Handling P2 Card Recording - Panasonic AG-HPX370 Operating Instructions Manual

Handling P2 Card Recording

The P2 card is a semiconductor memory card designed
for the DVCPRO P2 series, Panasonic's line of professional
video and broadcast equipment.
• Since the DVCPRO P2 format and AVC-Intra record data
as files, it is ideally suited for computer processing. The
file structure is in a proprietary format that includes audio
and video data recorded in the MXF file format as well as
various other essential data forming an interrelated folder
structure as shown below.
Drive:\
CONTENTS
LASTCLIP.TXT.*
Allthesefoldersarerequired.
* T hisfilecontainsthelastclipdatarecorded
onaPdevice.
 NOTE
If any of this data is changed or lost, it will not be recognized
as P2 data or the P2 card may no longer be possible to use in
a P2 device.
• To prevent data loss in transferring P2 card data to a PC
or write back PC data on a P2 card, use P2 Viewer, which
can be downloaded from the website listed below. You
can also visit the support desk at the following website for
details on the system requirements of P2 Viewer.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
• Follow the steps below to use general software such as
Microsoft Windows Explorer or Apple Finder to transfer
the data to a PC. Be sure to use P2 Viewer to write data
back to a P2 card.
• Treat the CONTENTS folder and the LASTCLIP.TXT file
as a unit.
• Do not modify the data below the CONTENTS folder.
• In copying, be sure to copy both the CONTENTS folder
and the LASTCLIP.TXT file together.
• When transferring data from multiple P2 cards,
create separate folders for each P2 card to prevent
overwriting clips with identical names.
• Do not delete data on a P2 card.
• Format P2 cards only on a P2 card device.
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AUDIO
CLIP
ICON
PROXY
VIDEO
VOICE