User Guide

Chapter 6 Working With Panasonic P2 Media 101
Capturing Over FireWire as if the P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR
You can configure the Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder so that Final Cut Pro treats it
like a traditional VTR (video deck). Accordingly, inserted P2 cards can emulate the linear
nature of tape, allowing you to use the Log and Capture window to transfer media.
Note: Because footage is transferred in real time as though it were coming from tape,
this method is slower than ingesting media via the Import Panasonic P2 window.
To use the Log and Capture window to capture media from a P2 card:
1 Connect one end of a FireWire cable to the corresponding port on the camcorder.
2 Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to a corresponding port on your computer.
3 Insert the P2 card containing the clips you want to capture into one of the slots in
the camcorder.
4 On the camcorder, do the following:
a Choose Camera mode.
b Press the Menu button.
c Choose the Other Functions menu, then select the PC Mode setting.
d Set the PC Mode setting to “1394DEVICE.”
e Press the mode button to switch from Camera mode to MCR/VCR mode.
Important: Do not open Final Cut Pro until after you switch to MCR/VCR mode.
Otherwise, device control or video passthrough may not be available.
5 Use the AUDIO DUB/THUMBNAIL button to switch out of Thumbnail mode.
Note: To start capturing from a particular point in the footage, first use the camcorder’s
Thumbnail feature to select a particular clip, then use the AUDIO DUB/THUMBNAIL
button to switch out of Thumbnail mode.
6 Open Final Cut Pro and choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings, then click the Scratch
Disks tab.