Cannot see folders in memory card for video files

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Cannot see folders in memory card for video files

Hi,

I am having this issue after i upgraded to mountain lion. This memory card is used in canon hidef camcorder. I have pictures as well as videos on this folder.

In OS X Lion it used to show 2 folders when I insert the card in the mac like below.

-DCIM

-PRIVATE

But now if I insert the card in card reader it shows only DCIM folder but not PRIVATE folder, instead it shows only a file for PRIVATE.

Also if I insert the same card in Windows pc/laptop it shows 2 folders as i mentioned earlier.

Does anybody came across this issue? If there is a solution for this please let me know.

Thanks,

Macnwindows.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 11, 2012 9:05 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Aug 11, 2012 9:19 AM in response to macnwindows1

Go to Disk Utility and repair permissions

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macnwindows1 Author

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Aug 11, 2012 10:05 AM in response to mende1

I did the repair, still its not showing the folder for videos.

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Feb 28, 2013 4:40 PM in response to macnwindows1

I'm having the same issue.

If the SD card is read by Mac OS 10.7, 10.6, or 10.5, the AVCHD data structure appears as expected; however, when read by Mac OS X 10.8, a folder called "Private" appears and it behaves as if there are no file there.

The directory and the storage media are fine, Mountain Lion is simply preventing access to them.

Hopefully, an update will restore how prior version of OS X handle this type of data. I'm submitting it as a feature request on the feedback page for Moutain Lion.

-Warren

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Barney-15E

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Feb 28, 2013 6:58 PM in response to macnwindows1

See my post, here: Re: Video Files Recorded on SD Card Used in Canon AVCHD Camcorder Not Visible Under Mountain Lion

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Barney-15E

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Feb 28, 2013 7:04 PM in response to Warren Heaton

The directory and the storage media are fine, Mountain Lion is simply preventing access to them.

Hopefully, an update will restore how prior version of OS X handle this type of data. I'm submitting it as a feature request on the feedback page for Moutain Lion.

They likely "protected" the folders to prevent people from damaging the structure, rendering their videos useless.

It is not difficult for an individual to get into that folder by using "Show Package Contents," and it is also not difficult for a program to access those folders directly, like iMovie does.

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Feb 28, 2013 7:24 PM in response to Barney-15E

Barney! I can't believe I didn't think to try "Show package contents". I'll try that next time I'm on OS X 10.8.

Although, for After Effects and Premiere Pro, you can completely remove the MTS files from the AVCHD directory structure and just use them (they're treated like any other source footage items in any folder).

Also, Panasonic makes a driver available for download to their professional product users that allows QuickTime to open the MTS as if it were MOV (so no need for something like Clipwrap).

Granted, it's often a good choice to convert the MTS data stream to something that's better for editing (like Apple ProRes), but once you've gotten used to accesing the files at the file level, it's a difficult to stop.

Thanks again, Barney.

-Warren

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