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•Add a globally unique ID to every shot of audio-visual material. The unique ID is used to detect the material source and to link it with the original source material.

•Distinguishing between original material and copied material. 00 is added to the Instance Number for original material.

•The UTC is used when recording the UMID. This enables uniform control of source material recorded all over the world based on the universal timecode.

•Calculating the date difference among source materials. The source material is recorded based on the MJD (Modified Julian Date), which enables easy calculation of date difference among source materials.

UMID menu setup

Set the following items required to use UMID data on the UMID SET page of the OPERATION menu.

Item

Description

COUNTRY CODE

Sets the country code.

 

 

ORGANIZATION

Sets the organization code.

 

 

USER CODE

Sets the user code.

 

 

TIME ZONE

Sets the time difference from

 

UTC.

 

 

For details of the setting operation, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 129.

Additional information related to the UMID

COUNTRY CODE

When you select this item, the COUNTRY CODE window appears.

Enter an abbreviated alphanumeric string (4-byte alphanumeric strings) according to the values defined in ISO 3166-1.

There are about 240 country codes.

Find your own country code on the following home page. Refer to ISO 3166-1: http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/ codlstp1/en_listp1.html

When the country code is less than 4 bytes, the active part of the code will occupy the first part of the 4-bytes and the remainder must be filled with the space character (20h).

Example: In the case of Japan

For Japan, if the country code is JP, it is 2 bytes, if JPN, it is 3 bytes.

Thus, enter the following: JP_ _

or

JPN _

(where _ represents a space.)

ORGANIZATION (organization code)

When you select this item, the ORGANIZATION window appears.

Enter an abbreviated 4-byte alphanumeric string for the organization code.

Note

There are no problems in recording or playing back audio- video signals, if ORGANIZATION is not set. Organization codes must be acquired by applying to the SMPTE registration office. When no organization code has been acquired, it is forbidden to enter an arbitrary string. As a rule, the code “00” must be entered. Freelance operators who do not belong to an origination should enter “˜”.

USER CODE

When you select this item, the USER CODE window appears.

Enter the 4-byte alphanumeric strings for user identification.

The user code is registered with each ORGANIZATION locally. It is usually not centrally registered.

When the user code is less than 4 bytes, enter the user code from the beginning of the 4 bytes and enter the space character (20h) in the remaining strings.

This user code is determined by the organization. The methods used depend on the organization.

Note

User bits cannot be entered when no organization code has been entered.

TIME ZONE

When you select this item, the TIME ZONE window appears.

The UTC is calculated based on the local time, using the time zone. If the time zone is not set, the UTC is not recorded correctly.

Set the time difference from UTC. When setting the summer time or daylight saving time, change the code to one which will advance the time by 1 hour.

Note

When you change the time zone, adjust the built-in clock to local time and turn the power of the camcorder off and then the power on again.

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