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Automatic file extensions?
Does anyone know of a way to make Final Cut Pro, (and OSX if possible) add file extensions to new files by default. Adobe products do it, and using quicktime conversion on export from Final Cut does so too but otherwise it’s a real pain having to add extensions manually.
We work cross-platform but if you think you don’t use PC’s so need not worry think again, I’ve had files pulled from tape archive that have lost the mac filetype information and have to go through all the possible options to figure out what the hell they are. Zip (compressed) archives and email can cause the same problem. I advise everyone to use extensions, including .fcp for your project, I just wish I didn’t have to type it by hand.
Any help is much appreciated.
Glenn Stewart
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I have the same gripe, but mainly only with the Log & Capture process.
I do a lot of work on FCP captured clips in After Effects, and after a large (and nightmarish) cross-platform compositing job recently, I have gotten into the habit of adding “.mov” to the actual *clip name* when I originally capture it in FCP’s Log and Capture tool. This saves a lot of time and hassle later on when you have to deal with the Media Mangler and relinking files, etc etc.
I know you can use a tool like R-Name (or “Better File Renamer” on the PC) to add extensions to files in the OSX Finder, but then you have to go back into your FCP project and force relink every doggone clip that youve renamed. Not fun when you have over 100+ clips to deal with.
Adding “.mov” to the actual FCP source clipname itself is really dorky, but it’s a real lifesaver when you have to work with those files cross-platform.
As far as the FCP projectfiles go, it doesn’t really bother me that FCP doesnt automatically add an .fcp extension, since it’s pretty easy to just add it when you do a “Save As…”
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