Spanned Long-Recording HDV .m2t video files do not join properly on Import (PPro cs6, Sony z5+Mrc1k)

Question

I have a problem seamlessly joining Sony HDV video files recorded with sony z5 camera and mrc1k recording unit containing spanned clips of long-duration recordings.  this is a copy of my bug report.  If you have any information, please contribute to this thread.  Have other users seen similar problems?
  Model Name:          Mac Pro
  Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
  Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
  Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
  Number of Processors:          2
  Total Number of Cores:          8
  L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
  L3 Cache (per Processor):          12 MB
  Memory:          8 GB
  Processor Interconnect Speed:          5.86 GT/s
  Boot ROM Version:          MP51.007F.B03
  SMC Version (system):          1.39f11
  SMC Version (processor tray):          1.39f11
ATI Radeon HD 5770:
  Chipset Model:          ATI Radeon HD 5770
  Type:          GPU
  Bus:          PCIe
  Slot:          Slot-1
  PCIe Lane Width:          x16
  VRAM (Total):          1024 MB
  Vendor:          ATI (0x1002)
  Device ID:          0x68b8
  Revision ID:          0x0000
  ROM Revision:          113-C0160C-155
  EFI Driver Version:          01.00.436
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Record long video clips on mrc1k recording unit cf card so that clips will be split into multiple sections due to fat32 filesystem.
2. Clone disk image of card on to computer's backup hard drive using Disk Utility.
3. Copy contents of card image on to editing drive array.
4. navigate to folder containing media using premiere pro media browser, card is recognized as "Sony HDV".  Single recording is represented by multiple clips of about 21:42:28 in length.
5. Import media, wait for indexing and conforming to complete.
Results: Video clips are shown as separate video files.  Upon importing these multiple files and arranging them in a timeline, there are one-frame audio dropouts between gaps in the files.  This is unacceptable for long-form non-repeatable event shooting.
Expected results: The video files should be recognized in the media browser as a single spanned clip with no audio dropouts in-between file gaps.  I should be able to drop these clips into my timeline with no degradations.
Here at Cornell University we have been using our z5 camera to shoot non-repeatable events with long-recording times (Usually lectures, seminars, long-winded academic speeches).  We had previously been able to use final cut pro to ingest our media, but are switching to premiere pro in an attempt to simplify our workflow.  Alas, I still have to use final cut pro or clipwrap to fix the problem with our media.  If you have any guidance, please contact me at [email protected].  Thank you!

Answer 1

As far as I know, the only way to consolidate long MRC1 clips without dropped frames at the join points and without going through FCP is to use the Sony RU_UTIL Windows program. Maybe there is a 3rd-party OSX app - I have never encountered one.
My file workflow right now is an absolute mess as I transition to tapeless and am adding DSLR's to the mix. A single point of ingestion for all assets - video, stills, and audio - as well a single catalog for easily locating any of these does not seem to exist. I've tried Bridge, Prelude, and PPro Media browser with little success. It may be strange, but Lightroom is currently my best solution for importing and cataloging videos (and stills). It allows me to keyword and rate and organize and locate videos and stills across my system. It doesn't interface to PPro, but at least I can easily find whatever I'm looking for. I know I'm going way off-topic here and I'm sure your needs are different than mine, but the ideal workflow for me would be for Lightroom to be able to export assets to a PPro Project and also for Lightroom to manage audio files. Maybe someday.