Importing 60i footage using log and transfer, not working :(

Hi, when I import my 60 fps footage in to Final Cut Express using the log and transfer method (because the footage is AVCHD) it always changes the frame rate to 29.97 even if the frame rate is lower like 24 fps. I need this to be 60 frames per second because I'm working with a slow motion shot and need to get the most frames from the footage.

Thanks, David,
We had done all of those little tricks to no avail... but we did figure it out.
It turns out it was a corrupted sequence that was causing the problems.
Trashed the sequence, now everything's happy again.

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Can't Import Sony AVCHD Using Log and Transfer

HI
I have been importing AVCHD footage from all kinds of cameras, mainly Panasonics for over 4 years now using Final Cut Pro 7. I just got a new Sony NEX-EA50 but when I try to import the footage using Log and Transfer, it does not show up. When I try to drop the card folder into the window I get the ""PRIVATE" contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media." message.
The only way I can import the footage is using Toast, but that is a pain in the *** because it is a hassle to rename and scan the clips before I import.
Does anybody know whats going on? Did Sony purposely change their file directory system so it couldn't be read by FCP?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
What framerate did you shoot ?
Log and Transfer will not recognise non standard frame rates such as 50 fps or 60fps. Toast, Clipwrap etc is an option but there is another. If you have the Panasonic AVCCAM importer Quicktime plug in, it will allow you to convert to Pro Res through Mpeg Streamclip or Compressor.
DM
Hang on, are you pointing log and transfer at the ROOT folder and not the folders inside.

Is there a way to import clips from AVCHD folders I have copied from my camcorder to my hard disk? With FCE I could import these clips using log and transfer.

In FCP-X is there a way to import AVCHD clips from an AVCHD file folder I have copied from my Canon hard disk camcorder to my iMac hard disk? With FCE I used log and transfer with no problem; but, FCP-X doesn't import them. It will import AIC files that have been created in FCE from the original AVCHD files. If FCP-X will not import these files directly from the copied AVCHD folder, is there a workaround using other software to convert the files? For example, Compressor? (Canon does not provide any AVCHD conversion software for OSX).

Hi jphil and Tom
I have exactly the same problem but the answer you (Tom) provided did not help in my case. Trying to "Import ->From Camera" and pointing to the AVCHD folder yields the error message: "(Folder) contains unsupported files or has invalid directory structure."
Folder structure is
AVCHD
     BDMV
          CLIPINF
               .CPI files
          Index.bdm
          Movieobj.bdm
          PLAYLIST
               .MPL file
          STREAM
               .MTS files
AVF_INFO
     3 files (.bnp, .inp, .int)
DCIM
     101MSDCF
          empty
     MODELCFG.IND (file)
My question is: Is that not a "camera archive" of the type you talked about in the thread? Is it on principle not possible to import the files in that format/directory structure? If not, since the shots were not taken by myself, what should I ask the guy who shot the movies to give me to be able to work with them in FC?
I work with a brand new Final Cut Pro X 10.0.4 (still very clumsy with it) on an iMac 11,3 with MacOS 10.6.8.
I downloaded the latest version of codec updates from the Apple support site but no difference.
Thank you in advance
Giorgio
Freiburg, Germany

Canon HG10 -Can't tranfter footages using log and transfer

I'm trying to transfer from canon HG10.Log and transfer not reconising the videos.Any solution please.
GUna

Hello,
I have the Canon HG10 and use the Blackmagic's "Intensity" High Definition HDMI Card with Final Cut 5.1 HD I capture the video uncompressed through HDMI it works great here's the link
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ working with Mac Pro Intel 3.0. running Leopard, have installed three internal hard drives raid them together to run uncompressed video for edit. Hope this helps they are working on updates for the card to work with other software.
Hope This Helps
Have a good day guys

Log and Transfer not working at all

I'm really frustrated by the Log and Transfer procedure. Does it actually really work?
I have some HiDef video on an SD card, (no mixed media, just the video files) and the Log and Transfer option WILL NOT bring any of the files in. They are all AVI files, 720p, readable/playable by QuickTime, even readable and usable by FCE if I drag and drop each file, although to watch it without stuttering, I need to render it. The video is from a D-SLR (Pentax K-x to be exact)
But I want it in a native format so after it brings it in, I don't need to re-render it every time I move or trim it .0001 seconds in one direction.
When I try and do the Log and Transfer procedure, I get the error message that :
"xxxx contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media."
No support for 720p AVI files? Seriously? That just can't be right.
I have tried selecting the top level mounted object as well as selecting various directories drilling down into the card's data. Same error message every time.
I have also tried selecting various "Easy Setup" configurations. None made any difference what so ever.
The manual seems to suggest that you just select the media object and the magic happens. What the heck is going on? Any ideas?

Hi -
FCE currently supports 3 types of media directly:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/FCEOpenTimeLine.jpg!
The latter two types, HDV and AVCHD it supports by converting the video format to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) during the ingestion process.
The video that your camera makes is none of those formats, so you will need to convert the video to a format that is usable in FCE natively. This is why you are unable to use Log and Transfer. In order to use Log and Transfer, you would need to have video that conforms to the AVCHD standard.
You can manually convert your video files by downloading MPEG Streamclip (free) from
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
and converting your video to AIC 720P.
Then use easy set up in FCE for HDV 720P and manually import your files by going to the menu File > Import, or simply dragging the files from the finder to your FCE browser.
You don't mention what frame rate you camera shoots at, but FCE only works with standard broadcast frame rates (29.97 fps), so it won't be able to use 24fps material.
You would need to use Final Cut Pro to natively support that.
Hope this helps.
MtD

Log and Transfer not working with Sony AVCHD camera

Hi, I have a new Sony AVCHD camera. The HDR-XR200 120GB hard drive model. It captures in 1920x1080i, and connects to Mac via USB.
FCP does not recognize the camera when I open the log and transfer window.
Can someone help me with seq setting and easy set up setting or other setting for it to work.
I am happy to import footage into FCP with AIC or prores 422. Just want to edit all the footage I have of my so's international soccer tournament held in Australia last week. I also have Final Cut Express on my Mac if that works better. This is very frustrating trying to get it to work.
Cheers
Bryan

I use a Panasonic AVCHD, which FCP doesn't recognise. Anyway I've spent months playing around because this little camera blows my Sony V1 out of the water in sheer quality.
Best thing is just get hold of a copy of Toast 10, you can then simply drag your .mts files into this and encode to whatever you want, I edit in pro res LT, but Toast will even encode it to HDV if you want to end up on tape(Even this result still blows the Sony HDV apart)
FCP is very fussy about even noticing the very existance of .mts files, so I wouldn't waste my time, scratching my head.
By the way, I use Firewire 800 drives, not USB 2 and also in the name of God BACK UP YOUR MTS FILES ON A NEW HARD DISC CALLED "BACKUP OF .MTS FILES!" LOL

LOG AND TRANSFER not working after upgrade ...?

Hi ..
I am running FCP 6.0.5
I am using Mac OSX 10.5.6
I've been using the 'log and transfer' window of FCP for the past few months without any trouble ... until today.
Every time i transfer the clips everything appears to go smoothly, but then when the 'transferred' clip is played back there is an odd 'jumping' or 'glitching' ... IE: the resulting footage is definitely NOT usable.
The only thing that i can think of that's changed is the fact that I upgraded the software last thursday and i probably hadn't transferred any footage since then. Is there an FCP conflict with the latest quicktime or Itunes upgrades?
I have tried re-transferring some clips from last week before the upgrade and the transfers now have the glitches.
I need this working as soon as possible! I have deadlines! Anyone who can help it would be greatly appreciated.

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Log and transfer not working with Sony NX5??

Hello to all knowledgeable Final Cut Pro users!
When I first got my Sony NX5 I would shoot and plug the SD card into my mac book pro, select log and transfer in Final Cut (6.0.6), and there the footage would be! And it would transfer and all was wonderful. On my most recent job I was alarmed to find no footage showing up in Final Cut and no apparent way to get it off the card through FCP. Ever since this stressful event I haven't been able to get the footage off my SD cards through FCP and I really need to start editing this footage by tomorrow! Sometimes it says error with the file structure and other times it says nothing and just won't open any files.
Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Why it would be working and then suddenly stop working? Any ideas how to fix it? I've seen a few people talking about having to download other programs but they seem to be hit and miss too.
Any advice will be much appreciated!
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Maia

Hi Shane,
I'm having this same issue but I have 7.0.3. FCP keeps crashing when I try to open the PRIVATE folder into the L&T. I posted my case in another thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3621089?tstart=0
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Mar

Log and Transfer not working after reformatting computers

I have taught with FCP for years. This year, tech services reformatted my computers. Since they were formatted, Log and Transfer does not work with my Sony Handycam. A couple computers that have not been reformatted still Log and Transfer with no problems. The only difference I can find is that the newly formatted computers are running OSX 10.6.8. The computers that still Log and Transfer with no problems are running OSX 10.5.8.
I don't know if that is the problem, but would appreciate some direction here.

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Log and transfer not working

I am attempting to ingest footage from my SDHC cards that is in a .mov format. Nothing happens. When I attempt to select the path to the files I'm told it is an improper or unsupported format. Any suggestions?

Did you install the EOS Log and Transfer plugin? You must if you want FCP to work with Canon DSLR through log and transfer.
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Cant import using Log and Transfer to FCE 4.0.1 from Panasonic DMC-TZ10

Does anyone know if/how I can import into FCE 4.0.1 using Log and Transfer? I use Log and Transfer with my Sony HDR XR200VE Video Camera but when I try this with the Panasonic DMC-TZ10 I can play the clips in the Log and Transfer Clip viewer however they don't import after I add them to the queue. It just gives me an ! icon and gives up.
I guess I need to know if there is a combination of camera settings and Codecs I can choose that will allow me to successfully import into FCE 4.0.1 using Log and Transfer.
The settings I can choose on the DMC-TZ10 camera are the Rec Mode (Either AVCHD Lite (GPS Rec), AVCHD Lite, or Motion JPEG) and the Rec Quality SH, H or L).
iPhoto 09 and iMovie 09 will automatically import video from this camera if I choose Motion JPEG and H on the DMC-TZ10

Log and transfer only supports AVCHD. It does not support AVCHD Lite, nor will it work with Motion JPEG media. You could use third party software to convert it, or iMovie and then export a QuickTime movie from there in the correct codec and format.

I cannot import my AVCHD files by using log and transfer. I can see all the files, but when I add the file to import que it doesnt work, the status is a red (!) and says that its no data. I have tried with different cards and different cardreaders, but it

I cannot import my AVCHD files by using log and transfer. I can see all the files, but when I add the file to import que it doesnt work, the status is a red and says that its no data. I have tried with different cards and different cardreaders, but it is still the same. Why?!

Please give us more specific information -
What make/model camcorder are you using?
Are you absolutely certain this is AVCHD video? Tell us more about the video settings you used in the camcorder (eg, frame size, frame rate, quality level)
Why are you attempting Log & Transfer from a card reader instead of from your camcorder? Have you tried doing Log & Transfer from your camcorder?
Are the SD cards straight from the camcorder, unaltered, or are you just using the cards as storage?
Are you using FCE 4.0 or FCE 4.0.1?

Glitches Convertng AVCHD using Log and Transfer

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Hi Michael, Thanks for the quick response. I copied the clip, the whole card to a different internal drive and FCP crashed when I tried to transfer a section the troublesome clip. Here's part of the report I got after the crash:
Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSMallocException', reason: '*** -[NSConcreteMutableData appendBytes:length:]: unable to allocate memory for length (75356)'
*** Call stack at first throw:
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Sync Audio using Log and Transfer

Shot footage using Sony Ex-1, recorded audio separately on DAT. There is a Timecode jammed, as well as a clapper. Using Final Cut 6.06.
Can I sync the audio and video before putting them in the bin? Is there a way to sync the audio and video using "Log and Transfer"?
I'm trying to find a way to sync them so that it saves the video and audio as a separate movie file.

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