How to handle data recorded on SD Memory Card

Data recorded in AVCHD format offers excellent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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compatibility with computers due to the file type,

 

 

PRIVATE

but since this format includes not only video

 

 

 

 

and audio data, but also a variety of important

 

 

 

 

AVCHD

 

 

 

 

information, the folder structure will consist of file

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVCHDTN

 

 

 

 

 

 

associations as illustrated in the diagram on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

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right. If even part of this information is modified or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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deleted, the data may no longer be recognized as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYLIST

AVCHD data, or the memory card may not longer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be able to be used with AVCHD devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To prevent the loss of any part of the information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when transferring data on the SD Memory Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to a computer or when copying data stored on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer back onto the SD Memory Card, be sure to use the dedicated AVCCAM Viewer. The AVCCAM Viewer can also be downloaded from the following website.

(Compatible OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.4 or later/Mac OS 10.5/Mac OS 10.6)

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

■■Concerning the handling of the camera’s metadata

A special manufacturer area in the control file area under the AVCHD standard is employed for the metadata which is supported by this camera.

If files are deleted or copied, if clip protection is added or removed or if other such editing operations have been performed using editing software or a camera recorder which does not support this camera’s metadata, the special area for the metadata will be erased, and the shot marks and indexes added by the camera as well as the PH mode information and other information will be lost. Therefore, before proceeding with these kinds of editing operations, check whether the camera’s metadata is supported.

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