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You can create a high definition image quality (HD) AVCHD format disc from AVCHD
View movies imported to a computer using the supplied software “PMB.”
1Turn on your computer and place an empty disc on the DVD drive.
2Start “PMB.”
3Select the AVCHD View movies you want to write.
4Click (Disc Creation) to select [Create AVCHD Format Discs (HD)].
5Follow the instructions on the screen to create a disc.
• Install “PMB” beforehand.
• Sti ll images and MP4 movie files cannot be recorded on the AVCHD format disc.
• It may ta ke a long time to create a disc.
• “AVCHD View movies” are movies that were recorded in the [AVCHD 60i/60p] or [AVCHD 50i/50p]
mode of [File Format].
• Movie s recorded with the [60p 28M (PS)/50p 28M (PS)] setting in [Record Setting] are converted by
“PMB” in order to create a disc. This conversion can t ake a long time. Also, you cannot create a disc with
the original image quality.
• Movie s recorded with the [60i 24M (FX)/50i 24M (FX)]/[24p 24M (FX)/25p 24M (FX)] setting in
[Record Setting] are converted by “PMB” in order to create an AVCHD disc. This conve rsion can take a
long time. Also, you cannot create a disc with the original image quality. If you wan t to keep the original
image quality, you must store your movies on a Blu-ray Disc.

Creating a Blu-ray Disc

You can create a Blu-ray Disc with AVCHD View movies previously imported to a
computer. Your computer must support the creation of a Blu-ray Disc.
BD-R (non-rewritable) and BD-RE (rewritable) media can be used to create a Blu-ray
Disc. You cannot add contents to either type of disc once it has been created.
Click [BD Add-on Software] on the installation screen of “PMB,” and install this plug-in
according to the on-screen instructions.
Connect your computer to the Internet when you install [BD Add-on Software].
See “PMB Help” for details.
Creating an AVCHD format disc on a computer
Notes

zPlaying AVCHD format disc on a computer

You can play back AVCHD format discs using “Player for AVCHD” that is installed
together with “PMB.”
To start the software, click on [Start] t [All Programs] t [PMB] t [PMB Launcher] t
[View] t [Player for AVCHD].
For detailed operations, see the Help for “Player for AVCHD.”
• Movies may not be played smoothly depending on the co mputer environment.
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