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Tariq Peter · September 14th, 2012, 04:45 AM

Hi All,

I have just returned from a shoot and used 2 SD Cards to capture video.
The file names on both memory cards are identical and I have never come across this before, it's quite scary.

e.g. 2E6B9947.MOV (totally different footage on both memory cards but both named the same)

Both SD Cards were formatted before hand and I am using SanDisk Extreme cards.

Is there a correct way that the names should be set up?

Thanks

John Carroll · September 20th, 2012, 02:02 PM

I think there is a setting in the menu that will allow you to choose how to handle the file names. If you choose "Continuous", I believe each file will have a unique name. If you use "Automatic", I think it resets every time you swap cards... which is what gives you the duplicate names.
This setting should be on the same page with the "Format" commands...

John Carroll · September 20th, 2012, 02:03 PM

I normally use "Manual" which starts at 0000 and keeps going till you reset it. This way every job starts at 0 and continues until I reset it...

September 14th, 2012, 04:45 AM	#1
Tariq Peter Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester England Posts: 435	Files Names Hi All, I have just returned from a shoot and used 2 SD Cards to capture video. The file names on both memory cards are identical and I have never come across this before, it's quite scary. e.g. 2E6B9947.MOV (totally different footage on both memory cards but both named the same) Both SD Cards were formatted before hand and I am using SanDisk Extreme cards. Is there a correct way that the names should be set up? Thanks

September 20th, 2012, 02:02 PM	#2
John Carroll Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 156	Re: Files Names I think there is a setting in the menu that will allow you to choose how to handle the file names. If you choose "Continuous", I believe each file will have a unique name. If you use "Automatic", I think it resets every time you swap cards... which is what gives you the duplicate names. This setting should be on the same page with the "Format" commands...

September 20th, 2012, 02:03 PM	#3
John Carroll Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 156	Re: Files Names I normally use "Manual" which starts at 0000 and keeps going till you reset it. This way every job starts at 0 and continues until I reset it...