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Project File looses association and accessability to FCP after Email or FTP
I’m working on a project with a person who is in another state. We tested the idea of emailing the project file since we both have the same source material. It worked great on 2/28/07, but now yesterday, the project file he sends me from his hotel room is a blank page unassociated with final cut. I can’t associated it in the “get info” menu, and If I force it to open in Final Cut, the program tells me File Error: Wrong type. I search for that error message on google and only about 50 results appear, and only a handful of those are remotely close to my issue. One page noted that somebody’s files were loosing association during the FTP process. This is also true for me. If I FTP my project file, then downloaded it back using my FTP program my own project file comes back unusable. The advice that person gave was to use the developer tool SetFile and re-orient the file to final cut, but his instructions didn’t work, and I’m not too slick with the terminal that is necessary to execute commands like that in setfile. I’m not even sure if setfile would work. Although it did for that guy. I’ve also had my friend export the project file as XML project type 1. This also comes to me without assosiation.
Strange thing is I still have the original working test project file which works great. I can email it back to another address of mine and its perfect. I’m so lost, and I wanted to finish this project today. Thanks very VERY much for reading.
– TJ
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12 Replies
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Attachments often have their resource fork trashed. Try Placing the file in an archive folder and attaching the archive. That should protect the file.
I use Yousendit. (free ftp-ish service upto 100meg) It has never damaged any of my files.
joe
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i just read your subject, not all that fun stuff under it.. drag the file to the program that you want to open it up with in the doc
.fcp file, drag to fcp in doc
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isnt that ONE nice thing about windows. you assign a program to open an extension. i never understood the lack of file extensions with macs. i mean, having them doesnt make things “less user friendly” does it? i do enable extensions on my system. its nice to know what one is working with.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I actually just figured it out. I haven’t had a chance to try those options but I’m very curious about them. You guys are so fast to respond, its awesome. Anyhow, I found link in Apple forums that said to make a “shell” project file – an empty project file with a title, then open the shell and the disassociated project file in an editor like “Hex Edit” then erase the contents of the shell, and finally copy and paste the contents of the dis-associated file into the shell. This worked very well, and was very fast. I hope apple can immunize their FCP files against this sort of stuff. I can’t beleive its not more common. I also agree about not being able to append the file with a file extention. Didn’t it used to be optional? gliches. As per suggestion here I might look into using another server. THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE QUICK REPLIES AND GREAT ADVICE!!!
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Another possible solution: use stuffit. I used to do alot of protools work,, and with protools,, unless the project file was stuffed before e-mailing/FTP posting, it wouldnt re-open. After figuring this one out i stuff all project files (FCP included) i send, and haven’t had any issue since.
Colin McQuillan
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Fantastic suggestion. This is the new method. WHEEUU!
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[Colin McQ] “Another possible solution: use stuffit.”
You actually don’t even need that on a mac as you can create a .zip file with the Finder. Simply Right Click (or Control+Click) on any file and use “Create Archive ______” and it will create a .zip file of that file.
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yup that works to,, aslong as the file is locked into a stuffit file or zip file,, or one of a few other archive formats..
but i’d stick with the more common zip or stuff it formats
Colin McQuillan
Vancouver BC -
for some reasons project files can become corrupt if sent unstuffed(zipped 😉
Colin McQuillan
Vancouver BC -
seems so obvious now. Such a simple and logical step. Perhaps I’ll just do this for most non-graphic attachments from now on. Thanks
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