Restore Capture Scratch

Okay I hired a new editor. he isn't new to FCP just new to my company. He decided to clean up some data on my raid. He found there were two capture scratch folders for a particular file. Instead of moving the clips themselves he moved the folder to combined them. Of course the next thing he saw was "an older version already exists do you want to replace?" He said yes.
As I am sure you have already figured out, that replaced all my "old" clips in that folder. I broke that golden rule with this particular folder. I shoot on P2 and did not have the files in two locations. I realize I am an idiot. Now I am trying to figure out my options. Can I restore these clips? Any suggestions as to how to get the clips back?

You might be able to recover the data with Data Rescue II... maybe not though, depends on whether or not they were physically overwritten. Don't write to the drive though as you will likely overwrite the currently deleted files.
Data Rescue II requires you copy from the drive you're working with now to another empty drive. Other than reshooting or sending the drive in to a drive recovery business (expensive indeed) that's your best option.
Jerry

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Audio Capture Scratch Files Disappeared....

But not all of the audio files are missing. Can't quite figure it out as some of the originals within the same audio capture scratch folder still exist.
Any thoughts.
FYI: Things were cool until I tried to digitize some new video when a message popped up asking if I'd like to add, continue or abort from reconnecting some 26 missing files. I think I hit continue which may have erased some things. They can't be lost forever, right?
In the meantime--I've restored the project today to settings saved from when all was good yesterday. Also, have adjusted and readjusted capture scratch settings in batch capture mode. However, this provided no new results.

You can import audio files into FCE from any location
on any HD. The audio file itself could be in your
iTunes music folder but if so, I suggest making a
duplicate copy of the song file in some other folder
(your choice, your location, your folder name) to
minimize the risk of accidently messing up something
in your iTunes music folder.
You could even drag a copy of the file from the
Finder into the FCE Browser. Once it's in the FCE
Browser, you can drag the music file onto one of your
audio tracks.
The ideal format is AIFF, 16-bit, stereo, 48Khz.
Truly thanks for that. But... In order to convert the iTunes file to the above, I have to go to the iTunes Pref. window and the folder location field, click the Change button and navigate to the "project's audio media folder"... But I don't have, can't find or don't know how to make that folder. So I can't specify the destination. I'd love to drag/drop, but the format won't be AIFF, 16 bit 48kHz.
When I read the manuals instruction for importing directly from a CD, it also says to drag the files into my "project's audio media folder", so I'm back to the same problem. I guess I could try dragging from the CD directly to my browser, and I will, but even if that works for now, I need to understand what/where/how to create the audio media folder, as I fear I'm missing a basic understanding here.
And why is there no Audio Capture Scratch folder showing in the FCE doc folder? Even if this unrelated and irrelevant, I'm still puzzled about that. I'd appreciate any clues here. Thanks again.

Are the FC Events and capture scratch the same thing? Also, how big of an external drive do you need if you plan on making lots of 3-5 min movies?

Are the FCP Events Folder and the capture scratch the same thing? If not, what is the difference?
I've set the events folder and the projects folder to an external drive (400 GB) but it's filling up quickly. What are appropriate external drive sizes?

FCP X Events folders are the same as the old FCE/FCP Capture Scratch folders.
There is no "appropriate" size as everyone is different.
I have a friend who finds the 80GB drive on his 2004 iMac more than sufficient!
Other people can use hundreds of gigabytes a day.
So it all sepends on your particular usage and the only answer is get one as big as you can.
The reason FCP X fills up HDs so quickly is because it usually converts footage to ProRes 422 which uses about 50GB per hour of video.
Whenever you render the footage it is done in ProRes 422 so the drive space is incredibly rapidly eaten away.

Audio capture scratch for iTunes import/48kHz convert

Working in first FCE HD project. I want to import an additional music track from iTunes. Following the manual's instructions for converting iTunes files to 48 kHz for import, it says to "navigate to the project's audio media folder". In the external hard drive's doc folder it shows all the necessary folders there except Audio Capture Scratch ( which was default checked and unselectable in Settings prior to the initial video/audio capture of existing commercials, etc. from a deck).
Apparently setting up this Audio Capture Scratch as a destination that shows in the FCE docs window must be done after the initial set-up. (?) If so, I can't find how to do it. According to what I've been reading, though, the Audio Capture Scratch should already be among the 7 folders (Capture scratch, Render files, Audio render files, etc.) but it's the only one missing. Is this even related? Can audio be imported directly to the project as opposed to the ext. drive?
Question is... Should that in fact be the destination folder? Or do I need to create an "audio media folder" for this project? If so, how? I've not found anything in FCE Help or the Brenneis manual.
Thanks for any help on what must be a basic conceptual hole in my limited mental model.

You can import audio files into FCE from any location
on any HD. The audio file itself could be in your
iTunes music folder but if so, I suggest making a
duplicate copy of the song file in some other folder
(your choice, your location, your folder name) to
minimize the risk of accidently messing up something
in your iTunes music folder.
You could even drag a copy of the file from the
Finder into the FCE Browser. Once it's in the FCE
Browser, you can drag the music file onto one of your
audio tracks.
The ideal format is AIFF, 16-bit, stereo, 48Khz.
Truly thanks for that. But... In order to convert the iTunes file to the above, I have to go to the iTunes Pref. window and the folder location field, click the Change button and navigate to the "project's audio media folder"... But I don't have, can't find or don't know how to make that folder. So I can't specify the destination. I'd love to drag/drop, but the format won't be AIFF, 16 bit 48kHz.
When I read the manuals instruction for importing directly from a CD, it also says to drag the files into my "project's audio media folder", so I'm back to the same problem. I guess I could try dragging from the CD directly to my browser, and I will, but even if that works for now, I need to understand what/where/how to create the audio media folder, as I fear I'm missing a basic understanding here.
And why is there no Audio Capture Scratch folder showing in the FCE doc folder? Even if this unrelated and irrelevant, I'm still puzzled about that. I'd appreciate any clues here. Thanks again.

Lost half of capture scratch--help to recover?

Hello all,
Last night I was finishing my video and then I went to export to Soundtrack to begin the audio. After about 40% it said "General Error" and stopped. I tried again and same thing. So I just went and moved around the timeline to see if there was something wrong and then the spinning beachball came up. After about a few seconds, I forced quit and reopened. Upon reopening it said I had something like 25 missing files. So, I looked in my capture scratch folder (on my external hard drive) and I was in fact missing about half of my project.
Is there anything I can do to recover from this? First, is there anything I can do without capturing again? Second, how should I go about capturing again so that the files in my project still work? I would like to thank anyone who can help.

I have lost about four files recently. They are not in my Capture Scratch but I have been able to re-capture two of them. The other two have even disappeared from the tape as well and I assume that, coincidentally, I must have recorded video over them, although it is odd that the whole of both of them have disappeared from the tape and not part as you would expect. I now have a plastic token which I clip on my camera whenever I have returned the tape to the end of the last recording so that I can record a new shot at short notice without worrying.

Capture scratch in different formats in the same project

I was asked to edit several hours of wedding video that have two different formats in capture scratch. All are Quick time movie. Can I combine the following formats in the same project and sequences, or what steps do I need to take before I start the project? Any suggestions on the proper Easy Set Up "format" and "use" selection? Thanks for the help.
First format-
DV 720x480 (853x480), 16 bit interger(Big Endian), mono 48kHZ
FPS 29.95
Data rate 30.29 Mbit/s
Current size 853x480 pixels (actual)
Second format-
DVCPro HD (720p60), 960x720(1248x702), 16 bit interger (Big Endian), mono 48 kHz
FPS 23.98
Data rate 49.11 Mbit
Current size 1248x702 ixels (actual)
Rob

DVCPRO HD is not supported in FCE. The HD media is of course much larger than the SD media, so you have to decide how to handle that. Also the frame rate conversion might not be great.

Many capture scratch folders

I am inheriting a big project. I appears the previous editors did not manage their media well. I am moving the project to a new computer (Intel Mac) and have therefore also had to upgrade to Studio 6.
1. Is it very bad to have tons of capture scratch folders?
It appears the prior editors would save new versions and rename each time, resulting in many different Capture Folders and Render Folders. My understanding is that it's best to have one set of Capture/Render folders per drive or partition.
2. If so, is it worth my time to reorganize the project? It'll take some doing.
If I'm correct on all the above, I think it's important to throw out there to all editors that you should not rename your project all the time. As you archive older versions (to save old sequences and keep your project file size down), RENAME THEM, not the project you will continue to work on. This will make your media much easier to manage.
Thanks for any feedback on this.
Loch

Well, when you start a job, you hope that you'll be the one to finish it. Having been on both ends of this equation (getting the job taken away (or quitting) and completing a job someone else started) I understand your frustration.
As long as there are no duplicate file names for the media, you could simply copy them all to one folder and do a reconnect, however sometimes fcp will refuse to reconnect files. I've seen this happen a couple of times and I've been working in fcp since version 1. Never figured out what's going on. As long as everything was captured properly (logged and batch captured with "abort capture on dropped frames" and "create new clip on timecode break" enabled) you can always recapture if you have a problem.
My instinct is that if everything is working OK now, don't screw with it. Things could go seriously south.
Good point about not renaming projects.

Two capture scratch/render/audio render folders? Settings OK.

I know what you are going to say. But in system settings I have it correct ( I think ).
Media Drive: capture scratch. That is it. Why am I getting another set of capture scratch folders? Not a huge deal, but I am just trying to understand all elements of the program and this one has me stumped.
Shane. I followed your instructions to a T. But I still get those extra folders.
Best,
Tom

Why am I getting another set of capture scratch folders?
In your User/Documents folder? They were put there by FCP when you launched it the first time without setting up your scratch disk. Delete them.

What Exactly should be in the Capture Scratch Folder ?

I apologize for the moronic question, but.....
I recently installed a second internal Hard Drive in my computer which
I was planning to reassign the scratch disc folder to, so that my external
hard drive which holds all the media / video, would not have to do double
duty in holding all the render files, etc. as well as the media.
But in going to do this, I realize I have almost 200gb of video ( in the
form of quicktime movie files ) already there. So if I move that folder,
I am not really solving anything, as a large portion of the media is
already in it.
Can I with relative painless-ness, set up a new scratch disc on the internal
drive, or will this just create an avanlanche of media not found headaches
and the like.
Again, I apologize for what is clearly something I just did not set-up
properly 3 years ago. I do not use this program that regularly or else
there is a chance I might understand it better.
Thanks for any and all help / suggestions,
Sterne
FCP 5.1.4 Older G5 computer.

I may not be understanding you correctly, but I think you will be ok with what you are doing:
Main hard drive with the OS and all your applications.
Second internal hard drive you are adding will contain all the scratch disks and project files.
For example, on this I have a folder entitled "FCP Docs on HD6" which contain all my scratch disks of Audio Render Files/Autosave Vault/Capture Scratch/Render Files/Thumbnail Cache Files/Waveform Cache Files that I set under FCP preferences. I also have another folder on this hard drive that I have labeled for a client--ex. Smith Project--and in here I keep all the other items for this project--the FCP project itself, any jpegs I'm using, any clips I've made self-contained to do smoothcam on, etc.
On your external hard drive you can keep what you have done before and not transfer them over to the new FCP Docs folder. The old project will still access those capture scratches from that external drive. (However, if you have now assigned those scratch folders to your new internal drive, when you open this old project and work on it, the NEW captures/renders/etc will be on the NEW scratch disks while what you have done in the past will still remain in the old.) You just have to remember when you are cleaning out your project or saving it to archive that some of your files are on your external.
You can have different scratch disks on separate hard drives, it just gets confusing if you have too many. FCP will use the scratch disks you LAST assigned. I repeat it gets confusing, just like this explanation probably is
Sharon
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Changing name of Capture Scratch files

My Capture Scratch files have a lot of untitled files although I named the project. I would like to rename them to match the project name but when I did this and tried to reconnect FCE insists that the file name be the same. Is there any way to change the name of these files?
Thanks

If you are not using the clip files in a project, you can just change the file names via the Finder.
If you are already using the clip files in a project, you need to be careful when you change the file names because changing the file name does not change the clip name in the FCE Browser. You will need to manually change both names if you want to keep things straight.
You can change the name of the clip file via the Finder; and the clip name in the FCE Browser by selecting the clip name in the Browser window and editing the name.
You can also change the file names via the FCE Browser; Control-click the clip name in the FCE Browser and select 'Reveal in Finder'; you can then change the name of the clip file in the resulting Finder window. Then also change the clip name in the FCE Browser.
In the reconnect media dialog box, you will need to UNcheck the option called 'Matched Name & Reel Only" in order to point to the clip file whose name you changed.
In the future, give your clips unique names at the time you capture them.

Capture Scratch Error

After deleting everything but three items in the capture scratch folder, I am still getting a error message that the folder is too large and as a result I am unable to capture anything. For time constraints, I went ahead and deleted everything in the folder and now I am able to capture. My actions have costs me to lose some of the media in the final cut file and when looking in reconnet media for the location I can see where the capture scratch folder is indicated.
Is there a way to undo a delete command? Any other suggestions?

When you say you 'deleted' everything from the scratch folder, do you mean you moved it to trash and emptied the trash?
If you know the original file name, have you tried doing a Finder search?
K

Keep getting capture scratch folder in my capture scratch folder

In my system settings I have set capture scratch like this...MEDIA1:capture scratch. Of course MEDIA1 is one of my drives. But why am I getting a capture scratch folder in my capture scratch folder? Shane, I even carefully followed your instructions not to make the mistake of clicking the scratch folder. I just cannot fiqure this out.
Best,
Tom

thought i'd use this post to raise the whole issue of interface elements held over from bygone days ...
why, exactly, is this folder still referred to as a "scratch" folder. isn't the convention that "scratch" files are temporary? seems to me this is a remnant of old design where FCP 2 (i think) captured media to a temporary file and then moved it over ... modelled perhaps on photoshop's "scratch disk" temporary files? all sounds very temporary and makeshift. how about just a "final cut media" folder?
this is a bit irksome as final cut becomes more and more fussy about where it stores (and keeps) files.
end of today's musing.
R.

HELP! "Insufficient Disk Space Remaining in the Capture Scratch"?!

Please Help Me ASAP!
im not like lierally dieing but i do need help urgently with Final Cut!
I am trying to capture my video from the camera and the message pops up that says "Insufficient Disk Space Remaining in the Capture Scratch".
So I have 2 questions:
1) What does it mean
2) What do I do to fix it?
im cluless here guys! any input asap would be so greatly appreciated! thanks
Ben

It means that you do not have sufficiant space on your scratch disk to capture your video.
What have you designated as your scratch disk? Which drive? Get Info on that drive to see how much space you have available. When you Capture, your Capture Window will give you info on how much space your drive has, and how much video (in time) you put on it
The solution is to get more space. Like clearing stuff off your drive or getting a new one
If you are capturing video to your system drive, in other words, this is your scratch disk, this is not reccomended. Designate another drive, either internal or firewire external as your scratch disk.
For more info on the scratch disk and how to target it, consult your FC manual and online help

Insuffiecient dis space remaining in the Capture Scratch message.

Adding insult to injury, I'm now getting the message, "Insuffiecient dis space remaining in the Capture Scratch" when I try to capture a clip which is 00:03:47:00. I have more than 700 gig available on the external drive, which is where my capture scratch resides.
Wouldn't it be great to get over this hurdle, so I can get on with my day.
DG

Figured it out. I had typed 1000000 in the minimun open space field. I'm still saving for the external drive.
DG

Deleting Capture scratch and Render files

When and how should one go about deleting capture scratch files and render files?
seems alot of folks say to transfer them to disc.... do you have to save them?
i mean if you save the time line project (to re-edit later) and save a dvd proj, and a disc img. and even a copy of the movie/media as qt file -----why do you need to save all the cap scratch and render files???????
please educate me.
thanks
tim

Whoops - only half your questions answered, so I'll try harder:
> i mean if you save the time line project (to re-edit
later)
It's the Media Files in the Capture Folder that are the heart of the project. If you delete those, the Timeline will contain only Offline Clips with nothing to re-connect to.
> and save a dvd proj
Same answer as the QT Movie - only worse! The DVD version will be highly compressed and you'll lose a lot of quality if you re-edit it.
If the project is very small, you might be able to put your FCP project file and the Media Files on a Data DVD - but it will have to be VERY small. The Media Files are BIG.
Andy
G5 Quad 8GB. 250+500 GB HDs. G-Raid 1TB. FCP 5.1.1. Shake 4.1. Sony HVR Z1E Mac OS X (10.4.7)
"I've taught you all I know, and still you know nothing".

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