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.

Loading clip metadata (metadata upload)

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

Select [LOAD] in main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA] and press the <SET> button.

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

Use the cursor buttons to select the desired 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”.

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.

https://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).

Checking and modifying uploaded metadata

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

Select [PROPERTY] in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA].

The metadata list is displayed.

Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor over the item to be checked, and press the <SET> button. (Fig. 1)

Settings of the uploaded metadata can be checked.

While checking the settings for the metadata, use the cursor buttons to move the cursor over the item where you want to change the setting, and press the <SET> button.

A software keyboard screen is displayed, allowing you to modify the setting. (Fig. 2)
While holding down the <SHIFT> button, press the cursor buttons (/) to move to the beginning or end of the setting details to be changed.

Setting whether to record the uploaded metadata

Set [ON]/[OFF] in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA] → [RECORD]. This item is set to [OFF] in the factory settings.

Selecting the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method

In the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA] → [USER CLIP NAME], select the [USER CLIP NAME] recording method from either [TYPE1] or [TYPE2].

[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 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 selecting [PROPERTY] in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA], and selecting [USER CLIP NAME], the following screen is displayed. Move the cursor over [COUNT RESET], and press the <SET> button to reset the [COUNT] value to 1.

Selecting the [CARD SERIAL] recording

When [ON] is selected in main menu → [REC/PB] → [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 → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA], and press the <SET> button. Select [YES] when the confirmation screen is displayed.

The settings in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA] and onwards, including loaded metadata, are initialized.

Setting metadata display language

You can set the language for displaying metadata. Select [LANGUAGE] in the main menu → [REC/PB] → [REC META DATA], select the display language, and press the <SET> button.

When you select the [NTSC (J)] region, you can choose either [ENGLISH] or [JAPANESE]. Refer to “Setting the region of use (setting frame frequency, etc.) ”.

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