Hybrid IT Workflows for HDV & DV

File Name and Folder Structure

HVR-DR60
The HVR-DR60 creates a folder (e.g., “100HDVF”) when recording begins and stores recorded video within it as a movie file (e.g., “HDV10001.M2T”).

Any subsequent files divided FAT32 are stored in the same folder (e.g., ““HDV10002.M2T”).

When a new recording is made, a new folder (e.g., “101HDVF”) is created and a new file (e.g., “10101.M2T”) is stored within it.

Memory Recording Unit (MRU)
In the Memory Recording Unit all files are stored in one folder. Each file is named in line with the following format:

xx_nnnn_YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS.extension
(e.g., 01_0001_2007-10-01_134510.M2T)

• xx:
  This is a two-digit number (00 – 99) that you can set via the “CAM No.” menu of the Memory Recording Unit. This prefix number is useful when multiple CF cards are used.
• nnnn:
  This is a sequential clip number. It is incremented by one as each new recording begins.
• YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS:
  These numbers refer to the date and time of the recording (which are derived from the date and time data settings of the camcorder) *². Any subsequent files, divided by FAT32, will have new time data, but retain the same clip number.

Sony Recording Unit Utility Software

This software can be downloaded from Sony’s website free of charge. It allows you to transfer the files on your HVR-DR60 and CF card to your Windows-based PC with ease. It can connect M2T files, that were divided by FAT32, back together*³, and it will rename HVR-DR60 files to the same style as those from a CF card during transfer.


*2 The date and time digits of the file name will be listed as “0000-00-00_000000” if the i.LINK signal comes from any of the following devices:

• A camcorder that doesn’t have date and time setting
• A camcorder or VCR that is playing back a recorded tape which doesn’t contain date and time data.
• Other devices that don’t output date and time data via an i.LINK stream