Any way to rename clips in the BPAV structure? at DVinfo.net

Bob Grant · April 5th, 2011, 05:08 PM

Shooting a piece over an extended period I've found I've managed to duplicate clip names. No that big an issue really except I like to merge them all into one BPAV or export them as MXFs into one folder. I had thought the Clipbrowser would have the smarts to rename clips but it seems not. Anyone know of a way to do this?

John Peterson · April 5th, 2011, 06:52 PM

Bob,

Can't you combine the folders?

Right click the folder in the tree view of CB and select "Combine".

If I am misunderstanding what you are trying to do there is another way if you have a USB Hard Drive recorder and an Expresscard to USB adapter. Not sure how much data you have, but you can put the cards one after the other into slot A and have the recording setup in slot B. You can then record from slot A to slot B. It will create a single BPAV folder renaming all the clips in the process. I made my own, but it is just like this one:
http://e-films.com.au/shoppingcart/p...corder%29.html

It operates like this:
http://e-films.com.au/shoppingcart/p..._userguide.pdf

John

Bob Grant · April 6th, 2011, 05:46 PM

John,
yes, normally I can combine folders. I haven't tried combining them when they contain identical clip names though. Maybe that's one way to force a rename.

April 5th, 2011, 05:08 PM	#1
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	Any way to rename clips in the BPAV structure? Shooting a piece over an extended period I've found I've managed to duplicate clip names. No that big an issue really except I like to merge them all into one BPAV or export them as MXFs into one folder. I had thought the Clipbrowser would have the smarts to rename clips but it seems not. Anyone know of a way to do this?

April 5th, 2011, 06:52 PM	#2
John Peterson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 703	Re: Any way to rename clips in the BPAV structure? Bob, Can't you combine the folders? Right click the folder in the tree view of CB and select "Combine". If I am misunderstanding what you are trying to do there is another way if you have a USB Hard Drive recorder and an Expresscard to USB adapter. Not sure how much data you have, but you can put the cards one after the other into slot A and have the recording setup in slot B. You can then record from slot A to slot B. It will create a single BPAV folder renaming all the clips in the process. I made my own, but it is just like this one: http://e-films.com.au/shoppingcart/p...corder%29.html It operates like this: http://e-films.com.au/shoppingcart/p..._userguide.pdf John

April 6th, 2011, 05:46 PM	#3
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	Re: Any way to rename clips in the BPAV structure? John, yes, normally I can combine folders. I haven't tried combining them when they contain identical clip names though. Maybe that's one way to force a rename.