Premiere CS5 import problem

[Burners]

Hi Guys (and Gals).

This problem only occurs when I have recorded on a card for longer than the 20 minutes or so the file system allows and automatically starts a new clip.

When I import the PRIVATE folder and place on the timeline Premiere has very cleverly joined the clips that were automatically split in camera. So:

0001 & 0002 become just 0001 which incorporates both clips with a seemless join. Excellent, BUT i still have clip 0002 (i assume to keep the same total number on the card) and it's an exact copy of the new 0001.

So, with a card that has clips 0001 (20 minutes) and 0002 (20 minutes). I end up with: 0001 (40 minutes) and 0002 (40 minutes) in premiere.

Is anyone else having this issue?

Thanks

 

[Burners]

no-one else has this problem?!?!?!

 

[Gary Huff]

Why is this a "problem"?

 

[mcsmooth]

If you import an entire folder, it tries to import every file separately. Normally you would only need to import one of the 2 files, but using that method will yield a clip for each physical file. In this case, simply don't use the extra file or remove it from the project.

If you find this to be an issue, use the media browser to import them properly. Navigating to the folder there will display only the first file of spanned clips. Selecting all of the clips and dragging them in should avoid duplicates.

 

[Burners]

Thanks for the replies guys. It is a problem because once imported CS5 spends more time and disk space needed to conform all the extra generated clips.

For each project I had about 10 16GB full of footage so using the 'import folder' feature is a time saving plus, looks like I try the media browser manual way as suggested by mcsmooth.

 

[Averdahl]

Thanks for the replies guys. It is a problem because once imported CS5 spends more time and disk space needed to conform all the extra generated clips.

Well, if there is one long take that results in three clips all three must be conformed no matter how you import them, meaning that each ~16 minute long clip that makes up the shoot will be conformed. So Pr CS5 wont conform 3 * 48 minutes, only 3 * 16 minutes.

/R