Transcribing for P2

[Dan Montgomery]

If you’re doing it in house, and the MXFs will be accessible on disk, you can use a product like HDLog to do this.

HDLog was the first Mac P2 viewer. It imports the P2 virtual cards into a template of your choosing. So, for your example, simply add a “Transcription” field to your P2 template and type away. There’s also a handy “Jump Back” button (and keystroke) to allow going back a few frames and playing from that point…it’s meant for those of use whose hands can’t keep up with realtime conversations.

Use “SAVE AS…ALIAS” to save the log file and text with just small pointers to the MXFs. This saves disk space by not converting the large full resolution QT files.

Once all the clips have been logged and transcribed, use the “Multi-File Search” function under the Clips menu to search for clips of interest. Drag and drop into an output list and export to FCP, etc, etc.

To setup, start with the “Panasonic P2” template which has all the matching fields to the camera. Click Edit View. Remove fields you don’t use/need, and add the Transcription field. In the field properties you can limit the text entry in a field if desired, otherwise leave it as “0” and you may type unlimited text.

Hope this helps. Try out the demo: https://www.imagineproducts.com/hdlog.htm

Video logging is just the beginning…