System requirements
OS:
Microsoft Windows XP
®
SP3
*1
/Windows Vista™ SP1
*2
*1 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported. *2 Starter (Edition) is not supported.
Standard installation is required.
Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot environment.
CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or faster (Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or faster, Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz or
faster, Intel Core Duo™ 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster is recommended.)
• Intel Pentium
®
III 1 GHz or faster enables the following operations:
• Importing the contents to the computer • One Touch Disc Burn • Creating a Blu-ray disc/AVCHD
format disc/DVD-video (Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz or faster, is required when creating a DVD video
by converting high definition image quality (HD) to standard definition image quality (SD).)
• Copying a disc
Memory:
For Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended.)
For processing SD (standard definition) image quality content only, 256 MB of memory or more is
necessary. For Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
Hard disk:
Disk volume required for installation: Approximately 500 MB (10 GB or more may be nec-
essary when creating AVCHD format discs. 50 GB maximum may be necessary when
creating Blu-ray discs.)
Display:
Minimum 1,024 × 768 dots
Others:
USB port (this must be provided as standard, Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible) is
recommended), Blu-ray disc/DVD burner (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation)
Either NTFS or exFAT file system is recommended as the hard disk file system.
Attention
This camcorder captures high definition footage in the AVCHD format. Using the enclosed PC
software, high definition footage can be copied onto DVD media. However, DVD media
containing AVCHD footage should not be used with DVD based players or recorders, as the DVD
player/ recorder may fail to eject the media and may erase its contents without warning.
DVD media containing AVCHD footage may be played on a compatible Blu-ray Disc
player/recorder or other compatible device.
Notes
• Operation is not assured on all types of computer environment.
Editing AVCHD Format
Non-linear Editing Software Supporting
AVCHD Native Editing
• If you use non-linear editing software that supports AVCHD
native editing, you can edit an AVCHD file by transferring it to
a computer at high speed.
• The load on the computer during AVCHD editing is
relatively big, but it is still possible to edit while
maintaining quality at the time of shooting without
converting to another compression method*.
* Parts where effects have been added will be compressed again.
File Conversion Into Intermediate Codec for
Editing
• Some non-linear editing software uses a unique
compression method called intermediate codec, which is
optimum for each piece of software.
• Work efficiency can be improved during editing* by converting
AVCHD files into intermediate codec before editing.
* The conversion speed into intermediate codec and the
post-conversion file size vary depending on computer specifications,
software type, intermediate codec editing.
Use of HDMI Output
• By using a commercially available video capture card
that supports HDMI and non-linear editing software
supporting the card, it is possible to capture HD
signals from the HDMI* output terminal of the
HXR-MC1/ACC onto the computer for editing.
* HDMI is the abbreviation of High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
It is a standard interface used to transfer HD data, mostly used in
connecting consumer audio visual devices. HDMI doesn’t contain
timecode data.
• Or by using a commercially available HDMI to HD-SDI
converter, a video capture card that supports HD-SDI,and
non-linear editing software supporting them, it is possible
to capture the HD signals onto the computer for editing*.
* The timecode data in the HD-SDI signal is generated by the converter.
• The captured images and sound will become a file
formatted in accordance with the settings of the
non-linear editing software.
AVCHD format can record high-resolution HD images
with a smaller file size compared to the conventional
compression method, by using an efficient compression
method. But in order to be able to play back and edit on
the computer, the load on the CPU becomes larger due to
the complicated calculation. So, currently, methods such
as MPEG-2 are superior in terms of convenience for editing.
The following are some methods to edit materials shot with
the HXR-MC1/ACC. Please select whichever is best suited
for your environment and purpose of shooting. For non-
linear editing software and supporting peripheral devices,
please consult the vendors of each product you are using.
• Or you can edit after copying to a recorder that has an
HD-SDI input, such as an HDCAM
®
or XDCAM HD
®
.
• These ways take actual time for capturing or copying, but
after that, you can edit in the same condition using normal
HD editing.
PMB
(Bundled PC Application Software For
Windows
®
XP and Vista™)
With AVCHD or MPEG-2 files shot using simple operations*,
you can display a list of, playback, trim and write data onto
Blu-ray Disc or DVD disc with the attached software “PMB”.
SD Editing
The HXR-MC1/ACC has a down-conversion function. The
down-converted SD signal such as composite or S-video from
HD recordings can be captured by a video recorder which
has SD input connectors like HVR-M15AU/M25AU/M35U.
These VTRs can make DVCAM tapes for SD editing. Or the
MPEG-2 files recorded in the SD mode of HXR-MC1/ACC
can be transferred to computer and edited on compatible
non-linear editing software.
*4:3 mode or squeeze mode is available in SD recording
*Letterbox mode or squeeze mode can be selected in down-conversion
from HD to SD signal
*HXR-MC1/ACC is not equipped with an i-LINK
®
connector
*The project settings and editing capability depend on the type of the software.
For the detail, please consult the instruction manual or reseller of your software
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HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
HXR-MC1/ACC
HDMI to
HD-SDI*
converter
HD-SDI
or
Memory
Stick PRO Duo™
*The analog component output from HXR-MC1/ACC can also be converted HD-SDI with a
commonly-used analog to digital converter.
Editing on NLE software
with HD-SDI or HDMI
capture board
USB2.0 etc.
Card reader
Memory
Stick PRO Duo
media
AVCHD native editing or Editing after
transcording to intermediate codec
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