How do I delete the media after import from camera?
How do I delete the media after import from camera?
Delete the media from where?
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From the camera. Does it work like aperture? After import, I want it to delete the media off my camera.
Let's see if we can guess what kind of camera you're talking about. What's it record on? Tape? Hard drive? DVD? Memory card?
It's a DSLR with SD cards.
Reformat the card in the camera to wipe it.
No, I want to delete just the files that I have imported.
That option isn't available for video in Apeture either, only for stills. Deleting video files would mess up the metadata on the card and in the index.
So what is the usual workflow? You would have to delete it via the camera's controls?
The usual procedure with video is you backup the card contents onto an archive drive. You import from the archive drive making a copy (professionals on set make two copies), and once the backups and import are verified, the card is reformatted in the camera.
How do I delete the media after import from camera?