Sony XDCA-FX9 Extension Unit for PXW-FX9 Camera - Manual (Page 49)

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To change the File ID
1
For a user file, select User File >File ID
in the File menu
(page 112) .
For an ALL file, select All File >File ID
in the File menu
(page 112) .
For a scene file, select Scene File >File
ID in the File menu
(page 112) .
A screen for editing the File ID appears.
2
Select a character using the V / v / B / b
button or SEL/SET dial, and press the
SET button or SEL/SET dial.
3
Repeat step 2 as required.
4
When finished entering characters,
select Done using the
V / v / B / b button or
SEL/SET dial, and press the SET
button or SEL/SET dial.
Planning metadata is information about shooting
and recording plans recorded in an XML file.
You can shoot using clip names and shot mark
names defined in advance in a planning metadata
file.
This camcorder can display clip names and shot
mark names defined in the following languages:
• Japanese
• English
• Chinese
• German
• French
• Italian
• Spanish
• Dutch
• Portuguese
• Swedish
• Norwegian
• Danish
• Finnish
Notes
• If you define clip and shot mark names in languages
other than those listed above, they may not be
displayed on the LCD/viewfinder screen.
• If you define clip and shot mark names in French,
Dutch, or Finnish, some characters are displayed in a
different but similar font.
Loading a planning metadata file
To record planning metadata together with clips,
it is necessary to load a planning metadata file
into the camcorders memory beforehand.
Note
• Data cannot be loaded from an SDXC/SDHC card.
When using an SxS memory card
Insert the SxS memory card with the planning
metadata file (.xml) saved to the directory below
into the camcorder card slot, then select and load
the file using Planning Metadata
(page 112)
>Load Media(A) or Load Media(B) in the File
menu.
exFAT: XDROOT/General/Sony/Planning
UDF: General/Sony/Planning
Note
• Planning metadata files cannot be loaded when using
the FAT file system.
Confirming the detailed information in planning
metadata
After loading planning metadata into the
camcorder, you can check the detailed
information that it contains, such as file names,
date and time of creation, and titles.
Select Planning Metadata
(page 112) >Properties
>Execute in the File menu.
Clearing the loaded planning metadata
To clear the planning data loaded in the
camcorder memory, proceed as follows:
Select Planning Metadata
(page 112) >Clear
Memory >Execute in the File menu.
Defining a clip name in planning
metadata
The following two types of clip name strings can
be written in a planning metadata file.
• ASCII-format name, which is displayed on the
viewfinder screen
• A UTF-8 format name that is actually registered
as the clip name
When you specify a clip name in planning
metadata, the name is displayed under the
operation status indication on the viewfinder
screen.
Example of clip name strings
Use a text editor to modify the description for the
planning metadata <Title> tag.
Planning metadata