when it counts

T e c h n o l o g y U p d a t e :

U n d e r s t a n d i n g P 2 W o r k f o w

USING P2 HD WITH

AVID MEDIA COMPOSER

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P2 WorkloW Using Avid MediA CoMPoser

Th A Ma Cmp amy  Puct cu; Ma Cmp staa stwa, Ma Cmp wth A Mj sdi, a Ma Cmp Aa wth A dnxc. Th pap  pccay cu  u PaacP2 ma wth th A Ma Cmp staa stwa . Yu mut ha Ma Cmp  2.1 at upat. W w t mmum hawa a twa umt, acut tchu, ach  th ,mpt t A Ma Cmp  t, utput  puct a a ach. Pa t, wfw w b ma th Ma Cmp amy  Puct, but w   i/o, hawa a twa pmac.MiniMUM CoMPUTer reqUireMenTsT u A Ma Cmp, bw a th mmum Cmput rumt A Ma Cmp w u  a PC  Mac but th pap w ta PC pat.

Qualified PC Workstations and notebooks

• HP xw8000, xw8200, xw8400  xw4400 Wtat• d Pc 390  490spccat ay ba  ab ytm:• Mct ® Ww ® XP 32-bt et (sP2)  Ww XP Pa sP• dua dua-C it ® X ® Pc 5150 2.66 gHz, 1333 sB, 4 MB l2 cach  it® C™2 du Pce6400 2.13 gHz 2 MB l2, 1066 MHz sB ( at)  dua 3.4  3.6 gHz it X pc wth nvidiA quaX 3450, 3400, 1400  1300.• 2 gB ddr2 eCC Bd sdrAM (2 gB mmum, 3 gB cmm  Hd a cmpx wfw)• 160 gB  hh (7200 rPM) sATA d

notebooks

• HP w8440 Mb Wtat• HP w9440 Mb Wtat• d Pc M65 (A Mj t uppt)• d Pc M90 (A Mj w uppt  it C 2 du m)• HP Cmpa Mb Wtat w8000 (dvCPro Hd t uppt)

P :

ntb ytm a t uppt  u wth m tha  tam  ucmp sd mata. a cmpt t, pa : www.a.cm/puct/ma-cmp/t/pc.ap

system, softWare and reCording format used for this PaPer:

HP w9440 mb wtat:• it Ct du T2600 2 @ 1.67 gHz• 2gB rAM• 95 gB ha • dvd-Cd-rW d• quc Tm 7.1.3• Mct Ww XP Pa v 2002, sc Pac 2• A Ma Cmp 2.7b180

ACqUisiTion in THe ield

sht wth P2 Ma p up at fxbty  yu wfw. Yu’ jy a th wfw a abty bt -tat acut, but  ay puct, th bt a at wh yu aac pa yu’ ach atbut umt. Yu ca acu ta cty  P2 ca,   a t s-100. i yu acu  a P2ca, yu ca t cty m th ca. Yu ca ta th mat  th ca t th P2 st a yu ca tht cty m th P2 st. o yu ca ta th mat m th P2 ca t a ha  a t m th ha.

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key Point. P2 Cards are temPorary storage

d t th  P2 ma a a tap pacmt. it  y a tmpayta ma  yu cama mat. Yu w wat t t yu ta  a P2 a t m  acha ytm mmaty,  that yuca u yu P2 ca. Th    th maj aata  P2 ca,thy a uab! Wth th cct wfw, yu ca puc amt aypjct wth a mmum  jut th P2 ca. A mmb yu ca taty w ay ht  th  a t bata,  up pac  th P2 ca.

AlTernATe WorkloW oPTions

i yu a c a  m puct (cct, pay, w, cpat ta ha) that u yu t ctuayc   a  ctuu tm, th a a cup  atat wfw aaab t yu.

reCord on a firestore fs-100 hard drive

Th ptab ha  cct cty t yu cama a ba  yu c mat cacaptu c tm  100 mut  dvCPro Hd a 250 mut  dvCPro Hd 720p/24Pn.Hw, mmb th  a cama captu a  th P2 ca, yu hu ach thmata AsAP, t ath ha   th ma.

key Point - make sure you install fs-100 version 3.0 uPgrade.

Th upa p dvCProHd quctm uppt a nat720p MX uppt. Ctactwww.cu.cm ta  th upa. B u t patth cama  720p/24p ( 60), t 720p/24Pn.

reCord direCtly to a mobile Workstation

Th pt w aw at c tm (ba  th ha   yu cmput,  a xta ha ). Thw  that yu ha t ha a cmput  th  cct a w t yu cama. obuy th w tw  cat wh th  a t  cama mmt, but  c w  ht, th  a attact pt.i at, yu ca actuay captu cty t yu A Ma Cmp ( that yu a taty ay t t  th).• ConneCT CAMerA viA ireWire• oPen Avid MediA CoMPoser