Raw video files

where are the raw video files stored for Imovie and how do I delete the raw files from the HDD that I capture into Imovie? (looking for folder path is it in the Imovie Cache?) I need to clear out the old stuff to make room for new stuff. Once I find them I drag them to the trash and empty the trash right?

Open iMovie. Attach your camera via USB. The iMovie Import Screen will come up. Do NOT click Import All. But at the bottom of the import screen, you will see a button that says ARCHIVE ALL. Push this button with your mouse and select a folder on your external drive to store the Archive. (and give it a name). [See here for a picture from Ken Stone's Tutorial|http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/imovie_09stone.html#acquiring]
Later on, when you want to edit your movie, you can open iMovie and select FILE/IMPORT...FROM ARCHIVE, and import this into iMovie just as if your camera is attached.
The first time you do it, I would recommend going through the whole procedure and importing a least some of the archive into an iMovie Event. Once you are sure it is working for you, you can delete the files on the camera.

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How do I archive the raw video files from my camcorder to ext hd?

I have a couple hours of video sitting on my Canon Vixia HF S10 HD camcorder. I don't need to edit them in iMovie (at least for now) but I would like to keep those raw video files for use at a later date and get them off my camcorder. I want to put them on my external HD if that's the best thing to do. Does anybody know the best way forward with this task?
Many thanks.

Open iMovie. Attach your camera via USB. The iMovie Import Screen will come up. Do NOT click Import All. But at the bottom of the import screen, you will see a button that says ARCHIVE ALL. Push this button with your mouse and select a folder on your external drive to store the Archive. (and give it a name). [See here for a picture from Ken Stone's Tutorial|http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/imovie_09stone.html#acquiring]
Later on, when you want to edit your movie, you can open iMovie and select FILE/IMPORT...FROM ARCHIVE, and import this into iMovie just as if your camera is attached.
The first time you do it, I would recommend going through the whole procedure and importing a least some of the archive into an iMovie Event. Once you are sure it is working for you, you can delete the files on the camera.

How my clients can upload raw video files to my linux server

Any ideas or thoughts really welcome:
I need to figure out a way or process for my clients to upload their raw video source files ( any known usual video formats and extensions) from their video cameras or devices or storage source that is tied into or thru their computer with a firewire or USB 2+ connection    and then uploaded directly into my remote linux server.   my linux server hard drve space is not a problem..
Once client has finished uploading, I would then download the resulting saved files to my computer for video/audio editing using Premiere 11
I know that one restriction or problem would be their connection and ISP issues (throttling etc.) , My server permits basically unlimited up/download traffic, so this should not be a problem and server has balancing.
Do they need to use a typical ftp account and something like cuteftp???   however my understanding of FTP clients do not do streaming from a device???? yes or No??   I always thought just static files.....   aam I correct?
how might my clients stream into my server.   i am wanting to set up an online video/audio editing website
once i finish editing I would upload file probably as a zip file for them to unzip. I can also build and send (mail) out a DVD-CD or Blu-ray. any other thoughts welcome on returning the finished edit.
My tech people say that i cannot effectively load and operate Premiere onto my server to do the editing.
I would appreciate any feedback and ideas
thanks

How people upload files to your server is really a question for your server company... you need to find out from your server company how they handle permissions and uploads
Yes, no current version of Premiere Pro or Elements is written to EITHER install on, or directly use files resident on a server
No current version of Premiere works properly over a network
-you may NOT "map" your My Documents folder to a network drive
-you MUST give all users administrator accounts to use Premiere
-you MAY also need to... http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395
-http://forums.adobe.com/thread/771151
-http://forums.adobe.com/thread/851602
-a work around, of sorts http://forums.adobe.com/thread/957523
-and not on a "domain" http://forums.adobe.com/thread/858977
-also PreEl see #5 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1017199
-more PreEl problem http://forums.adobe.com/thread/975117
Adobe Anywhere http://forums.adobe.com/message/4682127
-Announced September 2012 for "future versions" of Premiere Pro
-NO information on pricing or availability date
Once you and your server company figure out permissions and the software your clients need to use for uploads, you will then need to download the files to your video data hard drive to edit

RAW Video & File Corruption

I am a photographer and filmmaker having serious corruptions issue with RAW photo and video files on Areca RAID arrays. RAW files (.CR2, .NEF, .DNG, etc...) are particularly affected but DSLR .MOV and Cinema DNG files are being corrupted as well.
This is happening on two systems that are identical except for the Areca controllers and drives (ARC-1880, & ARC-1882) and different drives. Originally these arrays were both RAID-3 but I converted on to RAID5 to see if the problem was corrected. The issue still persists.
I've contacted Areca for support but have not received a response.
Any advice or help would be deeply appreciated. See system specs below:
See these images for examples:
http://i.imgur.com/zxeFnQu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dnkW16h.jpg
Model name=ARC-1882I
Firmware Version=V1.50 2012-06-01
Disk Vendor=Seagate
Disk module=ST3000DM001-1CH166
Disk Firmware Version=CC24
Operating System=Windows 7
Driver version=6.20.0.26
Motherboard Vendor=Gigabyte
Motherboard Model name=GA-X79-UD5
Motherboard BIOS Version=F12

Tony,
I do have another theory, but before I begin, I'll say Eric Bowen from ADK is an absolute uber-tech and he knows a LOT more than I ever will .
Here goes...
What you are seeing is absolutely bizarre!
Areca cards are awesome, but their support is not that great. You might want to pose this same question on the Areca's Owners Forum on hardforum.com. There are some really experienced Areca users that frequent that forum that may recognize this particular failure mode.
Your firmware is pretty old; I updated all of my Areca's (1880 and 1882 series cards) to v1.52 a long time ago. I would suggest you do the same. Areca does not share all the "fixes" that they may do in firmware and in general newer is better.
I read a long, long time ago about some subtle incompatibilities with some drives and Areca controller cards specifically dealing with SATA NCQ support. My number one guess, and hope for you, is that you have this turned on and that by turning it off you may resolve this crazy issue.
Finally, I don't agree with Eric about only using non-Enterprise drives with Areca parity RAIDS. I've been violating that rule for too many years using WD and Hitachi drives to feel that is your only problem here. Before I ran Areca's with non-enterprise drives I did a lot of www research regarding users building 48 drive arrays using non-Enterprise drives and Areca controllers (for them Enterprise was way more expensive with that many drives in play). And personally, I've had probably a dozen Areca cards, used probably around 60 various drives in them over the years and never, never, ever lost any data. My use has been 100% RAID 5 (and some RAID 0) and while I have had varied hardware failures (5 bad drives - 3 were Enterprise and 2 were non-Enterprise), a bad RAM stick (Areca replaced on wtty. - never had any file errors at all, but the Areca error log showed about 6 events where memory ECC had to kick in to prevent a loss), a bad Areca CPU (totally cratered, but when then sent me a RMA card the drives picked right up and again, no data loss whatsoever).
Yes, Enterprise drives are recommended, but Areca's newer firmware bios settings allow you to even disable TLER completely which can result is REALLY slow array performance but NO data loss under any circumstance.
Best of luck! What you are dealing with sounds VERY frustrating!
Jim

IPad full - storing raw video files...?

Guys,
I have an 64Gb iPad which I like to take away with me on snowboarding holidays (in place of my 15" MBP3,1), which I copy video files onto from my GoPro Hero2 video camera’s SD memory card via the camera connection kit. After a little editing down in iMovie I'll upload the movie to Facebook or YouTube.
My unedited video files can be a few gig in size (if I leave the camera on for a whole run down the mountain (35 minutes is about 3.9Gb)), so the problem I'm having is that a few days or a weeks worth of video files can easily fill the iPad's 64Gb memory - if I'm away for longer this becomes a problem as I soon max out the iPads storage.
Uploading unedited files to Dropbox for future editing isn't really an option (as it takes hours and hours to upload even a single 3.9GB file over a typical chalet’s wifi connection, and file size limits aren’t great either), so I was wondering what other options people might suggest?
I have an iCloud account, but that possibly has the same transfer time/storage limitations as Dropbox?
Is there any way of copying files off of the iPad onto an external hard drive for storage? Would this require jail breaking the iPad? Any apps available?
Anyone have any other suggestions?
I know Apple want to push cloud services, but I’m surprised Apple haven’t provided a solution for this gigabyte storage problem for movie editing when wifi isn’t great…
Cheers,
Martin

propolis wrote:
… When I have copied all the files / dir structure to the MAC, I then open FCP, go to import files, go the the dir where the files are, but I cant import them. …
when you did copy the whole file structure, you have to chose 'import from camera/open archive' …
I'm following the same workflow as you do:
• in Finder, without FCPX, on my extHDD I create a folder 'backup Zoo Day May' (or any other descriptive title)
• drag the whole file structure into it from SDcard to folder
• when finally finding the time for editing, in FCPX, import from camera, then open archive, then digging thru my drives to that folder
• FCPX notices this folder as a 'cam' and offers the usual import options, no need for that old (sorry, mish ) trick with dmgs

Raw video file( Or loss less file ) from I Phone and I Pad ?

How can we bypass the compression of video shot through I phone and I Pad?

No.
Think of this way - the original material is like making tortilla chips. The H.264 compression is like stepping on a bowl of chips. All the material is there but it takes MUCH less space and something is lost in the crushing.
Converting from H.264 to ProRes will give you a more easily editable format, but is not the same as completely reconsituting the chips. What is lost in the original compression can not be regained.
Still, having said all that, the situation is not totally dire. H.264 is an amazing compression codec. If you start with adequate light, a steady camera mount and controlled movement in the frame, the original images can be quite good. Low light, unsteady camera and fast action are the enemy of quality images.
x

Renaming Video Files with Adobe Premire

I am running Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
I have 4 16GB cards full of Raw Data that I have been playing around with to get the hang of editing, thats going well but now I'd like to store my RAW video files (the ones I plan to keep for later) on my storage drive and back up drives. I want to rename all my video files from the standard 00001.MTS that my camera stores them as. The only thumbnail I have to go by in Adobe Bridge is the grey EN symbol. The only way it seems I can see a preview of the file to figure out what 00004.MTS contain to rename it is to open it in Premiere, however when I rename it in the project pannel it is just a program specific rename and does not actually rename it on my hard drive.
What is the best method for seeing what is on a file and renaming it. I thought Bridge would be useful for this, but I can't seem to get a video preview or a thumb nail to go off of.
Running Windows XP
Shooting with a Cannon HFS100 in AVCHD
Stuart Rymer

Stuart,
That would be an excellent feature request. Right now, what you describe is true to the best of my knowledge. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you.
Dennis

(un)rendered video files...

I am a fairly new to Final Cut Express. I have edited videos in the application before without any problems, however I have been running into some trouble with the last couple projects I have attempted to work on...
My problem is when I drop a .MOV or .AVI file into my timeline, it tells me I need to render the file before it can play back. I understand that most effects need to be rendered before you can view them in playback, but these are raw video files. What makes these different from video files I have used in the past?
If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I would appreciate it.

Look in item properties for the clips. WHat exactly does it say? FCE only works natively with QuickTime files in DV for standard definition and the Apple Intermediate Codec for HD. If it isn't one of these the material needs to be converted.

Workflow for Post Processing Magic Lantern RAW Video?

Dear Adobe Community,
I am interested in learning what steps/workflow fellow DSLR, Magic Lantern users take to Edit, Color Grade and add FX to their RAW video? Here is my untested thought process so far:
Adjust the Exposure, White Balance, Lens Distortion, Etc of DNGs in Adobe Camera Raw.
Import DNG image sequence into Premiere Pro for Editing
Use Dynamic Link to Color Grade in Speed Grade
Use Dynamic Link to add effects in After Effects
Render out in Premiere Pro
One of the concerns I have is that I've read on the Magic Lantern Forums that Premiere Pro will reduce 14 Bit DNG to 8 Bit. Is this something you've encountered? Is there a workaround?
I am fairly new to all of this and would greatly appreciate any feedback to point me in the right direction for Post Processing Magic Lantern Raw Video files. I have a subscription to Lynda.com as well if you have any suggestions for courses to look at.
Thank-you for your time.

Nothing Adobe makes can read MLV or RAW video files, so you have to use something else to convert them into CinemaDNG (a folder of images) or a high bit depth movie file (ProRes etc.) - there are many tools listed in the ML forum which can do that.
Premiere Pro can import cDNG footage but it struggles to play back in real time, and will not allow you to grade it using Camera Raw. To do that you have to use After Effects. The workflow is supposed to be "ingest in Prelude, edit in Premiere Pro, color in SpeedGrade", but quite frankly the learning curve for SG is massive. Adobe's attitude to CinemaDNG is strange; although the standard is open, support is only coded for very specific models of camera and the CC suite assumes a Hollywood workflow where professional colorists (who spend years learning how to use the software) operate offline from the rest of the edit, usually after all the cuts are made. It's not set up for a typical lone DSLR filmmaker, which is quite frankly why a lot of ML users prefer another well-known way to resolve the problem.
The 'fast and dirty' approach to getting a cinematic grade in Premiere would be to apply LUT files to the footage using the Lumetri effect (basically running SpeedGrade presets), or you can hand-grade it using the inbuilt Color Corrector tools - but that doesn't cover the other important stuff that ACR can do, such as lens correction, alignment, noise reduction, camera calibration profiles, etc. - for that, you should import the cDNG footage into After Effects (which does support ACR), correct and calibrate the frames, then export back to something high quality that Premiere can work with (such as DNxHD or ProRes 444). You won't notice any visual loss in quality, and Premiere then will play the timeline without struggling, but it takes a loooong time to chew through every clip.
As to if Adobe applications will ever support MLV files natively - well, since Adobe relies on close partnerships with camera manufacturers including Canon, you can guess what would happen if Adobe ever endorsed it. The only scenario I can imagine is if MLV is adopted in-camera by a major DC manufacturer (Alexa, etc) so vendors can support it without slapping Canon in the face. Flying pigs come to mind.

Transferring Video Files without Losing Project Links

I know this issue must have been addressed in the archives, but I can't seem to find the specific issue. Hope someone can help. The online manual is no help.
My C: HDD is filling up with video files, and I'd like to move all video files (and future files) to a new 2TB disk that I have installed dedicated for that purpose. I intend to leave Premiere Elements 4.0 and my .prel projects in my existinng C: drive.
How do I do this safely, without losing the links between the raw video files and clips inserted in my project?? Thanks.

the Archiver seems straightforward, but I will then have my .prel project on a drive different from the Premiere program. Somewhere I read that this is possibly unstable. Any opinions?
Actually, this is preferred. On a two, physical HDD setup, allocation like this is best: Not sure where you saw a rec. to have the Project on the same drive as the program.
C:\ OS, program files, and maybe the Windows Virtual Memory (Page File)*
D:\ Project, Assets and Scratch Disks
If one has a 3 HDD I/O, this would be the best
C:\ OS, program files, and maybe the Windows Virtual Memory (Page File)
D:\ Project, and Scratch Disks
E:\ Assets
* A bit of experimentation might indicate that the Page File does better on another HDD, as far as ultimate performance is concerned. I have two different Page File locations, on two different machines. On one, splitting the statically managed Page File over C:\ and D:\ yielded the best performance, while on another computer, locating it fully on E:\ was best. Just depends, though locating on C:\ will usually be pretty good. For video-editing, I do like to statically manage the Page File, as is explained in this ARTICLE.
Good luck,
Hunt

Converting Video File to Adobe Premiere Por CS4

Raw video files straight off of a DVD isn't compatible to Premiere Pro CS4. So what I usually do is, I encode it through Handbrake to maintain high quality. All of a sudden Im getting difficulty with Handbrake. When I import it through Premiere only a fraction of the video gets shown. I have two question in regards to that...
1) What could I be doing wrong?
2) And does Adobe Premiere have a encoder program specifically for Premiere so that I dont have to use a program that may not be compatible to it?

Sorry, but you are at the wrong forum. The Premiere forums are here:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere
This one is only for discussions on the forums themselves.

Importing 125GB+ RAW AVI Video Files

Can anyone report success in importing video files larger then 125GB into Premiere Pro CS4? I know for a fact that Premiere Pro CS3, when importing files of this this size would only import the first few minutes and discard the rest of the video. Is this the same case with Premiere Pro CS4? Is there a file size cap?
Thanks

hexcode99,
Probably as, or more important, than the size, is the file itself. Tell us more about the CODEC, format, etc.
That might well be a determining factor.
I've done 50+GB DV-AVI's into PP2, with no issues. Still, that's less than half your file's size, so I have no direct experience.
Hunt

Can I move video files from Final Cut Pro to iMovie?

I've used iMovie forever, and I just bought Final Cut Pro. I uploaded video for a new movie into FCP, but I have an urgent need to get this movie done and don't have time to learn Final Cut Pro to do it. Can I move my video files from FCP over to iMovie 10.0.6? Or do I need to reload the raw video to iMovie?

No you will have to import your clips again into iMovie 10. Projects can only be transferred from iMovie 10 to FCPX and not the other way.
Geoff.

How can I keep my RAW photo files from converting to JPEG???

How can I keep my RAW photo files from converting to JPEG???

Hello briggiebunny
If iTunes can read the movie files, then you will need to create an iPad version by going to the drop down menu File > Create New Version > Create iPad or Apple TV Version and then syncing that newly created file.
iTunes: Videos may be unable to sync to iPhone, iPad, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1497
Regards,
-Norm G.

My avi video files are no longer supported in PRE9? Help!

I created a movie in premiere elements 9 several months ago. My video was imported from avi files on my computer. The avi files were originally downloaded from my camera. Everything was fine and I even burned a near finished copy of my project on a DVD. Now, several months later, I open up the project to put my final touches on it and notice that all the avi video files are red in the timeline. On the organizer tab for my project under media type, it says, "offline". So, I clicked on the avi file and it asks me to find it. I find it (the files have not moved) and click on it and I get this error, "Error Message. This type of file is not supported, or the required codec is not installed." This is very strange. Do you have any ideas? My operating system is Windows 7.

I kind of suspected MJPEG (just a hunch, as two other CODEC's, commonly wrapped in an AVI, DivX and Xvid, seldom every play correctly to start with).
Now, there are many "flavors" of MJPEG. It is an older CODEC (or really type of CODEC, as there are so many versions), that was ressurected for use in mostly (then) stills cameras, with video capabilities added. It is not a bad CODEC, but each camera mfgr. has tweaked it for their purposes. This can create issues. MJPEG is not the "universal," that say DV-AVI Type II is. Canon will have a version, Nikon another and Panasonic yet another. They all show as MJPEG, but will be a bit different. A similar analogy can be drawn with Camer RAW files - Canon's differ from Nikon's, which differ from Panasonic's, though they are all Camera RAW. Also, Nikon, for instance, is constantly changing what is in their NEF (Camera RAW) files, so that the newest will require the latest release of Adobe Camer RAW (ACR), to be processed in Photoshop. MJPEG is similar to that, with fewer variations - but still individual variations.
Now, there could well be reasons that things have changed. The first one to strike me would be that you installed the software that came with that camera, and included its specific version of the MJPEG CODEC, then later removed say the camera's utility, taking that specific version of MJPEG away. You might well have others, but PrE is having a hard time matching them up.
In that article I linked to on MJPEG, I mention two popular MJPEG CODEC's, Morgan and MainConcept. Both are rather generic MJPEG CODEC's, and when MJPEG resurfaced, they worked fine for most such files. However, as time has elapsed, and camera mfgrs. tweaked and tweaked, they are less likely to work 100%. Once, they were the "silver bullet" for MJPEG - but not so much any more.We began seeing more users, with either, or even both, still having issues with newer MJPEG CODEC's. As most camera mfgrs. ship a copy of their specific version, somewhere along with the camera, it became common practice to recommend installing that specific version from the specific camera's utility disc. Unfortunately, that was not always easy to do. Some included their version of MJPEG as a separate installation (best way, IMHO), but many incorporated it into the camera's driver installation (still good), and then there are those instances, where the specific version of the MJPEG CODEC is installed along with other utilities on the disc, such as maybe a little editing program, or a file cataloging utility. Scant mention is ever made of the specific MJPEG CODEC, and how it is installed on one's system. The latter method seems to be the most common now. I have the full utilities, including the camera's own editing programs, installed for my Canon, my Nikon and my wife's Panasonic. That means that I have at least five (think that the total count is eight on my workstation) MJPEG CODEC's: one for Canon, one for Nikon, one for Panny, one Morgan and one MainConcept.
What camera produced those MJPEG AVI files?
Do you have that camera's editing and cataloging utility installed?
Do you have the utility disc for that camera?
Have you removed any such editing, or cataloging utility, between the time that the files worked, and when they did not?
I do not believe that any version of PrE actually installs any version of MJPEG (could be wrong here), though they work with, and include various other MainConcept (mostly MPEG) CODEC's. That means that one will need to install an MJPEG CODEC, and the one specific to that camera, might be required.
You obviously do have an MJPEG CODEC (or more), installed in your OS. As there is a vast difference between playback of an AV file, and editing that same file, it could be that PrE is just not able to use the installed version, with those files. As it once was able to edit them, I am guessing that something has changed, and it could be as simple as cleaning out one of the supplied utilities for the camera, that also removed its specific version of the MJPEG CODEC.
As PrE does not install the specific version of the MJPEG CODEC, many recommend not trying to edit such material. I am not of that mindset, but do allow that one might have to do some extra work (and work that is NEVER outlined in the camera mfgr's literature - unfortunately), to get things to work. I had to install a bunch of programs, that I will never directly use, just to be able to edit the MJPEG AVI's from my family's cameras, in both PrE and PrPro. I hate having to do that, as it fills up my HDD with stuff, that will otherwise never be used - but I need the specific CODEC, and it's only available to be installed WITH other software - all too common nowadays, and a mistake on the part of the camera mfgrs. IMO.
Good luck, and I hope that with the specific MJPEG CODEC, you will be back up and editing your footage, as you were once able to do.
Hunt
PS - sorry for writing an entire encyclopedia there, but MJPEG is not as simple as it could be.

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