Planning Metadata - Sony PXW-X200 Operating Instructions Manual

An in-progress message is displayed during data
reading. When the read-out is completed, a
completion message is displayed, indicating that
the camcorder settings have been changed
according to the setup file.
To use a USB flash drive (in UDF and exFAT)
Connect the formatted USB flash drive to the
external device connector (page 26).
Select "All Load(USB)" > "Execute" in step 2.
Resetting to the standard values
The current camcorder settings you made through
various menu and button operations can be
collectively returned to the standard statuses
(factory settings) by executing "All Reset" of the
OTHERS menu.

Planning Metadata

Planning metadata is information about shooting
and recording plans, recorded in an XML file.
Example of a planning metadata file
You can shoot using clip names and shot mark
names defined in advance in a planning metadata
file.
This camcorder can display clip names and shot
mark names defined in the following languages:
• English
• Chinese
• German
• French
• Italian
• Spanish
• Dutch
• Portuguese
• Swedish
• Norwegian
• Danish
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• Finnish
Notes
• If you define clip and shot mark names in languages
other than those listed above, they may not be
displayed on the LCD monitor/EVF screen.
• If you define clip and shot mark names in French,
Dutch, or Finnish, some characters are displayed in a
different but similar font.
Loading a Planning Metadata file
To record planning metadata together with clips,
it is necessary to load a planning metadata file
into the camcorder's memory in advance.
To use an SxS memory card
Insert the SxS memory card with the planning
metadata file (.xml) saved to the directory below
into the camcorder's card slot, then select and
load the file via "Load / Slot(A)" or "Load /
Slot(B)" in "Plan.Metadata" (page 124) of the
OTHERS menu.
UDF: General/Sony/Planning
exFAT: XDROOT/General/Sony/Planning
FAT: BPAV/General/Sony/Planning
To use a USB flash drive (in UDF and exFAT)
Set "NW&Proxy/USB" (page 114) in the
NETWORK SET menu to "USB A" in advance.
Note
"USB A" cannot be selected when "Format" in "System"
(page 121) of the OTHERS menu is set to the following
settings.
• XAVC-L50 1080/59.94P, 50P
• XAVC-L35 1080/59.94P, 50P
1
Connect a USB flash drive formatted
with the FAT32 file system to the
external device connector (page 26).
A file list appears.
Note
The file list displays up to 64 files.
Even if the total number of planning metadata files
is 64 or less, all of the planning metadata files may
not appear if the directory where they are located on
the USB flash drive (General/Sony/Planning)
contains 512 or more files.
2
Using the up/down/left/right buttons or
the jog dial, select the file which you
want to load in the file list, then press
the SEL/SET button or the jog dial.