Importing P2 with spanned clips

[Alex Udell]

Hiya…

If you use Ppro’s Media browser window, it understands P2 spanning….

Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX

[Cody Walters]

Hi Alex,

Yes, I did use the Media Browser to bring up the P2 folder. Am I able to select multiple cards (folders) at a time for it to understand the spanning?

Cody Walters
JW Studio LLC
Houston Video Production
Houston Wedding Videographer

Final Cut Studio 3
Adobe CS5 Master Suite
Panasonic HVX-200
Canon 7D

[Alex Udell]

hmmm…..

on your desktop…

do both card folders have lastclip file?

if not you might need to put all mxf’s into the one video folder of the set that contains lastclip….

I know I have to do that in FCP sometimes.

Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX

[Cody Walters]

No, not on the desk top. Yes, the folders have the full file structure strait from the P2 card (with last clip file). So I have two folders representing two cards on an external hard drive connected via firewire 800.

Cody Walters
JW Studio LLC
Houston Video Production
Houston Wedding Videographer

Final Cut Studio 3
Adobe CS5 Master Suite
Panasonic HVX-200
Canon 7D

[Alex Udell]

If it’s two folders, each with Lastclip.txt, how is it spanned?

Maybe I just don’t know enough….

but I thought in a spanned set, there should be only 1 lastclip.txt

you sure the camera was set to spanning and not segmenting clips on different cards?

Alex

[John-michael Seng-wheeler]

Cody, If you just combine the contents folders into one everything will import properly.

On windows, this is as simple as dropping one CONTENTS folder into the same folder that the other one is in.

On Mac it’s a matter of coping all the video files into the other video folder and the same with the audio and clip and image folders.

Then it’ll all import correctly.

[Cody Walters]

Maybe I’m not explaining in enough detail or misunderstood spanning. I was shooting on a Panasonic HVX200. I think “segmented clips” more accurately describes what I have on my end. The last clip on card 1 and the first clip on card two, when put together, make up the entire clip. However, Premiere looks at the first clip on card 2 as the same clip as the last clip on card 1 and appears not to have the second part of the clip.

Alex, I’m a little concerned about modifying the card structure. I was hoping there would be a more simple solution like selecting two folders in the media browser and Premiere would recognize the spanned clips and show all my P2 clips in the browser.

Cody Walters
JW Studio LLC
Houston Video Production
Houston Wedding Videographer

Final Cut Studio 3
Adobe CS5 Master Suite
Panasonic HVX-200
Canon 7D