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HD HARD DISK CAMCORDER
Model GZ-HD6/GZ-HD5
PC Operation Guide
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For Windows Users
■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 .............................................................................. 16
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For Macintosh Users
■Editing High-Definition Video Using iM
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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 ➡See "Software Installation" in the "INSTRUCTIONS" To play back a video disc ◆To play back a Blu-ray disc ➡ Use a commercially available Blu-ray disc player etc. ◆To play back a DVD video disc ➡ Use a commercially available DVD pla
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® Windows 1 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 PC" in the "INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 31) and back up the files on your computer. Double-click the PowerCinema icon. 1 ● PowerCinema starts. 2 Click "Copy/Edit". ● If you do not know which operation to perform, click "Tutorial". ● Your computer needs to be connected to the Internet. 3 Click "Backup Folder".
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4 ! Check the check box of the desired file. # Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Create Disc". 5 ● PowerProducer starts. ● If you do not know which PowerProducer operation to perform 6 or function to use, click this. ◆To create a Blu-ray disc ! Click "Blu-ray Disc". # Click . ● To create a DVD video (standard picture quality), click "DVD". However, converting high-definition quality videos to standard picture quality videos causes a reduction in the picture quali
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8 Registered file ● Four titles are created. Click . 9 Click . The disc creation starts. ◆To finish ➡Exit PowerProducer. ● 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 video. ● Depending on the type of computer, the computer may fail to erase recorded discs. If this occurs, use "Disc Util
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® Windows 2-1 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 PC" in the "INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 31) and back up the files on your computer. Double-click the PowerCinema icon. 1 ● PowerCinema starts. 2 Click "Copy/Edit". ● If you do not know which operation to perform, click "Tutorial". 3 Click "Backup Folder". 6
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4 ! Check the check box of the file you want to edit. # Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Advanced Editing". 5 ● PowerDirector starts. ● Exit PowerCinema. ● Click "Help" if you do not know which PowerDirector operation to 6 use. ! Check that "Aspect ratio" in the "Edit" menu is "16:9". ● If you change the aspect ratio during the editing, the editing will not be saved. # Select the thumbnails, and drop Track them onto the video track. ● To perform advanced editing ➡(P.
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7 ! Click "Make a Disc". # Click . ! Match the image quality with the video ● When using only quality videos R ➡Click "9 0 BD". 8 ● When using , , quality R T U videos ➡ Click "440 BD". # Click "Continue Authoring" ● PowerProducer starts. ● To create a DVD video (standard picture quality), click "DVD". However, converting high-definition quality videos to standard picture quality videos causes a reduction in the picture quality, and the conversion process takes
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9 Registered file ● A title is created. Click . 10 Click . The disc creation starts. ◆To finish ➡Exit PowerProducer and PowerDirector. ◆To create a disc that has more than 2 titles in step 9 ! Click "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" (P. 4).) # Repeat the same operation to save the title. $ Click "Video Files" in the "Import" menu on th
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® Windows 2-2 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. ! Display transitions. # Select a transition, and drop it between the files on the video track. Inserting Text into Your Video ! Display th
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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. ! Select the video within the track. # Click "Trim". $ Drag to the start and end of the clip. ● You can also set these points using numerical values. 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 3 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 PC" in the "INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 31) and back up the files on your computer. Double-click the PowerCinema icon. 1 ● PowerCinema starts. 2 Click "Copy/Edit". ● If you do not know which operation to perform, click "Tutorial". 3 Click "Backup Folder".
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4 ! Check the check box of the file you want to edit. # Click "Copy/Advanced function". Click "Advanced Editing". 5 ● PowerDirector starts. Check that the data has been completely imported to 6 PowerProducer, and exit PowerCinema. ● Click "Help" if you do not know which PowerDirector operation to 7 use. ! Check that "Aspect ratio" in the "Edit" menu is "16:9". ● If you change the aspect ratio during the editing, the editing will not be saved. # Select the thumbnails, and drop
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8 ! Click "Create a File (GZ-HD Series)". # Click . ! Match the image quality with the video. 9 ● When using only quality videos R ➡Click "90". ● When using , , quality S T U videos ➡Click "440". # Click . 10 ! Check the file save destination and file name. # Click . ● The recopied file (file extension .TPD) is saved. ● Depending on the performance and condition of your computer, the PowerDirector preview display may not play back smoothly. ● The preview display i
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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. 1 Save the recopied file (file extension .TPD) into the "EXTMOV" folder in the Everio HDD. 2 ● For details, see "Folder Structure and Extensions" in the "INSTRUCTIONS". ◆If you cannot return a file to your Everio/cannot play back on your Everio
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® Windows 4 FAQ 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 Q: When playing back video files (file extension .TPD), frames are dropped and the sound cuts out. A: If thumbnails are not displayed, they are being created. If you play back files while thumbnails are being created, frame dropping occurs. Check the "INSTRUCTIONS" to make sure your
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® Macintosh 1 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. 1 ◆If you don’t know which operation to use ® ➡See "File Backup on a Macintosh " in the "INSTRUCTIONS" (p. ). 2 Double-click the iMovie HD icon. ● iMovie HD starts. 3 Click "Create a New Project". 4 ! Name your project. # Select "HDV 1080i"
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5 Select "Import" from the "File" menu. 6 ! Select the video file (file extension .TOD). # Click "Open". ● Video file import begins. 7 Edit the imported file. ● iMovie HD will automatically convert the aspect ratio of video files from "90x0 0i" to R "440x00i" on import. ● For more details on how to use iMovie HD, see "iMovie HD Help" in the "Help" menu.
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® Macintosh 2 FAQ 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. Q: I cannot import a video file (file extension .TOD) into iMovie. A: 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. If you are using iMovie '0, you can download iMovie HD 6 free of charge from the Apple web
