Recapturing deleted media

I have a fcphd project file that had all the media (10 hours) deleated from external hd. I still have the project file and all reels have no timecode breaks. I am trying to recapture all the media using batch capture in the capture window. I am having problems with the timecode. FCP cant find it and then it aborts capture.
I also have a duplicated item prompt before it will go to the batch window. The window asks if I want to rename a file because there is already a file in that name. The thing is that the file that needs a new name is a WAV. file that has nothing to do with the reels I am trying to capture. Answers are really appreciated and I thank you in advance for any help.

We feel your pain.
Media management remains a sad joke within FCP. Sometimes it works like magic.
My first suggestion would be to try one clip at a time and see if you can determine a pattern to the timecode issues. If you can limp along a few clips at a time, forget trying to recapture all ten hours. You don't need it all (no, you don't). Just try to grab the essential stuff and then make some protection and then get back to work, filling in the gaps as you go.
What I'm getting at is you can spend days trying to force recapture to function and it might never work. Do the triage and figure out your worst case scenario's only shortcut to getting back to work, because, umm, you have experienced it: Your media is gone and recapture is apparently broken.
You could also try capturing one tape and see if the individual clips from that reel will reconnect if you point them at the larger clip. It's asking a lot.
I wish you luck and I hope you get better suggestions over the next few hours. I tend to assume a TOTAL DISASTER in cases like these.
bogiesan

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That is incorrect advice. Because in order to relink, FCP needs the EXACT same timecode start time, end time and duration. You can get past the clip name. But if your timecode isn't EXACT, it won't work. And I don't see how you can get the EXACT same thing using a manual CAPTURE NOW.
Nope. Gotta recapture manually then replace manually.
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The syncing process on the iPhone is very frustrating.
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Retreive deleted media, retreive deleted media

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It may be possible to recover some erased ones, but you must quit using the Computer immediately, because the OS will think it can write to those freed blocks on the disk.
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And recovering from another Mac, or booting this Mac from another HDD, then using Data Rescue...
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
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Or professional Data Recovery Services.
BUT, every second you use that Mac the chances will be slimmer.
rccharles on file recovery...
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Ok it's a little hard to explain. I've just edited a 10 minute sequence from an hour-long DVD.
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And yes, I accidentally deleted that original QT clip before I exported my edit from FCP. So now what I have is my FCP sequence and no media.
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Rename the new QT exactly the same as the first one and put it back where it was and try to relink.
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I don't have the option to delete media from my iTunes library. Any help please?

I have got 4 copies of a video and three of them do not play so I am trying to remove those three, however I have tried all the suggestions but I am unable to choose the 'delete' option or the 'cut' option from the 'edit' menu. Although the 'copy' and 'paste' options are black and I am able to select them, the 'delete' and 'cut' options are grey and I am unable to select them. I have also tried using the delete button on my keyboard but that has no effect either.
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So when will be able to delete media from my device?

I mean really just hold add an icon in the player hold it for 5 seconds and let me delete unwated crap and have the libray update itself on the computer......

Zippydsmlee wrote:
It is what it is,
Clear as mud.
Zippydsmlee wrote:
The only way I can delete anything is via the PC. Its quite annoying and unintuitive.....
What's wrong with that then? I use my PC to manage my iPod, it makes perfect sense to me and I find iTunes acceptably intuitive.
I do have one tip for you.
If I find a song on my iPod that I don't like, I give it a Rating of 1 star. In iTunes, I created a Smart Playlist to include anything with a rating of 1 star. Periodically, I check the Smart Playlist of 1 star items and make sure that they are all removed from my iPod, by un-ticking them in the library. Because I have Sync only ticked songs and videos set on, anything without a tick is removed from the iPod but left in my Library. Unless I specifically delete it.

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Is it safe to delete iTunes media that is no longer available in the iTunes Store?

There is a support document that states it is OK to delete content locally so long as the content is available in the cloud depending on your geographic location. As I'm in the US all media types are available. From the document:
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What I am still not clear on is if it is also safe to delete content that is no longer available in the iTunes store? Will it still be available for previous purchases?
I prefer the quality and off-line availability of iTunes media over Google Play but I've had issues recovering deleted media in iTunes in the past and so have less anxiety about the security of my purchases on Google Play versus iTunes. Can someone confirm if items no longer available for sale in iTunes are or are not still available via the cloud?

Thanks for the reply although I'm not too happy to hear it. What's awesome about the cloud is no longer having to keep up with any physical media. The promise of that is realized with everything else (my work, music, books) besides movies and TV.
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I have lots of video that I captured using capture now. If anything were to ever happen to the media captured, can the project file somehow be used to recapture the exact segment of video I originally had without having to go through the whole process all over again?
What about if the project file includes edits and I somehow lose the media. If it is recaptured, will the edits in the project file apply to the recaptured video?
Thanks.

Pre roll is adding time to the head and tail of each clip, also called 'handles' so you have some room to change edit points, add transitions, recapture media etc. in the future. Pre roll is a FCP setup item prior to capture.
That's not quite right, Don. Pre-roll and handles are completely un-related. Handles are what you are describing in your post. Pre-roll is a recognition of playback ballistics in that a deck needs to cue to a point prior to the in-point on the tape to be captured. This is because the tape needs time to come up to speed and stabilize before you begin capture.
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