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  Final workflow P2-FCP5 with Tiger

  Posted by Rainer Wirth on June 17, 2005 at 8:52 am

  Hi folks,

  Jesse, please correct me, if I’m wrong.
  So the workflow is:
  -shooting on P2
  -Putting the Camera in USB Modus
  -Flip protect button on the cards into “Protect”
  -Make a connection camera-computer via USB
  -The cards show up on the desktop as “No Name”
  -Open FCP5
  -Select import data/P2 data (there is an extra import function for P2 in FCP5)
  -A window opens
  -select P2 drive (They are numbered)
  -The clips on the selected P2 card show up
  -select all, press import
  All the files are copied from the selected card and show up as media files in the FCP project. The files are a real copy, like a batch digitised clip.
  Make sure all data is copied, before you disconnect the camera, put the camera off USB, flip card protection in write and delete the copied clips.
  Whats not working is this: If you copy the contents folder (on the P2cards) on the hard disc, FCP5 won’t recognize the data. FCP requires a P2 drive (in the camera or the p2 Panasonic drive) I’ve tried it, the clips won’t show up. It is not possible to write back to the p2 cards so far. It’s a one way procedure.
  I’ve tested this on the Mac Expo cologne yesterday. I’ve used an SPX800, 5 P2 cards and a G4 Powerbook 1.3GHZ, Tiger 4.1, FCP5.0
  If one clip goes over 2 cards you get 2 clips with 2 frames longer on one card, and the 2 frames double on the next card. This function (recognizing the clip as one clip will come with FCP5.1) This makes sense with 25p, because of the 2fields in one. To copy 14GB P2 cards into FCP5 takes 30 minutes. So every time, when there is let’s say a break (change lighting, or coffee or a new set) I’ll use it to transfer already shot pictures on a harddisc (Powerbook)

  Rainer

  Rainer Wirth replied 20 years, 10 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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