Panasonic Avccam AG-AF100A Series User manual
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Editing AVCHD
with Final Cut Pro
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Understanding
AVCCAM Workflow
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Table of ConTenTs
THE AVCHD WORKFLOW ON APPLE
Computers……………………………………………………………………………............
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eDItING AND outputtING AVCHD WItH AppLe FINAL Cut pro 7
Transferring AVCHD Footage to Your Mac………………………………............................. 3
Copying AVCHD Footage to A Hard Drive…………………………………………................ 4
Transferring AVCHD Footage Directly From the Panasonic
AVCCAM Cameras to Your Mac.........................................................................................
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Editing With Final Cut Pro 7.…………................................................................................ 5
output optIoNs …………………………………………………...................................... 5
To iPod................................................................................................................................ 8
To YouTube......................................................................................................................... 10
To Blu-ray or AVCHD Disc.................................................................................................. 11
To Standard Denition DVD................................................................................................ 14
tHe AVCHD WorkFLoW – ArCHIVING
Archiving To Hard Drive………………………………………………………………................ 14
Archiving To Blu-ray Disc……………………………………………………………................. 14
Archiving To Standard DVD Discs ……………………………………………….................... 14
To DLT or LTO Tape……………………………………………………................................... 14
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THE AVCHD WORKFLOW ON APPLE COMPUTERS
Apple Intel based Mac computers (MacBookPro laptops, iMac or Mac Pro Towers) work really well with Panasonic
AVCCAM cameras shooting AVCHD footage. Working on a Mac platform presents four editing solutions, based on your
This paper will discuss a typical AVCHD workflow for editing with and outputting from Final Cut Pro 7. There are
EDITING AND OUTPUTTING AVCHD
WITH APPLE FINAL CUT PRO 7
KEY POINT #1. TO EDIT AVCHD IN FINAL CUT PRO 7 YOU MUST HAVE AN INTEL BASED MAC COMPUTER.
KEY POINT #2. FINAL CUT PRO 7 DOES NOT SUPPORT NATIVE AVCHD EDITING. IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY
TRANSCODE YOUR FOOTAGE DURING THE LOG AND TRANSFER PROCESS. Please remember that transcoded
your footage will need before beginning.
TRANSFERRING AVCHD FOOTAGE TO YOUR MAC.
When you are ready to transfer your AVCHD footage from your camera to your computer, the fastest and easiest method
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KEY POINT #3. WRITE PROTECT YOUR SDHC CARD PRIOR TO MOUNTING.
Push this slider down to write protect the data on your card. This is a critical step to protect
and immediately try to index the card. In indexing the card, it will try to write data to it. If
camera.
COPYING AVCHD FOOTAGE TO A HARD DRIVE
sTeP #1 – MoUnT THe sDHC CaRD on YoUR CoMPUTeR
sTeP #2 – oPen THe no naMe HaRD DRIVe
life will be when you decide to
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TRANSFERRING AVCHD FOOTAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE
PANASONIC AVCCAM CAMCORDERS TO YOUR MAC.
sTeP #1 – ConneCT YoUR PanasonIC aVCCaM CaMeRa VIa a Usb Cable To YoUR CoMPUTeR.
transferring footage. Also, write protect the card as instructed before.
sTeP #2 - TURn THe CaMeRa To THe PC on PosITIon
AG-HMC70
AG-HMC150 camera, you must push the mode button on the back of the camera. The light
will change from Cam to PB for playback, push again and the PC light will turn on. This puts the
AG-HMC40
sTeP #3 – TRansfeR THe fIles.
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EDITING WITH FINAL CUT PRO 7
sTeP #1 – oPen fInal CUT PRo 7
sTeP #2 -ClICk on fInal CUT PRo > aUDIo VIDeo seTTIngs.
sTeP #3 – seT YoUR seqUenCe, CaPTURe anD DeVICe ConTRol PReseTs
The table below shows which Preset should be assigned to each format.
Format Preset
Note: If you forget this step, FCP 7 will automatically sense the format
of your first clip and ask if you would like to set the sequence to match
the clip.
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There is another way to set the codec to ProRes (LT) and you do this in the Log and Transfer process.
sTeP #3a - ClICk fIle > log anD TRansfeR
When the window opens, press the tool gear (to the right under the word Transfer) on the
top right of the bin pane and select Preferences.
sTeP #4 - ClICk fIle > log anD TRansfeR
clips and drag them to the lower left hand section of
practice to only transcode the section of any particular
only what you need of the clip will speed this process.
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sTeP #5 - ClICk on aDD ClIP To qUeUe.
This will begin the transcoding of your AVCHD clip into the Apple
watch the progress bar to see the speed of the transcoding.
The actual speed of the encoding will be dependent on the speed
of your Mac and the length and complexity of your footage. When
Note: Log and Transfer is a background process so you can start editing while you continue to log and transfer. From this
point on, you will edit as you normally edit in Final Cut Pro.
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OUTPUTING TO IPOD
sTeP #1 – ClICk fIle > sHaRe
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sTeP #2 – seleCT IPoD
Click on iPod.
sTeP #3 – aDD To ITUnes lIbRaRY
sTeP #4 – ClICk eXPoRT
Note: Remember that this exporting is a background process, so you can continue working.
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OUTPUTING TO YOUTUBE
sTeP #1 - ClICk on fIle > sHaRe
sTeP #2 – seleCT YoUTUbe
sTeP #3 – PUblIsH To YoUTUbe
where you enter your username, password and information
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sTeP #4 – ClICk eXPoRT
OUTPUTING TO BLU-RAY OR AVCHD DISC
sTeP #1 - ClICk on fIle > sHaRe
sTeP #2 – seleCT blU-RaY
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sTeP #3 – CReaTe blU-RaY DIsC
disc).
for menus.
sTeP #4 – ClICk eXPoRT
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OUTPUTING TO STANDARD DEFINITION DVD
sTeP #1 - ClICk on fIle > sHaRe
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sTeP #2 – seleCT DVD.
Click on DVD.
sTeP #3 – CReaTe DVD
some templates for menus.
sTeP #4 – ClICk eXPoRT
Note: Remember that this exporting is a background process, so you can continue working.
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budget and how long you want to keep the footage. How long you want to keep your footage is a
KEY POINT #4. THE SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL ARCHIVING OF ANY
FILE BASED MEDIA IS REDUNDANCY AND MIGRATION.
your data to new storage technology as needed.
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About the Authors:
Bernie Mitchell is President of Silver Platter Productions, Inc. an Emmy nominated Producer/Director, a Multimedia Person of
the Year and member of the DVD Association Hall of Fame. Bernie is the Panasonic AVCHD Evangelist and a paid consultant
to Panasonic.
Robert Sullivan, HD Eng workflow specialist, Panasonic Solutions Company
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