Canon AX10 + Nuclear Fusion

CantKeepUp wrote on 9/26/2012, 8:15 AM

I rented a Canon AX10 camera to record some footage of the 10th annual International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM.ORG) which just concluded yesterday.

I am traveling back home and waiting to board my flight that will get me home around 3pm today. I have to have to get the equipment back in the UPS box and by the 5pm pickup deadline.

I am freaking out because I believe the footage I got can literally change the world (Verification of nuclear fusion WITHOUT radiation… I know it sounds crazy but its true and these scientists are 100% ignored by mainstream (government funded) scientists!) I am not sure how to properly import my files to my computer and need to delete the cards before I return them to rental company.

I only had a few hours to fiddle with the equipment at home with my editing system before my flight last week. Apparently, the camera has a clip length limit (2 gigs). I cut n paste a few mts files from the internal memory. When I put them back to back on my Vegas Pro 10 time line, there was a ‘gap’ between the clips.
I am sure there is work around for this but I simply have zero time to explore them.

I guess my question is this:
If I cut n past the ENTIRE contents (not just mts files) from the internal memory and the SD card I have footage on – I should be ok and able to “merge” the clips together at a later time…Correct?

Ie… I don’t need the camera interface to get the files properly merged together using Vegas? (probably a dumb question but I read something somewhere about people with final cut doing that )
Any help would be greatly appreciated.. got to catch a flight now! Thanks!!

ps -I have vegas pro 10 and windows XP.

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Laurence wrote on 9/26/2012, 8:34 AM

You can copy the SD card footage into a directory on your hard drive. Chances are if you plug a USB cable between the camera and your computer, it will mount as an external USB hard drive so that you can copy that footage as well.

WillemT wrote on 9/26/2012, 8:35 AM

I cannot answer for the Canon. However, for the Sony EX we simply copy the containing BPAV folder to the hard drive and both the XDCAM EX ClipBrowser as well as the Vegas device explorer can access it correctly. I usually stitch files using the XDCAM EX ClipBrowser - not sure if Vegas handles it correctly.

I am carefully sure that the Canon routines and Vegas will handle files in your case similarly. Just make sure you keep the entire file structure in tact when you copy the cards.

Thought I will at least reply since you sound in a rush.

Edit: I definitely need to speed up on my typing. Laurence also answered while I typed.

Willem.

CantKeepUp wrote on 9/26/2012, 10:05 PM

Thanks for the quick replies guys!
Bad news I got home later than expected and the 40 minute copy time wasn’t enough to catch the UPS guy – Good news though, I called ATS rentals and they gave me a day extension no charge – I am not here to plug anything but I have been very happy with ATS and it’s a great option for a hobbyist like :)

Any ways, I have cut n paste the entire directory from both the internal and SD cards I shot on. (and made two back-ups on external drives – again, a little paranoid lol)

Now, I totally LOVED my first time working without tapes here but what’s the deal with the file size limitations?? Do I really have to use separate software to 'stich' the clips +2gig in size together?

Argh.. please say it aint so!

Former user wrote on 9/26/2012, 10:13 PM

Use the DEVICE EXPLORER under View. This will import and auto stitch the files together.

The 2 gig is a limitation so it can be compatible with all Operating Systems. No way around it right now.

There are other programs that will stiitch out there as well, but Vegas works fine.

Dave T2

CantKeepUp wrote on 9/26/2012, 10:20 PM

thanks Dave.
I actually just came across this thread via google search

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=766728

Here's my issue now -
Recall I copied the directories of the SD cards onto my hard drive. When I bring up the Device Explorer it searchs for my device which is no longer connected to my computer. Can I "point" it towards the directory on my harddrive or will I need to physically attach the camera and start from scratch?

farss wrote on 9/26/2012, 10:27 PM

"Can I "point" it towards the directory on my harddrive"

Yes.
I've done it several times, just R Click in the left pane and select Browse, something like that,I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Also specify where you want the joined files to be put, the default is somewhere in My Documents.

Bob.

CantKeepUp wrote on 9/26/2012, 10:46 PM

Ya know.. the one time I don't try right-clicking!THANKS!

sorry the follow up questions here which I should clearly be able to figure out on my own but time is critical here (got to go back to work tomorrow) plus my hard drive is maxed out.

- Which folder do I select. The root dir that contains the entire structure of the drive or just the AVCHD > BDMV > Stream

- I assume the answer to the last question is something more than just the folder where the mts files are stored, or else it wouldn't know which files need merging correct?

Am I also correct in assuming that its going to take ALL the mts files and move them to the new directory I define? what I mean by that is will it make copies of the all the smaller clips along with creating new files for the 2+ gig stiched-together mt2 files

Again, sorry for not just conducting this simply experiment on my own.. just don't have the time and really appreciate everyones help so far on this one - thanks again!

farss wrote on 9/26/2012, 11:08 PM

"Which folder do I select"

The root.
Once you get it right all the clips will start to appear in the right hand pane.

If I got it slightly wrong it is way faster to try than type and you will not break anything :)

Bob.