack of the same extension.
Using this tool instead of manually re-creating your projects is the
recommended approach, as it reduces the time needed to migrate multiple
projects, and prevents human error.
NOTE The copyProjects tool does not copy any media. It only re-creates projects
and copies their settings and setups to the current version. You still have to transfer
your media using the network library.
To copy projects using the copyProjects tool:
1 Open a terminal and log in as root.
2 Run the copyProjects script:
/usr/discreet/<product_home>/bin/copyProjects
NOTE The copyProjects tool requires no command-line arguments.
The tool detects all projects from previous versions, and returns the
following message:
Projects will be copied to version 2012
Do you wish to continue?
If the version returned by the script is the newly installed version, answer
Yes and continue this procedure. Otherwise, perform the steps in the
next procedure to change the application version to which projects are
copied.
3 Confirm each project you want to copy to the new version, or type “a”
to copy all projects.
The tool creates a copy of each project for the current version. The string
_copy is appended to the end of the new project name.
4 Use the network library to transfer media into the copied projects.
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