Advanced Operations for Shooting
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transfer it to the unit’s internal memory using a
USB flash drive.
Setting the initial value of the serial number
The initial value of the serial number can be set to
00001 (the default) or to any other number. The
number is automatically incremented by 1 each
time you record a clip. When it reaches 99999, it
returns to 00001 for the next clip.
Note
Duplicate clip titles can be generated depending on the
serial number setting, for example if you reset the serial
number to the original value after recording several clips.
Care should be taken when setting the serial number.
To assign user-defined titles
automatically when clips are recorded
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn
the MENU knob to move
b
to the desired item.)
1
Display the CLIP TITLE page of the
OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic
menu operations” (page 193).
2
Select “TITLE” and then press the
MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to display
“ENABL” and then press the MENU
knob.
Clip titles will be generated automatically if
you record in this state.
The title of the next clip to be recorded will
be a combination of the prefix in the PREFIX
field and the serial number in the NUMERIC
field.
To create a list of title prefix strings
Prepare the data beforehand according to the
following rules.
File name
Assign the name “TITLES.TXT” to the file.
Input format
Enter title prefixes one at time, separated by
newline (CRLF) characters.
Prefixes can be up to 10 characters long. A prefix
file can contain up to 20 prefixes.
Allowable characters
• Digits: 0 to 9
• Alphabetic characters: a to z, A to Z
• The following symbols: !, #, $, %, &, ', ( , ), ~,
=, -, ^, @, [, ], {, }, +, ; (semicolon), , (comma),
. (period), _ (underscore)
• Space
Title prefix list example
Tennis<CRLF>
Basketball<CRLF>
Skiing_1<CRLF>
Skiing_2<CRLF>
To transfer a title prefix list to the
internal memory of the camcorder
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn
the MENU knob to move
b
to the desired item.)
1
Create the following directory on the
USB flash drive and copy the title prefix
file (TITLES.txt) into it.
\\MSSONY\PRO\XDCAM\GENERAL\VA
L_LIST
2
Connect a USB flash drive with the title
prefix file (TITLES.TXT) to the USB
connector of the camcorder.
3
On the CLIP TITLE page of the
OPERATION menu
select “LOAD PREFIX DATA” and
then press the MENU knob.
“USB MEMORY ACCESS” appears, and
the file on the USB flash drive
(TITLES.TXT) is transferred to the internal
memory of the unit.
TITLE : DSABL
030 CLIP TITLE TOP
TITLE : ENABL
SELECT PREFIX : EXEC
CLEAR NUMERIC : EXEC
LOAD PREFIX DATA: EXEC
PREFIX : TITLE
NUMERIC : 00001
030 CLIP TITLE TOP