burning P2 data onto DVD via Toast 8

[Barry Green]

Burn as data, and include the entire contents folder and the lastclip.txt file. You can delete bad takes through the P2 Viewer or through the camera; you could also do it manually but it’s more work that way. Obviously if you don’t want those takes, you should delete them before dragging the folder to Toast.

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[Arthur Luhn]

Thank you..

I did read about this in your handbook, and while it discusses this, it does not say how to retrieve the clips if you have to go to the archives- how do you retrieve specific footage and convert MXF to work in FCP? Do you need P2 viewer?

Speaking of which, could you please check out my post on the “idle” clips (when I try to import clips through the AJ-PCD20)- I have tried calling the panasonic folks and they are stumped. I have talked to a few other people and the best they can come up with is that the FCP software may be corrupted which, to quote Spock “does not compute” because everything was working fine right up to yesterday.

I would really appreciate any input on this.

Thanks..

FCP 5.1.4
OS X 10.4.8
G5 2.66 GhHz Dual-core Intel Xeon
Panasonic AJ-PCD20
HVX-200
1 TB Lacie
MBE v.2

[Barry Green]

I don’t use FCP so I can’t guide you on that, sorry.

To get access to your MXF clips you’d just use the File->Import->Panasonic P2 command on the original MXFs.

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[Shane Ross]

To make sure all the data paths are there, you need to back up the entire CONTENTS folder and LASTCLIP.txt file. I wouldn’t go mucking about and deleting things…might cause issues. But that is me. I have TONS of tapes with bad shots, but I don’t cut those out….they are there and always will be.

Shane

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[Arthur Luhn]

Shane,

From what I read, one 4.7 GB DVD+R holds the content of a 4GB P2 card, I am using 8 GB cards.. are you? If so, what do you burn it on?

Thanks..

[Shane Ross]

We have six 4GB cards…so they’d all fit on one DVD. But, I don’t use DVDs at all for this. I use hard drives to archive for the time being. A $15 USB>SATA adapter and two $70 SATA 250GB hard drives and I have everything backed up.

Awaiting Blu-Ray to come out, and down in price.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Arthur Luhn]

I am doing research on this- I am looking into acquiring another hard drive to back up all my P2 data as I’ve heard this virtually cuts in half or 1/3 the chances of losing data. However I was reading feedbacks on Lacie Hard Drives and some people have said they lost data during sudden power outage or disruption (even surges). Now I’m thinking of adding a power backup/ surge protector such as this:

https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=770423&CatId=234

Is this a reasonable course of action?

Thanks..