Can I Rename P2 Cards?

[Bob Woodhead]

You can rename just like anything else, BUT, the best way to empty the cards after transferring files is to format them in the camera, so once again, you lose names. bummer.

[Bill Thomas]

And I DO format the cards in-camera.

But I still can’t figure out the magic command to rename in Finder (it says the name is locked!!)

Thanks again,

Bill

[Bob Woodhead]

Works for me no problem, using a MBP & DualAdapter thingy. No need to unlock or nothing.

[Barry Green]

Download the new P2 Card Formatter tool for the Mac from Panasonic’s website. It lets you format on your computer and name the cards, and the name survives a format so you can free yourself from “no name”. Unless you format the cards in-camera; at that point the cards will revert to “no name” but if you format from the computer via the new P2 Card Formatter, you won’t see “no name” again.

Also, if you offload your cards to a P2 Store, the name of the card transfers to the P2 Store so you’ll never see 15 volumes of “no name” again!

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[Dave Neyman]

It looks like this works for the G4 with the PC slot. Does this work with a MacBook Pro and a Duel Adapter?

[Bob Woodhead]

Barry – where’s this on the P2 site? I can only find the P2 Card Format Station app, which is PC-only. Thanks!

[Jeremy Garchow]

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/cs/csregistp2m/ep2main/pcdriver_e.htm

[Bob Woodhead]

ahhh…. it was part of the driver package! skipped over that since I already had the drivers….
Thanks!!

[Bob Woodhead]

darn….
“When using Mac OS X Leopard
Not support write and delete of contents data to P2 card now.”

[Niklas Wikman]

And even on Tiger P2formatter does not recognize the P2 cards when they are mounting from the 500 over FireWire. And I can’t rename the cards using Finder, either…. :-/