HD HARD DISK CAMCORDER GZ-HD6/GZ-HD5 Model PC Operation Guide For Windows ■Creating a Video Disc ... 3 ■Editing and Creating a Video Disc ... 6 Basic Editing ... 6 Advanced Editing ... 0 ■Editing and Viewing on a TV ... 12 ■FAQ ...
Before reading this manual Install the included software ◆For Windows users ® ➡ See "Software Installation" in the "INSTRUCTIONS". ➡ If you wish to make a video disc, please make sure you have a writeable DVD drive or writeable blu-ray drive. ◆For Macintosh users ®...
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Windows ® Creating a Video Disc This sections shows you how to create a video disc from video files taken with your Everio. See "File Backup on a Windows your computer. Double-click the PowerCinema icon. PowerCinema starts. ● PC" in the "INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 31) and back up the files on ®...
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Check that the data has been completely imported to PowerProducer and the screen in step 8 has been displayed, and then exit PowerCinema. Check the check box of the desired file. Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Create Disc". PowerProducer starts. ● If you do not know which ●...
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The disc creation starts. ◆To finish ➡Exit PowerProducer. <Notes> Depending on the type of commercially available player or recorder, some discs created on a ● computer may not play back correctly. Depending on the type of computer, it may take more than 0 times the normal time taken to write a ●...
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Windows ® Editing and Creating a Video Disc (Basic Editing) This section shows you how to edit video files taken with your Everio using your computer, and then create a video disc with the edited files. See "File Backup on a Windows your computer.
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Track Check the check box of the file you want to edit. Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Advanced Editing". PowerDirector starts. ● Exit PowerCinema. ● Click "Help" if you do not know ● which PowerDirector operation to use. Check that "Aspect ratio" in the "Edit"...
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Click "Make a Disc". Click Match the image quality with the video When using only ● ➡Click "90 BD". When using ● videos ➡ Click "440 BD". Click "Continue Authoring" PowerProducer starts. ● <Note> To create a DVD video (standard ●...
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The disc creation starts. ◆To finish ➡Exit PowerProducer and PowerDirector. ◆To create a disc that has more than 2 titles in step 9 ! C lick "Create a File (GZ-HD Series)" in step , and save the title as a video file (file extension .TPD). (For details on this operation, see steps –0 on "Editing and Viewing on a TV"...
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Windows ® Editing and Creating a Video Disc (Advanced Editing) You can use the wide range of functions in PowerDirector to perform full-scale editing of your videos. Even with just a small amount of editing, you can completely change how your videos look. Inserting Transitions (scene changes) This function makes the transition of scenes appear natural.
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Trimming If there are unwanted sections at the start or end of a scene (clip), you can delete those unwanted sections. Other Functions PowerDirector also features many other exciting functions. For more information on operations of the software, see the the supplied User's Guide. ◆Adding Effects ➡Effects ◆Moving photographs within videos...
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Windows ® Editing and Viewing on a TV To view the video edited using a computer on a TV, use your Everio or DVD burner (sold separately). See "File Backup on a Windows your computer. Double-click the PowerCinema icon. PowerCinema starts. ●...
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Check that the data has been completely imported to PowerProducer, and exit PowerCinema. Track Check the check box of the file you want to edit. Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Advanced Editing". PowerDirector starts. ● Click "Help" if you do not know ●...
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<Notes> Depending on the performance and condition of your computer, the PowerDirector preview display ● may not play back smoothly. The preview display is for checking the video while you are editing. Therefore, the picture quality is ● lower than the actual video picture quality. Screens and descriptions in the PowerDirector help files match the packaged version of ●...
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Playing back on your Everio You can play back recopied files (file extension .TPD) on your Everio by copying the files back to your Everio. You can also view the videos on a TV by connecting your Everio to the TV. Connect your Everio to the computer.
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Windows ® If you are experiencing difficulties, please consult this section. If you cannot find the solution here, please consult the User's Guides for each software package. ◆PowerCinema NE For Everio When playing back video files (file extension .TPD), frames are dropped and the sound cuts out.
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Macintosh ® Editing High-Definition videos with iMovie This sections shows you how to edit movie files taken with your Everio in high-definition using iMovie HD (version 6). Copy video files (file extension .TOD) from your Everio onto your computer. ◆If you don’t know which operation to use ➡See "File Backup on a Macintosh Double-click the iMovie HD icon.
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<Notes> iMovie HD will automatically convert the aspect ratio of ● "440x00i" on import. For more details on how to use iMovie HD, see "iMovie HD Help" in the "Help" menu. ● Select "Import" from the "File" menu. Select the video file (file extension .TOD).
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Macintosh ® If you are experiencing difficulties, please consult this section first. If you cannot find the solution here, please consult the "Help" menu in iMovie HD. I cannot import a video file (file extension .TOD) into iMovie. Check your version of iMovie. If you are using version 6 (iMovie HD version 6), you can edit video files (file extension .TOD) directly in high-definition.