Clip directory, Edit directory – Sony XDCAM HD PDW-HD1500 User Manual

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• The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub,

UserData, General, and PROAV) cannot be deleted or
renamed.

Clip directory

a) The unit can handle files with user-defined names in the “C*” part.
b) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length, in a format matching

the format (system frequency) and recording format (MPEG HD and
number of audio channels) of the recorded sections of the disc, and which
can be overwritten by XDCAM.

c) Overwriting is not possible.
d) Any clip may be selected and deleted.
e) Only files which can be written by XDCAM
f) When the “C*” part of a C*.MXF file name is changed, a C*M01.XML

file and a C*M02.KLV file with the same name in the “C*” part is also
changed automatically.

g) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*M01.XML file with the same name

in the “C*” part is created automatically.

h) When a C*.MXF file is deleted, a C*M01.XML file and a C*M02.KLV

file with the same name in the “C*” part is also deleted automatically.

Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory.

Edit directory

a) The “E*” part can be changed to a user-defined name.
b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM. Partial writing is not

possible.

c) Only files which can be written by XDCAM
d) When the “E*” part of an “E*01.SMI” file name is changed, an

E*M01.XML file with the same name in the “E*” part is also changed
automatically.

e) When an E*E01.SMI file is created, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is also generated automatically.

f) When an E*E01.SMI file is deleted, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is also deleted automatically.

Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory.

File name

Content

Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

C

*

.MXF

a)

Clip file created by recording (MXF
file)

*

: 0001 to 9999

Yes

Yes

b) c)

Yes

Yes

b)

Yes

d)

C

*

M01.XML

a)

Metadata file generated automatically
when C

*

.MXF file is created.

*

: 0001 to 9999

Yes

Yes

e)

No

f)

No

g)

No

h)

C*M02.KLV

a)

User metadata file. This type of file is

generated automatically during recording
via an FTP or FAM connection when the

unit recognizes that an MXF file contains

metadata that was generated by a non-
XDCAM device.
*: 0001 to 9999

Yes

Yes

e)

No

f)

Yes

e)

Yes

h)

Other files

Files other than the above

No

No

Note

File name

Content

Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

E

*

E01.SMI

a)

Clip list file
*: 0001 to 0099

Yes

Yes

b)

Yes

Yes

c)

Yes

E

*

M01.XML

a)

Metadata file generated automatically
when E*E01.SMI file is created.
*: 0001 to 0099

Yes

Yes

b)

No

d)

No

e)

No

f)

Other files

Files other than the above

No

No

Note

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