Adding Metadata To Clips During Recording - Panasonic AJ-PG50EJ Operating Instructions Manual

Adding Metadata to Clips During Re-
cording
A metadata upload file containing the shooter name, reporter
name, shooting location, text memo, and other information
can be saved to an SD memory card, and then recorded as
clip metadata by loading it prior to recording.
Use P2 Viewer Plus
to create a metadata upload file
Save the file to an SD memory card
Load the metadata upload file to the unit
When video is recorded, the metadata
will be added to the resulting clip
Preparing a metadata upload file
Use P2 Viewer Plus to a create metadata upload file on a com-
puter.
P2 Viewer Plus is application software for using a personal
computer to process clips recorded on a P2 card that can be
download free of charge from the Panasonic website. For the
URL, refer to "Website URL" (➝ page 9).
Install P2 Viewer Plus on a computer and then create a meta-
data upload file and write it to an SD memory card.
Note:
• Use the latest version of the P2 Viewer Plus.
• For details on how to create a metadata upload file, refer to the
help function in P2 Viewer Plus.
• Write the metadata upload file to an SD memory card formatted
with the unit.
(➝ "Formatting P2 Cards and SD Memory Cards" page 54)
Settings for adding metadata
 Metadata recording setting
Set whether to add loaded metadata when recording clips in
the "RECORD" (➝ page 101) menu item.
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 Selecting the recording method of USER CLIP
NAME
Set the type of data to record as "USER CLIP NAME" in the
"USER CLIP NAME" (➝ page 101) menu item.
The data recorded varies depending on the combination of
the "USER CLIP NAME" and "RECORD" menu items.
Recording method USER CLIP NAME to be recorded
Clip metadata TYPE1:
"RECORD" = "ON"
TYPE2:
Clip metadata TYPE1:
"RECORD" = "OFF"
TYPE2:
 Counter value
The counter value is indicated as a four-digit number. When
the recording method of USER CLIP NAME is set to "TYPE2"
and a metadata file is loaded, the counter value is increment-
ed by 1 each time recording is performed to generate a new
clip.
You can use the following procedure to reset the counter val-
ue.
1.
Use the cursor buttons to align the cursor with "USER
CLIP NAME" in the metadata screen of the "REC
META DATA" - "PROPERTY" (➝ page 101) menu
item and press the [SET] button.
2.
Use the cursor buttons to align the cursor with
"COUNT RESET" and press the [SET] button.
The counter value is reset to 1.
3.
Press the [EXIT] button to end the process.
 Adding the card serial number as metadata
Set the function for adding the serial number and other infor-
mation of the P2 card as metadata (text memo without offset)
in the "CARD SERIAL" (➝ page 101) menu setting.
Loaded metadata set-
tings
Loaded metadata set-
tings + counter value
Same as GLOBAL CLIP
ID
Same as CLIP NAME