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OS X 10.8 can't open AVCHD files on NAS
I use cameras recording video in AVCHD format: MPEG-4 clips recorded using a Blu-ray-like file/directory structure. Mac OS X 10.8's Finder treats this directory structure (typically PRIVATE/AVCHD/BDMV...
Two sample directories at http://www.adamwilt.com/xfer/GH2/
GH2-AVCHD.zip - directory in a zipfile, with one video clip created after deleting previous clips on the SD card one at a time (the "delete single" option in the camera's delete menu). When this directory is transferred to the NAS, the "private" directory and all AVCHD-related subdirectories appear on the NAS as regular directories. When transferred back to a local disk, they appear as Quicktime objects, openable from Finder into QuickTime. Zipfile is 7.3 MB.
GH2-AVCHD2.zip - directory in a zipfile, with one video clip created after deleting all previous clips on the SD card (the "delete all" option in the camera's delete menu). When this directory is transferred to the NAS, the "private" directory and all AVCHD-related subdirectories appear on the NAS as Quicktime objects, but attempts to double-click them result in "cannot open" errors. When transferred back to a local disk, they appear as Quicktime objects, openable from Finder into QuickTime without problems. Zipfile is 6.4 MB.
Neither clip is a work of art; they're simply short, 3-4-second-long focus-pulls on the ReadyNAS OLED panel, just so there's something to test with. Both clips have been verified to perform this way even after being zipped up, uploaded, downloaded, and unzipped. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help. Thanks!
GH2-AVCHD.zip - directory in a zipfile, with one video clip created after deleting previous clips on the SD card one at a time (the "delete single" option in the camera's delete menu). When this directory is transferred to the NAS, the "private" directory and all AVCHD-related subdirectories appear on the NAS as regular directories. When transferred back to a local disk, they appear as Quicktime objects, openable from Finder into QuickTime. Zipfile is 7.3 MB.
GH2-AVCHD2.zip - directory in a zipfile, with one video clip created after deleting all previous clips on the SD card (the "delete all" option in the camera's delete menu). When this directory is transferred to the NAS, the "private" directory and all AVCHD-related subdirectories appear on the NAS as Quicktime objects, but attempts to double-click them result in "cannot open" errors. When transferred back to a local disk, they appear as Quicktime objects, openable from Finder into QuickTime without problems. Zipfile is 6.4 MB.
Neither clip is a work of art; they're simply short, 3-4-second-long focus-pulls on the ReadyNAS OLED panel, just so there's something to test with. Both clips have been verified to perform this way even after being zipped up, uploaded, downloaded, and unzipped. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help. Thanks!
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