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After transfer, I just change the folder's name to the job title/description that suits me. It will place the BPAV folder in another folder that has the year date and time Click ok. A new small window opens to confirm that this is what you want to do. Click on the copy all icon - the middle icon in the group in the top left side of the Explorer window. In the same tab, choose the storage medium you wish to 'copy all files to'.Ĭlose the prefs. Open the CB prefs, check the CRC to the on state, in the General tab. You will see all the clips thumbnails open up so you know you are doing well. A simple but essential aid in ensuring the integrity of data transfers.Īs Craig states, open CB, choose the BPAV folder in the CB Explorer window from your sxs card or other card/storage medium of choice.

You need to check this function on in the prefs as Craig stated above. Over the past months, there have been a number of people posting that they lost components of the BPAV files or files became unplayable (corrupt?) from the simple D&D method.Ĭlip Browser carries out a CRC ( cyclic redundancy check), which is used to detect accidental alteration of data during transmission. How does this differ from just a simple drag/drop on a Mac from the SxS card to your folder on one or more external drives? I know Shotput will do some data checking when it copies, and I've heard Clip Browser will if you set it up to do that.

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I can't for the life of me figure out how to do that.Īlso, I own Shotput and have used that exclusively for offloading my cards and have had no problems. I've read a few places on this forum where folks are offloading to an external hard drive using Clip Browser software. In the preferences choose to have clip browser always do error correction. You can automatically link spanned cards by copying clips into the same folder. You can then add subsequent cards into the same folder if you like put all the days work in one folder. You can also delete clips in that window and play them to check them Clip Browser will copy the clips and rebuild all the other files you need in your new folder. Select them all or just some and drag into your chosen download folder. It seems self evident to me if you have v2.5.Ĭreate a folder for where you want to download clips either in Clip Browser ( pick a folder in the window, then click on the folder icon in Clip Browser and a new SxS older is created within that folder), or on your desktop previously.Ĭlick on the SXS card in the explorer window and all your clips will appear in the explorer window. Imagine products currently have a July sale on and of you buy one copy of ShotPut Pro you can get another copy for 50% off.I recently compared all three method and for my workflow fell in love with clip browser. Is it really worth not backing up and verifying your precious work? Well I think you will know the answer the first time you lose material.

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While copy and verification is far from sexy it does give you piece of mind that what your shooting is getting copied and backed up correctly.

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My only small complaint is I wish the licenses enabled you to put one copy on your desktop and one on your laptop, but unfortunately the license only lets you use it on a single computer and you need to buy another for a second device. The interface is easy to use and they have some great short tutorial videos on their website to get you up and running quickly. I looked hard to find faults in the product but it does exactly what Imagine products says it does.

By using ShotPut Pro I can copy the exact contents to as many drives as I have hooked up at once and then get verification that every single file has been copied identically. Why is verification important? It is all good and well to just drag and drop files from place to another using regular file copy, but if those files are corrupted or missing in transfer you run you the risk of losing them.

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The software gives you the ability to make multiple copies across multiple drives at once and then verify all these files.

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Made by Imagine Products it is available for both Mac OSX and Windows platforms. Recently I’ve been testing out an automated card copy utility for video and photo files called ShotPut Pro. Just one small mistake backing up and I would lose valuable work.

Sometimes I’m dealing with multiple formats and cards from different cameras and it is very easy to forget to copy a card, duplicate the same card twice by mistake, or not copy the proper file structure.

This is when I’m the most likely to make mistakes due to tiredness. Often I have to do this late at night after a day’s shooting. A Look At ShotPut Pro from Matthew Allard ACS on Vimeo.īacking up the material you shoot is a pretty tedious chore.