User Guide

100 Chapter 6 Working With Panasonic P2 Media
Archiving P2 Cards
Unlike tapes, which are cheap enough to archive permanently, P2 cards are too
expensive to store. Therefore, you will need to erase your P2 cards to make room for
more recording. Before you erase your cards, you should archive their contents in case
you need the footage later.
You can copy the CONTENTS folder of a P2 volume directly in the Finder, or you can use
the Archive to Folder command in the Browse area of the Import Panasonic P2 window.
To create a copy of the CONTENTS folder of a P2 volume using the Import Panasonic
P2 window:
1 In the Browse area, make sure the Hierarchical List View button is selected.
2 Select the P2 volume you want to copy.
3 Do one of the following:
 Control-click the P2 volume, then choose Archive to Folder from the shortcut menu.
 Choose Archive to Folder from the Action pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of
the Browse area.
4 Enter a name for the copied folder. By default, the name of the P2 volume is used.
Setting Preferences
The Import Panasonic P2 window has several preferences that you can access by
choosing Preferences from the Action pop-up menu in the Browse area:
 Remove Advanced Pulldown and Duplicate Frames: Removes redundant (duplicate)
frames recorded in variable frame rate DVCPRO HD 720p footage. Also removes
advanced (2:3:3:2) pulldown from 29.97 fps footage such as 1080i and 480i, resulting
in 23.98 fps (24p) footage on disk after ingest.
The Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder can record 24p footage on P2 cards using
three methods:
 Native 23.98 fps (no pulldown or extra frames)
 23.98 fps with standard 3:2 (2:3:2:3) pulldown
 23.98 fps with advanced (2:3:3:2) pulldown
Important: The Import Panasonic P2 window cannot remove standard 3:2 pulldown.
To convert footage with 3:2 pulldown, you can ingest the media at 29.97 fps and
then use Cinema Tools to remove the pulldown.
 Clear Logging Autofill Cache: Empties the cache of information previously entered in
each logging field. For more information, see “Using the Logging Area” on page 90.