For Sony Z7U Compact Flash importing

[BruceR]

Edius and vegas software can put all the many m2t clips into one file on capture ,would be nice if Adobe/Matrox could do this. With the Sony Z7u cameras capturing to Compact Flash cards you get 1 clip every time you turn the camera on and off. Many people are now buying these low light cameras. Also Firestore and Citi Disk hard drives capture the same way.

[autumn]

I read on a forum that Sony now provides a software utility to join the clips

Jeff

[BruceR]

sorry it take sooo long to answser, I have been trying to catch up on weddings. Got a chance to read some forum stuff as I export an HD wedding. A lot of us have the Sony Cf card import software, but it doesn't tie the clips together for anyone I know. It want do the short clips but is suspose to join the big clips, the ones that are Fat 32 type that get broken by the fat 32 rule. All of these devices I have use fat 32, the Firestore, the Citidisk HD recorder and now the Z7U CF card. The sofware doesn't join any clips together but Vegas and Edius does. But I wouldn't switch to these just to get that feature. I use tape anyway as I have to much trouble with the CF card, lost sound and digital dropouts on the short clips.

[BBiTedu]

there are multiple solutions for this

1. import all the files to a single folder in your project, then put the folder onto your timeline
2. use the sony util
3. simply use batch files, Ive created one for you, just copy this into the folder you have all the clips in, run it, insert filename and press enter. DOnt ever run this twice in the same folder as it will screw the resulting file.

1. save the code below to a new file with a .bat extension
2. make sure all the clips you want to join are in that directory
3. run the file

[BruceR]

I will try this , thanks for writing the code--Bruce