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PROCESSING P2 MEDIA

WITH

FLIPFACTORY

Synopsis ...................................................................2

MXF Codec Features and Capabilities...................2

Using P2 Monitors in a Factory...............................3

Making P2 Media Accessible to FlipFactory..........3

Access Options........................................................5

Submitting P2 Media Manually................................9

Processing Spanned P2 Files...............................10

Stitching Multiple Files Into a Single File.............10

Output File Naming and Delivery..........................11

P2 Destination Features ........................................ 11

Limited Warranty and Disclaimers .......................12

APP NOTE

This

App Note

applies to

versions

6.0 & later

Summary of content (12 pages)

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A P P N OTE P ROCESSING P2 M EDIA WITH F LIP F ACTORY Synopsis ................................................................... 2 MXF Codec Features and Capabilities ................... 2 Using P2 Monitors in a Factory............................... 3 Making P2 Media Accessible to FlipFactory.......... 3 Access Options ........................................................ 5 V This App Note applies to versions 6.0 & later Submitting P2 Media Manually................................
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Processing P2 Media with FlipFactory Synopsis This app note describes how FlipFactory works together with Panasonic P2 camcorders, players/ recorders, memory drives, and media cards to enable transcoding workflows that ingest P2 MXFwrapped DVCPro files for direct-conversion or transcoding to other media and file formats. In this app note you’ll learn how to make P2 media accessible to FlipFactory, the features and capabilities of the FlipFactory MXF Codec, and sample P2 MXF workflows.
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Using P2 Monitors in a Factory FlipFactory provides both a P2 Network Folder monitor and a P2 Local Folder monitor for automating the ingest of P2 media. The P2 Network Folder monitor is designed to identify and ingest incoming media via Windows networking; the P2 Local Folder monitor identifies and ingests incoming media from directories directly on the FlipFactory server. The presence of a new XML file with a single clip initiates the automatic submission of a job.
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Figure 1. P2 cards function as letter drives in Windows P2 Cards display as Letter Drives When you install a P2 card reader, each card port is assigned a drive letter. Each P2 monitor in your factory regularly scans for new XML files in the clip folder. In this example (Fig. 1, above) a 5-port memory drive is attached to a Windows computer. Drive E is expanded to display the CONTENT directory and its sub-directories, which contain clips composed of media files and XML files.
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Access Options There are several ways to access P2 media: • You can access media directly on P2 cards inserted in a memory drive/recorder on the FlipFactory server. See Accessing Media Directly on P2 Cards in FlipFactory Server on page 5 • You can access media directly on P2 cards inserted in a memory drive/recorder as a share on a Windows server. See Accessing Media Directly on P2 Card on a Network Server Share on page 6.
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Figure 2. Windows error when you select a drive without a P2 card in it. Note: For more details on configuring your monitor, click the Help button with the monitor’s editor panel displayed to view the online help page. 6. Save your factory settings and close the Manage Factories window. 7. Now, display the System Status window and observe your new P2 monitor come online. The P2 Local Folder monitor first displays “Initializing” in the Status column.
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Figure 3. Windows error when you select a drive without a P2 card in it. Note: For more details on configuring your monitor, click the Help button with the monitor’s editor panel displayed to view the online help page. 8. Save your factory settings and close the Manage Factories window. 9. Now, display the System Status window and observe your new P2 monitor come online. The P2 Network Folder monitor first displays “Initializing” in the Status column.
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Next, open the CONTENT folder on the inserted P2 card (displayed as a letter drive) and copy and paste (or drag) the AUDIO and VIDEO folders from the CONTENT folder of the inserted P2 card (displayed as a letter folder) to the CONTENT folder in the target folder. Now that the audio and video files are accessible, copy and paste (or drag) the CLIP folder from the CONTENT folder to the CONTENT folder in the target folder. Note: You must copy the CLIP folder last – after copying the AUDIO and VIDEO folders.
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Submitting P2 Media Manually In addition to setting up P2 monitors to ingest P2 media, you can also submit individual P2 clips manually. To submit P2 media to a factory manually, follow these steps: 1. Open the FlipFactory console if it isn't already open. 2. Log into the account which contains the factory to which you want to submit this job. 3. Next, click Submit Job on the console to display the Submit Job window and configure the general settings (at the top of the window): 4.
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. Select (or enter) content name, select a specific Flip Engine if you’re working in a FactoryArray and need a specific Flip Engine to process this job (due to licensing or other configurations), and a specific store, as required. Optionally, check metadata and enter it. 11. To submit the job, click Flip It! The specified factory will ingest the XML file, and parse it to transcode the media and produce the output file specified in the factory. To observe the job’s progress, display the Job Status window.
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Output File Naming and Delivery The P2 system creates files with unique names of random numbers and letters. FlipFactory preserves the original P2 filenames through the transcoding process. FlipFactory produces an output file name which consists of the root name of the incoming file, appended with Append to File Name text, if any. You can supply this text in the Product editor panel. The suffix is the default wrapper suffix of the output file or type.
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