New P2CMS supports AVC-Intra & DPX conversions2 min read

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The new Panasonic P2 Contents Management Software (v1.2 for windows, v1.3 for mac) now supports the AVC-Intra codec, and has a function which allows your footage to be converted into the popular DPX (digital picture exchange) format for digital film work.

According to the release notes, this new CMS has the P2 viewer built in, plus the ability to backup footages from your P2 cards into external drives and optical media automatically.

Asset management is also easier with the ability to categorise, with metadata managed and categorised by tree. Metadata registered in your P2 card can also be edited via the CMS.

Separate from back up is the archive function, which copies P2 contents onto other storage devices and automatically deletes the MXF files from the hard drive after copying over.

Operating Environment (Windows)
* Microsoft(R) Windows XP Professional SP2. (Windows 2000 and Windows Vista are not supported.)
* When you play back AVC-Intra format, it is necessary to download the AVC-Intra decoder.
* When you play back Proxy data, it is necessary to download the MPEG4 decoder.
* Microsoft(R) DirectX 9.0b or newer version must be installed. (This can be downloaded from the Microsoft Website)
* Microsoft(R) .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed. (This can be downloaded from Microsoft website automatically at installing.)
* Full-color (32-bit) display, and an audio function must be equipped.
* The P2 driver included with the P2 product must be installed.
* DVCPROHD format and AVC-Intra format clips cannot be played back with PCs which do not have a CPU that supports SSE2 instructions such as Pentium M, Pentium 4, Pentium D and Celeron D.

*Recommended environment to play back DVCPROHD format clips.
o CPU: Pentium D (3.2GHz or greater)
o RAM: 1GB or greater
*Recommended environment to play back AVC-Intra format clips.
[If AVC-Intra 50] o CPU: Intel Core2 Duo (2.66GHz or greater)
o RAM: DDR2-667 1GB or greater
[If AVC-Intra 100] o CPU: Dual CPU configuration dual-core Xeon (3 GHz or greater)
o RAM: DDR2-667 1GB or greater

Operating Environment (Macintosh)
* Mac OS X 10.4.11 (IntelMac) / Mac OS X 10.5.1, 10.5.2 (IntelMac)
* Quick Time 7.4.1 or greater
* Macintosh computers such as 2GHz or greater Intel Core Duo processor.
* RAM: 1GB or greater
* 1,024 x 768 or greater display
* When you play back AVC-Intra format, it is necessary to download the AVC-Intra decoder.
* The P2 driver included with the P2 product must be installed.
* When you convert into DPX files, it is necessary to download the AVC-Intra decoder and DPX Plug-in.
* The system requirements of the installed software influences the system requirements of the application.

*Recommended environment to play back AVC-Intra format clips, and convert into DPX files.
o CPU: Dual CPU configuration quad-core Xeon
o RAM: 2GB or greater