Planning Metadata - Sony PMW-300K1 Operating Instructions Manual

Retrieving the Setup file
To use an SxS memory card
When you retrieve the stored setup file, the
camcorder settings are changed according to the
file.
1
Insert the memory card on which you
stored the setup file into a card slot.
Check that the corresponding memory card
icon is displayed on the screen. If a memory
card in the other slot is selected, press the
SLOT SELECT button to switch.
2
Select "Recall" in "Camera Data" (page
100) in the OTHERS menu, then select
"Execute."
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 mode)
Connect the formatted USB flash drive to the
USB connector (type A) (page 34).
Select "All Save(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" in the
OTHERS menu.
62 Useful Functions

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
• Finnish
Notes
• If you define clip and shot mark names in languages
other than those listed above, they may not be
displayed on the viewfinder 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 /