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Editing AVCHD with PinnacleStudio Ultimateversion 12


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction.........................3

System Requirements .................. 3-4

Transferring AVCHD Footage To Your Computer.............. 4

Copying AVCHD Footage To A Hard Drive............. 4

Transferring AVCHD Footage Directly From The Panasonic AG-HMC70 Or AG-HMC150 AVCCAM Cameras To Your Computer.........................................

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Editing with Pinnacle studio Ultimate version 2 .................... 6

Importing Your AVCHD Footage............... 7

Output options ........................................................................................................... 11

Output To iPod Or iPhone............... 11

Output To YouTube.............. 13

Output to an AVCHD Disc.................. 15

Output To A Blu-ray Disc ............... 19

Output To A DVD Disc................ 22-25

The AVCHD Workow archiving ...................................................................... 26

Archiving To Hard Drive.............. 26

Archiving To Blu-ray Disc............... 26

Archiving To Inexpensive SD Cards ................ 26

Archiving To Digital Linear Tape................ 26


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INTRODUCTION TO EDITING AVCHD WITH PINNACLE STUDIOULTIMATE VERSION 12

Th s pap w d scuss a t p ca AVCHD w k w d t g w th a d utput P ac Stud U t at V s 12.This is one of the easiest and most comprehensive AVCHD editing systems available on a Windows based PC.

Besides editing the native AVCHD footage, we will examine various ways you can output your footage to an AVCHDdisc, Blu-ray, or even a Standard DVD disc. We also look at alternative delivery such as iPod and You Tube. In addition,archiving options including copying your content onto a hard drive, Blu-ray, Standard DVD discs or even back to an SDcard are presented.

SySTem reqUiremenTS for PinnACle STUDio UlTimATe VerSion 12Minimum System Requirements:

NOTE: Items highlighted in Bold are recommended for importing, editing and exporting HD footage in the AVCHDformat

W d ws XP SP2 (SP3), W d ws V sta (SP1)i t P t u AmD Ath 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz h gh c d d)i t P t u HT AmD Ath 2.4 GHz 1.6 GHz Dua c u d W d ws V staIntel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editingIntel Core2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing1 GB system memory recommended2 GB required for AVCHD, recommended for HD and/or Windows VistaD ctX 9 10 c pat b g aph cs ca d w th 64 mB (128 mB h gh c d d), 128 mB u d P ug- s( mag c Bu t l ks: P x shad 2 u d, i t GmA t g at d g aph cs t supp t d; V taSc w th HD:512mB c d d) - 128 mB u d W d ws V sta (256 mB h gh c d d) - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHDDirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card3 GB d sk spacDVD-ROM drive to install software

Optional:CD bu c at g V d CDs Sup V d CDs (S-VCDs)DVD burner for creating DVD, HD-DVD and AVCHD discs on standard mediaBlu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discsSound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes

Capture Options:i p t AVCHD ca c d s ( u s USB 2.0 a d a UDf d v )

Output Options:output t DV, HDV D g ta 8 tap ( u s ca c d w th f W i put p t a d a PC w th a DV/f W p t)output t a a g v d tap ( u s D ctSh w c pat b v d d v c v d ca d w th TV- utput)output t App P d a d S PSP ats


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Import Formats: Video: AVCHD , DV, HDV, AVi, mPeG-1, mPeG-2, D v X, mPeG-4, 3GP(mPeG-4), WmV, n - c pt d DVD t t s Aud : mP3, mPA, WAV, AC3G aph c: BmP, Gif, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, Tif, Wmf

Export Formats:V d CD (VCD) S-VCD w th pt a CD bu (CD-r CD-rW)

AVCHD, B u- a BD, HD-DVD, DVD d sc w th pt a d sc bu ( c . dua a ) App P d a d S PSP c pat b (mPeG-4) ats

DV, HDV, AVi, D v X, r a V d 8, WmV, mPeG-1, mPeG-2, mPeG-4, f ash, 3GP, WAV, mP3 sD b D g ta 2 cha a d 5.1 cha aud

TRANSFERRING AVCHD FOOTAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER.

When you are ready to transfer your AVCHD footage from your camera to your computer, the easiest method is to simplyremove your SD card from the camera.

KEY POINT # - COPY PROTECT YOUR SD CARD.

Your SD card has a small little slider on the left hand side of the card. Push this slider down to writeprotect the data on your card. This is a critical step to protect your footage before you insert the SDcard into your computer.

Many PCs have a SD card slot. If this is the case, simply insert the SD card intoyour computer. Some PCs do not have a SD card slot. In this case, use a SD-to-USB ad /w t k th s .

Just s t u SD ca d t th ad a d c ct t t a USB p t u c put . it w app a as a ha d d vv u u c put . yu w w b ad t p P ac Stud U t at V s 12 a d b g d t g at v

AVCHD right from the SD card! There is no need to transcode!

COPYING AVCHD FOOTAGE TO A HARD DRIVESTEP #1 MOUNT THE SD CARD ON YOUR COMPUTER.

Many people prefer to copy their footage to a hard drive before editing. This frees up the SD card so that you canimmediately use it again. Many PCs have SD Card slots. If so, just insert your SD card. If your PC does not have a SDca d s t, us th SD-t -USB ad . o c u SD ca d s u t d u c put , t w app a as a vabha d d v u d c put ( a PC).


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STEP #2 OPEN THE SD CARD FILES.

In either case, open up the hard drive. You will see a folder named Private. Simply drag and drop that folder to your harddrive. It will then copy all your footage. Do not try to copy from any other folder.

TRANSFERRING AVCHD FOOTAGE DIRECTLY FROMTHE PANASONIC AG-HMC70 OR AG-HMC150 AVCCAMCAMERAS TO YOUR COMPUTER.You can of course, transfer your AVCHD footage directly from your camera. The next few steps will show you how to doth s. U tu at , th s t s up u ca a a d p c ud s u sh t g w th t wh u a t a s g.

n t : AVCCAm ca as d t hav a f W utput, USB.

STEP 1 CONNECT YOUR PANASONIC CAMERA VIA A USB CABLE TO YOUR COMPUTER.

Note: You will need to also connect your camera to an AC power supply.

STEP 2 - TURN THE CAMERA TO THE PC ON POSITION

On the AG-HMC70 camera this is accomplished by moving the record button to PC.

On the AG-HMC150 camera you must push the mode button onthe back of the camera. The light will change from Cam to PB forplayback, push again and the PC light will turn on.


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STEP #3 TRANSFER THE FILES.

The camera will appear as a hard drive on your computer. Simply copy the contents of the Private Folder as showna . y u w w b ad t p P ac Stud U t at V s 12 a d b g d t g.

EDITING WITH PINNACLE STUDIO ULTIMATE VERSION 12STEP #1 - OPEN STUDIO 12 ON YOUR COMPUTER.

STEP #2 - SAVE YOUR NEW PROJECT

it s a g d d a t na a d Sav u w p j ct ght h at th b g g. C ck f >Sav P j ct As


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STEP #3 - NAME YOUR PROJECT AND SAVE IT TO A LOCATION

Note: Three tabs reside at the top of the screen: 1 Capture, 2 Edit, 3 Make Movie

KEY POINT #2 - WHEN WORKING WITH AVCHD IGNORE THE 1 CAPTURE TAB.

W th AVCHD tag , w a t captu g, w a t a s g s. Captu s tap -bas d ca as. S , g t.File Transfer is so much faster!

IMPORTING YOUR AVCHD FOOTAGE INTO PINNACLE STUDIOULTIMATE VERSION 12Lets assume that you have removed your SD card from your camera and you installed it in your computer via SD Cards t SD/USB ad . Th s s th ast path t d t g AVCHD. As t d b , u c u d hav c p d u ca dc t ts t a ha d d v . Th p t p c ss s th sa . yu just d t p t P ac t wh th AVCHD s alocated.

There are two ways to get your AVCHD footage into Pinnacle so you can start editing.


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STEP #1 - IMPORT YOUR AVCHD FILES.

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OrSTEP #1A - CLICK ON THE IMPORT ARROW.

Click on the arrow in the show videos screen, which will also import media from device

STEP #2 - CHOOSE WHICH CLIPS TO IMPORT

yu AVCHD c ps w app a . n t : yu ght hav t p t P ac t th cat b c ck g th d p d w uat S u c . As u ca s b w, th s s a at d v i, wh ch s act th SD ca d s t th s c put . n t :on the right side of this window, you can also rename the clip from the confusing 00097.MTS. In this case, we havehighlighted a number of clips to import to our project. Obviously, you could import all clips or just selected ones. Whenyou are ready to import, click on Import


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Note: The time required to import will depend on the number of clips chosen and the speed of your processor.

This window will show you the status of the import.

STEP #3 CLIPS APPEAR IN SHOW VIDEO SECTION

Your clips will appear as thumbnails in the show video section.

STEP #4 SCROLL THROUGH PAGES OF CLIPS BY CLICKING ON NEXT PAGE ARROW

i u hav a u b c ps u w d t sc th ugh th va us pag s. Just c ck th xt pag a w, wh chis highlighted below.


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STEP #5 DRAG CLIPS TO TIME LINE

Simply click on a thumbnail and drag it to the time line. You can trim your in and out points right on the time line.

STEP #6 EDIT NORMALLY.

At th s p t, u a d t g u at v AVCHD tag just k u w u d a th p j ct P ac Stud U t atV s 12. natu a , u ca add t a s t s, us c, s u d cts a d t t s.

For more info on editing with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 please visit the Pinnacle website at: http://www. pinnaclesys.com/ and then click on Support.


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OUTPUT OPTIONSWh u d t g s sh d P ac Stud U t at V s 12 g v s u a h st pt s t utput u p j ct tdifferent media. But no matter which output you choose, start from with the Make Movie tab.

STEP #1 - CLICK ON TAB 3 MAKE MOVIE

OUTPUT TO IPOD OR IPHONEHere are the steps to output your movie to play back on an iPod or iPhone.

STEP #1 CLICK ON THE FILE ICONo th t th sc a c s d sc, , tap a d w b utput. C ck f

STEP #2 CLICK THE FILE TYPE AND PICK IPOD FROM PULL DOWN MENU AND SELECT

YOUR PRESET FOR VIDEO QUALITY STEP #3 Start by clicking on Create File


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STEP #4 DECIDE WHERE TO STORE THE MPEG-4 FILE

na u utput a d t P ac wh u wa t t st t.

STEP #5 WATCH PROGRESS BAR

yu ca t th p c ss b watch g th p g ss ba at th b tt th v w w d w.Wh sh d, u can be added to your library in iTunes and the movie can be displayed on your iPod or iPhone.

Note: You would use the same process to export your les to Flash, Real Media, Windows Media, Sony PSP andvarious avors of MPEG. All are available from the File Type Drop Down menu as discussed in Step #2 above.Then proceed with the other steps as illustrated.


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OUTPUT TO YOU TUBEyu ght wa t t sha u v w th th w d yuTub . Th s s as t d . n t : yu ust, c u s , hav ayuTub acc u t d t up ad u v . A s b that yuTub sp c s that u v b ss tha 10

ut s du at a d s a tha 100mB. yuTub w acc pt th w g ats: .AVi, .moV, .WmV a d .mPG.To prepare your movie for YouTube uploading follow these simple steps.


STEP #2 CLICK ON THE WEB ICON

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STEP #3 CLICK ON YOU TUBE

f th d p d w u Up ad t th s Wb S t , c ck yuTub . S ct u v dquality from the Preset drop down menu. When you are ready click on the Create button atthe bottom left.


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STEP #4 NAME, DESCRIBE AND SELECT CATEGORY

Wh th W b Up ad sc app a s u sh u d a a d w t a d sc pt u p j ct. A s , c ud tags sthat p p ca d u ast p c y u Tub .

Finally select a category.

Wh sh d c ck C t u .


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STEP #5 SIGN ONTO YOUR YOU TUBE ACCOUNT.

For more information on uploading videos to You Tube, please visit www.youtube.com

OUTPUT TO AN AVCHD DISC

C at g a AVCHD d sc a ws u t bu u h gh d t tag ta Standard DVD, using the much less expensive blank DVD-R media. PinnacleStud U t at V s 12 a ws u t tak adva tag th s c st sav gs.

Note: you are limited to 20 minutes of AVCHD footage on a DVD-5 disc and approximately 40 minutes on a DVD-9 disc and the resultant disc must be played on a Blu-ray player, such as the Panasonic DMP BD35K(or equivalent). Check to see if your Blu-ray player supports this format.


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STEP #2 CLICK ON THE DISC ICON

STEP #3 CLICK ON AVCHD From the drop down menu Disc Type, click on AVCHD Disc. Select your videoquality from the Preset drop down menu. Then click on Create disc button.

STEP #4 SELECT DESTINATION FOR YOUR DISCIMAGE FILE

Then press ok


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STEP #5 WATCH STATUS WINDOW AND PROGRESS BAR

You can monitor the process of your AVCHD Disc burn by watching the status window

and the progress bar at the bottom of the viewer window.


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Wh u d sc s sh d, th status w d w w sh w th w g a d u AVCHD d sc s ad t b v w d.

S c u AVCHD D sc ust b p a d a B u- a p a , w c d th Pa as c DmP BD35K ( u va t).


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OUTPUT TO A BLU-RAY DISC P ac Stud U t at V s 12 ak s t v as t tak u sh d p j ct t a B u-ra d sc. n t : u wa t

us u d sc, th s a c at d u d th 2 ed t tab du g th d t g p c ss.


STEP #2 CLICK ON THE DISC ICON

STEP #3 CLICK ON BLU-RAY

From the drop down menu Disc Type, click on Blu-ray Disc. Select your videoquality from the Preset drop down menu. Then click on settings button.


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STEP #4 set your settings

Decide disc type, quality, compression and your burn options and click on ok.

STEP #5 CLICK CREATE

Click on the Create disc button at the bottom left. Note: to burn a Blu-ray disc, you must have a Blu-ray burner and Blu-ray media.


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STEP #6 SELECT DESTINATION FOR YOUR DISC IMAGE FILEThen press ok


You can monitor the process of your Blu-ray Disc burn by watching the status window

and the progress bar at the bottom of the viewerwindow.


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Wh u d sc s sh d, th status w d w w sh w th w g a d u B u-ra d sc s ad t b v w d.

T p a back u B u- a v , w c d th Pa as c DmP BD35K B u- a p a ( u va t).

OUTPUT TO STANDARD DEFINITION DVD

ev th ugh u hav sh t u at a h gh d t a d d t d t HD,u st ght d t d w c v t t t sta da d d t t sh w u v .

AVCHD tag w ak dazz g sta da d d t DVDs. P ac StudU t at V s 12 ca as ak a Sta da d D t DVD u AVCHDfootage. Note: if you want menus on your disc, these are created under the 2

Edit tab during the editing process.


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STEP #2 - CLICK ON THE DISC ICON

STEP #3 CLICK ON DVD

From the drop down menu Disc Type, click on DVD. Select your videoquality from the Preset drop down menu.


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STEP #4 SELECT DESTINATION FOR YOUR DISC IMAGE FILE

Then press ok


You can monitor the process of your Blu-ray Disc burn by watching the status window


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and the progress bar at the bottom of the viewer window.

Wh u d sc s sh d, th status w d w w sh w th w g a d u DVD s ad t b v w d.


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THE AVCHD WORKFLOW ARCHIVINGo c u p j ct s sh d, u w wa t t a ch v u H gh D t AVCHD tag . A u b pt s aavailable at this time, depending on your budget and how long you want to keep the footage.Key PoinT #3: THe SeCreT To SUCCeSSfUl ArCHiVinG of Any file BASeD meDiA iS reDUnDAnCy AnDmiGrATion. mak u t p c p s a d v u data as t ch g adva c s.

ARCHIVING TO HARD DRIVETh u ck st a d ast xp s v wa t a ch v u AVCHD tag s t c p u s t a ha d d v . Th s saccomplished in the same way as copying any other data to a hard drive. Copy the Private Folder of your AVCHD toyour drive. The key thing to remember is that you want to check that you have enough hard drive space. A number ofa u actu s ak xp s v USB ha d d v s. i sugg st c p g t tw d t ha d d v s (S du da c tab v ). A s , th s ha d d v s sh u d t b c s d d p a t g-t st ag . Th ub ca t ha d d v s wd ut v t . C at a gu a sch du t v u data t w ha d d v s (S g at t ab v ).

ARCHIVING TO BLU-RAY DISCTo archive to a Blu-ray, you will basically be making a Blu-ray ROM data disc. To do this, you will need a Blu-ray burner,Blu-ray media, and follow the steps to create a Blu-ray DVD-ROM disc. Remember in order to retrieve your data from

th s a ch v th utu , u w d a B u- a d v . K p u h w t ch g adva c s a d g at udata to new storage technology as needed.

ARCHIVING TO STANDARD DVD DISCS A th ugh DVD-r d a s t ch ca t sp c d as a ch va d a, u ca a ch v u data t sta da d DVDdiscs. Since these discs do not hold large amounts of data, this is very time consuming and requires a lot of discs.Remember, in order to retrieve your data from this archive in the future, you will need a DVD drive.

ARCHIVING TO INEXPENSIVE SD CARDS

As the price continues to drop on SD cards, they are now becoming a viable archival media. Simply copy your data ontothe SD card, label the card and store it. Remember in order to retrieve your data in the future, you will need some way toread the SD card.

ARCHIVING TO DIGITAL LINEAR TAPE (DLT)i u hav t st u tag a v g t a d wa t abs ut c d c u a ch va d a, d whata c a a d d ca st tut s hav b d g a s, back up u data D g ta l a Tap . Th s s a xp s v pt tha th s st d ab v , but t s t t st d. A u b c pa s, such at qua tu ( www.quantum.com ), ak DlT tap d v s a d d a.

SIMPLE, QUICK, FLEXIBLE AND INEXPENSIVE! THAT IS THE AVCHD PRO EDITING WORKFLOW.P as s th AVCHD WorKfloW ACqUiSiTion Wh t Pap . y u w d that sh t g a d t a s g AVCHDat a s aga s p , u ck, x b a d xp s v .

About the Author: Bernie Mitchell is an Emmy nominated Producer/Director, a Multimedia Person of the Year and member ofthe DVD Association Hall of Fame. He is president of Silver Platter Productions, Inc. and Panasonics AVCHD

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