• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Naming XDCAM Clips Globablly/Sequentially

  Posted by Kellen Dengler on May 8, 2009 at 1:36 pm

  I’m wondering how to name all imported clips with like a common prefix and sequential numbering system?

  Using XDCAM Clip Browser and the Transfer programs I can only seem to get the media to list the name of the SxS/SDHC card as a prefix, then the default clip name vs having a prefix of my choice followed by sequential numbers or something like that.

  For example, I would like the to have a naming convention to be something like this:

  Auto Event 1
  Auto Event 2
  Auto Event 3
  etc etc

  Similar to how HDV pulls in clips via Log and Capture, where you can set the name with a number and it will automatically keep the name and change the number sequentially.

  I’m noticing that every project I pull in is using the same default name/number and it’s going to be impossible to find clips in archive down the line if there are repeating names…

  Do I have to name each clip individually?

  Kellen Dengler replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Kellen Dengler

  May 8, 2009 at 3:05 pm

  Thanks Andy! I did not have that checked under Import in the Preferences menu. Very simple now. I get it!
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  Andy Mees

  May 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

  Kellen

  In XDCAM Transfer, just multi select as many or as few clips as you want and type a new name into the Clip >> Title field in the Logging tab of the pane at lower right of the XDCAM Transfer interface … its that simple. Now when you import then they will come in a XYZ_01, XYZ_02 etc (Note: make sure in your XDCAM Transfer prefs under the Import tab you have selected Filename >> Add clip title

  Hope it helps
  Andy

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