Panasonic AJ-HPD2500 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

■ Connecting a P2 Card Camera
A P2 card recorded in a P2 camera recorder plugs directly
into a PC card slot for immediate access. The P2 card is a
semiconductor memory card that Panasonic developed for
professional AV use.
■ Dial Jog/Dial Shuttle
The jog provides slow playback at rates between –1.0 to +1.0.
The shuttle allows high-speed forward and reverse playback
up to 100 times normal speed. At speeds up to 10x, the sound
is also audible.
■ Thumbnails for Managing Clips Visually
The 4.3-inch color LCD monitor on the front panel displays
clips (thumbnails) that represent P2 card content. Settings
can be made to show only specific clips in the thumbnail
screen.
Clips selected from the thumbnail list can be played back
immediately, shot marks can be added, file data regarding the
clips can be confirmed and edited and other clip
management operations are also available.
<About clips>
A clip is a single data item that contains video, audio,
metadata and other additional information. Normally, a clip is
one shot generated from the start of recording until recording
stops. However, when a shot spans multiple P2 cards, the
video on each card is handled as an independent clip. The
image at the start of recording appears in the thumbnail
screen as a representative image of that clip.
■ Expanded high-speed hard disk interface
● High-speed eSATA interface
The unit now supports hard disks using the eSATA
interface, which is faster than the regular USB interface.
This interface provides faster backup of video data on a P2
card to hard disk and can restore hard disk data to a P2
card.
● Playback (best effort) and playlist editing of hard disk video
data
Video data on a hard disk can be viewed as thumbnails or
*1
a smooth video stream. A protective feature ensures a
continuous audio output even if reading performance drops
due to use of a slow hard disk or through interference such
as vibrations.
Playback of hard disk video data
on a hard disk in the same way as editing video on a P2
card.
*1:This does not guarantee playback without frame
skipping.
■ Gigabit Ethernet network supported
● FTP client
In the thumbnail screen, this network allows to select video
stored on a P2 card or external hard disk and transfer it at
*1
enables editing of video
high speed via an FTP server on the Internet. Video stored
on an FTP server can be displayed and selected as a
thumbnail for downloading to a P2 card or external hard
disk. And SD memory card data can be sent by the card to
and from an FTP server. The network also enables
transmission of data encrypted using SSH.
● Browser
A browser mode enables the user to browse web sites with
web page authentication required for connecting to the
Internet.
● FTP server
The unit can operate as an FTP server allowing a PC or other
FTP client to load video files stored on P2 cards or in an
external hard disk.
● SAMBA server
When connected to a Windows PC or other network PC, the
unit can operate as a SAMBA server to load video files
stored on P2 cards or in an external hard disk.
● HTTP server
Using the unit as an HTTP server allows you to view lists of
video data from a browser on a PC, view metadata, and play
back proxy data.
■ Editing and GUI
● Independent audio and video editing
Any video and audio (4ch) tracks can be independently
selected for editing.
● Insert editing and overwrite editing
Two types of editing are available: insert editing, in which
new events are added between two editing events and
overwrite editing, in which a new event overwrites an event.
● Two screens for editing material and playlist video
Editing material (player) and playlist (recorder) video
appear in two screens at all times. A timeline indicating
editing status appears simultaneous with these screens for
intuitive editing.
● Capability to edit both tape and hard disk material
Use of a VTR or similar device with an RS-422A interface as
player makes possible linear-like editing (deck-to-deck
editing). Video data transferred to an eSATA or USB hard
disk can also be edited.
● Function for adjusting audio level (variable) of any section
Audio level adjustments make it possible to operate the
audio playback level for the required audio section to adjust
the audio level (variable).
● Display and playback of player thumbnails
A player using P2 cards or a hard disk can display player
thumbnails. Thumbnails can be set to limit the clips used by
the player to the required clips.
■ Time code/Player function for editing provided
This unit has a built-in TCG (time code generator) and TCR
(time code reader). In addition to the internal time code,
external time code input or a VITC input signal can be
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Introduction: Features