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- Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 1
User Guide Cloud Application P2 Cast W0415KZ0-PB ENGLISH VQT5L67 (E) - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 2
in this guide 3 Precautions 3 Notice regarding security 4 Overview of P2 Cast cloud application 5 System requirements 6 Compatible P2 Camera Recorder models 6 Compatible operating environments 6 Registering users, groups, and P2 Camera Recorders 7 Logging in to P2 Cast 7 Registering users - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 3
you have already read through the P2 Camera Recorder operating instructions and have fully understood how it operates. ••Phrases enclosed in brackets refer to user interface elements in this application or P2 Camera Recorder menus, or on computers or mobile devices. ••Figures and screenshots may - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 4
guess. ••Change the password periodically. ••Panasonic Corporation and its affiliate companies will computer or mobile devices serviced, or before problem occurring at the user site, make sure to set up all the settings regarding wireless LAN equipment in accordance with the operating instructions - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 5
") is extracted and uploaded automatically from P2 Camera Recorders to P2 Cast. Cloud Application P2 Cast P2 Camera Recorder*1 *1: Ethernet connections also supported In the field: Camera operator Computer TV station newsroom: Editors P2 Cast eliminates the need for conventional recording media - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 6
is not set up as a bridged network. --Confirm that the application is not blocked by a firewall. Compatible P2 Camera Recorder models For information on supported models, visit the Broadcast and Professional AV Global Web Site (http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/). Compatible operating environments - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 7
needed to log in when the application is licensed. Logging in to P2 Cast 1 In the browser address bar, enter the URL notified from Panasonic. 2 Enter the user ID and password notified, and then click [Login]. Passwords are concealed by •. ••After user registration (→ 8), users can log in with - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 8
passwords of registered users. Delete registered user accounts. Download your own profile to a computer. Display the login time and IP addresses that have accessed to the P2 Cast. (Up to last 10 access.) *1: Besides administrators, users registered with [User Management] set to [Enabled] (→ 9) can - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 9
login. [Family Name]: Enter a last name to display at login. [E-mail]: Enter the email address of the user registered. For camera operators, ideally this is a mobile as a TV station or production company) of all registered P2 Cast users. [Disabled]: [Enabled]: Not authorized to change these - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 10
[Content Upload]: Specify whether authorized to upload shots from P2 Camera Recorders. [Disabled]: [Enabled]: Cannot upload shots ]: Not authorized to assign these rights Authorized to assign these rights After setting [Service Log] to [Browsable], [STATUS] is displayed in the home screen menu bar - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 11
Registering users, groups, and P2 Camera Recorders [Groups to share]: After groups are set up (→ 12), Upload] [Content Download] [Content Browse] [Content Edit] [Playlist Edit] [Metadata Edit] [Service Log] Administrators [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Manager] [Manager] [ - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 12
editors and camera operators, can be registered in a group. Group registration is available for registered users. Up to 2,000 groups can be registered. P2 Cast can also be used without registering groups. If you do not need to register groups, go to "Registering camera recorders" (→ 14). 1 Click - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 13
Registering users, groups, and P2 Camera Recorders [Group-ID]: Enter a name to display on the group list screen. (2-24 characters, consisting of lowercase letters, underscores, or numbers.) [Group Name]: Enter - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 14
Device Type] list, select [Panasonic P2], and then click [Next]. The only type of camera recorder available to register is [Panasonic P2]. (As of April 2015.) and uppercase letters. For instructions on accessing [VERSION], refer to the P2 Camera Recorder operating instructions. 5 Click [OK]. The - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 15
Setting up camera recorders Setting up camera recorders To enable communication between camera recorders and P2 Cast, restart a camera recorder registered in P2 Cast after inserting an SD memory card that contains camera operator information, and then complete camera recorder network settings. - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 16
. 1 Insert the SD memory card in the P2 Camera Recorder, turn it off, and restart it. Camera operator information is now set on the P2 Camera Recorder. 2 Complete the P2 Camera Recorder network settings. For network setting instructions, refer to the P2 Camera Recorder operating instructions. - 16 - - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 17
, configure the metadata setting so that notification is sent to camera operators. After this, prepare the metadata itself and register it in P2 Cast. Metadata can be registered by users registered with [Metadata Edit] set to [Enabled] or [Manager] (→ 9). 1 Click [METADATA] in the home screen menu - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 18
], select registered camera operators who will be shooting in the field. [Server Preservation Period]: Enter how long to store the entered metadata in P2 Cast. A period of up to two weeks from the current day can be entered, in 1-day increments. [Camera Recorder Preservation Period]: Enter how long - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 19
"Camera operators without a mobile device" (→ 21). Camera operators with a mobile device In this example, iPhone screenshots are used. 1 Tap the link indicating where the metadata is registered, enter the password and then tap [Login]. The browser now opens the P2 Cast Assigned Metadata page. - 19 - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 20
Follow the instructions displayed, and then tap [OK]. Metadata is now automatically sent from P2 Cast to the P2 Camera Recorder and a message "Metadata has been sent successfully" is displayed. Note ●●An error message "Can't operate on GUI mode" will be displayed in a mobile device if the P2 Camera - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 21
Registering and setting metadata Camera operators without a mobile device Camera operators without a mobile device who are instructed by the broadcasting station to set the metadata must log in to P2 Cast and send the metadata to the P2 Camera Recorder themselves. 1 Click [METADATA] in the home - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 22
the shot list menu bar on the home screen. These shots can be played in P2 Cast. 1 Click [Refresh] in the home screen shot list menu bar. Shots with cases, shots being uploaded may have an [incomplete] icon. Shots on P2 Camera Recorders may sometimes be divided and uploaded as multiple files. In this - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 23
]*: Purpose of the shot [Object]*:What is shown in the shot * Set directly on P2 Camera Recorders, but can also be set using P2 Cast. (→ 17) Blank unless set on a P2 Camera Recorder or in P2 Cast. Items without an asterisk are set automatically by P2 Camera Recorders at the time of shooting. - 23 - - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 24
shot 1 Click an item to find by quick searching. Example: [CREATED] (or [UPLOADED]) Once you click the shooting date (or date of uploading to P2 Cast), only shots taken (or uploaded) on that date are shown in the shot list. Stop searching Click a desired search item other than [CREATED] or [UPLOADED - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 25
metadata" (→ 18) and under default settings described in "Searching from the search pane" (→ 24). [UPLOADED]:Date the shot was uploaded to P2 Cast [DEVICE]:P2 Camera Recorder model used for the shot 1 Click [SETTINGS] in the home screen menu bar. 2 Under Display Pane List, click [Pane Edit - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 26
when the shot was taken. [Media]:Enter the media ID of the P2 card used when shooting. [Author]: Enter the name of the user who uploaded the shot. [Device]:Enter the nickname of the P2 Camera Recorder used for the shot. Search items other than - are the same as - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 27
Viewing shots Changing shot list metadata display items In all, 17 metadata details are available. Of these, you can select up to six. Default items: [Date], [Media], [Author], [Device], [Duration], [UserClipName] Except for the following display items, items are the same as described in step 2 of " - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 28
click [OK]. The shot archive is now saved. Note ●●If the browser blocks the pop-up window of downloading, please allow pop-ups for the P2 Cast site. Deleting shots Shots in the shot list can be deleted. 1 Click a shot to delete. The background of the selected shot turns maroon. Multiple shots - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 29
Viewing shots Restricting shot viewing You can specify the groups that uploaded shots are shared with. Viewing can also be restricted to members of the group that shares them. 1 Click a shot for restricted viewing. The background of the selected shot turns maroon. Multiple shots can be selected by - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 30
of main files are requested. Highlight editing is possible by users registered with [Playlist Edit] set to [Enabled] (→ 9). Note that highlight editing is not supported for shots with [Media ID] set to [Unknown], or shots with a frame rate of 24 fps. Note ●●Some proxy files (STD 2CH MP4) cannot - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 31
Editing shots (highlight editing) [Add] ([Modify]) button Adds the edited subshot, with IN/OUT points set in the shot, to the item box. Becomes a [Modify] button when used to add re-edited subshots (→ 32) to the item box. Playlist duration/no. of shots in playlist Clicking [Add] to add a subshot to - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 32
the original subshot before editing, click [Modify]. Deleting subshots Unneeded subshots can be deleted. Deleting subshots will not delete the shots uploaded to P2 Cast. 1 Click an subshot to delete. The background of the selected subshot turns maroon. 2 Click [Actions] in the item box menu bar, and - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 33
Editing shots (highlight editing) Rearranging subshots Subshots in a playlist can be rearranged. 1 Drag the selected subshot to the desired position. Downloading playlists Prepared playlists and proxy files of the shots they include can be downloaded as zip archives. 1 Click [Actions] in the item - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 34
Saving playlists Saving playlists Prepared playlists are saved in P2 Cast, and Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) are sent from P2 Cast to P2 Camera Recorders in the field. However, P2 Cast only prepares these transmissions for P2 Camera Recorders if you select [Save and Transmit Your Playlist] in step 2 - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 35
playlist. (Up to 1,024 characters, consisting of letters or numbers.) [Notify User List]*: Select users to notify when the main file has been uploaded to P2 Cast. Select users for notification in [All Users] and click [Add] to move them to [Users]. Users listed in [Users] will be notified by email - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 36
[Failed], and then click [Edit] in the [Actions] menu. The playlist authoring screen is displayed. 2 Click a shot to edit, and then edit the playlist. For instructions on re-editing playlists, see "Editing shots (highlight editing)" (→ 30). - 36 - - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 37
Saving playlists Downloading playlists Prepared playlists and proxy files of the shots they include can be downloaded as zip archives. 1 On the playlist list screen, click a playlist, and then click [Export Proxy and Playlist] in the [Actions] menu. The archiving and downloading progress is now - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 38
main files Downloading main files Playlists stored in P2 Cast are automatically sent to P2 Camera Recorders that can receive transmissions. Following these playlists, P2 Camera Recorders automatically extract and upload required portions of main files to P2 Cast. Editors can download main files to - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 39
[Status] on the playlist list screen changes from [Accept] to [Done], main files have been uploaded from P2 Camera Recorders to P2 Cast. Main files are stored in P2 Cast as zip archives for two days, after which they automatically deleted. These archives contain the following three files. ••Main - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 40
Downloading main files Downloading main files to a computer Two options are available for downloading main files to a computer. ••Log in to P2 Cast and download the files from the playlist list screen ••Click the link in the notification message and enter the user name and password to access a - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 41
Downloading main files Downloading from a notification link Users added to [Notify User List] as described in "Saving playlists" (→ 34) are notified by email once main files are uploaded. The notification message includes the following information. ••Link required to download the zip archive to a - Panasonic P2 Cast | Cloud Application User Guide - Page 42
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User Guide
Cloud Application
P2 Cast
W0415KZ0-PB
VQT5L67 (E)
ENGLISH