[David Joban]

Hi Phillip,

Thank you so much for your response – very helpful and also reassuring! I actually worked out the decapitalization rationale through a bit more research:

https://www.keenlive.com/renderbreak/2013/09/change-avchd-packages-to-folders-on-a-mac/

But yes, totally agree about the crapness of the .mts numbering system – I had a minor panic attack when I got back from India, imported all my files and then found that Premiere couldn’t tell which was which! So the namechanger app has been a game changer/life saver. I’ve also downloaded movist.app, which is great! And will definitely follow your suggestions re: MTSmerger and ClamXav – really useful to hear how pros manage their workflow.

Thanks again!

David

[David Joban]

Hi Phillip,

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I have a couple of questions about your workflow. I’m about to begin editing a long ethnographic film so want to get things right before I begin!

I have all the SD cards from the project backed up on a 2Tb harddrive with the original file structure preserved. Originally I had an issue with multiple .mts files sharing the same name (e.g. 00000.mts), and I see how that can be resolved by using namechanger.app. My questions are as follows:

i) I can’t create a disk image of the SD cards as I don’t have the original cards, just their “PRIVATE” folders backed up on a harddrive. Is this a problem?

ii) Why is it necessary to remove the capitalization of “PRIVATE”, “AVCHD”, etc.? Doing so prevents me from using the AVCHD view mode in the media browser, so instead I have to “View as: File Directory” and import all the renamed .mts files from this panel. Again, will this cause any problems, or is this as you suggest? I was thrown slightly by your comment about “AVCHD [being] a consumer format, Mac wants you to be able to view it but not get into it.”

Thank you so much in advance! Your tips have really helped me.

David