File Extensions?

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eircom

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I apologise if this has been asked before but I wasn't able to find anything definitive when searching the forums... I have QuickTime files with EDL's to recreate the editing already done elsewhere on Final Cut Pro.

I'm trying to open the QuickTime files but, as it's on a PC with Premiere Pro 2 now, the files are showing up without file extensions. This means that for my PC to recognise and play them, I have to add .mov file extensions to each and every QuickTime file.

Trouble is, there's a couple of hundred of them. Now, any suggestions as to how to 'batch' add file extensions would be greatly appreciated, but I also have another concern with doing this...

The QuickTime files were originally created with Sorenson so we had accurate 'referencing' back to the original DigiBeta tapes for later on-line editing. Does anyone know if, by adding file extensions, this will affect the 'referencing' for a later on-line?

Sorry to ask what may be stupid questions, but it's proving a headache and I really don't want to start the editing from scratch as it's a 90 minute film. By the way, just a comment - am I the only one who thinks Premier Pro 2 is a nice come-back to the user-friendly feel of earlier versions?
 
Unfortunately

Unfortunately

Unfortunately I have no idea how to batch rename files, though it would most certainly come in handy.

But yes, I agree about the Adobe Interface, much better.

Might be a better idea to PM on of the admins of the premiere section. I'm just a low level user myself.
 
I have not used it but I believe that you can batch rename files in Bridge. You might try that.
 
Also, when you get going, please post about how using the EDL went. I've never been able to figure out which EDL format from FCP actually works properly with Premiere, and would appreciate some insight on this.

And changing the extension shouln't affect you at all, as far at the online is concerned.
 
Hmmm

Hmmm

I'll post if I get anything working though I also find the EDL's don't function properly - I'll probably get the editor to send some AAF files and see how they work under Premiere.
 
you can batch rename files in Windows Explorer but I am not sure if it will add the extension as it does this.

Experiment first;

Copy a few files into their own new trial folder
Select them all
Right click - Rename
ADD dot mov to end of first file name
Enter

Hopefully that will work but I have not tried it myself.
 
I just tried it, and it doesn't seem to work with file extensions. It only adds the extension one file. The rest operate as expected with batch rename, but the extensions remain unaffected.
 
Bridge

Bridge

I just downloaded Bridge thanks to ChuckS suggestion and, thankfully, it can add file extensions to whole batches of the QuickTime files so they can be rercognised by Windows and Premiere Pro. I also appreciate Fixitinpost's advice regarding the adding of file extensions not affecting the referencing in the timeline. Now all I have to do is try and get his Final Cut Pro EDL or AAF files to work in Premiere Pro - which is proving really problematic!
 
You say tomato, I say tamato - AAF or AFF what's the difference...

You say tomato, I say tamato - AAF or AFF what's the difference...

I have edited with FCP but I'm really not that familiar with it and I'm not sure what you mean by "AAF" files?

Are Avid files AAF or AFF? At any rate I'm thinking this is what you may be refering too, if so, you can downlaod the Avid codec and it works fine as a reader in PPro. You can't render these files as AAF but PPro works fine with them.

If this isn't what your refering to, sorry, just ignore this post.
 
AAF's oe EDL's

AAF's oe EDL's

AAF's are just a 'richer' version of EDL's as far as I am aware - in that they carry additional information such as dissolves, etc. I'll know if they open any better than the EDL's in a few days. Thanks once again for all the advice guys!:)
 
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