Why do P2 cards show up on the desktop as "No Name"?

	Re: Why do P2 cards show up on the desktop as "No Name"? by Steve Eisen on Jun 4, 2008 at 2:25:24 am Because P2 Cards are formatted as Fat 32. Macs cannot interpret a name so it names it No Name. Steve Eisen Eisen Video Productions Board of Directors Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Why do P2 cards show up on the desktop as "No Name"? by Arthur Aldrich on Jun 4, 2008 at 11:07:18 am It has to do with the physical way the cards mount. In a laptop with cardbus slot or the Duel Adapter, the cards are treated as volumes, and retain the generic volume name and icon. Via USB or firewire, they are mounted differently and that data doesn't translate. BTW, If you use the free Panasonic utility "P2 Formatter' for Mac, you can format the card with a proper name that will show up on the desktop no matter which method you choose to mount the cards. - Art Aldrich OTEK TV Leader, NJFCPUG www.njfcpug.org Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Why do P2 cards show up on the desktop as "No Name"? by Jeremy Garchow on Jun 4, 2008 at 7:27:01 pm [Arthur Aldrich] "BTW, If you use the free Panasonic utility "P2 Formatter' for Mac, you can format the card with a proper name that will show up on the desktop no matter which method you choose to mount the cards. " Tiger (10.4) only, at the moment. It does work though. A caveat is that if you format the card in the camera, it will lose this info. Jeremy Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index