Panasonic AG-HMC40PJ Editing AVCHD with Final Cut Express 4 - Page 4

editing and outputting avchd with apple final cut express 4 KEY POINT #1. To edit AVCHD in Final Cut Express 4 you must have an Intel based Mac computer. KEY POINT #2. while avchd is a superior acqusition format, it is not a great editing one. Final Cut Express will automatically transcode your footage into apple intermediate codec during the transfer process. Please remember that transcoded AVCHD files require more disc space than native AVCHD files. A rough rule of thumb is that your transcoded Apple Intermediate Codec files will be require 10 times the hard drive space. So, look at the size of your native AVCHD file before log and transfer operations in Final Cut Express. It is possible to overrun your hard disc space during this process, so again, it is good practice to calculate the disc space your footage will need before beginning. Transferring AVCHD footage to your MAC. When you are ready to transfer your AVCHD footage from your camera to your computer, the fastest and easiest method is to simply place your camera in PC mode and connect to MAC via USB cable. Or, if you don't want to tie up your camera for this process, just remove your SDHC card from the camera and use either your Mac's SD card slot or an external SDHC card reader. 4