XMP Metadata: Different file path in Mac

[meett9325076]

Hi All,

I am importing same file from two different places in premiere pro (one from Project panel and other from Media Browser panel) in Mac. I have fetched their file path using XMP metadata, but the file paths of both project items are different!!

E.g.

File path when import file from Project panel:

/Users/user1/Documents/fil1.txt

File path when import file from Media Browser panel:

/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/user1/Documents/fil1.txt  

Here extra prefix "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" is added which creates an issue for us as we are comparing file paths with one another.

Code snippet to read file path:

var projectMetadata=currentChild.getProjectMetadata();
var xmp=new XMPMeta(projectMetadata);
var kPProPrivateProjectMetadataURI="http://ns.adobe.com/premierePrivateProjectMetaData/1.0/";
var filePath=xmp.getProperty(kPProPrivateProjectMetadataURI, "Column.Intrinsic.FilePath");

Premiere Pro Version: 11.1.0

Extension Type: Panel

Thanks & Regards
Meet Tank

[Bruce Bullis]

Does projectItem.getMediaPath() return the same path, for each projectItem?

[meett9325076]

Same result with projectItem.getMediaPath() However, this is a good alternative of XMP metadata. I haven't come across this method as it is not available in API doc . Bruce Bullis Could you please make this method available in the document: Samples/api_doc.html at master · Adobe-CEP/Samples · GitHub

Thanks,
Meet

[Bruce Bullis]

Added.

[meett9325076]

Hello Bruce Bullis

In the previous comment I meant same result as file paths from xmp API. I got two different path using projectItem.getMediaPath() having extra prefix "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" in the file path which is imported from the media browser panel.

Is this a bug in Premiere Pro API on Mac? It is working properly on windows.

Thanks,
Meet

[e_d_]

Funny. I ran the test on Windows the same day you had posted the issue (also without it occurring there), but I thought "no wait, you don't need to post this because (s)he might have done this already, you see, (s)he's explicitly saying Mac...", and one week later.. gee.

Can you please try a different path on Mac, like "/Users/Public/PrTest/Project1/" . I imagine there's something wrong with the resolve of the currently logged in user's path (~/). Doesn't fix the original issue, but may provide some insight.

Best,

e.d.

[Bruce Bullis]

I don't think so; the path you got on Mac works as well, right?

[e_d_]

I tend to think the need is to have consistent behavior / consistent information across all platforms... personally, I'd rather have an absolute path across all platforms.

[meett9325076]

The need is consistent behavior irrespective of import methods being used. The point I wanted to address here is: I should get same file path, whether I import  a file from Project panel or Media Browser panel. Premiere pro behaves in a different way handling the file  imported from two different places.

Thanks,
Meet

[meett9325076]

No. The issue still exists on Mac.

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

Right, but (desire for consistency aside) that 'issue' is receiving a completely valid and functional path...