Setting clip metadata

Information such as the name of the person who shot the video, the name of the reporter, the shooting location, or text memos can be loaded from an SD memory card, and can be recorded as clip metadata.

Clip metadata items

Clip metadata includes the following items. Underlined items can be set by loading the metadata upload file on the SD memory card. Other items are set automatically during shooting. Using the latest update version of P2 Viewer Plus, metadata upload files can be written to SD memory cards using a computer. Download and install the latest version of P2 Viewer Plus from the following website.

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

For details on SD memory cards to be used, refer to “Cautions when using SD memory cards”.

[GLOBAL CLIP ID]	Displays the global clip ID that shows the shooting status of the clip.
[USER CLIP NAME]	Displays the clip name set by the user.*¹
[VIDEO]	Displays [FRAME RATE] (frame rate of the clip), [PULL DOWN] (pull-down format), and [ASPECT RATIO].
[AUDIO]	Displays [SAMPLING RATE] (sampling frequency of recorded audio) and [BITS PER SAMPLE] (quantizing bits for recorded audio).
[ACCESS]	Displays [CREATOR] (person who recorded the clip), [CREATION DATE] (date when the clip was recorded), [LAST UPDATE DATE] (date of the latest update of the clip), and [LAST UPDATE PERSON] (person who made the latest update of the clip).
[DEVICE]	Displays [MANUFACTURER] (name of the device manufacturer), [SERIAL NO.] (serial number of the device), and [MODEL NAME] (model name of the device).
[SHOOT]	Displays [SHOOTER] (name of the person who shot the video), [START DATE] (start date of shooting), [END DATE] (end date of shooting), and [LOCATION]/[ALTITUDE]/[LONGITUDE]/[LATITUDE]/[SOURCE]/[PLACE NAME] (altitude, longitude, latitude, and source of the information and name of the location).
[SCENARIO]	Displays [PROGRAM NAME], [SCENE NO.], and [TAKE NO.].
[NEWS]	Displays [REPORTER] (name of the reporter), [PURPOSE] (purpose of shooting), and [OBJECT] (object of shooting).
[MEMO]*²	Displays [NO.] (the number of the text memo), [OFFSET] (location of the frame where the text memo is added), [PERSON] (person who recorded the text memo added to the clip), and [TEXT] (content of the text memo).
[THUMBNAIL]	Displays the location of the frame (frame offset) and the size (height and width) of the image selected as the thumbnail image.
[PROXY]	Displays information such as proxy format when proxy is added.

You can select the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method. For details, refer to “Selecting the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method”.

When entering [MEMO], make sure to enter [TEXT]. It is not possible to record only [PERSON] (the person inputting the memo), or [OFFSET] (the recording position).

Loading clip metadata (metadata upload)

Insert the SD memory card that contains the clip metadata (metadata upload file).

Select [LOAD] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] and press the control stick.

The metadata name of the metadata upload file on the SD memory card is displayed. (Fig. 1)

Use the control stick to select the file to be loaded, and select [YES].

Upload starts.
Uploaded metadata is retained even if the power is turned off.
For confirmation of uploaded data, refer to “Checking and modifying uploaded metadata”.

Checking and modifying uploaded metadata

Details of metadata uploaded from an SD memory card can be checked.

Select [PROPERTY] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA].

The metadata list is displayed.

Use the control stick to move the cursor over the item to be checked, and press the control stick. (Fig. 1)

Settings of the uploaded metadata can be checked.

While checking the settings for the metadata, use the control stick to move the cursor over the item that you want to change the setting, and press the control stick.

A software keyboard screen is displayed, allowing you to modify the setting. (Fig. 2)
While holding down the <SHIFT> button, press the control stick upward/downward to move the cursor to the first/last of the setting items.

Setting whether to record the uploaded metadata

Set [ON]/[OFF] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] → [RECORD]. [OFF] is set in the factory settings.

Selecting the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method

Select the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method from the two of [TYPE1] and [TYPE2] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] → [USER CLIP NAME].

[TYPE1] (factory settings)

Status of clip metadata	[USER CLIP NAME] to be recorded
When clip metadata has been loaded	Uploaded data
When no clip metadata has been loaded, or when setting disables recording of loaded clip metadata	Same as [GLOBAL CLIP ID]

[TYPE2]

Status of clip metadata	[USER CLIP NAME] to be recorded
When clip metadata has been loaded	Uploaded data + [COUNT] value*
When no clip metadata has been loaded, or when setting disables recording of loaded clip metadata	Same as [CLIP NAME]

The [COUNT] value is indicated as a four-digit number.

The [COUNT] value is incremented each time a new clip is generated, if the clip metadata has been loaded and [TYPE2] has been selected as the recording method.

The [COUNT] value can be reset using the following method.

When you select [PROPERTY] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] and then select [USER CLIP NAME], the following screen is displayed. Move the cursor over [COUNT RESET], and press the control stick to reset the [COUNT] value to 1.

Selecting the [CARD SERIAL] recording

When [ON] is selected in main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] → [CARD SERIAL], the function that records the serial number of the P2 card as metadata (text memo without offset) is enabled.

Initializing the metadata setting

Select [INITIALIZE] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] and press the control stick. Select [YES] when the confirmation screen is displayed.

The settings in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [REC META DATA] and later items, including loaded metadata, are initialized.

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