Editing And Outputting Avchd With Apple Final Cut Express; Transferring Avchd Footage To Your Mac - Panasonic AG-AF100A Manual

eDITIng AnD ouTpuTTIng AVChD
WITh Apple fInAl CuT express 4
key poinT #1. To ediT aVChd in final CuT express 4 you musT haVe an inTel based maC
CompuTer.
keY poInT #2. WhIle AVChD Is A superIor ACQusITIon formAT, IT Is noT A greAT eDITIng one. fInAl
CuT express WIll AuTomATICAllY TrAnsCoDe Your fooTAge InTo Apple InTermeDIATe CoDeC
DurIng The TrAnsfer proCess.
Please remember that transcoded AVCHD files require more disc space than native AVCHD files. A rough rule of thumb
is that your transcoded Apple Intermediate Codec files will be require 10 times the hard drive space. So, look at the size
of your native AVCHD file before log and transfer operations in Final Cut Express. It is possible to overrun your hard
disc space during this process, so again, it is good practice to calculate the disc space 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 is to simply place your camera in PC mode and connect to
MAC via USB cable. Or, if you don't want to tie up your camera for this process, just remove
your SDHC card from the camera and use either your Mac's SD card slot or an external
SDHC card reader.
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