Dan Salzmann Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Situation is that I am on a shoot where someone needs to look at footage shot on P2 and backed up on a hard drive using a PowerMac powerbook that does not have Final Cut Pro. is it possible to do this with some kind of downloadable software that can be used to view the footage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted August 3, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted August 3, 2009 VLC player might be worth a try off the top of my head. I haven't worked much with P2 footage of late, but I know VLC can read the XDCam clips even without the codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Situation is that I am on a shoot where someone needs to look at footage shot on P2 and backed up on a hard drive using a PowerMac powerbook that does not have Final Cut Pro.is it possible to do this with some kind of downloadable software that can be used to view the footage? I'm guessing you will need to install quicktime codecs for DVCProHD assuming that is what you are shooting with the camera. It depends on the codec really P2 is just the memory card but it can store multiple codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Warburton Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Situation is that I am on a shoot where someone needs to look at footage shot on P2 and backed up on a hard drive using a PowerMac powerbook that does not have Final Cut Pro.is it possible to do this with some kind of downloadable software that can be used to view the footage? Panasonic's P2CMS program (P2 Contents Management Software) is the piece of software you are looking for. It can be freely downloaded from Panasonic's website at this URL: https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/sup.../e/download.htm Although both the web page and the installer now claim that the software will only run on an Intel Mac, I have personally tested the software on a G5 to insure that it does run on the PowerPC chipset, and can be used to view material shot in DVCPROHD. The Intel only warnings, in all likelihood, are only in regards to AVC-I support / playback. Good luck! -Denis Edited August 3, 2009 by Denis Warburton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salzmann Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Yes but will this work on a G4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Warburton Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) Yes but will this work on a G4? Yes, I did it on a show two weeks ago. Edited August 5, 2009 by Denis Warburton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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