Panasonic AJ-HPD2500 Operating Instructions - Page 19

Introduction ■ Connecting a P2 Card Camera A P2 card recorded in a P2 camera recorder plugs directly into a PC card slot for immediate access. The P2 card is a semiconductor memory card that Panasonic developed for professional AV use. ■ Dial Jog/Dial Shuttle The jog provides slow playback at rates between -1.0 to +1.0. The shuttle allows high-speed forward and reverse playback up to 100 times normal speed. At speeds up to 10x, the sound is also audible. ■ Thumbnails for Managing Clips Visually The 4.3-inch color LCD monitor on the front panel displays clips (thumbnails) that represent P2 card content. Settings can be made to show only specific clips in the thumbnail screen. Clips selected from the thumbnail list can be played back immediately, shot marks can be added, file data regarding the clips can be confirmed and edited and other clip management operations are also available. A clip is a single data item that contains video, audio, metadata and other additional information. Normally, a clip is one shot generated from the start of recording until recording stops. However, when a shot spans multiple P2 cards, the video on each card is handled as an independent clip. The image at the start of recording appears in the thumbnail screen as a representative image of that clip. ■ Expanded high-speed hard disk interface ● High-speed eSATA interface The unit now supports hard disks using the eSATA interface, which is faster than the regular USB interface. This interface provides faster backup of video data on a P2 card to hard disk and can restore hard disk data to a P2 card. ● Playback (best effort) and playlist editing of hard disk video data Video data on a hard disk can be viewed as thumbnails or a smooth*1 video stream. A protective feature ensures a continuous audio output even if reading performance drops due to use of a slow hard disk or through interference such as vibrations. Playback of hard disk video data*1 enables editing of video on a hard disk in the same way as editing video on a P2 card. *1:This does not guarantee playback without frame skipping. high speed via an FTP server on the Internet. Video stored on an FTP server can be displayed and selected as a thumbnail for downloading to a P2 card or external hard disk. And SD memory card data can be sent by the card to and from an FTP server. The network also enables transmission of data encrypted using SSH. ● Browser A browser mode enables the user to browse web sites with web page authentication required for connecting to the Internet. ● FTP server The unit can operate as an FTP server allowing a PC or other FTP client to load video files stored on P2 cards or in an external hard disk. ● SAMBA server When connected to a Windows PC or other network PC, the unit can operate as a SAMBA server to load video files stored on P2 cards or in an external hard disk. ● HTTP server Using the unit as an HTTP server allows you to view lists of video data from a browser on a PC, view metadata, and play back proxy data. ■ Editing and GUI ● Independent audio and video editing Any video and audio (4ch) tracks can be independently selected for editing. ● Insert editing and overwrite editing Two types of editing are available: insert editing, in which new events are added between two editing events and overwrite editing, in which a new event overwrites an event. ● Two screens for editing material and playlist video Editing material (player) and playlist (recorder) video appear in two screens at all times. A timeline indicating editing status appears simultaneous with these screens for intuitive editing. ● Capability to edit both tape and hard disk material Use of a VTR or similar device with an RS-422A interface as player makes possible linear-like editing (deck-to-deck editing). Video data transferred to an eSATA or USB hard disk can also be edited. ● Function for adjusting audio level (variable) of any section Audio level adjustments make it possible to operate the audio playback level for the required audio section to adjust the audio level (variable). ● Display and playback of player thumbnails A player using P2 cards or a hard disk can display player thumbnails. Thumbnails can be set to limit the clips used by the player to the required clips. ■ Gigabit Ethernet network supported ● FTP client In the thumbnail screen, this network allows to select video stored on a P2 card or external hard disk and transfer it at ■ Time code/Player function for editing provided This unit has a built-in TCG (time code generator) and TCR (time code reader). In addition to the internal time code, external time code input or a VITC input signal can be Introduction: Features 19