user10955: 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?

user6921: 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.

10955: <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>
 6921: <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>
