Panasonic HDC-HS300 Camcorder file access for Final Cut Studio

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Panasonic HDC-HS300 Camcorder file access for Final Cut Studio

I have a Panasonic HDC-HS300 camcorder and need to archive the files from both the Camcorder HDD and the SD Card to my MAC Hard Drive for use in the future.

I have tried making a folder and copying files from the camcorder but FC-Pro will not recognise them. I am able to Log and Transfer clips OK but really need a way to ensure I have future access if needed.

Any help with this problem would be helpful

Regards

Fred

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on May 1, 2011 4:42 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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May 1, 2011 5:41 AM in response to Frederick0245

If FCP can access them from a camera it can access them from an archive. Read the manual on log and transfer. What exactly are you doing that does not work and what happens when you do it.

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Answer 2

May 1, 2011 8:54 AM in response to Frederick0245

You can try cloning your card w/SuperDuper...

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Answer 3

May 1, 2011 9:58 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, I can get the footage into FCP through Log and Transfer when the camera is being accessed via the USB cable but what I want to do is get the footage out of the camcorder onto my MAC Hard Drive then delete the files from the camcorder but still be able to access them from the MAC Hard drive if required.

I tried simply making a folder on the MAC then copying the file structure of the camcorder into it but FCP says it cannot open the files. I thought it would have been able to do this so perhaps I am missing a trick !

Fred

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Answer 4

May 1, 2011 10:00 AM in response to Christina Rodriguez

Hi Christina, have you managed to archive footage this way and read it into FCP ?

Fred

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Answer 5

Tom Wolsky

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May 1, 2011 10:53 AM in response to Frederick0245

You copy the entire folder structure from the card into the folder on your computer. In log and transfer you use the Add Volume button and point it at the folder with the archive, not anything inside it it, the very top level. That should load the L&T window just as if you were selecting the card in the camera.

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Answer 6

May 2, 2011 11:52 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Tom

Fantastic , you are correct, I had just tried to copy the files to a folder I had made and named. Once I copied the whole structure all was well .... Bingo.

Thanks Tom.

Regards

Fred

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