View Full Version : Which files to backup for Custom 'Render As' and Camera Aspect Ratio


Mike Dulay
March 14th, 2008, 09:02 PM
Would someone here know which files or registry entries store custom render templates and pan/crop camera settings? I've poked around the Sony directories in Program Files and Documents & Settings but haven't been successful. I did a search on the registry but I must have missed it too. I'm upgrading machines and I had a number of custom 'render as' templates and cinema style aspect ratios. I'm doing them by hand right now, but should I lose the harddrive I'd like to backup the files relevant to this.

On vista I found a Vegas profiles.ini which seems related but didn't seem to have all the details (like the name and such -- just sizes and framerates).

Thanks much!

Mike Kujbida
March 15th, 2008, 05:09 AM
I have no idea about aspect ratios but here's the scoop on your render templates.
Thanks to John Rofrano for this.

All of the custom rendering templates are in:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sony\File Templates

Where <username> is your windows account name. Just copy them over to your new PC and they should be recognized.

Mike Dulay
March 15th, 2008, 05:29 AM
Hi Mike, thanks for the reply here and at Vegas Forums.

It appears that the path changed in Vista Home Premium but its very similar:

\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Sony\File Templates

inside the the directories that point to aviplug, mcplug, wm

Additionally there are two ini files that reference the information in Roaming under:

\ProgramData\Sony\Vegas Pro\8.0