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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.
