Return-Path: Received: from eatspam.slcc.edu ([144.35.15.69] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4664923 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:09:59 +0100 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1332533404-0437c61283d8b940004-edO5QZ Received: from vCAS2.slcc.int (vcas2.slcc.int [10.1.11.53]) by eatspam.slcc.edu with ESMTP id gOVXiyRarBHBxuQa for ; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:10:05 -0600 (MDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: John.Morgan@slcc.edu Received: from EXCH.slcc.int ([127.0.0.1]) by vCAS2.slcc.int ([fe80::8031:551b:9a53:7716%11]) with mapi; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:59:44 -0600 From: John Morgan To: After Effects Mail List Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:59:43 -0600 Subject: RE: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows Thread-Topic: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows Thread-Index: Ac0JLVyvyqF7cp5IQFmG77ZPWI/phQAAeYSw Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_EAE675A223415848A14AA69EBCDE9D0A5A5F97F2AEEXCHslccint_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Barracuda-Connect: vcas2.slcc.int[10.1.11.53] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1332533405 X-Barracuda-URL: http://eatspam.slcc.edu:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at slcc.edu X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=6.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.2.92043 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message --_000_EAE675A223415848A14AA69EBCDE9D0A5A5F97F2AEEXCHslccint_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tried both methods you describe, Teddy. Unsuccessful with the XDCAM EX fold= er structure unique to this camera. So it looks like copy/paste is the way = to go for now. Thanks, John From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= Teddy Gage Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:44 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows Just import the whole root folder, ae will grab all the video files. or do = "import multiple items" On Mar 23, 2012 3:40 PM, "John Morgan" > wrote: I just found something very annoying about Ae, compared to Pr-the import wi= ndows are different. Sony XDCAM EX (Sony PMW-F3 camera) data structure embeds each .mp4 file ins= ide a metadata folder unique to each clip. Contrast to P2 MXF data where al= l video files reside in a ..CONTENTS\VIDEO folder and can be imported as a = group. Importing to Pr, the workaround to having to go into each clip's personal = folder is that I can navigate to the root level folder [BPAV], then type ".= mp4" in the import window's SEARCH box, and all .mp4 files will show as a g= roup and I can then group import them. I just discovered that After Effect'= s Import window does not have a SEARCH box. I'm not particularly fond of h= aving to import one video clip at a time! Are there any known workarounds to this? Thanks, John Obviously, this should be a feature request. J This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the addr= essee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or ot= herwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this = e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unau= thorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message i= s prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please noti= fy the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments f= rom your system.=20=20 This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the addr= essee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or ot= herwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this= e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any una= uthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message = is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please no= tify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments= from your system.= --_000_EAE675A223415848A14AA69EBCDE9D0A5A5F97F2AEEXCHslccint_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tried bot= h methods you describe, Teddy. Unsuccessful with the XDCAM EX folder struct= ure unique to this camera. So it looks like copy/paste is the way to go for= now.

Thanks,

John

 

From: After = Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Tedd= y Gage
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:44 PM
To: After E= ffects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import wi= ndows

 

Jus= t import the whole root folder, ae will grab all the video files. or do &qu= ot;import multiple items"

On M= ar 23, 2012 3:40 PM, "John Morgan" <John.Morgan@slcc.edu> wrote:

<= p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:= auto'>I just found something very annoying about Ae, compared to Pr—t= he import windows are different.

 

Sony XDCAM EX (Sony PMW-F3 camera) data structure embeds each .mp4= file inside a metadata folder unique to each clip. Contrast to P2 MXF data= where all video files reside in a ..CONTENTS\VIDEO folder and can be impor= ted as a group.

 

Importing = to  Pr, the workaround to having to go into each clip’s personal= folder is that I can navigate to the root level folder [BPAV], then type &= #8220;.mp4” in the import window’s SEARCH box, and all .mp4 fil= es will show as a group and I can then group import them. I just discovered= that After Effect’s Import window does not have a SEARCH box.  = I’m not particularly fond of having to import one video clip at a tim= e!

 

Are there any known wor= karounds to this?

 

Thanks,<= o:p>

John

 

=  

Obviously, this should be a feature request.

 

J

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