AVCHD+Capture


 * Working with AVCHD footage**

//Option A:// 1. Connect camera to computer using USB cable. 2. Turn on camera in playback mode. 3. Select PC on camera display screen. 4. In iMovie pull down File to Import from Camera and locate either CAM_SD (card) or CAM_MEM (internal) 5. Select which clips you want and import them.
 * iMovie 09 v8.0.6**

//Option B:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer 2. In iMovie pull down File to Import from Camera and locate Generic USB 2.0 Reader. *(iMovie treats the card as if it was a camera) 3. Select which clips you want and import them.

//Option C:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. Locate the AVCHD folder (open CAM_SD, open PRIVATE) and copy that entire folder to your computer. Then you can eject the card. 3. In iMovie pull down File to Import to Camera Archive. 4. Select the AVCHD folder you copied to your computer and click Import. 5. Select the clips you want and import them.
 * note: (you can also copy the AVCHD folder from the camera's internal memory to your computer then follow steps 3-5)

//Option A:// 1. Connect camera to computer using USB cable. 2. Turn on camera in playback mode. 3. Select PC on camera display screen. 4. Pull down File to Log and Transfer. 5. Drag the clips you want from CAM_SD or CAM_MEM to the bottom left and they will be transcoded to apple intermediate codec.
 * Final Cut Pro 6.0.6**

//Option B:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. Pull down File to Log and Transfer. *(FCP treats the card as if it was a camera) 3. Drag the clips you want from CAM_SD to the bottom left and they will be transcoded to apple intermediate codec.

//Option C:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. Locate the AVCHD folder (open CAM_SD, open PRIVATE) and copy that entire AVCHD folder to your computer. Then you can eject the card. 3. In FCP pull down File to Log and Transfer. 4. Click the Add Folder icon at the very top left to navigate to your AVCHD folder and click Open. It will recognize the video files within this folder. 5. Drag the clips you want from CAM_SD to the bottom left and they will be transcoded to apple intermediate codec.
 * note: (you can also copy the AVCHD folder from the camera's internal memory to your computer then follow steps 3-5)

//Option A:// 1. Connect camera to computer using USB cable 2. Turn on camera in playback mode. 3. Select PC on camera display screen. 4. In Windows Live Movie Maker click the top left Movie Maker menu and pull down to Import from Device. Accept the warning about copying to Windows Live Photo Gallery. It will find CAM_MEM (internal) or CAM_SD (card) and import whatever it finds. 5. Drag the video files to your Windows Live Movie Maker work area.
 * Windows Live Movie Maker**

//Option B:// 1. Connect camera to computer using USB cable 2. Turn on camera in playback mode. 3. Select PC on camera display screen. 4. In Windows Live Movie Maker click Add videos and photos.(left side of menu bar) 5. Open CAM_MEM or CAM_SD at left, open AVCHD, open BDMV, open STREAM, open .MTS files. wait patiently while the playback versions are being prepared (see the progress bar at the bottom left?)

//Option C:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. In Windows Live Movie Maker click the top left Movie Maker menu and pull down to Import from Device. Accept the warning about copying to Windows Live Photo Gallery. It will find CAM_SD (card) and import whatever it finds. 3. Drag the video files to your Windows Live Movie Maker work area.

//Option D:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. In Windows Live Movie Maker click Add videos and photos.(left side of menu bar) 3. Open CAM_SD at left, open PRIVATE, open AVCHD, open BDMV, open STREAM, open .MTS files. wait patiently while the playback versions are being prepared (see the progress bar at the bottom left?)

//Option E:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. Locate the AVCHD folder (open CAM_SD, open PRIVATE) and copy that entire AVCHD folder to your computer. Then you can eject the card. 3. In Windows Live Movie Maker click Add videos and photos.(left side of menu bar) 4. Locate your AVCHD folder. Open BDMV, open STREAM, select the .MTS files you want to import. wait patiently while the playback versions are being prepared (see the progress bar at the bottom left?)
 * note: (you can also copy the AVCHD folder from the camera's internal memory to your computer then follow steps 3-5)

//Option A:// 1. Connect camera to computer using USB cable 2. Turn on camera in playback mode. 3. Select PC on camera display screen. 4. In Adobe Premiere pull down File to Import. Navigate to CAM_MEM or CAM_SD. Open PRIVATE, open AVCHD, open BDMV, open STREAM, select .MTS files you want.
 * Adobe Premiere Pro CS 4.1**

//Option B:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. In Adobe Premiere pull down File to Import. Navigate to CAM_SD. Open PRIVATE, open AVCHD, open BDMV, open STREAM, select .MTS files you want.

//Option C:// 1. Remove card from camera, place in card reader and connect to computer. 2. Locate the AVCHD folder (open CAM_SD, open PRIVATE) and copy that entire AVCHD folder to your computer. Then you can eject the card. 3. In Adobe Premiere pull down File to Import. Navigate to your AVCHD folder, open BDMV, open STREAM, select .MTS files you want.


 * note: you can rename the AVCHD folder on your computer - just don't delete any of the contents.