User Guide

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 Spanned clip: A single P2 clip that consists of two or more media files. Spanned clips
are created whenever you record a single shot that exceeds the capacity of a P2 card
or exceeds 4 GB. In this case, the camcorder seamlessly continues recording to a new
media file on the next available P2 card. For more information, see “Working With
Spanned Clips” on page 95.
 Proxy: A low-resolution copy of a media file, usually stored as an MPEG-4 file. A proxy
can be used for fast transfer and preview of footage.
Note: The Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder does not record proxy files.
 Ingest: A general term for the process of transferring video, audio, and metadata
from one media storage system to another. Depending on the context, ingest may
mean any of the following:
 Transferring data between different computer platforms or file systems, such as
between a P2 file system and Mac OS X
 Transferring data between different storage media, such as from tape to hard disk
(also known as capturing)
 Adding media files from your local scratch disk to a nonlinear editing system to
create clips that point to the media (also called importing)
 Converting media between different container file formats, such as from MXF files
to QuickTime files
 Transcoding video and audio data to different formats, such as from DVCPRO HD
1080i footage to standard definition 480p MPEG-2 footage
Working With Panasonic P2 Cards and Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro allows you to ingest video and audio recorded on Panasonic P2 cards, and
then edit the resulting media files just as you would edit media files in any other format.
Because of their nonlinear nature, P2 storage devices provide clear advantages over
tape-based media:
 You can log clips while ingesting others at the same time. This is impossible using tape.
 Clips on P2 devices are defined at the time of recording, so it’s easy to review
footage. With tape, you have to define clips manually by setting In and Out points.
 No cueing or pre-roll time is necessary for viewing and ingesting footage.
 You can mount multiple P2 devices at the same time. With tape, you can only use
one at a time.