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— from outdoor use to mounting in an OB van or studio installation — for a wide range of broadcast applications. *1: AVC-ULTRA is the name of Panasonic's professional video codec family. The AJ-PD500 does not support all of the formats included in the AVC-ULTRA family. *2: Available in the near future.
(Available in the near future) The low-rate AVC-Proxy and AVC-LongG6 codecs are well suited to high- • Proxy Preview: AJ-PD500 clips can be displayed as thumbnail images on speed workflows using a LAN or the internet. Their image and sound a PC or Mac for previewing and streaming proxy images.
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*Available in the near future. memos. Metadata files can be uploaded from an SD/SDHC/SDXC card. Up/Down/Cross Convert Playout The AJ-PD500 can convert down from HD to SD during playback. It also features an aspect conversion function.
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*1: 2 TB or more cannot be used. RS-422A Remote *2: Playback is based on disk drive performance, including spindle speed. Panasonic cannot guarantee smooth playback without dropped frames. The AJ-PD500 also features the same RS-422A remote terminal (9 pin)
USB 2.0 USB Keyboard USB 3.0 (HOST) Storage RS-422A USB 2.0 (DEVICE) PC/Mac Controller *This cannot be used as an editing recorder. Example of AJ-PD500 Workflow USB 3.0 P2 Card/ AJ-PD500 AJ-PX5000G microP2 Card microP2 Card/P2 Card microP2 Card/P2 Card AJ-PD500...
o ptio na L a cc eS S oR i eS as of September, 2013 AJ-YCX500G AJ-P2M064AG Avid NLE Plug-In Software AVCHD Codec Board AJ-P2M032AG (Avid Media Composer v6.5 or later) Memory Card AJ-PS001G “microP2 card” Software Key for AVC-Proxy re-link. AJ-PS002G AJ-P2E064FG Software Key...
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Preview and Nonlinear Editing To preview (play) P2 files on a PC, it is necessary to install P2 Viewer Plus software (downloadable for free, for Windows and Mac), both from Panasonic, or P2-compatible editing software available from other companies (for details, visit http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/p2/partners.html). Note that each software places specific requirements on the operating environment, and the operating environment must meet additional requirements to play and edit HD content on Windows PCs and Macs.