• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  HDV to ProRes capture…created files don’t have extension?

  Posted by Jason Brown on November 2, 2009 at 3:16 pm

  Hey Guys,

  I’m using a capture from HDV to ProRes…and the machine I do it on…files are in the browser, playable…editable…no problems until I move to another machine. It can’t reconnect because the files are “text files” that’s what the OS recognizes them as. I simply add the .mov extension to the files and they are instantly recognized as quicktime movies and playable in the OS…and “re-connect-able” in FCP.

  No real PROBLEM…I just don’t understand why it does this?

  -Jason

  Jeremy Garchow replied 16 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Tom Wolsky

  November 2, 2009 at 3:28 pm

  They’re QuickTime files. Displaying the suffix is a function of the OS. You can switch it on at the Finder level. Normally suffixes are hidden.

  All the best,

  Tom

  Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
  Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”
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  Jason Brown

  November 2, 2009 at 4:06 pm

  I have it turned on…every other QT file displays the extension (I like that from my PC days)

  These files DON’T have an extension until I assign one. When I do it, the OS even prompts me asking if I want to add an extension.
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  Jeremy Garchow

  November 2, 2009 at 4:27 pm

  I would use automator to add .mov extensions

  Jeremy

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