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Batch adding file extensions
I have a project that requires me to go through years of footage but I’m running into a problem with file extensions. I didn’t shoot any of the footage and for whatever reason a ton of the clips have no file extension. I can open them in final cut pro but I prefer working in premiere for various reasons. When I drag the clips into premiere cs4 it gives me “file format not supported”. My question is… is there a way to batch add file extensions? And if so… How do I do that? I’ve added the .mov file extension to several clips and then they import and play fine in premiere but I don’t want to have to do that to 4 million clips one at a time.
Thanks for any tips you can give me!
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download the free utility “bulk rename utility” – just google it – saves me countless hours.
You can not only add or change extensions, but change the names, replace characters etc. I use it a lot when working with powerpoint slides. They all come out as Slide1.BMP, Slide2.BMP etc – I add a prefix, such as Jones_ to the lot of files in a lot less time.Mike Cohen
PS – This is a PC utility.
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Thanks Mike, I’ll give that a shot. People like you are why the Cow is such a great place!
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Or you can use Adobe Bridge if you have the CS bundle.
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I have used bridge for batch renaming but I think –unless I’m missing something– it doesn’t rename file extensions.
https://www.anchormedistudio.com
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Absolutely does!!! [CS3 version is what I have]
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