Panasonic P2 Handheld Camcorder Understanding P2 Workflow: Avid Xpress Pro HD - Page 11

Editing From Firestore Fs-100

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The media on that drive will appear in your Media tool. You can grab a clip and drag it to the composer window. Notice as you scroll in the composer window, the light flashes on the corresponding card slot on the Memory Card Reader. This indicates that you are indeed editing directly off of the P2 card. Consolidate your files. This is identical to consolidating as described above in the section on editing directly from a P2 Card. Editing from Firestore fs-100 You can connect the FS-100 to either a PC or Mac. This 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 FS-100 "Organize P2" command before attempting to import footage into the computer. Then set the FS-100 into direct drive mode, and attach the FS-100 via an IEEE 1394 interface cable; make sure to plug the cable into the FS-100's COMPUTER I/O port, not its DV I/O port. Open the FS-100 drive folder Create a new folder OMFI MediaFiles. Select File>New>Folder Drag all OMF and AIF Files into the new folder. Open Avid Xpress Pro HD. Open or create a new project. Use Media Tool. Select Tools>Media Tool Click on FS-100 drive, press ok. 11

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The media on that drive will appear in your Media tool.
You can grab a clip and drag it to the composer window.
Notice as you scroll in the composer window, the light flashes on
the corresponding card slot on the Memory Card Reader.
This indicates that you are indeed editing directly off of the P2
card.
CONSOLIDATE YOUR FILES.
This is identical to consolidating as described above in the section on editing directly from a P2 Card.
EDITING FROM FIRESTORE FS-100
You can connect the FS-100 to either a PC or Mac.
This 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 FS-100
“Organize P2” command before attempting to import footage
into the computer. Then set the FS-100 into direct drive mode,
and attach the FS-100 via an IEEE 1394 interface cable; make
sure to plug the cable into the FS-100’s COMPUTER I/O port,
not its DV I/O port.
OPEN THE FS-100 DRIVE FOLDER
CREATE A NEW FOLDER OMFI MEDIAFILES.
Select
File>New>Folder
DRAG ALL OMF AND AIF FILES INTO THE NEW FOLDER.
OPEN AVID XPRESS PRO HD.
OPEN OR CREATE A NEW PROJECT.
USE MEDIA TOOL.
Select Tools>Media Tool
CLICK ON FS-100 DRIVE, PRESS OK.