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FCS 2.0 Problems on Media Reconnect
I just opened an old project in the new Final Cut Studio 2.0 that was originally created in Final Cut 5.1.4. All of my sequences in the project were created using the Easy Setup for 720p24. All of the footage in the sequences was shot on the HVX200 in 720 24pn on P2 cards. The FCP 5.1.4 project went fine and because of another project timeline being bumped up I was forced to dump all the capture files for this particular project with the thought that I would simply re-capture/import all the P2 media when I brought the project back online – which I have done many many times before without any problem.
So I opened the project again – created a copy – re-imported/captured all the P2 media. Closed the copied project. Opened the original project file and tell FCS to forget the render files and reconnect all the media. I am able to locate the video files just fine but now instead of recognizing all the media and reconnecting everything in the relative path after I identify the first missing media file FCS reconnects that first file and then closes out the reconnect media screen?!? I try going back again and FCS keeps doing the same thing. Which means I am literally going to have to reconnect over 5000 clips one by one! Any thoughts? I must be missing something blatently obvious.
This is all being done on a Powerbook 15in (which is what we do all of our media reconnects on). The project is on it’s way to a MacPro Core Duo machine once all the media is reconnected.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cameron
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dont know the answer,
but cant you just use the copy that DID reconnect??? -
Do you still have access to the original p2 MXF files?
If so, instead of reimporting the media, what you need to do is mount the drive where the p2 folders live, create a copy of your orig. FCP 5.1.4 project and rename it to FCP6 or something to let you know this is a new version of FCP. Then when that opens, simply select the clips in the BROWSER and choose batch capture (you read this correct, batch capture). If your mxf files are mounted, FCP should do the rest by reimporting your p2 media.
Jeremy
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Jeremy
I do have the original mxf files. But how do I “mount” those files?
Cam
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Where are those files located right now?
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They are sitting on a 500gb G-Raid – which is connected to the powerbook via FW800. Everytime I shoot i offload all of the contents from the cards using p2 genie and just let that info sit on the drives.
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Cool, then that drive is mounted. Now, so is the media in the FCP online at the moment? If so, take it offline. Then start with one clip, right click it in the browser and choose batch capture.
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Jeremy you the man. I think I had all the steps good to go. One of the things I had to do was load/mount(/) the folder that contained the p2 data in the log and transfer window, close that out, go to the browser and then select the clips and batch capture.
Worked like butter on hot Nacho Libre toast.
Gracias amigo.
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De Nada
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Yeah i cant get reconnect all files in relative path to work either.
Any one trying to use FCS2 in a pro environment?
Dont – Its broken.
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[Sean Davison] “Any one trying to use FCS2 in a pro environment? “
Do you have p2 media or other? What files are you trying to reconnect?
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