[Annette Duerr]

dear experts. we´ve been working with p2 for a year now, but now are thinking of changing to sdhc. i need to get the movs on a fw800/usb2.0-disk (via mbp) every day after shooting (+ safty copies on another disk like that) – so now i wonder if it would be faster to use an expresscard-adapter or a good usb2.0-cardreader?
are there any card readers with more than 1 sdhc slot? i didn´t find any, googeling for it…but we´re shooting with 2 cameras, and it would be great not to spend my evenings next to the computer because of changing cards every 20 minutes.
looking forward to answers: annette

[Annette Duerr]

dear experts. i read your discussion about p2-workflow but it still doesn´t seem to solve my problem. maybe some of you can help me.
i also have the problem of not being able to import the meta data, espeacially the user file name to fcp.
i tested some of the other programms you recommanded but:
i need to end up with quicktime-files that have the user-file-name, because the editors take the disk with the stuff with them and then transfer it to the cutters disk. so – if i use raylight for example – it seems not to possible to re-connect the qt-reference-file with the original file easily after moving them.

and with p2 log pro the editor won´t be able to watch the files without importing it into final cut, at least not the files with the user-file-name…and since they must select their stuff (by watching it with an ordinary player) befor they go to the cutter, i don´t see a way to organize that without ending in chaos.
i hope this is understandable, my english is not the best. sorry.

another possibility would be if it was possible to automatically name the clips in fcp- log&transfer.
i just need to name them “name_001” to “name_100” which i now do with endless copy-paste-sessions in the evenings.

i´d really be happy if someone has an idea – i mean that´s what machines have been invented for, right, to do such stupid kind of work.

thanks, annette