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How do I import P2 to FCP without including the audio tracks?
All my clips come into FCP 5.0.4 with four channels of audio. No audio was recorded so this is waisted storage. What am I doing wrong?
Also, as recommended, I first transfer the entire mxf file info to a dedicated backup hard drive using the P2 store. Then I import to FCP with the files going to one of the video raid drives. The transfer from a 4GB P2 Card thru the P2 Store to the backup drive is very slow – 24 minutes. Is there a faster way to go from the card to Hard drive?
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You can’t have no audio. With regard to the P2 copying, copy the lastclip.txt file first followed by the contents folder, this should speed things up. Also check your USB2 connections. Make sure you don’t have any USB1 devices in same chain, may slow things down.
Roddy Jamieson
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Thanks.
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In terms of your USB transfer woes… here’s a simple tip.
Since we’re stuck with USB 2.0 (and not our beloved Firewire) with the P2 Store Drive, make sure you have REALLY good qualilty USB 2.0 cable.
I was also rather appalled at how long it was taking me to transfer from the P2 Store Drive to my Mac Book Pro (just tests) and with an older (but 2.0 labelled) USB cable.
It took me 6:24 minutes to transfer about 1 GB of data!I just bought a very good, new USB 2.0 cable and copying the very same 1GB of data took me only 58 seconds to copy! Amazing, hard to beleive, but absolutely true!
I have read that there are USB 2.0 labelled cables out there that are not truly 2.0… poorly sheilded or actually USB 1.1’s labelled dishonestly…
Anyway, get yourself a really, really good quality USB 2.0 cable, and I hope you get the same results I did.
Jonathan
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Okay… strange… I just tested that transfer again, as I was second guessing myself… and this time, with that same NEW cable, I’m back to about 6 minutes again… I checked the size of the data in each of the test transfer folders, and they are all the 1 GB in size… including the ones that only took 75 seconds to transfer to moments ago…
I don’t get it? Roddy, is this fluxuation in USB 2.0 speed normal?
Sorry for the potential misinformation. Still make sure you’ve got a good cable…!
Jonathan
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I use a good USB 2 cable (belkin). A full 4 gig card takes about 7 minutes or slightly less, but only if I copy the files individually ie; the lastclip.txt first. My transfer rates have been quite consistent. They are still lousey mostly due to not being firewire and the FAT32 to HFS transfer.
I use a Lacie 500gig FW800 drive as an archive.
Roddy Jamieson
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