double-checking on file org issue at DVinfo.net

Scott Auerbach · September 7th, 2006, 05:41 PM

I know the LASTCLIP file is critical to FCP, as well as the overall CONTENTS folder directory path, but in situations where two clients' material is on the same card, I want to make sure nobody's having problems making two copies of the P2 card, then deleting the appropriate media from each copy, to create two client-independent folders. I see that the thumbnails for the deleted media still show up when I do this (I guess there's a jpeg stored somewhere even though the 200 doesn't generate true proxies?) but it appears that the remaining media will import fine. I never knew whether the LASTCLIP file was tightly linked to the ~entire~ contents of the card, or if it just needed to be there for any mxf files to import correctly.

(I suspect this is in Barry's book... ahem... but I haven't finished it, and I'm on location at the moment.)

Anyone else been doing this?

Scott Auerbach · September 9th, 2006, 04:14 PM

Anyone??? :-)

I know the recommended method has been to keep everything from a card's contents folder together, but the one time I've tried this, it worked. I'm trying to figure out if I just got lucky, or what?

September 7th, 2006, 05:41 PM	#1
Scott Auerbach Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 291	double-checking on file org issue I know the LASTCLIP file is critical to FCP, as well as the overall CONTENTS folder directory path, but in situations where two clients' material is on the same card, I want to make sure nobody's having problems making two copies of the P2 card, then deleting the appropriate media from each copy, to create two client-independent folders. I see that the thumbnails for the deleted media still show up when I do this (I guess there's a jpeg stored somewhere even though the 200 doesn't generate true proxies?) but it appears that the remaining media will import fine. I never knew whether the LASTCLIP file was tightly linked to the ~entire~ contents of the card, or if it just needed to be there for any mxf files to import correctly. (I suspect this is in Barry's book... ahem... but I haven't finished it, and I'm on location at the moment.) Anyone else been doing this? __________________ DP/Editor, Sputnik Pictures \| Atlanta HD video and RED digital cinema production

September 9th, 2006, 04:14 PM	#2
Scott Auerbach Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 291	Anyone??? :-) I know the recommended method has been to keep everything from a card's contents folder together, but the one time I've tried this, it worked. I'm trying to figure out if I just got lucky, or what? __________________ DP/Editor, Sputnik Pictures \| Atlanta HD video and RED digital cinema production