Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer
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- Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 1
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Panasonic P2 media supported) • Dell Precision M90 (Avid Mojo now supported on Intel Core 2 Duo model) • HP Compaq Mobile Workstation nw8000 (DVCPRO HD not supported) Please note: Notebook systems are not supported Service Pack 2 • Avid Media Composer 2.7b180 Acquisition in the field Shooting with P2 - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 3
minutes of DVCPRO HD 720p/24PN. However, remember this is a camera capture and like the P2 cards, you should archive this material asap, to another hard drive or other media. Key Point - Make sure you install FS100 Version 3.0 Upgrade. This upgrade provides DVCPROHD Quicktime support and Native 720p - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 4
• Open Capture Tool. Click on Tools > Capture. You will be asked to enter a name for the tape, or in this case, since there is no tape, the camera. If configured correctly you will see the camera output in your composer window. If not configured correctly, click on the deck pull down menu and click - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 5
\ MXF\1. Note: use the Copy function not Move. • Key Point. Regardless of how you acquire footage, it's vital that you archive it before erasing your P2 cards. Whether archiving to tape, or optical disc, or hard disk, make sure that you copy the entire contents of the card (CONTENTS folder and - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 6
Open Avid Media Composer. Set your project parameters in terms of resolution and frame rate. Use Media Tool. Click on Tools > Media Tool. - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 7
drag it to the composer window. Notice as you scroll in the composer window, the light flashes on the P2 card. This indicates that you are indeed editing directly off of the P2 card. Editing from this point is identical to any other media in Avid. Consolidate your files. You can also - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 8
these files onto a hard drive that you select. This frees up the P2 cards and allows you to edit from your hard drive. Select the media files Avid. Editing from Panasonic Aj-PCD20 Memory Card Reader Connect the AJ-PCD20 to your computer. Choose Firewire or USB. Insert your P2 cards. The reader has - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 9
Use Media Tool. Click on Tools > Media Tool and you will see each drive letter that represents each card slot in the reader. Select the drives (P2 cards) Click on the drive(s) you want and then select current project. - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 10
paper will discuss connection to a PC. For more details on a Mac connection, see the FS-100 manual. If footage was acquired on the FireStore FS-100, you will first have to run the FS100 "Organize P2" command before attempting to import footage into the computer. Then set the FS-100 into direct - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 11
Click on FS-100 drive, press ok. Create a New Bin. Click on File> New Bin, or open one of your existing bins. Highlight all items in the Media Tools Window. Click Edit>Select All Drag to bin. When all your clips are in your bin, you can now edit in the timeline. Key Point. Dismounting FS-100 - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 12
to get your footage onto the hard drive. You could have recorded directly to the hard drive or you could have input your files from a P2 store. Whichever method, now that it is time to edit, simply connect your hard drive to your Avid Media Composer. KEY POINT: Make sure that - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 13
Identifiy the eXTernal drive. Click current project Copy or drag clips into bin. The clips will appear in the Media Tool, either copy or drag selected clips to your bin and start editing. Output After editing, it is time to output your data. Once again, you have a number of options based on what - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 14
You can also output DVDCPROHD to a SD DV Device. And obviously, the other Avid Media Composer Family Products allow multiple I/O options. Select the sequence you wish to output. Render all effects. Select Special >Device>IEEE 1394. Select Clip > Digital Cut. 14 - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 15
. One example of a good tape drive that works well in the P2 workflow is the Quantum SDLT 600A. The interface to control this device is as a DVD burning application (such as Nero AG's "Nero", or Roxio "Toast") which supports making data DVDs. Note: you do not want to create a playable video DVD, you - Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ | Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Media Composer - Page 16
great flexibility in your acquisition, archiving and editing workflow. Working with P2 data and editing within Avid Media Composer is quite straightforward and allows for the fastest workflow. For more information consult: www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/home.asp, www.focusinfo.com and www.avid
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