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EOS Movie Plugin-E1
I would like to use the new EOS Movie Plugin-E1 to speed up my transcoding in Final Cut Pro 7. Here is the problem that I am having:
We have people on the road dumping data from the Canon EOS 7D memory card directly onto drives. When they return, I am given a drive with all of the MOV and THM files from the memory card. When I attempt to load these files into the Log and Capture on FCP, I get a Warning message stating:
“”MIAMI_8252.MOV” contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media.”
The Canon site seems to indicate that the transcoding process should take place directly from the memory cards.
Is there any way to use the E1 plugin to speed up my transcoding process (Compressor is taking forever) without having the original memory cards?
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15 Replies
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Yes, just recreate the file structure of the 7D. I can’t remember what it is off the top of my head….
Just look at a memory card. The file structure goes SOMETHING like:
DCIM/EOS7D/your movie.mov
So create a file called DCIM, then a file within that that is EOS7D and then drop your files (both movie and thumbnails) in there. In the EOS-1 plugin select that DCIM file as the one to read off of, and it should pull ALL of your files in.
If that doesn’t work make sure my directory structure is right by looking at a memory card straight off the camera and how the files are structured. This should solve your problem.
Aaron R. Stewart
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IT WORKED! THANK YOU!
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No problem. I believe all you really have to have is the DCIM folder with a folder inside of it with the files in it.
The proper folder structure is as follows:
-EOS_Digial
-DCIM
-100EOS7D
– (this is where your .mov and .thm files reside)I know the EOS_Digital can be renamed to anything. I’m not sure what would happen if the EOS7D disappeared from the name, but my gut tells me that FCP is just looking for the general folder structure with the DCIM > folder > content.
Glad it worked. That plugin is a life-saver.
Aaron R. Stewart
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Next time, have your shooter’s create a folder and drag the entire 7D Card into it so you will have an image. There is also a way to create an image of your CF Card. That way all of the files are there and you don’t have to go back and re-create all the links.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
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I did a quick tutorial on this, hope it\’s of use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHKTl7U-SBoDeclan Smith
https://www.madpanic.tv
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We just test the plug-in on a Mac Pro, Snow Leopard, FCP 7 and it was slower than Compressor in creating ProRes clips. The only advantage we see for the plug-in is that it gives you some control over time code and clip names.
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Actually, we found that it was faster than Compressor. Also, we couldn’t load more than 30 or so files at a time into Compressor, whereas the Plug-in allowed for up to 700+.
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I wonder if the destination codec makes a difference? We were going to ProRes 422 HQ.
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Oddly enough, we were using the same destination codec.
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Shouldn’t need to do ProRes HQ if you are importing DSLR footage….
Aaron R. Stewart
arstewart@gmail.com
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