Canon XF305 Canon XF Utility (Macintosh) Version 1.0 Instruction Manual - Page 3

Introduction About Canon XF Utility Introduction Canon XF Utility offers various options for managing and playing back clips recorded with the camcorder with which the software was supplied. Following are some of the things that Canon XF Utility lets you do. Checking and playing back clips Display a list of all the clips recorded on a CF card, search the list and play back clips. 03 Saving and writing back clips Save clips that were recorded on a CF card to the computer, or write back previously saved clips from the computer onto a CF card. Creating and editing User Memo profiles Create, edit and save User Memo profiles on SD memory cards. Later, you can load a User Memo file from the SD memory card to the camcorder and embed this information with the clips you record. Conventions in the Manual Important precautions related to the software's operation. Additional information that complements the main procedure. 0 Reference page number in this instruction manual. File > Open This font is used to indicate menu options and commands, as they appear onscreen. • For brevity's sake, throughout the manual the application will be referred to simply as "XF Utility". • Screens shown in this manual were captured on a computer running Mac OS X, ver. 10.6. Actual screens may differ slightly. Disclaimers • This software was developed for exclusive use with clips recorded with Canon HD camcorders of the XF series. It should not be used to handle clips recorded or edited using other devices. • While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this manual is accurate and complete, Canon shall not be liable for any damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to mistaken operation or malfunction of the software. • Canon reserves the right to change the software's specifications at any time without prior notice.