P2 MXF recorded by Panasonic HD cam:
Panasonic: Panasonic HVX and HPX like AG-HVX200A, AJ-HPX3000, AG-HVX200E, etc. The shot content can be saved as traditional tape or saved on a P2 card as MXF file.
About P2 card:
– Each P2 card is recognized as a separate removable disk drive.
– Video on the card is recorded in the MXF file format called OP Atom.
– Audio & Video are separate files, stored in separate folders.
The structure of P2 card:
An example layout for DV50 clips (with 4 tracks of audio) is:
LASTCLIP.TXT
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0009E700.MXF
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0009E701.MXF
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0009E702.MXF
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0009E703.MXF
CONTENTS/CLIP/0009E7.XML
CONTENTS/ICON/0009E7.BMP
CONTENTS/VIDEO/0009E7.MXF
For DV25 clips (2 tracks of audio):
LASTCLIP.TXT
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0001F900.MXF
CONTENTS/AUDIO/0001F901.MXF
CONTENTS/CLIP/0001F9.XML
CONTENTS/ICON/0001F9.BMP
CONTENTS/VIDEO/0001F9.MXF
The recommended P2 MXF management tool:
1. Raylight:
Raylight by DVFilm – Edit HVX200 DVCPROHD with Vegas or Premiere.
2. P2Forge – The ultimate P2 workflow solutions.
3. Mac P2 MXF Video Converterfrom UFUSoft-solution only for 1080i P2 MXF footage on Mac.
See the structure picture:
