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New Clip Thumbnail Display with Free Clip Sequencing
The clip thumbnail (image list) display and GUI (graphical user interface)
have been completely revamped. You can now select clips for instant
playback, deletion, copying or resequencing. This makes it easy to gather and
display clips for broadcasting or editing. The new GUI displays the clip
properties on the same screen as the clips and clearly shows the source data
– with scroll bar, clip count and playback position – at a glance.
The thumbnail display can be changed to show any of the images in the clip,
and the GUI can be output to a monitor.
Edit Control Panel with Jog/Shuttle Dial
Like a broadcast editor, the AJ-HPD2500 is equipped with a jog and shuttle
dial. You can shuttle search at up to 100x normal speed in forward or reverse
and jog search within a range of -1x to +1x speed. Audio can be monitored
up to 10x normal speed.
New Playlist Editor GUI for Intuitive Operation
The playlist function lets you instantly cut edit* up to 100 events or a
timeline of up to 24 hours. Operating ease and functions have both been
enhanced.
• New Editor GUI:
The GUI simultaneously displays player-side (source
material) thumbnails or a preview screen on the left side, a recorder-side
(timeline) preview screen on the right side, and the timeline at the bottom. It
can also be output to a monitor.
• AV Independent Edit:
Any desired track can be independently selected
and edited from the video track and 4-channel audio track. The IN/OUT
points for each track on the timeline can also be trimmed.
• Insert Edit and Overwrite Edit:
There are two editing modes – the insert
editing mode for inserting a new event between events and the overwrite
editing mode for overwriting an existing event with a new event.
• Editcopy Function:
Playlists can be saved as files and reused. The editcopy
function can also write out the result of playlist playback as a separate clip.
* No transition settings or effects are available. V fade between events can be set only for audio.
New One-Clip Playback and GUI Hold for
Easy Manual Data Transmission
The AJ-HPD2500 P2 Deck newly features easy manual transmission by itself.
The one-clip playback function plays resequenced clips one at a time, and
the new GUI Hold lets you check the thumbnail image of the next clip by
displaying the thumbnail screen onto both the LCD and a monitor during
playback. It can also be remote controlled through a parallel, RS-232C or
RS422A interface, for easy operation while checking the thumbnail images
on a control desk monitor.
New Direct Capture from an External VTR
The AJ-HPD2500 is equipped with a Direct Capture function. It lets you set
IN and OUT points on the player-side preview screen by controlling an
external VTR connected via an RS-422A interface, and register or capture
(digitization and clip creation) video footage directly onto the editing
timeline. This allows quick P2HD production from tape sources in a linear-
like fashion.
New eSATA/USB 2.0 Interface for an External HDD
• High-Speed Backup/Restore:
Data can be backed up or restored on an
eSATA hard disk at up to 4x*
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normal speed. USB 2.0 transfer speed has also
been approximately at up to 2x previous model. A Device mode allows a PC
(nonlinear editor) to serve as a P2 card drive.
• HDD Playback:
P2 MXF files on an external hard disk can be displayed at
thumbnails and played back at full frame rate.*
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P2 audio playback is
uninterrupted by slow hard disk performance, or when vibration temporarily
delays data reading.
• Playlist Editing:
The files on a hard disk can be used for playlists and
direct captures in the same way as P2 card data.
*1: For AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPRO HD. *2: Playback is based on disk drive performance, including
spindle speed. Panasonic cannot guarantee smooth playback without dropped frames.
Waveform or Vectorscope Display
The AJ-HPD2500 has waveform and
vectorscope display functions for
the playback or input video signal
on the LCD monitor. During
up-conversion recording, the post-
conversion waveform is displayed.
It can also displays on Monitor Out
(SD)/SDI Out.
* No superimposition will be displayed when the waveform is displayed on an external monitor.
Versatile Playback Functions Meet Diverse Needs
• Format Auto Playback:
This automatically detects the video format and
codec for each video clip to play back and output.
• Variable Speed Playback:
For slow-motion and double-speed playback
• PB Position Selection:
This lets you select the playback position when
playing from a thumbnail image. You can select from three different options:
Previous playback position, thumbnail time code position, or the beginning of
the clip.
• Repeat Playback:
This plays the selected clip (single or multiple)
repeatedly.
* Repeat playback of multiple clips is possible only with clips of the same format.
Example of a thumbnail list
(LCD and monitor output)
Playlist preparation example 2:
Displaying thumbnails
Playlist preparation example 1: Displaying player side
and recorder side playback screens
(with the player side selected)
Example of a waveform display
IN
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DVCPRO/DVCPRO HD VTR
Tape
Material
Direct Capture
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LCD and
Monitor Output
Standing by with
clip 1 selected.
Playing clip 1,
then moving to clip 2.
Playing clip 2,
then moving to clip 3.
Standby
Clip 1 on-air.
Clip 2 on-air.
ON-AIR
