Renaming Files in FCP

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Brian Petersen

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When I rename a clip in the bin in FCP it does not change the original quicktime file name in the Capture Scratch. Is there anyway that I can have that original file name changed as well?

When I import the P2 footage into FCP and they are all these random names. I am about to go through all the footage and name them the correct scene and take, but I would love it if it would also change the original quicktime file as well instead of just leaving it the random number. Is this possilbe? What would be the easiest way to accomplish this?

Thanks,
Brian
 
what you CAN do is rename in FCP, then use Media Manager to Copy the media, and tell it to rename based on clip names. Slow, but it works, and free.
 
David - but with P2, what are you recapturing FROM? Those same P2 cards that you've had sitting around, expensive and waiting? These are the challenges of non-archival acquisition media. Tapeless is great, but "medialess" when it comes to archival is a big challenge.

But also, if you've renamed in FCP, WHY do you need to rename in Finder? You can always right click and Reveal In Finder to find the file any clip came from.
 
I guess renaming in FCP is sufficient. I was just wondering about worst case scenerios and starting from scratch on my edit and then having to basically re-log and rename all my footage again. But if I backup often enough I guess this isn't really likely.
 
Here's what I do, after I ingest all my P2 footage into FCP, I highlight my capture bin, delete it, go to the Finder, rename my master clips, re-import. Names I want used are set.

P2 Genie and P2 Log are both nice for customizing metadata, too.
 
i do the same as BenB does. Sure its kinda tedious, only if you get really far behind, but when you capture a card, and then rename the clips, its only like an extra 5 minutes. If you capture 20 cards and have yet to rename anything, it can be somewhat daunting.
 
Mike Curtis,

Well, here's a very good reason. We have a Galaxy Quest SAN (something like that) with like 7 TB and we have about 11 people using it. Basically, we use Finder as our search tool. It's very good at finding stuff if you name it good and/or if you add spotlight comments.

I'm in the process of looking for an easier way to do the renaming part... I created an Automator workflow that renames each file and adds a spotlight comment. This works well, but the problem is that the MacOS doesn't really see things like Media Start time. And that's how I would prefer things to be named using Automator. Right now, it names things in sequencial order based on file names...which are hexadecimal (or alphanumeric) and mean nothing (to my knowledge).

I actually wish the camera could be set up so I can make my file names be based on other metadata items. Such as Media Start Time, Shooter, Location, Project. That would make it so my shooter would only have to change his name in the camera for the shoot and maybe change locations. But, I could handle the location being added later after the import.
 
Brian Petersen said:
I guess renaming in FCP is sufficient. I was just wondering about worst case scenerios and starting from scratch on my edit and then having to basically re-log and rename all my footage again. But if I backup often enough I guess this isn't really likely.
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Actually, it's always a good idea to keep the original P2 volumes--whether that's on $200 fire disks, or dumped off to DVDs. Nothing more heart wrenching than to hear from a customer that's corrupted files and has no way to get back irreplaceable footage.

With an archiving tool like HDLog, you can rename User Clip names while retaining the linked, original camera assigned unique name. Should you ever need to re-import, or find clips for a specific purpose, you can search by any metadata to look them up. (Especially useful in multi-user environments.)
 
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