Can't transfer a clip in FCP
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Does it play on the card while in the camera?
What did you identify as the problem?
wgzn
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im on a quest to find out why so many people are having problems with log and transfer as well as the dreaded "glitch" on a mac in FCP. i have this theory that it has some to do with how people are setting up and naming their folders.
ive been transferring via drag and drop on a mac for 3+ years and i have also NEVER write protected a card. and coincidentally i have also never had a single glitch or log/transfer problem.
my practice has always been to:
- use UNDERSCORES instead of SPACES and NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS (@!#$%?\/, etc) in my folder names. just upper and lowercase letters and underscores.
(i typically use only UPPERCASE letters. but sometimes i fall off that wagon for longer or harder to read names)
- every P2 card gets its own folder insider a folder specifically to store source P2 footage.
here is an example of my process:
ive been transferring via drag and drop on a mac for 3+ years and i have also NEVER write protected a card. and coincidentally i have also never had a single glitch or log/transfer problem.
my practice has always been to:
- use UNDERSCORES instead of SPACES and NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS (@!#$%?\/, etc) in my folder names. just upper and lowercase letters and underscores.
(i typically use only UPPERCASE letters. but sometimes i fall off that wagon for longer or harder to read names)
- every P2 card gets its own folder insider a folder specifically to store source P2 footage.
here is an example of my process:
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