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Final Cut Pro: Tips for archiving memory card-based media
Standard tapeless workflows involve reformatting and reusing the memory cards used for shooting. Before reformatting the cards, it's prudent to make a backup copy of your media on hard disk, whether for safety or for recapture later on. This article discusses guidelines for reliable backup. Note: It's important to preserve the original names and folder structure found on the memory card so that the media will be recognized and handled correctly when retrieving the archive. If you try to access media from a memory card that you saved to a hard disk then changed its folder name or structure, Final Cut Pro warns you with a message like this: Warning "Folder Name" contains unsupported media or has an invalid directory structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media. Other transfer software may also be unable to open media files copied from memory cards if the folder names or folder structure has changed. This article discusses archiving memory cards like the following: Panasonic P2 cards containing MXF-wrapped media Sony SxS cards containing XDCAM EX media SDHC cards containing AVCHD media

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LEARN ABOUT MOJAVE

removable-media

removable-media(9P)                                        Kernel Properties for Drivers                                       removable-media(9P)

NAME

       removable-media - removable media device property

DESCRIPTION

       A  device  that  supports  removable  media--such  as CDROM, JAZZ, and ZIP drives--and that supports power management and expects automatic
       mounting of the device via the volume manager should export the boolean (zero length) property removable-media. This property  enables  the
       system to make the power state of the device dependent on the power state of the frame buffer and monitor. See the power.conf(4) discussion
       of the device-dependency-property entry for more information.

       Devices that behave like removable devices (such as PC ATA cards, where the controller and media both are removed at the same time)  should
       also export this property.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: removable-media Entry

       An example of a removable-media entry from the .conf file of a driver is shown below.

       # This entry keeps removable media from being powered down unless
       # the console framebuffer and monitor are powered down
       #
       removable-media=1;

       Example 2: Implementation in attach()

       Below is an example of how the entry above would be implemented in the attach(9E) function of the driver.

       xxattach(dev_info_t *dip, ddi_attach_cmd_t cmd)
            {
            ...
                 if (ddi_prop_create(DDI_DEV_T_NONE, dip, DDI_PROP_CANSLEEP,
                     "removable-media", NULL, 0)) != DDI_PROP_SUCCESS)
                      goto failed;
            ...
            }

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability          |Evolving                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       power.conf(4), pm(7D), attach(9E), detach(9E), ddi_prop_create(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.10                                                          15 Jun 2001                                                removable-media(9P)