Renaming files when burning a data disc

Well, with iTunes 4.x, it used to be that when you burned a data disc from iTunes on a Mac, it would rename files with characters that were invalid on other OSes (like "?"). And with iTunes 5.x - NOPE! Now I cannot copy files from my Mac over to iTunes on my PC.
Nice job again Apple. Your QA is absolutely TOP NOTCH!

use an older version of itunes, it works fine that way.
Back them up as data disks, then unistall it and reinstall an older version, it will work fine

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Is it possible to burn a data disc in premiere elements 10?

Hi,
I would like to know if it is possible to burn a data disc in premiere elements 10 rather than copy a whole project. I understand that I would be able to make further copies from this disc. Is it possible and is this information correct?
Dave

I am not sure I understand your question... Premiere Elements is a video editing program, with disc output being a MOVIE DVD or BluRay
I think you need to use a different product to write computer files to a DATA disc
For Windows, use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
(send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1322583 for notes on installing Imgburn WITHOUT any toolbar add-ons
The Elements Tutorial Links Page http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1275830 has links about sharing to a disc

Has a stop marker any function when burning blu-ray discs with Premiere Elements 12?

Stop marker when burning blu-ray discs with Pre 12. Does it works?

Amiral
No.
This applies to Premiere Elements any version.
Stop markers placed on the Premiere Elements Timeline destined for burn to Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc are not recognized at playback of that disc using the Blu-ray player.
If you need Blu-ray disc with stop markers, you can export your Premiere Elements Timeline content to an appropriate file type that will be compatible with a 3rd party software which will get the job done. I have heard that a software such as DVD Architect can do that, but I have not been there and done that.
Stop markers function at playback of DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc only. And, never place a stop marker at the end of the last item on that Timeline.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/WS09e4b3c48f3a79fc19b622510385d4355c-7e 19.html
Please do not hesitate to ask if you need clarification on anything written.
Thank you.
ATR
Add On...I have found that the situation is the same for stop markers and AVCHD on DVD and Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc.

How can I rename files when importing?

Is there a way to rename files when importing them? Every method I've tried retains the original file name the camera assigns (e.g. DSC_0001). I'd like the ability to rename the files automatically either with a date or event name with sequential numbering following.
Thanks!

First you will have to upload from the camera to a folder on the Desktop where you can batch rename them before importing into iPhoto. That's a safer workflow IMO because you can make sure the photos are safely on the hard drive before starting any other operation.
OT

How do I burn a data disc that's compatible with Windows?

Everytime I burn a data disc on my Mac, it isn't compatible with PCs. It doesn't matter what PC I put the Mac data disc in, the PC crashes and gives me a BadPoolHeader blue screen. I take the disc out and have to restart the computer, once the disc is out everything is fine. My PC, which runs Windows XP, has an 2nd internal hard drive, which I use as a storage drive. I just want to transfer files from my Mac to the PC, so I can store some of my Mac's files (photos, word documents, music, and such) on that storage drive. I'm using a CD-R disc. Is there a way to burn a PC compatible data disc on my Mac? How can I do this (steps)? If it helps, I'm using Mac OSX 10.4.11.

Thank you so much Kappy, your steps worked! I can now make PC readable data disks, yay!
dbsneddon, I was also dragging and dropping into a burn folder and just hitting burn, but the discs that were created weren't readable in PCs, only on Macs. My friend tells me he is able to make discs that can read in PCs by just dragging and dropping too. My Mac is just being mean I think. It always has issues, it can never do anything that simple without giving me a problem lol.

How do you burn a data disc in ML

Hi
I would like to burn a few install programs to a data disc so that should I ever need to I can reinstall them but I am a a loss as how to do this in mountain lion on 2012 imac I do have a superdrive but since i haven't done this before not sure how to go about it. I have several installer downloads I purchased , I just don't want to repurchase them later if I can help it . thanks for all help:)
also on another note but maybe related can I use my old idvd program from ( not for this but future home movies ) my 2008 imac box set???

In addition to Clinton's method (which is handy if you already have the data files in one place or are willing to move or copy them into one place), you can also make use of "burn folders" -- special folders of aliases that "Burn (name) to disc" will follow while burning. When you drag any file or folder into a burn folder, an alias is created (much faster than copying the data, and less disruptive then moving it).
Search for "burn folder" in Finder Help for more information.

Burning DVD data discs?

When I insert a blank CD-R in my Superdrive(tm), the blank disk appears on my desktop, making it easy to drag and drop files to it to be burned.
Blank DVD+R discs don't show up on my desktop, however. Is that by design? I'm guessing I could still burn a DVD data disc by using a burn folder, correct? Is there a better way?
I know the disks I'm using are compatible with the Superdrive because I've successfully burned DVD movies to those disks using iDVD.
Thanks.

It is possible that when you insert a blank DVD, it is set to open up in a specific application (maybe iDVD). Open up system preferences, click on "CD & DVDs" and make sure that the category "When you insert a blank DVD", the drop down menu is on "Ask what to do" so that you have the option of opening it in the finder.

How do I burn a data disc of my camcorder movies that can play on an HP?

Very frustrated, first I have no iDVD on my new Mac. Very disappointing. So now, I have my home movies on the Mac and need to burn them off to a disc, when I burn to a data disc, it wont play on another computer at all. Please help so that I can share my videos with others????

well-iDVD Used to be included, but now it's not =-( I think it's around $30
you could try using "Burn" which I think is freeware and will burn basic DVD video discs. Otherwise, you're gonna have to buy something. Yeah, mac's gonna take some gettin' used to, likewise, if I was to try and use a PC, it'd take some getting used to as well. iPhoto might help you with your photos and stuff and it may be included. You may be able to use right click on the movie and burn it to a disc. Dunno if it'll play back on a PC, though... if you had a cloud account or some storage space online you could do it that way, but, enough
well, I tried
John B

Any way to rename files when importing from camera with iPhoto?

I have a naming scheme that I've used when importing photos from my camera (e.g. 2008-09-12-Event ). I can't create a custom folder (in Pictures but outside iPhoto Library) or rename things when importing with iPhoto - is that right? I can't find any advanced options to import ...
If I want this (and don't want to use Adobe Bridge CS3), do I have to get Aperture?
Thanks -
Alexa
p.s. I haven't really figured out WHERE my photos go with iPhoto? I've been editing in Photoshop Elements 6 but then have to "Save As" to replace the file - saving it doesn't do it (I think that sends it to the iPhoto library somewhere?) Eek...

Alexa:
You might consider this workflow:
1 - using either Image Capture or a card reader upload the images to a folder on the desktop.
2 - name the folder with a brief description of the shoot. I use a short date and description: 08/01/08-Dinner at Toad Hall
3 - use a file renaming application like Resize! to batch rename the files to your specification. I use the international date (for the capture date) and a brief description: 2008-08-01-Dinner at TH-001.jpg.
This allows for good chronological searching and sorting as well as text searching on the description. It also avoids duplicate file name issues in the future. Granted a few extra steps up front but saves me a lot of time later on.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

How to include non-photo text files when burning a DVD-RW

I'm using Photoshop Elements 3.0.1 on Windows XP Service Pack 2.
I want to include a couple of text (TXT) files on a DVD-RW disc that I'm going to burn my photos to. The text files will contain a chronicle of the trip on which I took the photos.
I can't figure out how to get Photoshop Elements (PSE) to let me include these text files. Is there a way to do that in PSE? It seems to only allow you to work with photo files.
As a work-around, I tried first burning the text files to the disc using Nero and not finalizing the disc. I then tried to use PSE's burn command to add the photos, but PSE objected that the disc was not empty and asked me if I wanted to erase its contents. When I said "No", it asked me to insert a different disc. So apparently PSE will only work with an empty disc or a partially-full disc that you are willing to erase first.
Help!
Thanks.
Steve Westfall

Ward,
I didn't try burning the photos first and then burning the text files with Nero, because I read elsewhere in the forum that PSE has the nasty habit of always finalizing the disc when it finishes its burning session, which means you couldn't add anything to it in a subsequent burning session. However, I haven't verified that. I'll have to try it.
The work-around that I finally came up with and successfully used was basically your second option. I used the export command to export the pictures that I want to a directory, and then used Nero to burn those pictures and anything else I want to the disc.
Still, it seems like there ought to be a way to get PSE to include files other than photos.
Thanks for your input.
Steve

Bursting - Rename Files to current XML Data

Folks, many thanks for the poster who has allowed me to rename files. This is working correctly using the following snippet.
public void afterProcessDocument(int requestIndex, int documentIndex, Vector documentOutputs) {
String outFileName = (String)documentOutputs.get(0);
File newFile;
File oldFile = new File(outFileName);
newFile = new File(oldFile.getParent() + File.separator + "newfile" + oldFile.getName());
oldFile.renameTo(newFile);
documentOutputs.remove(0);
documentOutputs.add(0, newFile.getPath());
As you can see, its still somewhat "hard coded".
My question relates to the API. I would like to rename my files to say the "TRX_NUMBER" so I can then insert the bursted invoice as an attachment to the actual invoice in the system. I therefore need to be able to extract and match the current XML record for the bursting. There seems to be no way to do this using the published API. The Vector doesn't seems to hold it in the bursting listener - it only holds the renamed file.
This one might be for a BIP developer, we are using 5.6.2 under EBS, will 5.6.3 resolve this?

Very ambitious!
Here are ideas you may want to consider for your project:
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http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/hamcam/dailyStills/cam2/
http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/hamcam/dailyMovies/cam2/HC2_daily.mpg
I use hamcam everyday for my daily bicycle ride-weather station.
Perhaps, you want to limit daily still to 08:00AM-06:00PM and also have a daily time lapse, you can use Quicktime to do the time lapse footage.

Skipped audio files when burning disc in iDVD.

I burned a DVD using iDVD version 7.0. The audio files sound perfect on the computer but on the disc there are skipped areas noted in three different audio files. I did try different discs and burned discs on both my laptop and my desktop. I have used this program before but never encountered this problem. Any tips? Thanks

Hi
My notes on this.
No audio on DVD disc.
Most common origin.
1. Imported audio from iTunes.
• In iTunes copy out as an Audio-CD .aiff (Same as played on standard Stereo CD - no .mp3)
• Use this in Your movie project
2. Low - Free Space on Start-up/Boot/Internal/Mac OS Hard disk makes it hard for iMovie to work as intended.
Down to 1.3 GB and it doesn’t work - especially audio don’t migrate over to Media Browser
(iM’08 & 09)
3. Material in iMovie’08 & 09 - Shared to Media Browser and here selected as Large
large.m4v. It silenced out this project in iDVD. By making a slight alteration - provoking it to ask for a new Share/Publish to Media Browser and here selecting 640x480 - and audio was back when a new iDVD project was created including this movie.
Minuscular - - 176x144
Mobile - - - - - 480x360
Medium - - - - 640x480
Large - - - - - - 720x540 960x540
HD - - - - - - - - 1280x720
4. Strange audio formats like .mp3, .avi etc.
• Change them to .aiff. Use an audio editor like Audacity (free)
5. Main audio is set to off in System Preferences - Does this by it self - Don’t know why
Cheque Audio-Out resp. Audio-In
6. Ed Hanna
Had the same problem; some Googling around gave me a kludgy, but effective fix
Downgrade Perian from recent versions back to version 1.0.
That worked for me, and so far I haven't encountered any deficiencies — except it takes more advanced versions of Perian to enable QuickTime to handle subtitles in .srt format — that I have noticed.
7. GarageBand fix.
In this set audio to 44.1 kHz (Klaus1 suggestion)
(if this don’t work try 48 kHz - me guessing)
Before burning the DVD.
• Do a DiskImage (File menu and down)
• Double click on the .img file
• Test it with Apple DVD-player
If it’s OK then make Your DVD.
Burn at x1 speed.... (or x4)
• In iDVD 08 - or - 09
• Burn from DiskImage with Apple’s Disk Utilities application
• OR burn with Roxio Toast™ if You got it
Yours Bengt W

Best way to compress a video file for burning a Bluray disc?

I just got an OWC Mercury Pro external Bluray burner that came bundled with Roxio Toast 11 Titanium. I'm editing with
FCP6 as part of FCS2 and my version of Compressor is 3.0.5 so no "Share to Bluray" template is part
of the default options.
The default Compressor options are:
DVCProHD 720p24 (the footage was shot and edited using this codec)
HD DVD H.264 60 minutes
HD uncompressed 8-bit or 10-bit
I've also considered exporting a Quicktime .MOV file and letting Toast do the compressing.
Thanks for your help!

I feared you might come back and mention juddering. Is this more noticeable when panning?
Are you observing this from your Bluray burner into your Mac, or through a Bluray Player into a TV?
If from Bluray Player/TV then you may have to select the Motion Interpolation mode on your TV.
From Wikipedia
Names of motion enhancement technologies
The commercial name given to motion interpolation technology varies across manufacturers, as does its implementation.
Hitachi – Reel120[2]
Insignia – DCM Plus, for Digital Clear Motion 120 Hz, or Insignia Motion 120Hz
Kogan Technologies – MotionMax 100 Hz,[3] 200 Hz
LG – TruMotion 120 Hz, 240 Hz, 480 Hz
AOC – Motion Boost 120 Hz
Bose - VideoWave III 120 Hz (Not named)
Loewe – Digital Movie Mode (DMM)[4]
Mitsubishi – Smooth 120 Hz
Panasonic – Intelligent Frame Creation (IFC) 24p Smooth Film (24p material only)
Philips – HD Digital Natural Motion,Perfect Motion Rate[5]
Samsung – Auto Motion Plus 120 Hz,[6] 240 Hz, Clear Motion Rate 100 Hz, 200 ,HZ 400 , 500 , 600 , 800 (PAL video system), Clear Motion Rate 120 , 240 , 480 , 600 , 720 , 960 (NTSC video system)
Sharp – Fine Motion Enhanced,[7] AquoMotion 240 Hz,[8] AquoMotion Pro
Sony – MotionFlow 100 Hz, 100 Hz PRO (XBR series, Australia), 120 Hz, 200 Hz, 240 Hz, 400 , 480 , 800 , 960 .[9][10]
Toshiba – ClearScan 120 Hz, 240 Hz
Vizio – SmoothMotion [11]
Sceptre – MEMC (Motion Estimation/Motion Compensation)
I play around with HDV which is Interlaced , you are dealing with Progressive.
If I maintain the workflow as Interlaced then I do not get judder for Bluray via Toast, irrespective of Motion Interpolation ON or OFF.
If I export/Share in a Progressive mode , say 1080P AIC, then the only way to stop judder is to select Motion Interpolation on the TV.
Also I find that Progressive gives a slight grainy texture to the video which may be what some call 'FILM LIKE"
but I am not a fan of it's appearance.
As I maintain Interlacing in all that I do then I do not have to worry about what my TV is set to and more importantly nor that of any friends that I happen to do Discs for.(not very often)
I have also played around in ensuring that I am judder free for any DVDs that I do.
The following give me judder free DVD for TV set to Motion Interpolation OFF .
DV interlaced into iDVD
HDV interlaced into iMovie (converted into AIC on import) Shared as AIC 1080i (size 1920x 1080 HD) then into Compressor-DVD Best quality and then into Toast for burning DVD.
I can of course use HDV in iMovie but the export used for use in iDVD will give me judder if the TV Motion Interpolation is set to OFF but no judder if set to ON. And, strangely, exactly the same for iMovie HD 6 .
Is it possible that the majority of people who are satisfied with their iDVD videos have their Motion Interpolation set to ON and those that are not satisfied have their Motion Interpolation set to OFF ?
Are you able to experiment with any Interlaced footage? Can your camcorder be set to record Interlaced.If so then you may be able to establish whether or not the issue is down to Interlaced versus Progressive.
Not trying to rub salt in the wound,( but trying to give you encouragement ) but it is possible to produce really good quality DVDs and Bluray.
Would be interested to know how you get on.

ITunes 12 no longer renames files when "title" field updated?

I let iTunes do the organization of my media folder. In the past when I've added video files to my library, I use the "get info" to update the tags (title, name of show, season, etc...). iTunes would dutifully change the name of the original file in the media library folder to some formula that read the tags from the actual file - [episode] [title], for instance.
When I "upgraded" to iTunes 12, this functionality stopped working, and iTunes doesn't rename any of the files any more. I seem to be stuck with whatever name my DVR software chose for the file. Any way to get iTunes to resume its previous behavior?

There appears to be a bug with the way the current version processes updates to video files. You can go into Edit > Preferences > Advanced, turn Keep iTunes Media folder organized off, click OK, then turn that option back on again to resolve. Hopefully the next release will fix this but in the meantime you will need to apply the workaround each time you update something that is affected, or not worry about it.
tt2

Automator/Applescript to Rename files when dropped in folder based on parent folder name

When a file is dropped in a folder ( ParentFolder/Folder/File.pdf )
I want to rename the file to ParentFolder_Folder_01.pdf
    --Get folder
    --Get ParentFolder
    --Check for next available number and use it.
    If ParentFolder_Folder_01.pdf exists, try _02
I automator, I have chosen folder action
Added 'Get selected finder items'
I have attempted to modify another sript I found here to no avail.
on run {input, parameters}
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            my ProcessFolders(thisFolder)
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            set name of thisFile to NameOfOuterFolder & "_" & theSuffix
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Normally it is a bad idea to do things with items that are in the attached folder (earlier OS versions will retrigger folder actions when an item is renamed, for example), and you don't need to use a Get Selected Finder Items action since the dropped items are already passed to your workflow (also note that the input items will be a list).
It looks like you are trying to use multiple passes to add on the folder names, but you will have less of a headache if you build the base name and just deal with the number suffix. If I understood your naming scheme correctly, the following script should do the trick - it isn't very fast, but should be OK for a few items at a time.
on run {input, parameters} -- rename input Finder items (aliases) to name of containing folders
set divider to "_" -- the divider character between name pieces
set output to {} -- the result to pass on to the next action
set counter to "01" -- start suffix at one
repeat with anItem in the input -- step through each item in the input
set anItem to contents of anItem -- dereference
tell application "Finder" to if class of item anItem is document file then -- don't mess with folders or applications
set {itemParent, itemExtension} to {container, name extension} of anItem
if itemExtension is not "" then set itemExtension to "." & itemExtension
set grandParentName to name of container of itemParent
set parentName to name of itemParent
set newName to grandParentName & divider & parentName & divider & counter
set documentNames to my getExistingNames(itemParent)
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                                        set counter to text -2 thru -1 of ("0" & (counter + 1))
set newName to grandParentName & divider & parentName & divider & counter
end repeat
set name of anItem to (newName & itemExtension)
set end of output to anItem -- alias still refers to the same file even after renaming
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set nameList to {}
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