Panasonic AG-HMC80PJ AVCCAM Sony Vegas Pro 9 White Paper - Page 8
Import Your Avchd Footage, Transferring Avchd Footage Directly From The, Panasonic Avccam Camcorders
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IMPORT YOUR AVCHD FOOTAGE There are a number of ways to get AVCHD footage into Sony Vegas Pro 9. If you have a fast powerful PC, you can actually edit native AVCHD, although the performance will vary based on the performance of your computer. TRANSFERRING AVCHD FOOTAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE PANASONIC AVCCAM CAMCORDERS TO YOUR COMPUTER. You can transfer your AVCHD footage directly from your camera. The next few steps will show you how to do this. Unfortunately, this ties up your camera and precludes you from shooting with it while you are transferring. Note: AVCCAM cameras do not have a IEEE1394 Fire Wire output, only USB. Since the AVCHD format is file based (not streaming oriented), there is no requirement for a Fire Wire output. STEP #1 - CONNECT YOUR PANASONIC CAMERA VIA A USB CABLE TO YOUR COMPUTER. Note: It is recommended to connect your camera to an AC power supply, as a low battery could damage your transferring footage. Also, write protect the card as instructed before. STEP #2 - TURN THE CAMERA TO THE PC ON POSITION On the AG-HMC70 shoulder-mount camcorder, this is accomplished by moving the record button to PC. This puts the camera into USB device mode, making it appear as a SDHC card reader to the PC. On the AG-HMC150 handheld camcorder, you must push the mode button on the back of the camera. The light will change from Cam to PB for playback, push again and the PC light will turn on. This puts the camera into USB device mode, making it appear as a SDHC card reader to the PC. On the AG-HMC40 camcorder, when you connect your USB cable to your computer, the LCD display on the camera will prompt you to touch either the PC or Printer Device button. Touch PC. The Printer Option here is for the still picture functionality of the camera, and has nothing to do with this video file transfer. 8