User manual PANASONIC VIDEOCAM SUITE 2.0

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Image management/DVD production software VideoCam Suite 2. 0 Thank you for using VideoCam Suite. © Panasonic Corporation 2008 Contents Introduction What you can do with this software (basic operations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What you can do with this software (advanced features) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Optical discs and SD cards supported for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] These operations may prevent successful recording and damage discs or equipment. -Disconnect cables or cords of computer or DVD equipment or turn equipment on or off -Log off in Windows (as by switching users) -Force this software to close -Install or remove an SD card Time required for recording Recording will take some time. The amount of time required for recording varies depending on disc specifications and optical drive performance. For details, refer to the Operating Instructions of the disc and drive. - Recording small video content in DVD-Video format (because specifications require that dummy data be appended even to files less than about 1 GB to make them about 1 GB) 54 Advanced Features Recording on optical discs and SD cards Selecting video content to record In the authoring area, add video content to record. Recording video content 1 Click a folder on your computer. 3 Click [Create Media] and select the type of media to create. For instructions with this option (20­21) For instructions with this option (65­67) This example illustrates the procedure when you select one of the options labeled . The media authoring area is displayed. For details about the [Create Media] menu (53) Authoring area 55 Advanced Features Recording on optical discs and SD cards Recording video content 4 Drag video content to the authoring area. You can add scenes and videos. However, photos cannot be Repeat this process to choose the video content (up to 99 added. To select multiple items, hold the [Ctrl] key while clicking the thumbnails. To add video content from another folder, select the folder and then perform step 4. However, the current selection will be cancelled if you select content in folders not on the computer. Referring to [Capacity] ( A ) as a guideline, select an amount of content that will fit on the disc or SD card. Content will be recorded in the order you drag it to the authoring area, one thumbnail after another. However, content can be recorded as a single file when you record in DVD-VR format. (82) When video content has been registered, the scenes in that content will be automatically recorded in the order in which they were shot. To cancel authoring, click ( B ). Authoring area A B Removing content from the authoring area 1 Click a scene to remove. Click [Delete]. thumbnails. To select multiple items, hold the [Ctrl] key while clicking the 2 Tip 2 1 Thumbnails are only removed from the authoring area. The Removal is also possible by right-clicking thumbnails and selecting [Delete] in the menu displayed. content itself is not deleted. Optical drives in use by this software cannot be used by other Content editing is not possible while the authoring area is displayed. The scene point information is retained as chapter points even after recording, except in the following cases. -In DVD-Video format, the scene is after the 100th scene -If selecting [Merging into one scene] when editing and saving video (37) software. Complete any required editing (such as dividing scenes) in advance. 56 Advanced Features Recording on optical discs and SD cards Recording video content Changing the order of content 1 Drag thumbnails to the desired position. 5 Click [Save]. For DVD-R/RW: A window is displayed for creating the top menu. (next page) For DVD-RAM (DVD-VR format) or SD cards (SD-Video format): A window is displayed for creating the disc or SD card. [. . . ] (In particular, do not use DVD or CD recording software or other recording or encoding software that requires a large amount of memory. ) Other DVD writing software, packet writing software, or similar software that uses the optical drive may be installed, or an ASPI driver may be installed. Uninstall the other software and drivers and then reinstall this software. Particularly if you are using an external optical drive for recording, disconnect SD card readers or other USB devices and check software operation. Video cameras, optical drives, hard disk drives, or SD card adapters may be connected via USB. [. . . ]