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P2: How do I get MXF files to auto arrange????
I just bought Vegas Pro 12 because my Movie Studio 12 software cannot recognize P2 MXF files. All seems well, except for one horrible problem that renders any P2’s benefits useless. I can import the MXF files into the Projects Media box in Vegas just fine, but this is where my problem starts. P2 generates RANDOM file names, so each time I press the record button on my camera for each shot, it gets a new random file name. After importing the P2 clips, I attempted to drag them onto the timeline, which worked fine. What did not work fine was that they were all out of order, seemingly randomly placed.
I removed them from the timeline, then selected views in the Project Media box and chose details. I then clicked above modified box, until the clips were arranged in the Projects Media view in the proper order they were shot. I then dragged them onto the timeline, but they still show up all jumbled. I shoot TV news, so shots of the victim going into the ambulance being the first shot, and the paramedics doing CPR on his at the end of the video, is just wrong.
So, I am new to P2, and hoping someone has the solution. Al I want to do is plug in my P2 camera, import the selected clips for the story I want based on the date/time, and place them onto the timeline in the order they were shot/created. I render the raw story footage into three separate files in the order the clips were shot, and manually rearranging a dozen or more clips per story renders any speed advantage of P2 worthless. It will be faster to use firewire and simply use the real time playback ingest tool to get a real single simple AVI file to work with…..except this means I just wasted $600 on Vegas Pro 12 for MXF comparability. 🙁
Please help!
Paul
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I also shoot P2 and have been a SVP user since SVP8. I share your concerns. What I have found is that the clips are somewhat in order. Meaning that you may have a good run of five clips correctly arranged and then you get one completely out of order… a few more ok and then another one out of order. It does not make sense. I have learned to be very careful when adding multiple clips to the timeline. I have not figured out why this is happening or how to correct it. Hope someone else has!
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Yes, Vegas needs to refine their P2 format import feature,
and have it streamlined and running like when having
Raylight Ultra installed.Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
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OK, found the solution. I tried switching the Project Media view to details, and clicking date until they appeared in the correct sequence, then dragging them to the timeline, but they still post in the incorrect order. Apparently, the order in which the separate files are/were selected depends on how they appear on the timeline. I was simply importing them, and leaving them highlighted prior to switching views. Even though they appeared in the correct order, Sony was still considering them arranged with the previous Project Media view selection, and they would drag to the timeline out of order.
The solution is to switch to DETAILS view, select DATE MODIFIED until the files appear with the oldest at the top, then select the first clip by clicking it, then each new clip in order by holding the control key and clicking them, or by simply holding the shift key and clicking the LAST clip. This will highlight your entire “shoot” in order, and when you drag them to the timeline, they will appear in the correct order! Make sure you begin this procedure with nothing already selected.
This fix was brought to you by Andy Olson with DVFilm, the makers of RayLight…THANK YOU ANDY!!!
Paul
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Looks like you could sort by details and select the first clip and then either shift click the last one or press Ctrl-A to select all the rest. In case Ctrl-click gets too tedious. I have had this issue when importing photos to the timeline.
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