The Digital Video Information Network - View Single Post - XDCam Clip Browser Always creates a strangely named folder

Brooks Graham · January 13th, 2009, 12:35 AM

Yeah, it does that.

I use a very similar naming convention to yours, I combine a nicely sortable datestamp with a reel number - 20090113-01, 20090113-02, etc. I've almost always used this convention assigning a reel to a distinct piece of media. It still works well now that I'm tapeless.

What I do with Clip Browser is let it create the folder name like it does, then quickly edit the folder name in Finder directly (I'm on a Mac). It's quick and easy and doesn't require any copying.

The next step for me is to use XDCAM Transfer to re-wrap the clips for FCP and throw them in their final resting place. Then I archive the BPAV folders on optical and the QT files on a loose SATA drive using a NewerTech VoyagerQ SATA dock (which rocks BTW).

Probably more info than you wanted, but I'm feeling verbose tonight. ;-)

January 13th, 2009, 12:35 AM	#2
Brooks Graham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 109	Yeah, it does that. I use a very similar naming convention to yours, I combine a nicely sortable datestamp with a reel number - 20090113-01, 20090113-02, etc. I've almost always used this convention assigning a reel to a distinct piece of media. It still works well now that I'm tapeless. What I do with Clip Browser is let it create the folder name like it does, then quickly edit the folder name in Finder directly (I'm on a Mac). It's quick and easy and doesn't require any copying. The next step for me is to use XDCAM Transfer to re-wrap the clips for FCP and throw them in their final resting place. Then I archive the BPAV folders on optical and the QT files on a loose SATA drive using a NewerTech VoyagerQ SATA dock (which rocks BTW). Probably more info than you wanted, but I'm feeling verbose tonight. ;-)