The Avchd Workflow On Apple Computers; Transferring Avchd Footage To Your Mac - Panasonic AG-AF100A Manual

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
budget and the complexity of your final edit. The four editing applications are: iMovie '(08 or '09), Final Cut Express 4,
Final Cut Pro (v.6.05 or higher, Part of Final Cut Studio) and Adobe Premier Pro as part of CS4.
eDiTing & ouTpuTTing AVChD WiTh Apple imoVie '09
keY poinT #1. To eDiT AVChD in imoVie '09 You musT hAVe An inTel bAseD mAC CompuTer
One of the fastest and easiest ways to edit AVCHD footage on a Mac computer is with iMovie '09 software (part of the
iLife '09 bundle).
Although this application is not as sophisticated as Final Cut Express 4, Final Cut Pro or Adobe CS4, for simple editing
it is quite good. Like the other Apple editing tools, iMovie does not recognize AVCHD natively, it will transcode your
footage using Apple's Intermediate Codec. It is quite fast, but does require additional storage on your hard drive.

TrAnsferring AVChD fooTAge To Your mAC.

When you are ready to transfer your AVCHD footage from your camera to your computer, there are basically three
different approaches you can take. The fastest and easiest method is to simply place your camera in PC mode and
connect to MAC via USB cable. If you don't want to tie up your camera, you can remove your SDHC card from the
camera and mount in on the computer using an external SDHC card reader. And finally, you can copy your footage to an
external hard drive for later editing. We will look at each approach.
This paper will discuss a typical AVCHD workflow for editing with and outputting from
iMovie'09, part of iLife'09. For detailed information on editing with iMovie please see:
apple.com/support/imovie
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