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PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK
AG-HPX500
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Shooting Procedure
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VIDEOCAM mode and FILMCAM mode
Basic Setting for Aquisition
59.94Hz (NTSC) and 50Hz (PAL) settings
(2) Setting the recording format
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Recording codec and format
AG-HPX500
AG-HPX500 recording codec
Image formats and codecs supported by the AG-HPX500
720/24 p(over 60p)
Checking the format
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Standard recording
General HD recording methods
Shutter speed guide
(4) Gamma Setting (Eight-Mode Gamma)
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Variable Frame Rate-capable recording modes
Data capacity according to collection format
About the difference between Native (pN) and "over60p" Mode
Data capacity for each recording type
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Pre-shooting setup
Lens setup
Pre-shooting setup (2)
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Setup for shooting: Gain / Iris / WB
Pre-shooting setup
Battery setup
Audio setup
Gain
Flange Back = Back Focus = Rear Focus
Selecting a tripod
Setting the WB (White Balance)
Hot Swap feature of the P2 system / When using 2 or more P2 cards
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Method of back up various data
Saving Scene Files and User Files
Backup recording of data output from the IEEE 1394 interface
Control settings for connected backup devices
Setting the connected backup device to quit operation when the camera's START/STOP button is pushed
Connecting to an external tape deck (AJ-HD1400)
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Special Recording
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Pre-REC
Special recording requirements: Recording is possible in the conditions below.
Pre-REC/One-Shot/Loop REC/Interval REC
One-shot recording
Settings for special recording modes
Interval Recording
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Using P2 Cards
Basic thumbnail operations
Playing back selected file
Select Slot
TOPIC!
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From P2 to non-linear editing workstation
Mounting P2 card onto the computer's operating system via AG-HPX500
Ingesting procedures using Apple's Final Cut Pro
Using Final Cut Pro to capture P2 data
Configuring Removing Advanced Pulldown / Duplicate frames
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Frame rate converter (Software)
Importing P2 data backed up on a hard drive
Removing Advanced Pulldown Removing duplicate frames in standard-recorded data
Installation of frame rate converter
If variable frame rate (over 60p/50p mode) is used
Examples of exporting data from FCP
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Creating archives using P2Viewer
P2Viewer screen
Where to obtain P2Viewer
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P2 data back-up and creating archives
Backing up data onto a HDD (1394 HOST mode)
<Procedures>
Backing up from AG-HPX500 to a HDD
Backing up data onto a HDD using an OS
(A) (B)
TOPIC!
Creating archives using FCP
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Appendix: Information regarding composition and post-processing of images
Canopus EDIUS Pro Version 4 and REXCEED series http://www.canopus.com
other than Apple Final Cut Pro
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/sales_o/p2comp/index.html
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AG-HPX500 PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK List of Terms
BNC
CAC (Chromatic Aberration Compensation)
ING
MXF File
Native Mode
Shot Marker
Span Files
