<p>the way I do this from my Canon 7D / 100D is pop the CF or SD card into my Mac and copy the whole card to a folder with a very simple structure</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Project_Name_Date</p>

<ul>
<li><p>RAW_Cards</p>

<ul>
<li>Camera_Name_Card00x      </li>
<li>Camera_Name_Card00x      </li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>If I would add in a DATE Folder under the Poject_Name for multiple days/Dates, When I get back to the studio to start editing I can then just ingest these into my system.</p>

<p>You probably find the same system will work on a Windows PC as well.</p>

<p>The other alternative would be to use a card copy application to do all of this but might make it to complex for the user in the middle.</p>

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Adam Mann Pro
<p>What is the recommended way to copy AVCHD data from SD card to a hard drive for later processing? My video camera would be going on an extended trip and the post-processing will be done after the trip.</p>

<p>Should the whole top level folder ("/private" in my camera SD Card") be copied to individual folder on the hard drive? </p>

<p>Or is there a better method so that post-processing would be easier?</p>

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2015-05-31T13:01:02.370Z
It doesn't matter at all ... why do you ask?
MoritzLost
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2015-05-31T19:41:37.860Z
Reason I ask is that the camera will be handled by a person with very limited technical understanding about post-processing. I just want them to dump the sd card in to a external drive and bring back to me for later processing.
Chetan Bhargava
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2015-06-02T11:21:38.177Z
Yes whole cards should be copied to preserve the structure for the NLE later on to import, giving each card a specific naming convention and following that through the whole trip/process/shoot
Adam Mann Pro
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2015-06-03T06:05:28.703Z
One thing to be aware of is that the camera may produce multiple files with the same name. So keeping the original folders is a good idea.
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Archiving AVCHD from camera for later processing
Chetan Bhargava
# Archiving AVCHD from camera for later processing

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-31)

What is the recommended way to copy AVCHD data from SD card to a hard drive for later processing? My video camera would be going on an extended trip and the post-processing will be done after the trip.

Should the whole top level folder ("/private" in my camera SD Card") be copied to individual folder on the hard drive?

Or is there a better method so that post-processing would be easier?

**Tags:** post-production, avchd

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It doesn't matter at all ... why do you ask?  
> **username_0**: Reason I ask is that the camera will be handled by a person with very limited technical understanding about post-processing. I just want them to dump the sd card in to a external drive and bring back to me for later processing.  
> **username_2**: Yes whole cards should be copied to preserve the structure for the NLE later on to import, giving each card a specific naming convention and following that through the whole trip/process/shoot  
> **username_3**: One thing to be aware of is that the camera may produce multiple files with the same name. So keeping the original folders is a good idea.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

the way I do this from my Canon 7D / 100D is pop the CF or SD card into my Mac and copy the whole card to a folder with a very simple structure

* Project\_Name\_Date

  + RAW\_Cards

    - Camera\_Name\_Card00x
    - Camera\_Name\_Card00x

If I would add in a DATE Folder under the Poject\_Name for multiple days/Dates, When I get back to the studio to start editing I can then just ingest these into my system.

You probably find the same system will work on a Windows PC as well.

The other alternative would be to use a card copy application to do all of this but might make it to complex for the user in the middle.


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