What does Update Media do? at DVinfo.net

Michael B. McGee · December 6th, 2009, 01:23 AM

the owner's manual has no info on this subject. on my EX1 in the OTHERS menu, under the Clip menu lies an option to Update: Media A, Media B. what does this do?

thanks.

Simon Wyndham · December 6th, 2009, 02:47 AM

I don't know specifically what it is designed for (maybe my use of it is), but if you do a transfer of a file back to the SxS card using XDCAM Transfer etc the clip won't appear to the camera on the card until you have run the update media option. Interestingly I have noticed that when I have exported files back to the SxS card they have appeared in the root of the card. So I suspect that Update Media creates a new folder inside the BPAV directory for the new clip.

Michael B. McGee · December 6th, 2009, 11:59 PM

huh, that sounds like a good answer.

Omar Idris · December 7th, 2009, 12:52 AM

When you delete a clip folder under the BPAV folder on a computer without using the clip browser software, metadata for that clip is still present in the MEDIAPRO.XML file.
The camera detects that the clip is missing and updates the MEDIAPRO.XML file to remove references to it. It may also work the other way round when a clip folder is added.

Aaron Fowler · December 7th, 2009, 01:11 AM

When you Update Media it adds the Title Prefix and the Number Set to the SxS card effectively changing the default clip title. I don't know if it has any other purpose but that's how I use it.

Michael B. McGee · December 15th, 2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron Fowler

When you Update Media it adds the Title Prefix and the Number Set to the SxS card effectively changing the default clip title. I don't know if it has any other purpose but that's how I use it.

really? wouldn't it just update on its own once you hit record?

December 6th, 2009, 01:23 AM	#1
Michael B. McGee Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 318	What does Update Media do? the owner's manual has no info on this subject. on my EX1 in the OTHERS menu, under the Clip menu lies an option to Update: Media A, Media B. what does this do? thanks.

December 7th, 2009, 01:11 AM	#5
Aaron Fowler Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 129	When you Update Media it adds the Title Prefix and the Number Set to the SxS card effectively changing the default clip title. I don't know if it has any other purpose but that's how I use it. __________________ Aaron Fowler PMW-EX1 / EOS 60D / EOS 550D / FCS2 / CS4 PP

December 6th, 2009, 02:47 AM	#2
Simon Wyndham Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Malvern UK Posts: 1,931	I don't know specifically what it is designed for (maybe my use of it is), but if you do a transfer of a file back to the SxS card using XDCAM Transfer etc the clip won't appear to the camera on the card until you have run the update media option. Interestingly I have noticed that when I have exported files back to the SxS card they have appeared in the root of the card. So I suspect that Update Media creates a new folder inside the BPAV directory for the new clip.

December 6th, 2009, 11:59 PM	#3
Michael B. McGee Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 318	huh, that sounds like a good answer.

December 7th, 2009, 12:52 AM	#4
Omar Idris Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middlesex, UK Posts: 28	When you delete a clip folder under the BPAV folder on a computer without using the clip browser software, metadata for that clip is still present in the MEDIAPRO.XML file. The camera detects that the clip is missing and updates the MEDIAPRO.XML file to remove references to it. It may also work the other way round when a clip folder is added.