100 Chapter 5 Working with Panasonic P2 Cards
If a P2 volume has read-and-write access (as opposed to read-only access), you can
delete clips and their associated media by:
ÂSelecting a clip and pressing Delete
ÂControl-clicking a clip and choosing Delete from the shortcut menu
Most P2 folders and disk images have read-and-write access. However, if you mount
P2 cards via an older Panasonic P2 card reader, the Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder,
or the Panasonic P2 store (AJ-PCS060G) portable hard disk unit, the volumes have
read-only access.
Important: If you delete a media file from a P2 card, folder, or disk image, the footage is
irretrievable. Since most workflows reuse P2 cards during production, you should develop
a plan for backing up original media on P2 cards in case you need to reingest it later.
Restrictions During Preview
The following restrictions apply when viewing P2 clips in the Preview area of the Log
and Transfer window:
ÂListening to audio while scrubbing: While previewing footage in the Log and Transfer
window, you can only hear audio during forward and reverse playback at normal
(100 percent) speed. Scrubbing at other speeds is silent.
ÂVideo playback performance: Computers with the minimum HD video system
requirements (a 1 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM) do not smoothly preview
HD video in the Preview area.
ÂP2 card and volume playback performance: If you experience playback issues from a
clip stored on a P2 card, copy the CONTENTS folder from the P2 card to a folder on a
separate hard disk and then use the copied clip for ingest. If you use this method,
make sure to unmount the original P2 card so that there are not multiple
occurrences of the same P2 clip in the Log and Transfer window.