Clipfinder: 'Run Conform on FCP XML'

[jpred]

Hi everybody!
I'd like go use the function 'Run Conform on FCP XML' in Clipfinder. Problem is: The clips are stored on two different drives and it seems like clipfinder only allows one location for these clips. Does anybody now a 'workaround'? or maybe creating the XML-file in two steps? Any ideas would be great.

jp

[Hans-Georg Daun]

The Clipfinder 2.2 beta allows multiple clip directories.

Cheers,
Hans

[Jörgen Persson]

Hi everybody!
I'd like go use the function 'Run Conform on FCP XML' in Clipfinder. Problem is: The clips are stored on two different drives and it seems like clipfinder only allows one location for these clips. Does anybody now a 'workaround'? or maybe creating the XML-file in two steps? Any ideas would be great.

jp

A sneaky way is to create a symlink for one drive (or folder) in the the other drive (or folder).

symlinks for dummies below:

Start Terminal and write
cd

put a space after the "d"

then in Finder drag Drive1 into the terminal window
it should now read something like:

cd /Volumes/Drive1

press Enter

now write
ln -s

put a space after the "s"

then drag Drive2 into the Terminal window.

The Terminal window will then display something like this:
ln -s /Volumes/Drive2

write
Drive2_link

(or something similar - spaces are not allowed)

The full command should read:
ln -s /Volumes/Drive2 Drive2_link

Press Enter

Now you will have an alias to Drive2 in Drive1 that is more powerful than the normal alias you create in Finder...

EDIT: Or you can upgrade to the Clipfinder 2.2 beta. Formatting takes time. So much time that the author sneaks in between the OP and my answer :)

[Uli Plank]

Or get this: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13001

[Jörgen Persson]

Or if you don't want to pay $14 for a simple UNIX command GUI. Get SymbolicLinker:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10433

[jpred]

Thank you for all the answers! You are great help!