File Operation Restrictions - Sony PDW-F800 Operation Manual

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File operation restrictions

This section explains which operations are
possible on files stored in each directory.
When required, the following operation tables
distinguish reading and writing from partial
reading and writing.
Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the
end of the file.
Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the
file.
Root directory
File name Content
INDEX.XML Contains data for management of the
material on the disc.
a) Contains conversion tables for assigning
ALIAS.XML
user-defined names to clips and clip lists.
DISCMETA.XML Contains metadata to indicate the disc
properties.
MEDIAPRO.XML Contains a list of materials on the disc,
basic properties, related information, and
information about access methods.
SYSPRO.XML Contains system setting information and
menu setting information for the devices.
Write: Write data sequentially from the start to
the end of the file.
Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only.
Note
Operations other than Read and Partial read are possible
only when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to
recording enabled.
Operations
Read/ Write/ Rename Create Delete
Partial Partial
read write
Yes No No
Yes No No
Yes b) No
Yes
Yes No No
Yes No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
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