Finally…P2 Contents Management Software for Mac!2 min read
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you are having nightmares searching for the exact P2 clip to replace because the client decided at the last minute that they would prefer the MCU shot instead of the ECU because you are on the Mac platform, then you, my friend are in luck.
Our PC friends have always had a P2 viewer software from the beginning of time.

Well, the Panasonic guys have finally started to listen to our pleas and I’m happy to say that the new We’ve tested the software on our 24″ iMac, our 4-core MacPro and we’ve managed to read all our footages from a daisy-chain of external drives. Finall
This great (and FREE!) software not only allows you to view your clips, you can now;
- search via metadata info
- categorize your clips
- add text and voice memos
- print out the log sheet
- backup and archive
The list just goes on and in short, it’s more than just a viewer, you can now manage your whole entire archive of P2 footage.
From the official website:
Operating Environment (Macintosh)
* Mac OS X v10.4.10
* QuickTime 7.1.6 (7.2.0 is not supported.)
* To play back DVCPROHD format clips, following are necessary.
o Apple Final Cut Pro 5.1.4
* Macintosh computers such as 1.5GHz or greater PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5 and Intel Core Duo processor.
* RAM: 512MB or greater
* 1,024 x 768 or greater display
* The P2 driver included with the P2 product must be installed.
*Recommended environment to play back DVCPROHD format clips.
o CPU: Intel Core Duo (2GHz or greater)
o RAM: 1GB or greater