JVC GZ HD5 - Everio Camcorder - 1080i User manual

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HD HARD DISK CAMCORDER
Model GZ-HD6/GZ-HD5
PC Operation Guide
For Windows®Users
■Creating a Video Disc................................................... 3
■Editing and Creating a Video Disc .............................. 6
  Basic Editing ... 6
Advanced Editing ... 10
■Editing and Viewing on a TV...................................... 12
■FAQ .............................................................................. 16
For Macintosh®Users
■Editing High-Definition Video Using iMovie............. 17
■FAQ .............................................................................. 19
Caution:
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The supplied softwares are not capable of "x.v.Color".
If you wish to edit videos on a computer, set the "x.v.Color" to OFF in the video
menu on your Everio before the recording.
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The i.LINK Connection cannot be used to import recorded files.
Use the USB Connection.
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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 player etc.
◆To play back a DVD created using a DVD burner
➡Use a DVD burner (CU-VD40, sold separately)
Concerning operation, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the
devices.

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Windows®1
Creating a Video Disc
Click "Copy/Edit".
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If you do not know which operation
to perform, click "Tutorial".
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Your computer needs to be
connected to the Internet.
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.
● PowerCinema starts.
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Click "Backup Folder".

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!Check the check box of the
desired file.
#Click "Copy/Advanced function".
Click "Create Disc".
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PowerProducer starts.
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7Check that the data has been completely imported
to PowerProducer and the screen in step 8 has been
displayed, and then exit PowerCinema.
◆To create a Blu-ray disc
!Click "Blu-ray Disc".
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If you do not know which
PowerProducer operation to perform
or function to use, click this.
#Click .
<Note>
●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 some
time.

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The disc creation starts.
◆To finish
➡Exit PowerProducer.
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Registered file
●Four titles are created.
Click .
Click .
<Notes>
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Depending on the type of commercially available player or recorder, some discs created on a
computer may not play back correctly.
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Depending on the type of computer, it may take more than 10 times the normal time taken to write a
video.
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Depending on the type of computer, the computer may fail to erase recorded discs.
If this occurs, use "Disc Utilities" – "Erase a Disc" in PowerProducer to erase the discs before use.
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Use the type of disc recommended by the drive manufacturer.

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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.
Click "Copy/Edit".
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If you do not know which operation
to perform, click "Tutorial".
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Double-click the PowerCinema icon.
● PowerCinema starts.
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Click "Backup Folder".

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!Check the check box of the file
you want to edit.
#Click "Copy/Advanced function".
Click "Advanced Editing".
●PowerDirector starts.
●Exit PowerCinema.
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Click "Help" if you do not know
which PowerDirector operation to
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
them onto the video track.
●To perform advanced editing
➡(P.10–11)
$Click "Produce".
Track

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!Click "Make a Disc".
!Match the image quality with the
video
●When using only Rquality videos
➡Click "1920 BD".
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When using R, T, Uquality
videos
➡Click "1440 BD".
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#Click .
#Click "Continue Authoring"
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PowerProducer starts.
<Note>
●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 some
time.

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Registered file
●A title is created.
Click .
The disc creation starts.
◆To finish
➡Exit PowerProducer and PowerDirector.
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Click .
◆To create a disc that has more than 2 titles in step 9
! Click "Create a File (GZ-HD Series)" in step 7, and save the title as
a video file (file extension .TPD). (For details on this operation, see
steps 8–10 on "Editing and Viewing on a TV" (P.14).)
# Repeat the same operation to save the title.
$ Click "Video Files" in the "Import" menu on the screen shown in
step 9 to import the title file you are saved.
% Proceed to step 10.

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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 the title.
#Select the title, and drop it onto
the title track.
$Double-click it.
%Double-click on the text, and
enter your own text.
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Change the sample text.
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You can also set the color, size, and
movement of the text.
&Click .