topic How do I change the start of the file names on a XA40 in Professional Video

How do I change the start of the file names on a XA40

serena — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:55:42 GMT

I have two of this camera that I use at the same time and I really need to make one have a different file prefix than the other so I can save the videos to the same folder. The entire 4th page of the "Recording Setup" menu is grayed out and un-selectable, and I do not know why.

Re: How do I change the start of the file names on a XA40

serena — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:38:16 GMT

it partly becomes editable if i change the movie format to XF-AVC, but I want it to be in MP4. how to I change the name/prefix of the files in that way?
😞 it's been half a year and i still can't figure this out, is it just not a feature? even though it seems like it would be a pretty essential thing?

Re: How do I change the start of the file names on a XA40

rs-eos — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:58:46 GMT

Sorry that I missed your original post back in Feb. In reviewing the User Manual, it unfortunately does appear that you can only customize the names for XF-AVC clips (page 38). For MP4, there are no instructions to do so and thus it appears that those filenames will always be set to a fixed, non-customizable format.

Potentially its this way to maximize compatibility? i.e. older software that may look for MP4 clips named a certain way? Page 114 does speak about the "MP4 Join Tool". I wonder if its that piece of software that wouldn't know how to deal with custom file names?

Re: How do I change the start of the file names on a XA40

John_Q — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:09:58 GMT

Hello serena,

I agree with Elite. This file naming feature is only for XF-AVC clips, unfortunately. There is no way to manually adjust the file name of MP4 clips in the camera.