Sony PDW-D1 User Manual
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4-1 Overview
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File Operation Restrictions
This section explains which operations are
possible on files stored in each directory.
possible on files stored in each directory.
Root directory
a) Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM
• Directories cannot be created in the root
directory.
• The directories in the root directory
(Clip, Edit, Sub, and General) cannot be
deleted or renamed.
deleted or renamed.
Clip directory
a) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in
length, in a format matching the line mode
format (525/625) and recording format
(IMX50/IMX40/IMX30/DVCAM and
number of audio channels) of the recorded
format (525/625) and recording format
(IMX50/IMX40/IMX30/DVCAM and
number of audio channels) of the recorded
sections of the disc, and which can be
overwritten by XDCAM.
overwritten by XDCAM.
b) Only most recently recorded clip
c) Only files which can be overwritten by
c) Only files which can be overwritten by
XDCAM
File name
Content
Operations
Read
Overwrite Rename Create
Delete
INDEX.XML
Contains
information about all
material on the disc.
information about all
material on the disc.
Yes
No
No
No
No
DISCMETA.
XML
XML
Contains the disc ID
and disc label.
and disc label.
Yes
Yes
a)
No
No
No
Other files
Files other than the
above
above
—
No
—
No
—
Notes
File name
Content
Operations
Read
Overwrite Rename Create
Delete
C*.MXF
Clip file created by
recording (MXF file)
*: 0001 to 0300
recording (MXF file)
*: 0001 to 0300
Yes
No
No
Yes
a)
Yes
b)
C*M01.XML
Metadata file
generated
automatically when
C*.MXF file is
created.
*: 0001 to 0300
generated
automatically when
C*.MXF file is
created.
*: 0001 to 0300
Yes
Yes
c)
No
No
d)
No
e)
Other files
Files other than the
above
above
—
No
—
No
—