Working with FTP devices

You can use Catalyst Browse to work with clips on a remote server using FTP/FTPS.

Connect to an FTP device

Click the Tools button at the top of the Places pane and choose Add remote server to specify a server's connection settings.

Item

Description

Server name

Type a name to identify the server. This name will be displayed in the Remote Devices list in the Places pane.

Protocol

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate whether you'll connect to the server via an FTP or FTPS (Explicit) connection.

Address/Port

Type the address or host name of the server and the port.

Folder

If you want to connect to a specific folder on the server, type its name here. Leave this box blank to connect to the root of the device.

User name

Type the user name that you want to use to connect to the server.

Password

Type the password for the specified user name.

Disconnecting from or reconnecting to a server

To disconnect from a server, select the server in the Places pane and click the button:

To reconnect to a server, select the server in the Places pane and click the button:

Editing a server's settings

To edit the settings for a connected server, select it and then click the Tools button at the top of the Places pane and choose Edit remote server.

Removing a server

To remove a remote server from the Remote Devices list, select it and then click the Tools button at the top of the Places pane and choose Remove remote server.

Browsing the contents of an FTP device

  1. Connect to the FTP device. For more information, see "Connect to an FTP device."

  2. In the Places pane, select your FTP device. The contents of the device are displayed in the center pane.

  3. In the center pane, select a clip.

    • You can use the Inspector pane to view the selected clip's metadata. For more information, see "Viewing and editing metadata."

      Audio and video preview are not available over FTP connections.

    • Right-click the selected clip and choose Rename to edit the clip's name.

    • Right-click the selected clip and choose Delete to remove the selected clip from the device.

    Copying, renaming, or deleting clip lists to SxS media and USB storage on the PZW-4000 is not supported.

Copying clips from an FTP device to your computer

Working with clips from an FTP server is as simple as working with clips from your local computer or an external drive. After you connect to an FTP device, it will be displayed in a Remote Devices list in the Places pane, and you can browse it in the same way you browse other volumes.

  1. Connect to the FTP device. For more information, see "Connect to an FTP device."

  2. In the Places pane, select your FTP device. The contents of the device are displayed in the center pane.

  3. In the center pane, select the clip you want to copy to your library computer.

    Audio and video preview are not available over FTP connections.

  4. Click the Copy button at the top of the Catalyst Browse window.

  5. Use the Copy pane to choose a destination for your files.

    Choose a folder from the Copy files to drop-down list or choose Browse to browse to another folder.

  6. Use the copy pane to choose copy options, and then click the Copy button to start copying.

    For more information about the controls in the Copy pane, please see "Copying clips."

Copy clips to a Sony FTP device

  1. Connect to the FTP device where you want to copy the clips. If your source clips are also on an FTP device, also connect to the source FTP device. For more information, see "Connect to an FTP device."

  2. In the Places pane, select the source device from which you want to copy clips. The contents of the device are displayed in the center pane.

  3. In the center pane, select the clip you want to copy to your library computer.

    Audio and video preview are not available over FTP connections.

  4. Click the Copy button at the top of the Catalyst Browse window.

  5. Use the Copy pane to choose a destination for your files.

    Choose the destination FTP device from the Copy files to drop-down list.

  6. Use the copy pane to choose copy options, and then click the Copy button to start copying.

    For more information about the controls in the Copy pane, please see "Copying clips."

    Notes:

    The Use fast device-to-device copy check box is only available when copying between Sony devices via FTP (FTPS protocol is not supported).

Copy clips to a non-Sony FTP device

  1. Connect to the FTP device where you want to copy the clips. If your source clips are also on an FTP device, also connect to the source FTP device. For more information, see "Connect to an FTP device."

  2. In the Places pane, select the source device from which you want to copy clips. The contents of the device are displayed in the center pane.

    3. The source must be a Sony device.

  3. In the center pane, select the clip you want to copy to your library computer.

    Audio and video preview are not available over FTP connections.

  4. Click the Copy button at the top of the Catalyst Browse window.

  5. Use the Copy pane to choose a destination for your files.

    Choose the destination FTP device from the Copy files to drop-down list.

  6. Use the copy pane to choose copy options, and then click the Copy button to start copying.

    For more information about the controls in the Copy pane, please see "Copying clips."

    Notes:

    The Use fast device-to-device copy check box is only available when copying from a Sony device using FTP protocol (FTPS protocol is not supported).