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P2/MXF XML Structure
Hello,
I have a bunch of Panasonic P2 footage that was recorded to Focus FS-100 DTE drives. Something happened along the way, but the short explanation is that I have a lot of footage that shows up in P2 Viewer as damaged. One solution I have found is to load the CONTENTS folder back onto the FS-100 and do a repair clip on every file. The problem with this is that it shaves off frames from the end of the clips.
I’ve also found that the files, even though they are reported as damaged, play back fine in the P2 Viewer. I think it is simply a metadata issue.
I’m wondering where I can find the documentation or info regarding the P2 XML file structure. I’ve been fiddling with some in Dreamweaver, and I think if I can cut out enough data, it will treat the MXFs as individual clips and I can continue to use them.
ANY info would be great.
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4 Replies
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Hm, difficult to say what happend to your files. You could try with our MXF4QT importer to see if they open without the XMLs. If this fails then you could upload some of the files to our FTP server and we could use our MXF analyzer “MXF Info” to investigate the internal MXF structure.
Best
Bjoern———————
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MXF4mac
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Thanks for the offer. I’d try out your software, but we’re working with Premiere Pro CS3.2 on Windows with Matrox RT.X2 cards.
My only guess is that the cameramen unplugged the Firewire cables from the FS-100 units while they were still in REC PAUSE mode and not stopped. Would that do bad things?
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Not sure how the device handles rec/pause. If this would not create a complete and closed MXF file then this could cause some damage to the internal MXF structure.
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MXF4mac
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I’ve opened the XML files and looked at them, and they look the same as for clips that are just fine. I can scrub the damaged clips in P2 Viewer just fine… so I don’t know what is wrong.
I wish it would tell you more info than just “damaged”.
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