Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Xpress Pro HD - Page 9

Editing From Panasonic Aj-pcd20p Memory Card Reader

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Consolidate your files. You can also consolidate your files onto your hard drive in your computer, so that you can free up your P2 cards. Consolidating makes copies of the media files or portions of media files of selected clips, subclips or sequences. Consolidating copies 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 and then click bin. On the drop down menu select Consolidate/Transcode. The Consolidate/Transcode dialog box will open. Here you select Consolidate and designate the target hard drive. Select your options and then click consolidate. Your media files will then be copied to your designated hard drive. Editing this material from the hard drive is now identical to editing all other types of media in Avid. Editing from Panasonic Aj-PCD20P Memory Card Reader Connect the AJ-PCD20 to your computer. Choose Firewire or USB. Insert your P2 cards. The reader has five slots. It does not matter which order or how many slots you use. Open Avid Xpress Pro HD. As you start Avid Xpress Pro HD, you will notice that it will scan and index all the active P2 cards that are inserted into the AJ-PCD20. Each slot is seen as a separate drive, with it's appropriate drive letter. 

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CONSOLIDATE YOUR FILES.
You can also consolidate your files onto your hard drive in your computer, so that you can free up your P2 cards.
Consolidating makes copies of the media files or portions of media files of selected clips, subclips or sequences.
Consolidating
copies 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 and then click bin.
On the drop down menu select Consolidate/Transcode. The Consolidate/Transcode
dialog box will open.
Here you select Consolidate and designate the target hard drive.
Select your options and then click
consolidate.
Your media files will then be copied to your designated hard drive.
Editing this material from the hard drive is
now identical to editing all other types of media in Avid.
EDITING FROM PANASONIC AJ-PCD20P MEMORY CARD READER
CONNECT THE AJ-PCD20 TO YOUR COMPUTER.
Choose Firewire or USB.
INSERT YOUR P2 CARDS.
The reader has five slots.
It does not matter which order or how many slots
you use.
OPEN AVID XPRESS PRO HD.
As you start Avid Xpress Pro HD, you will notice that it will scan and index all the active P2 cards that are inserted into the
AJ-PCD20.
Each slot is seen as a separate drive, with it’s appropriate drive letter.