Duplicate File Names

KyleProhaska

KyleProhaska

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I can't figure out how to get the AF100 setup so it gives every file it makes a unique name. If I format a card it starts at 00000.mts again, and if I swap the card it picks up where that card left off. I need every file to have it's own number regardless of card or formatted or not. Is this possible? I have Barry's book but still can't seem to figure it out. My only other option is to dump footage and rename the .MTS files by hand...a big pain sometimes.

Any help is appreciated. :)
 
I agree with you that this is a large flaw in the the AVCHD scheme. It's so consumer.I've come around to the idea that the codec is resonable for in camera recording, better than I first thought,but the clip naming scheme flirts with disaster. P2 clip naming scheme as random as it is, doesn't give you conflicting clip names by default, kicking the unique naming convention upstairs a level to the volume name like AVCHD does.Multiple camera shoots with the AF really get to be special when it comes to post and project management.In my dream world the next iteration of AVCHD would be at least 50 mbs ( with a slide up to 70 mbs for over crank ) 4:2:2, a P2 like naming scheme, and have user editable metadata in the camera among other features.
 
So, you haven't found a solution for this either? Has anyone? Is there a way to get unique filenames like the HVX did?
 
Hi - this is causing me issues as well - had the AF100 as a second camera on a shoot. I used three memory cards on the day, so consequently have 3 duplicates for each file name (00000.mts, 00001.mts etc.) If I manually rename the .mts files, the metadata disappears on input and I lose the sync timecode information!! This will be a massive pain when reconforming the project on another system. All I want is for the camera to continue to increment clip numbers, surely that's the point of the leading zeros? Any way of doing this? My Canon stills camera does it?

Anyone got a solution / workaround for this?
Thanks
R
 
It's the AVCHD specification -- I don't think there's any "fix". What I do is create directories for each card (card 1, card 2 etc etc) and copy the entire PRIVATE folder from each card to the corresponding folder. I then transcode to DNxHD and then batch rename the individual files to correspond to the cards (c1-clip1.mov, c1-clip2.mov etc etc).
 
If you use final cut pro 7's log and transfer, you can assign a custom naming scheme that gets automatically applied as the clips are transcoded. Just make a unique folder for each card you copy. Shot put pro does this automatically.

-t
 
I have run into this problem as well. You shoot on just two chips and you have duplicate file names guaranteed.

I really wish there were two naming conventions:
1. a unix date stamp that for non-degenerate naming.
2. a proxy name (i.e. like the one used now 001, 002 etc) for easy visual recognition.

But the key here would be that the editing system would use the unix date stamp to recognize clips.
 
Have a look at GH1 Importer. It will copy your files to the directory of your choice and renames them using their timestamp, so the result is that you end up with unique file names.

If you shoot with multiple cameras, then you just need to keep all of Cam-A's footage in a separate directory from Cam-B.
 
Problem Solved.... for Mac folk

Problem Solved.... for Mac folk

Got a fix!

Lol... I haven't had the AF long enough to realize I had this problem as well! Been dealing with P2 for four years, went from Raylight to using Log & Trans, with custom names. Worked great. But I'd like to keep the option of editing natively in Premiere, while still being able to rename clips, etc.

SO....

1] use Clipwrap to rewrap the mts files into a QT wrapper

2] use A Better Finder Rename to rename into whatever. I used Finder to find 1st & last clips of a series (Tom_cam, Tom_broll, ext_broll, etc), then drop the set into Rename, prefixing the existing already-sequentially numbered files with the custom name.

Sorry PC folks - this is a Mac-only workflow.
 
1] use Clipwrap to rewrap the mts files into a QT wrapper

So when you rewrap, do you keep the rewrapped files in the same folder?

2] use A Better Finder Rename to rename into whatever. I used Finder to find 1st & last clips of a series (Tom_cam, Tom_broll, ext_broll, etc), then drop the set into Rename, prefixing the existing already-sequentially numbered files with the custom name.

Sorry PC folks - this is a Mac-only workflow.[/QUOTE]

After renaming, do you still have the renamed clips connected to the meta data (esp. timecode)?
 
Can you give a few more details? Where is the field for assigning custom naming schemes in FCP? Can you log and transfer/batch rename? Say 1/2 the clips on a card would have one batch name with seq numbering and the other 1/2 a different name? Will the meta-data (timecode etc.) follow the renamed clips?
 
tacotim said:
If you use final cut pro 7's log and transfer, you can assign a custom naming scheme that gets automatically applied as the clips are transcoded. Just make a unique folder for each card you copy. Shot put pro does this automatically.

-t
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Can you give a few more details? Where is the field for assigning custom naming schemes in FCP? Can you log and transfer/batch rename? Say 1/2 the clips on a card would have one batch name with seq numbering and the other 1/2 a different name? Will the meta-data (timecode etc.) follow the renamed clips?
 
grunberd said:
But don't you lose timecode meta data this way? I'm working in FCP 7.0.3
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If you're working in FCP then there's no point in transcoding to DNxHD, since you have Prores...and with the way I do it, all metadata is preserved by default, including timecode.
 
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