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ProRez files show as plain text
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Just captured some HDV 24p footage as ProRes 422 in FCP 7. Everything fine except the files do not have the .mov extension, so are not importable. As a test I captured one, took it offline, and then tried to reconnect. Would not reconnect until I added the .mov extension to the file name. I have a problem in that I have around a hundred files that are off-line and can’t be imported. Any ideas?Thanks!
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5 Replies
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Use Automator to add .mov to the files.
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Any idea why this is happening in the first place?
Thx
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[Ellen McKay] “Any idea why this is happening in the first place? “
Nope but I have seen the same thing with FC7. Im sure the first update to the the new software will address this. This is really the only bug I have seen with the new FCS3 and it really does not hinder things in any way so its not bad.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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FCP used to capture without file extensions for some media, perhaps this is some left over code that wasn’t fixed.
I would also go to the finder and choose FInder > Preferences and make sure that the “show all file extensions” option is checked.
I don’t have the capability (no HDV) to capture the exact way that you do, so I can’t test the workflow. Sorry about that, but I’ll help anyway.
For these captures, just add the .mov, then we will try and fix the bigger problem.
Jeremy
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Same thing is happening with me in FCP7. Immediate impact: SMOOTHCAM won’t function on a file designated as a text file rather than a “mov.” file. Will likely implement Jeremy’s suggestion of renaming files via automator. Hope this gets fixed.
Tom F.
Raleigh, NC
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