Log and transfer from canon xf100 footage - only 2/3rds transferring

Hi
Have looked at all the discussions around log and transfer, but am confused as to why many go through brilliantly, but about a third have an 'error unkown!' sign. Why sould some go through and others not? What can I do about this?
Any suggestion welcome
Chloe

chloeUK wrote:
many go through brilliantly, but about a third have an 'error unkown!' sign.
I haven't run into this problem with this format. Do you mean that typically a third of tthe Log &Transfers fail or that a third of the clips in an L&T typically fail to import?
Russ

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