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Working with P2 Media
Panasonic P2 devices write individual MXF audio and video media files
for each clip’s individual video or audio tracks. For example, a P2 clip that
includes one track of video and four tracks of audio is stored on the P2
card as five individual files. Within Media Composer, the five media files
are represented as a single clip with audio and video.
Mounting P2 Cards as Drives
Before mounting a P2 device, you need to install the appropriate
Panasonic drivers, available from Panasonic’s web site or on the CD
included with your P2 device. Then, you can mount P2 cards as drives
from any of these devices:
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PCMCIA card slot: Notebook computers sometimes include a
PCMCIA card slot that will accept individual P2 cards.
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P2 Drive: Panasonic offers P2 card–reading peripherals such as the
AJ-PCD10 memory card drive. You can connect this drive, or card
reader, to a USB port, or you can install it as an internal drive on a desk-
top computer. This card reader provides access to up to five P2 cards.
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P2 camera or deck: Panasonic cameras and decks, such as the
AJ-SPD850, provide access to P2 cards through a USB or FireWire port.
SETTI NG U P A P2 CAR D R EADE R (WI N DOWS ON LY)
Before using a P2 card reader with a Windows system, you need to set
autoplay options.
To se t u p a P2 c ard re ad er i n Wi nd ows :
1. Make sure Media Composer is not running.
2. Connect the card reader to a USB port.
3. Insert a P2 card into each slot. Each P2 card will be displayed as a
single lettered drive on the Windows desktop.
4. Open the Windows Explorer, right-click a drive letter, and select
Autoplay.
5. In the Autoplay dialog box, select “Take no action” and then
“Always do the selected action.”
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each drive letter associated with the reader.
NOTE A number of
procedures are involved
when working directly
with P2 cards that you
may find useful. However,
this book will not cover
topics such as chang-
ing P2 cards in the card
reader, sharing P2 clips
and sequences, or work-
ing with spanned clips.
Yo u c a n r e ad mor e a b out
these topics in the Media
Composer Advanced
Guide > File Based
Media > Panasonic
P2 Media.
After you’ve set up your
P2 media, you can auto-
matically or manually link
to those files through the
AMA process.
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