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Open CONTENTS/CLIP/*.XML files on your Mac.

CONTENTS/CLIP/*.XML

P2 and VariCam clip metadata: global clip ID, duration, codec, frame rate and user clip name.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens Panasonic P2 clip metadata instantly and colors every part of the file, so you find the value you need at a glance and can fix it right there. No IDE, no project to load, no gray wall of text.

0009E7.XML opened in Loper: Panasonic P2 clip metadata with color-coded XML
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><P2Main xmlns="urn:schemas-Professional-Plug-in:P2:ClipMetadata:v3.1">  <ClipContent>    <ClipName>0009E7</ClipName>    <Duration>1500</Duration>    <EssenceList>      <Video>        <Codec>AVC-I_100</Codec>        <FrameRate>25p</FrameRate>        <StartTimecode>10:02:34:16</StartTimecode>      </Video>    </EssenceList>    <ClipMetadata><UserClipName>A001C003</UserClipName></ClipMetadata>  </ClipContent></P2Main>

How to open CONTENTS/CLIP/*.XML files

  1. Download Loper (free, Apple silicon, signed and notarized) and move it to Applications.
  2. Double-click your CONTENTS/CLIP/*.XML file, drag it onto the Loper window, or right-click it and choose Open With › Loper.
  3. Want every CONTENTS/CLIP/*.XML file to open in Loper? Choose Loper › Make Loper the Default Editor….