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Step 3: Renaming the metadata file.
1. Renaming metadata files requires you to navigate to the location that your files are
stored through Windows or Mac Finder.
2. The metadata files can be found in the following folder structure:
Private/meigroup/pavcn/sbg/p2sd
3. Highlight the file name and type the new name. The file can be renamed as long as
you keep the file extension as ".P2"
Step 4: Uploading the metadata into the camera.
1. Insert the SD Card into the slot located under the flip down door on the side panel of
the camera.
2. Press the THUMBNAIL button to enter thumbnail mode.
3. Press the MENU button to enter the thumbnail menu.
4. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to METADATA, then press SET to enter the
METADATA sub menu.
5. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to LOAD, then press SET. A list the files you
created appears. Use the ARROW buttons to select the file you would like to load and
press SET. Select YES and press SET. The metadata is now loaded into the camera.
Step 5: Verifying that the metadata is properly loaded.
1. In the thumbnail menu follow the path METADATA>PROPERTY
2. Press the SET button to open one of the metadata fields and verify that the correct
metadata is loaded.
Entering metadata directly into the camera.
1. Press the THUMBNAIL button to enter thumbnail mode.
2. Press the MENU button to enter the thumbnail menu.
3. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to METADATA, then press SET to enter the
METADATA sub menu.
4. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to PROPERTY, then press SET to enter the
metadata properties screen.
5. Use the ARROW buttons to navigate to the property you would like to change, then
press SET. Again use the ARROW keys to highlight the field you want to change and
press SET.
6. Type the information using the on screen display. Then enter OK. Use the ARROW
keys to highlight OK and press SET.
Important things to check in the thumbnail menu when using metadata:
-Make sure METADATA>RECORD is set to ON
!
-Make sure METADATA>USER CLIP NAME is set to TYPE 2 (This setting allows the
USER CLIP NAME field to auto increment).
-When you want the auto increment count to reset go to METADATA>PROPERTY>USER
CLIP NAME and highlight COUNT RESET and press SET.
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