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MillimeterHave You Hugged Your Metadata Today? Part 2
Mar 24, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jan Ozer
P2 import/export in Premiere Pro
Figure 2. Creating a new project is a fast, efficient way to transfer only the necessary content from P2 card to disk.
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What’s the ingest procedure?
There really isn't one; you import MXF files just like you would any other file. You can import from the P2 card itself, or copy the entire card to disk and import from there. Either way, you import a file from the video folder, and Premiere Pro is smart enough to find the other related components.
If you import from the P2 card, you can add the necessary source files to the project, then use Premiere Pro’s project manager to create a new project and copy the required source files from the P2 card to the designated folder on your hard disk (Figure 2). That way, you copy over only the necessary files, which saves transfer time and space.
Can I edit from the P2 card?
Yes, and you can send the finished project back to the P2 card as well. Premiere Pro will insert the files back onto the P2 card without deleting or replacing the original source files (nice!).
How does Premiere Pro handle spanning (i.e., clips that are greater than 4GB in size or span more than one P2 card)?
It doesn’t, which is probably the least elegant part of the feature. You have to import all files manually and link them together in a sequence.
