P2CMS – don’t want per-clip folders

[Shane Ellis]

Hey Marcus, thanks for your input. I get the concept, but I’m struggling with step 1 in P2 CMS.

Using an unlocked copy of the P2 card contents, I can right-click on the clip in P2 CMS, successfully change the user clip name and click OK, but apparently it doesn’t permanently change the metadata in that file. I also tried exporting the clip as a copy in a new location. If you then scan the folder with Raylight (I tried the original folder and the exported copy) it still doesn’t pick up the new user clip name. (I have the box checked in Raylight to use the user clip name) If I open the clips again with P2 CMS, they have the original user clip name, not the one I changed it to. It is just not saving the changes I’ve made.

[Marcus Van bavel]

It works here using a dual adaptor, a non-write protected P2 Card and a Mac Pro. Do you have write permission for the XML files?

[Shane Ellis]

OK, apparently something was wrong with the copy I made of the P2 card. I copied it again, and this time everything worked as expected. I tried it from both locked and unlocked cards and was able to give new user clip names to the copies regardless. Also, I then moved the Contents folder to an external FW drive, and the .mov links created by Raylight still worked.