video numbering on 3 canon cameras

[Craig Alan]

In the finder, as long as you are copying files to a different folder there is no conflict. In FC there are many ways to name them, tag them, keyword them, etc. Most cameras will stamp them with a date time reference so I’m not sure why you are getting identical names. Maybe hit your Canon manual and figure out a better way to have your clips named within the cam?

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Anita Sancha]

Thanks

I don’t have a problem with 60d. It is the 2 compact cameras s100 and s110, which are more or less identical and I just use them in HD soundless. and multi cam. and do not work with EOS utilities.

I have managed to sort this out and canon support suggest getting one of them to be 500 numbers higher and continuous and the other daily autorest. There is no utility for renaming on these. So thanks.

FCPX does see them as different files even if the name is same, cos the date / time is different… So good for FCPX… the rest will be keywords folders etc… But in finder they all can easily get overwritten if I am not careful.

THAnks.

Thanks for all your help
Anita Sancha.

http://www.anitasancha.co.uk

[Craig Alan]

Again if you create a folder in the finder for each card copy you can name them something that will be helpful upon import and solve your overwrite issue. DOG POUND 6-6-14 B-roll.

Another thing you might consider for these cams is there are free batch renaming programs for OS X. That way after you copy the files to the folder you could actually batch rename all the files within it.

Glad FCP X date and time stamps them for you that is huge help.

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Robin S. kurz]

[anita sancha] “Some of the file names/numbers, when I’ve made videos, are identical. So there is a danger of overwriting especially in Finder. I have to take care. “

If you are using FCP to ingest (which obviously you should be) then there is absolutely no danger of that happening.

[anita sancha] “Does anyone know of a quick way to rename files? or how do others solve this issue.”

Once inside FCP you can easily and quickly (batch) rename clips via the Modify menu by means of a very powerful “Token” principle that you can freely define yourself (if needed).

I find this whole renaming thing is rather ironic actually, since FCP only now with version 10.1.2 retains the actual clip names from the camera, as opposed to renaming them with a time and day stamp as it did previously, which – again, ironically – was originally done for this exact reason. But lots were apparently miffed over the whole concept (no idea why), to the point that they now have chosen to take this route.

[Anita Sancha]

there are free batch renaming programs for OS X.

great thats what I need.. ???? where do I find this… many small short films need separate file names if poss or spotlight gives me …..hundreds of MVI_001

Thanks for all your help
Anita Sancha.

http://www.anitasancha.co.uk

[Andy Neil]

In FCPX you can rename files with the click of a button. Set up a custom name that helps you distinguish between the two (ie: CAM 01, CAM 02) and then when you import from one cam you apply the custom name CAM 01 to those clips and CAM 02 to the clips you import from the other camera. Then you won’t have to deal with identical clip names inside FCPX.

Andy

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[Robin S. kurz]

[anita sancha] “great thats what I need.. ???? where do I find this… “

It’s built into your system by default. It’s an app called “Automator”. 😉

[Anita Sancha]

Once inside FCP you can easily and quickly rename clips via the Modify menu by means of a very powerful “Token” principle that you can freely define yourself (if needed).

Is there any way this can be done in BULK!! I just tried renaming the camera on each table entry and it has to be done one at a time….. 50 clips on same camera takes time! i.e. In spreadsheets a table entry can be copied down the whole vertical line…. but then I am asking a lot of FCPX… LOL

Thanks for all your help
Anita Sancha.

http://www.anitasancha.co.uk

[Anita Sancha]

oooooohhhh Automator :):):) never used it….. cor that should solve it all.

Thanks for all your help
Anita Sancha.

http://www.anitasancha.co.uk

[Robin S. kurz]

[anita sancha] “Is there any way this can be done in BULK!!”

Was that a statement or question?

Any amount of clips you select are affected by your chosen renaming convention, yes, of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ql241Qytg

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