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Originally Posted by Don Greening
Don't ever change the folder name of ANY of the BPAV folders (e.g. BPAV-1, BPAV-2 etc) because the Sony Transfer Tool will NOT see them. This is a very common mistake by first time users. If you have multiple BPAV folders on the same hard drive you must put them in separate folders that are named whatever you like, such as EX Shoot card 01, and so on. If you try to put multiple BPAV folders into a single folder on your hard drive the first BPAV folder will be over-written because they have the same name, so don't do that either.
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Just to expand a bit on Don's excellent advice... don't be trying to manipulate individual files in those BPAV folders either. Always use the clip browser or transfer software. All of those non-MP4 files and sub folders are critical in nature. The FAT 32 format means clips greater than 4 gb have to be split into multiple segments. It's those additional files that give the Sony software a roadmap for reconstruction.
Another good suggestion that came up in our local FCP meeting was to use OSX Disk Utility to make a DMG image file backup of your EX card. This apparently invokes some additional error checking in the creation process vs. a straight copy to a folder on your HD so that your data is safer. Give your DMG a unique volume label identifier and you're good to go.
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