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Computer / OS specs A Macintosh computer with a 500 megahertz (MHz) or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor (550 MHz for PowerBook G4) or any dual PowerPC G4 or G5 processors AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Quartz Extreme graphics card 512 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM); 1 gigabyte (GB) recommended For HD: A Macintosh computer with a 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor and 1 GB of RAM; 2 GB recommended For AVC-Intra: Capturing HD resolution video using the ProRes 422 format requires a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor or a G5 Quad computer. AVC-Intra Codec required (see below). Minimum NLE software version for P2 support Final Cut Pro Version 5.04, 5.14 Highly Recommended Minimum NLE software version for AVC-Intra Final Cut Pro Version 6.02 Note: The information presented is accurate at the time it was written, hardware and software changes may affect both workflow and procedures in the future. Overview The basic P2 workflow described here is available for use with all Panasonic P2 HD camcorders. Please contact Panasonic for further details, or, visit www.panasonic.com/broadcast. Organization is the key to managing your media in any situation, but it becomes critical when P2 cards will be re-used during the shoot.P2 cards and their contents should be treated in the same manner as an IT department would handle critical server data. Having a backup or two (preferable), will safeguard your data in case of hard drive or operator failure (accidental erasure). Recommended equipment for a P2 shoot should include the AG-PCS060G P2 Store portable drive, the AJ-PCD20 five-slot P2 card reader and, if time and space allow, a laptop running Final Cut Pro with external storage for ingest and secondary backup. In order to provide compatibility with Mac and Windows based systems, we suggest purchasing BUS powered disk drives that are already formatted FAT 32. The Mac will read and write Fat32 with a few considerations. As a general rule, always copy the entire "Contents Folder" (video, proxy, etc), as well as the "Lastclip.txt". Please note: bus powered drives are generally intended as an intermediate storage device and will not necessarily provide enough throughput for editing. Shoot, Backup, Ingest and Archive are stages to think of on a P2-based shoot. Use a log sheet to help track your cards through this process, checking off each stage will be critical. 

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Computer / OS specs
A Macintosh computer with a 500 megahertz (MHz) or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor (550 MHz for PowerBook G4) or
any dual PowerPC G4 or G5 processors
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Quartz Extreme graphics card 5±² megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM);
± gigabyte (GB) recommended
For HD: A Macintosh computer with a ± gigahertz (GHz) or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor and ± GB of RAM; ² GB
recommended
For AVC-Intra: Capturing HD resolution video using the ProRes 4²² format requires a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor
or a G5 Quad computer. AVC-Intra Codec required (see below).
Minimum NLE software version for P2 support
Final Cut Pro Version 5.04, 5.±4 Highly Recommended
Minimum NLE software version for AVC-Intra
Final Cut Pro Version 6.0²
Note:
The information presented is accurate at the time it was written, hardware and software changes may affect both workflow and procedures
in the future.
Overview
The basic P² workflow described here is available for use with all Panasonic P² HD camcorders.
Please contact Panasonic
for further details, or, visit
www.panasonic.com/broadcast.
Organization is the key to managing your media in any situation, but it becomes critical when P² cards will be re-used
during the shoot.P² cards and their contents should be treated in the same manner as an IT department would handle
critical server data. Having a backup or two (preferable), will safeguard your data in case of hard drive or operator failure
(accidental erasure).
Recommended equipment for a P² shoot should include the AG-PCS060G P² Store portable drive, the AJ-PCD²0 five-slot
P² card reader and, if time and space allow, a laptop running Final Cut Pro with external storage for ingest and secondary
backup.
In order to provide compatibility with Mac and Windows based systems, we suggest purchasing BUS powered disk drives
that are already formatted FAT 3².
The Mac will read and write Fat3² with a few considerations.
As a general rule, always copy the entire “Contents Folder” (video, proxy, etc), as well as the “Lastclip.txt”.
Please note:
bus powered drives are generally intended as an intermediate storage device and will not necessarily provide enough
throughput for editing.
Shoot, Backup, Ingest and Archive are stages to think of on a P²-based shoot. Use a log sheet to help track your cards
through this process, checking off each stage will be critical.