Steve Laramie
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They seem to be stuck as No Name and you cant highlight em. Is it a bad idea to change the names? If not how do you do it.
thanks
thanks
Naming P2 cards
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Barry_Green
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Yes, you can rename them easily in Windows. I think you can also rename them in the Mac by using the P2 Format Station?
Steve Laramie
Veteran
yeah I should mention im using a mac. I have P2CMs. By the way Barry great book on the HVX its been helping me alot lately
Steve Laramie
Veteran
I guess it isnt to much of a problem to have them un named it just makes me feel more organized having them named.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Use the P2 Format Station to name them on the Mac, I'm 90% sure that will work.
Recognize that if you format cards in the camera, it will erase the name on the card. So if you use the P2 Format Station you can keep the names and be rid of the "NO NAME" syndrome.
Recognize that if you format cards in the camera, it will erase the name on the card. So if you use the P2 Format Station you can keep the names and be rid of the "NO NAME" syndrome.
Ted Spencer
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I had no problem naming all four of mine on my G4 Powerbook/OSX10.4.9 right on the desktop, just like a hard drive. Not sure why you can't.
Does your Mac have a PCMCIA slot (pre- MacBookPro) or are you using an MBP/Duel adapter or the like? Maybe that's the difference...
Does your Mac have a PCMCIA slot (pre- MacBookPro) or are you using an MBP/Duel adapter or the like? Maybe that's the difference...
I'm on a Mac, named my P2 cards and now they won't mount!
I'm on a Mac, named my P2 cards and now they won't mount!
How comforting to know others wanted to name their cards too. I named mine using the formatter if that's the same as the format station, I don't know. Anyway, I ran into a problem after I shot some footage. The disks are no longer showing up on the desktop when I put them in the dual adaptor.
I'm relieved to know the cards still work after you've done this. HELP! Any idea of how to mount them would be greatly appreciated.
I'm on a Mac, named my P2 cards and now they won't mount!
How comforting to know others wanted to name their cards too. I named mine using the formatter if that's the same as the format station, I don't know. Anyway, I ran into a problem after I shot some footage. The disks are no longer showing up on the desktop when I put them in the dual adaptor.
I'm relieved to know the cards still work after you've done this. HELP! Any idea of how to mount them would be greatly appreciated.
Shane Ross
Veteran
I use the P2 Card FORMATTER found here:
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm#p2pcdriver
The catagory is P2 Driver software for PC and Mac...that will be a bunch of tools including a small application that allows you to format the card with your Mac, and give that card a name.
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm#p2pcdriver
The catagory is P2 Driver software for PC and Mac...that will be a bunch of tools including a small application that allows you to format the card with your Mac, and give that card a name.
However, I don't believe the new name survives a reformatting in the cam.
Wish it did.
Wish it did.
Shane Ross
Veteran
Nope...that won't survive a reformat in camera. Which is why it would be wise to use that Mac P2 eraser if you want to keep the name...and are working on a Mac.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Yeah, the name doesn't survive on Windows either. Would be nice if the name could survive an in-camera format, but it doesn't. Formatting on either Mac or Windows does preserve the name though.