Invalid directory structure

Hi
+"CANON" has invalid directory structure ..+ I'm working on FCP 6.0 and I get that message during Log and Transfer. The CANON directory is on the camera CANON HF100.
I have two iMac 5.1 with FCP 6.0 on the other iMac there is no problem. Plug in the camera open Log and Transfer and the "CANON" comes up with all clips.
Settings in FCP is the same - as I see them
Been reading and testing for hours. Any hint?

Just testing. Media backup not so important. Problem solved. I made a software update

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"00004.MTS" contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media.
when i try log transfer from a sony nex-vg10 but my buddy can do it with no problem on my cam an mac

If you copy the recordings from AVCHD cameras, you must copy the entire storage device with its directory structure intact.
I have even tried copying BACK files onto the camera and they do not show up in the transfer window under the last clip.
There is no information for those clips in the AVCHD storage device's directory index files. That means there is no way for the computer to find them.
Your last resort is most likely [ClipWrap|http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap] now, unless you can get the storage device exactly back into the state it is supposed to be according to the index file.

Anyone know what 'Invalid directory structure ' means?

Hi
I am trying to solve a problem with some P2 media I am trying to import from external hard drive to FCP 5.1.2.
I have 21 reels of it - all labeled in a similar way - but only one (of the 21) isn't importing and gives me the following warning (from FCP).
"name of my folder/ reel" has invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches the supported media.
I suppose it has something to do with my folder/ directory not matching the contents (for some reason) but how can I correct this?
Thanks
macbookpro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Archive and install would be the only advice I could give at this time, It's missing a critical leopard file.

Invalid Directory Structure Error

So I recently purchased a Panasonic AG-HMC40 and it's my first experience with a non tape camera. When I tried to get the footage onto my computer Final Cut wouldn't recognize it. It worked in iMovie but I would rather not lose quality by transferring it through that first. When I try to open the folder within the log and transfer screen I get an error message that says that it contains unsupported media or "Invalid Directory Structure." I'm on FCP 6.0.5.

I quite believe it.
Can you exactly describe what you're doing and how FCE behaves?
Do you see a preview of the clips after connecting the camera?
Try to import using iMovie, when this works, it should in FCE somehow, too.
I googled a bit around and found someone having the same problem (but unfortunately in german language).
He has formatted the SD card using the camera, then it worked. But the clips beeing on the SD card before are still lost. But if you backup before, you can convert the .mts files into .mov and then import it into FCE.
Some other possible source of errors:
- is the HF 100 power cable connected for transfer? (it has to be)
- did you see the "mode selection" screen when connecting to your Mac?
- if yes, did you select the "PC mode" there?
- does the USB port you are using work with other devices?
- can you try using an SD Card reader instead of the camera?
- do you see the camera device icon after connecting to your mac?
- can you try it on another Mac if it works? (if not, it may be a manufacturing issue)
At moment no more ideas...

LOG AND TRANSFER [invalid directory structure warning]

I have just learned to use media manager and have cleaned out and archived some of my p2 and projects in FCP. I went to log and transfer some footage and am getting the message.
"This file has invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches the supported media??
PREVIOUSLY, before I became familiar with media manger, I had gone through files, P2 contents files and taken out some audio files that i know I didn't use. I discovered this is a mistake and returned all files but one to their appropriate contents files. One of them, I couldn't find where it came from so I just took it out of the trash and placed it on the source hardrive where all my P2 footage is stored.
Is this lone audio file causing the warning message? Please help.
catherine

Shane, out local P2 wonk, will chime in if he's dealt with this but you need to talk to Panasonic.
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P2 cards
I am trying to import the material from the P2 cards.
I actually tranfered the content of the cards on my desktop and tried to File/Import/P2 Panasonic. I chose the Contents folder and i get this message: "invalid directory structure"...
I have been able to do this operation in the past, but suddenly this happens.
Any idea on what's going on?

First off, does the CONTENTS folder have all six folders inside it?
Second, do the folders have any additional naming to them other than CONTENTS? Like CONTENTS 1, CONTENTS 2. Can't do that....has to be CONTENTS only...no additional naming.
Third, is this you issue:
http://lfhd.blogspot.com/2007/01/p2-folder-naming-tip.html
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When a camera's card is archived to a disk, it must be the entire card, not just the folders within it.
This is best achieved by making a Disk Image.
When you use Log & Transfer, select the card, not the folders inside. Or in this case, you might get away with selecting the hard drive itself.
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I have FCP 7 and I'm trying to Log and Transfer HD video recorded on a Canon 5D. I keep getting "contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure."
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Okay... I'm still getting the same message.
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2: If I can, how do I do it?
3: If I completely destroyed the integrity of my video... let me know that too.. I'll have lost 9 months of work... but it will keep me from screwing up the video on my next trip!
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[email protected]

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Though I had been using the camera for about a month using Log & Transfer perfectly well I used the Finder to delete all the files, which I thought would be faster than using Delete All in the camcorder. When I turned the recording on the camera said it needed to reformat its Image Database, so I punched Yes. Then after I recorded the L&T window said invalid directory structure.
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Invalid node structure

I have a Hitachi 500GB Go usb disk and its throwing Invalid node structure errors. I tried ripping an image from this disk, after about an hour or so of data copied (approx 100GB in the dmg) it will just close out and delete the .dmg, no errors, no nothing!
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Invalid node structure. Free solution! Jan 2007.
Disk problem on an Intel Core Duo Macbook with 1.25 gig RAM and updated to OS X Tiger 10.4.8
Background.
About a month ago I ran into a problem with expose behaving oddly and after posting a question on this forum, the very helpful Dr Smoke advised me to clear my caches and to run 'repair disk.' from the installation CD. (This because I reported that a couple of times I had to do a hard reset.) I got expose fixed but discovered that my disk had serious errors in the directory structure, reported as "invalid node structure," and which Disk Utility could not repair. The laptop was running perfectly but several people posted advice that I should not leave this problem unattended to. Reporting this crisis again on the forum I was advised to buy Disk Warrior for a whopping $100 for what might be a once in a lifetime problem -or else I should back up my data and re-install everything. And I thought the Mac was more stable!! Up to 6 months ago I was a Windows user who often had such problems with the FAT but I was always able to cure them with Checkdisk or Scandisk. In fact MS Windows repaired it automatically after a hard reset. I feel that it is most unfair for Apple to not provide an effective utility to correct this kind of disk corruption. They bundle wonderful programs like iPhoto and iWeb but leave you in the lurch with a fundamental disk problem. With help again from Dr Smoke, I made my firewire disk bootable for Intel Macbooks (must be partitioned with the "GUID" option selected) and searched the forums for a way to get going again without forking out $100. I wouldn't mind if it was a program that did other useful jobs like on-the-fly partitioning but it was going to be an overkill for me. Learning a little from each of several other posts (sorry I didn't record the links) I put together the following solution which is easy to execute and the time consuming elements can be left to run at night or when away from the computer. You may see possible short cuts as you read through to make it even simpler, but here is my full story! Actually I was travelling around Eastern Europe and couldn't easily get disk Warrior or Tech Tools sent to me. I needed to find a solution from reading advice and downloading disk utilities off the Web.
I have a 40 gig ext. disk, mounted in a "hotdrive" enclosure which is useable either as firewire or USB 2. http://www.byteccusa.com.
My Bacbook disk is 60 gig but only 25 gig was in use.
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Step 8. I booted into Firewire 2 and installed SuperDuper. Then, from Firewire 2, I cloned Firewire 1 onto my internal HD 1 partition of 32 gig. SuperDuper does not call it cloning but rather 'copying all files.' It booted and works fine (as of Jan 10). Then I verified the disk when booted from one of the firewire partitions and all was well. Phew!
I ran sofware Update and it offered to update Java, OS X for Intel, Garageband and Quicktime.
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I share this in appreciation for the help of Dr Smoke and others who answered my questions and for those whose posts were helpful to read, and for the benefit of others who may find them selves in the same predicament as me. And, oh yes, the trouble was not enough to cause me to go back to that other OS! Louis J
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Invalid Node Structure is not a hardware failure, it never was (you may still have a hardware failure, but the Invalid Node error is not indicative of this problem.
Still, Disk utility will certainly fail to fix it, and DiskWarrior will probably fail too.
But don't despair. Try this, and don't give up till you've tried it at least three times.
First, get the name of the partition of the failing volume.   You can get it most easily by finding your disk in Disk Utility, selecting your partition (not the drive) and type cmd-i.    Look for "Disk Identifier" right at the top.
Then, open up Terminal, and type this:
sudo /sbin/fsck_hfs -yprd /dev/disk5s2
substituting your disk identifier for the one already here.   Keep the "/dev/" part.   Enter your password, and wait. It may take a while. I have had this fail several times before finally working so its important to keep trying.   It's faster than a reformat!!!
If the afflicted disk is your startup disk, you will need to do this in recovery mode: restart the computer, hold down option, and wait for the disk options to appear.   Select that, then proceed to Disk Utility and then Terminal as described above.
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IMac (March 2009) - Invalid Node Structure problem

Hi All
I was using my iMac as normal yesterday, when suddenly the system ground to a halt (something I never seen since using OS X). As I had work to do, after about an hour, I restarted, expecting it to be an app misbehaving or something straight forward, but on restart the same thing happened almost straight away.
So, I restarted again, only for the iMac to get stuck on the blue screen which follows the grey 'cog' screen. After looking through these discussions, and some other Mac forums, I booted from the installer disk, tried to run Disk Utility, which found issues and couldn't repair the disk.
I then tried Safe-User mode and fsck, which reported the aforementioned Invalid Node Structure problem. After checking a few more forums, I thought I would try to Erase the disk and reinstall Mac OS. I restored from my Time Machine backup, and finally got it to start, but the system moved at a snail's pace, and wouldn't open any apps or files.
I've tried again with fsck, and also fsck_hfs -r /dev/disk0s2 but all I get is the same error message:
disk0s2: I/O error.
Invalid Node Structure
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/dev/rdisk0s2 (hfs) EXITED WITH SIGNAL 8
So, does anyone know if there is anything I can do to save the iMac? Or does it need a new HD? It is my primary work computer, so I really need to get it back, and after buying it in the UK, am now in France for 6 weeks, so it's difficult for me to take it to an Apple specialist.
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Daniel

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Since my iMac was out of warranty, I followed the online instructions to replace the hard drive (not too difficult) and everything is fine now.
The old drive still wont mount, but another utility I bought (data rescue II) has been able to quick scan it and access all the data, even though it wont clear a fsck fsck_hfs or disk warrior, anyways, get it back while you can, IT IS THE hard drive itself, and lots of other iMac users online with the same issue (can you say WHY is my iMac SOOO HOT on the apple in the back (right where the drive is and not sufficient cooling in my opinion, but hey, some people might want to lay their computers face down and fry eggs on the it or something... ))
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The term "invalid node structure"

can anyone out there explain (in real simple terms please) what "invalid node structure" means. this appeared when i ran disk utility and attempted to verify my start up disk. one day the disk was perfect, the next day it had invalid node structure and "needs to be repaired". so i started up from the install dvd and then ran disk utilities on the offending disk. the start up disk then indicated all was perfect. i restarted from the normal drive and again ran the utilities test. all is fine. so what is a node and how does it become invalid structurally and why did it get well by itself????

Google "invalid node structure" and you'll find many mentions of this problem. It basically means a directory entry on your disk has become corrupted. Running Disk Utility's Repair Disk option can sometimes repair the problem. If not, Disk Warrior from http://alsoft.com/ is my disk repair tool of choice.

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