Sony PDWHD1500 User Manual (PDW-HD1500 / F1600 Operation Manual for Firmware V - Page 105

(Continued) Chapter 6 File Operations File operation restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When required, the following operation tables distinguish reading and writing from partial reading and writing. Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end of the file. Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of the file. Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only. Note Operations other than Read and Partial read are possible only when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to recording enabled. Root directory File name INDEX.XML ALIAS.XML a) DISCMETA.XML MEDIAPRO.XML SYSPRO.XML Other files Content Operations Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete Contains data for management of the Yes No material on the disc. No No No Contains conversion tables for Yes assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists. Contains metadata to indicate the Yes disc properties. No Yes b) No No No No No No Contains a list of material on the disc, Yes No basic properties, related information, and information about access methods. No No No Contains information about device Yes No system settings and menu settings. No No No Files other than the above - No - No - a) Only when sub item NAMING FORM of setup menu item 036 is set to "free" b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM Notes • Directories cannot be created in the root directory. Overview 105