Sony HDW-650 Operation Manual page 140

For details, see "About UMID ownership
information" (page 140).
Functions of UMID data
The UMID data enables the followings:
• Add a globally unique ID to every take of audio-
visual material. The unique ID is used to detect
the material source and to link it with the
original source material.
• Distinguishing between original material and
copied material. 00 is added to the Instance
Number for original material.
• Recording based on the UTC. The UTC is used
when recording the UMID. This enables
uniform control of source material recorded all
over the world based on the universal timecode.
• Calculating the date difference among source
materials. The source material is recorded based
on the MJD (Modified Julian Date), which
enables easy calculation of date difference
among source materials.
To set UMID ownership information
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn
the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)
1
Display the UMID SET page of the
OPERATION menu, and press the
MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" on page 117.
2
Set the following item.
Item
EX-OWNERSHIP
REC
COUNTRY CODE
ORGANIZATION
USER CODE
INSTANCE NO
TIME ZONE
MACHINE
For details on how to enter characters, see
"Setting the shot ID" (page 133).
3
Press the MENU knob.
140 Adjustments and Settings From Menus
Contents
Specifies whether to
record the user data
Country code
Organization code
User code
Specifies how to
generate the instance
number
Time difference from
UTC
Displays the machine-
specific number
About UMID ownership information
COUNTRY CODE
Enter an abbreviated alphanumeric string (4-byte
alphanumeric strings) according to the values
defined in ISO 3166-1.
There are about 240 country codes.
Find your own country code on the following
home page.
Refer to ISO-3166-1:
http://www.iso.org/iso/country-codes/
iso_3166_code_lists.htm
When the country code is less than 4 bytes, the
active part of the code will occupy the first part of
the 4-bytes and the remainder must be filled with
the space character (20h).
Example: In the case of Japan
For Japan, if the country code is JP, it is 2 bytes,
if JPN, it is 3 bytes.
Thus, enter the following:
JP_ _
or
JPN _
where _ represents a space.
ORGANIZATION (organization code)
Enter an abbreviated 4-byte alphanumeric string
for the organization code.
Notes
• Organization codes must be acquired by applying to
the SMPTE registration office.
When no organization code has been acquired, it is
forbidden to enter an arbitrary string. As a rule, the
code "00" must be entered. Freelance operators who do
not belong to an origination should enter "~".
• There are no problems in recording or playing back
audio-video signals, if ORGANIZATION is not set.
USER CODE
Enter the 4-byte alphanumeric strings for user
identification.
The user code is registered with each organization
locally. It is usually not centrally registered.
When the user code is less than 4 bytes, enter the
user code from the beginning of the 4 bytes and
enter the space character (20h) in the remaining
strings.
This user code is determined by the organization.
The methods used depend on the organization.