Saving Clips to a Computer

Saving Clips to a Computer

Use the software on the supplied Canon XF Utilities CD-ROM to transfer clips in the camcorder to a computer to save them. The CD-ROM contains the following.

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Canon XF Utility: Browser for transferring clips to a computer, playing back and checking video, and managing clips.

Plugins for non-linear editing (NLE) software: The plugins allow you to load clips from a computer or a CF card (connected via USB reader to a computer) to the NLE software. The following plugins are included.

-Canon XF Plugin for Avid Media Access (for computers running Windows or Mac OS)

-Canon XF Plugin for Final Cut Pro (for computers running Mac OS)

The instruction manual for each module provides more details. Refer to Viewing the Software Instruction Manuals (0137) for details on accessing the manuals.

Operating modes:

System Requirements

Canon XF Utility

 

Windows XP1, SP3

 

OS

Windows Vista2, SP1 or SP2

Mac OS X v10.5 or 10.6

 

Windows 72

 

 

Intel® Core

Intel® CPU

CPU

(Intel® Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz recommended);

(Intel® Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz recommended; not

 

SSE2 compatible

compatible with Power PC)

 

 

 

RAM

1 GB (2 GB for Windows 7, 64-bit version)

 

 

Available hard disk space

Installation: 80 MB

 

 

 

Display

1024 x 768 resolution, 16-bit color (high color)

1024 x 768 resolution, 32,000 colors

 

 

 

132-bit version only.

232-bit and 64-bit versions.

Canon XF Plugin for Avid Media Access

Required application

Media Composer 4.0.5 or later, or NewsCutter 8.0.5 or later

 

 

Refer to each application’s official home page for system requirements.

Canon XF Plugin for Final Cut Pro

Required application

Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 or later

 

 

Refer to the application’s official home page for the application’s system requirements.

NOTES

•Even if your computer meets the system requirements, proper operation of the software cannot be guaranteed.