This workflow is for Compact Card backup If you don't have the CF card and only the media we can fix it by getting a camera and formatting a card and then putting your media back on the card.
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AVID – Canon XF Utility – CF Card Data Repair Workflow
Make folders on your Backup Drive that are organized by "Day" and "Number of Cards" that are to be backed up |
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Load card to be backed up in to CF Card reader. This will only work with a CF card!! Won't work with a folder backup. |
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Card Structure should be >CANNON XF >CONTENTS >CLIPS001 See frame grab to the Right Make sure the card has this structure |
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Launch Canon XF Utility |
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Go to >Canon XF Utility> |
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Choose to user Folder A Only |
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Select the CANON XF CARD Click the Backup button |
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Click "Yes" |
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Will show a status bar of the copying process. |
Make sure this file hierarchy exists. If you are missing files like "INDEX.MIF"
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"JOUNAL"
Don't alter or remove any files from this file structure. Leave intact when making additional backups.
Last step is to copy the backup to a 2nd backup drive.
To Verify the copy of the 2nd backup. Open Canon XF Utility
Go to >File>Set Virtual Media
Navigate to the backup drive and folder that you just copied over to it and select the XF Utility Generated backup folder. Example shown here.
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Clips backed up successfully YAY!! click OK |
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When finished with backup Quit XF Utility |
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You will end up with a folder named with the date and some other numbers in the title Example shown here. Do this for all the CF cards you want to use for editing. |
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When finished VERY IMPORTANT EJECT THE CARD |
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