Grass Valley T2 Classic iDDR - Manual (Page 18)

18 T2 Users Manual –SP3/SP4– October 17, 2011
Chapter 2 T2 XDCAM Option
Workflow using XDCAM
Playing sources in an XDCAM drive
You can load a file that is saved in a professional disc to your T2 for playback.
1. Insert a professional disc into your PDW-U1.
• The drive name is added to the XDCAM node in the Browse tab, and the clip
list is displayed.
CAUTION: If the XDCAM node is not recognized automatically, click ... in the
Browse tab, select the drive on the "Browse For Folder" dialog box, and then click
OK .
2. Select and right-click a clip, and then click Load to P1 or Load to P2 .
• You can also load a clip by dragging and dropping it onto the P1/P2 channel or
double-clicking it after selecting a channel.
3. Click Play for the channel to which you loaded the clip.
CAUTION: Although In and Out points can be configured, importing only the part
between In and Out points is not available.
Importing XDCAM sources
(Import in the native format/Convert to Grass Valley HQ AVI for import)
You can import a file that is saved in a professional disc to your T2 as the original
XDCAM format, or after converting it to Grass Valley HQ AVI.
CAUTION: Importing an XDCAM source in the native format will copy all of the
files that are located directly under the root folder as well as the General, Clip, Sub,
and Edit folders to your T2. As for files in each folder, only the files that are related
to the selected file for the import will be copied.
NOTE: You can also play a playlist in which XDCAM format sources and
non-XDCAM format ones are mixed.
NOTE: You can also convert a clip to Grass Valley HQ AVI after importing it as
the original XDCAM format.