User Guide

76 Chapter 6 Working With Panasonic P2 Media
The following definitions provide some shorthand for discussing the Import Panasonic
P2 window:
 P2 card: A solid-state memory card for recording DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and
DVCPRO HD media within MXF container files.
 MXF: A media file standard for wrapping video or audio and associated metadata
into a single container file. An MXF file is similar to a QuickTime file; they are both file
formats for storing media and metadata about the media. For more information, see
“About MXF” on page 70.
 Metadata: Generally, secondary data describing the primary data. In the case of
media, the primary data is the video and audio samples themselves, and the
metadata is descriptive information attached to it, such as shooting time, GPS
coordinates, camera operator name, shot and take number, sample rate, video
codec used, and so on.
Final Cut Pro preserves metadata stored in P2 clips by transferring it to both
QuickTime media files and their associated clips in a project.
 P2 device: A camcorder, deck, or card reader capable of reading and writing to a
P2 card. These devices can usually be connected to a Macintosh computer via a USB
or FireWire cable.
 P2 volume: Any P2 card or mounted disk image that contains a valid P2 directory
structure and MXF media files. For more information, see “Panasonic P2 Card Format
Specifications” on page 104.
 P2 folder: Any folder that contains a valid P2 directory structure and MXF media files.
For more information, see “Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications” on page 104.
 P2 volume name: The name of a P2 card, mounted disk image, or folder. If you have
write access to the P2 volume, you can change the volume name in the Finder.
 Clip: An object in Final Cut Pro that refers to—or points to—a media file on disk.
 Media file: A file containing one or more video or audio tracks of sample data.
QuickTime, MXF, AIFF, Wave, TIFF, and JPEG are all examples of types of media files.
 P2 clip: An XML clip file and its associated MXF video and audio files, stored on a
P2 volume. P2 media files use the FAT32 file system and are therefore limited to 4 GB.
 P2 clip name: A simple clip name, usually six characters long, assigned automatically
by the P2 camcorder.
 P2 clip ID: A universally unique ID (UUID) number assigned to each clip recorded by a
P2 camcorder. This is also called global clip ID.
 Reel name: A property stored in each clip in your Final Cut Pro project to remind you
which P2 volume your clip’s original media is stored on. A clip’s reel name is
especially important when you are reingesting a clip and you need to find the
P2 volume containing the original media.