Root directory

File name

Content

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Read/

Write/

Rename

Create

Delete

 

 

Partial

Partial

 

 

 

 

 

read

write

 

 

 

INDEX.XML

Contains data for management of the

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

material on the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALIAS.XML a)

Contains conversion tables for assigning

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

user-defined names to clips and clip lists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCMETA.XML

Contains metadata to indicate the disc

Yes

Yes b)

No

No

No

 

properties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIAPRO.XML

Contains a list of materials on the disc,

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

basic properties, related information, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

information about access methods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSPRO.XML

Contains system setting information and

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

menu setting information for the devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other files

Files other than the above

-

No

-

No

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)Only when NAMING FORM on the FILE NAMING page of the OPERATION menu is set to FREE.

b)Only files which can be written by XDCAM.

Notes

Directories cannot be created in the root directory.

The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, UserData, General, and PROAV) cannot be deleted or renamed.

Clip directory

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File name

Content

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Read/

Write/

Rename

Create

Delete

 

 

Partial

Partial

 

 

 

 

 

read

write

 

 

 

C*.MXF a)

Clip file created by recording (MXF file)

Yes

No b), c)

Yes

Yes c)

Yes d)

 

*: 0001 to 9999

 

 

 

 

 

C*M01.XML a)

Metadata file generated automatically

Yes

Yes e)

No f)

No g)

No h)

 

when C*.MXF file is created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*: 0001 to 9999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C*M02.KLV a)

User metadata file. This type of file is

Yes

Yes e)

No f)

Yes e)

Yes h)

 

generated automatically during recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

via an FTP or FAM connection when the

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit recognizes that an MXF file contains

 

 

 

 

 

 

metadata that was generated by a non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

XDCAM device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*: 0001 to 9999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other files

Files other than the above

-

No

-

No

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations File

a)The “C*” part can be changed to a user-defined name.

b)Overwriting is not possible.

c)Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length, in a format matching the format (system frequency (59.94i, 50i, or 25P)) and recording format (MPEG HD422 and number of audio channels) of the recorded sections of the disc, and which can be overwritten by

XDCAM.

d)Any clip may be selected and deleted.

e)Only files which can be written by XDCAM.

f)When the “C*” part of a C*.MXF file name is changed, a C*M01.XML file (or a C*M02.KLV file) with the same name in the “C*” part is also changed automatically.

g)When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*M01.XML file with the same name in the “C*” part is created automatically.

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