Problems with Directory structure in P2 cards

[Shane Ross]

Do you have HD LOG? That can repair the file structure. If not, you need to copy the files back to the card and then use the REPAIR function on the camera to fix this. Hmmm…what allows you to copy the footage back to a card? Raylight? Not sure if P2CMS does this. I haven’t had to do that, so I am not sure. used to be simple drag and drop, but now that doesn’t work.

Perhaps someone else can chime in.

Shane

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[Anna Brownfield]

That has worked!! thank you soooooooo much, you have saved my life! It was documentary footage for an event so there was no chance of re shooting it. You rock!

thanks again

[Shane Ross]

Hey…no problem.

Pay it forward.

Shane

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[Craig Dulas]

Shane

Just read your life saver post to another member. We rented some p2 64s and recently learned the file structure is invalid. We only own smaller cards. Before we rent or purchase a 64 ( you know how expensive they are), to repair this, will this repair work for us as the files are in tact, but the .txt file is missing?

Thanks!
Craig

[Shane Ross]

is ONLY the TXT file missing? It should work without it…I noticed that it does. Are the other 6 subfolders in the CONTENTS folder there?

I work on a show that is shot weekly on 64GB P2 cards…no issues.

Shane

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[Craig Dulas]

Shane

Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, all the folders are present. It happened when we renamed the CONTENTS folder. I may have confused you on the 64GB card issue. The problem is; the CONTENT files contain 64GB and we no longer have the cards, they were rentals. We own the P2 cams, but only own 4s and 16GBs. So, reloading the files back on the camera isnt possible, unless we go rent a 64GB again.

All files seem to be present, FCP just wont read the folder structure. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much
Craig

[Shane Ross]

[craig dulas] ” It happened when we renamed the CONTENTS folder.”

DON’T DO THAT! Who told you to do that? I didn’t tell you to do that in any of my P2 tutorials. I don’t think Noah Kadner’s tutorials mention that at all either. That is BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD!

Do not change the name of ANYTHING on that card. Not one thing. You make a NEW folder…name THAT folder, and drop the Contents folder and LASTCLIP file into that folder. That can be named anything, and I do name it as that becomes the REEL name. But do NOT rename any of the folders on the P2 card. No no no no no no no.

Watch this: Tapeless Workflow for FCP 7 Tutorial

Shane

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[Craig Dulas]

I was being kind when I said ‘we’. Only 2 of many files dumped off during a shoot was renamed by an individual who simply didnt know the procedure.

However, this still leaves us with 2 important folders incorrectly named, and now only viewable with a painstaking file converter program…

So, is there a way to re-structure the folders that were renamed?

Thanks

[Shane Ross]

What was renamed? Rename them again to what they SHOULD be named.

And email that tutorial to the person who did the offload. They need to not do that ever again.

Shane

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[Craig Dulas]

Shane

I appreciate your help and have gone through your video. We renamed the folders as suggested. However, even though all the content is there, including all subfolders, neither P2CMS will recognize or FCP. Is there any software you might suggest? Currently, we can download each video file individually in Pavtube to convert which is how we know the content is all there. However, that process is just shy of putting needles in our eyes. Thanks again.

Craig