JVC GZMC500US User Manual

ENGLISH

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND
USB CONNECTION GUIDE

LYT1425-001A

EN

Contents

JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .... 2

Notice for Users ............................................... 6

System Requirements .....................................7

Software Installation ........................................ 9

Connections ................................................... 11

Viewing the Contents of a Recording Medium ........12

Copying Files to the PC ................................. 14

Playing Back Files on the PC ........................ 14

Copying Edited Files back to Camera ........... 15

Disconnecting the USB cable ........................ 15

User’s Guide/Help/Readme ........................... 17

Subsidiary Information ................................... 18

Creating DVDs and Writing Video Files Back to

Camera .................................................. 18

How To Create DVDs simply ..................... 21

JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT

TO CUSTOMERS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ
THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING
THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM NAMED “DIGITAL
PHOTO NAVIGATOR” (“Program”) ON YOUR PC.

The right to use the Program is granted by Victor
Company of Japan, Limited (“JVC”) to You only
on the condition that You agree to the following.

Should You not agree to the terms hereof, You
may not install or use the Program. HOWEVER,
INSTALLING OR USING THE PROGRAM
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2 GRANT OF LICENSE

(1) Subject to the conditions of this

Agreement, JVC grants to You a non­exclusive right to use the Program. You
may install and use the Program on a
HDD or other storage devices
incorporated in Your PC.

(2) You may make one (1) copy of the

Program solely for your personal backup
or archival purposes.

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This Agreement will become effective on the
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until the termination under the following
provision.
Should You breach any provision of this
Agreement, JVC may terminate this
Agreement without giving any notice to You.
In this event, JVC may claim against You for
any damages caused by Your breach. Should
this Agreement be terminated, You must
immediately destroy the Program stored in
Your machine (including the erasing from any
memory in Your PC), and no longer own such
Program.

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7 EXPORT CONTROL

You agree that You will not ship, transfer or
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8 U.S. GOVERNMENT USER

If You are an agency of the United States of
America (the “Government”), You
acknowledge JVC’s representation that the
Program is a “Commercial Item” as defined in
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part

2.101 (g) consisting unpublished “Commercial
Computer Software” as those items are used
at FAR part 12.212 and is only licensed to You
with the same use rights JVC grants all
commercial end users pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement.

9 GENERAL

(1) No modification, change, addition, deletion

or other alternation of or to this Agreement
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all disputes which may arise with respect
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Victor Company of Japan, Limited

NOTE:

If You acquired the Program in Germany, the
provisions of Sections 4 (Limited Warranty) and 5
(Limited Liability) provided above will be replaced
with those of the German version of this Agreement.

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CAUTION:

● Operate this equipment according to the
operating procedures described in this manual.

● Use only the provided CD-ROM. Never use any
other CD-ROM to run this software.

● Do not attempt to modify this software.

● Changes or modifications not approved by JVC

could void user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

How to handle a CD-ROM

● Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface
(opposite to the printed surface). Do not write
anything or put a sticker on either the front or
back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty, gently
wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center
hole.

● Do not use conventional disc cleaners or
cleaning spray.

● Do not bend the CD-ROM or touch its mirror
surface.

● Do not store your CD-ROM in a dusty, hot or
humid environment. Keep it away from direct
sunlight.

You can find the latest information (in
English) on the provided software program at
our world wide web server at http://www.jvc­victor.co.jp/english/global-e.html

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Notice for Users

Use of this software is authorized according to the terms of the software license.

JVC

When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about this software (refer to the
JVC Worldwide Service Network at http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/worldmap/index-e.html), please
fill out the following and have the appropriate information ready.

Product Name

Model

Problem

Error Message

Manufacturer

Model □ Desktop □ Laptop

CPU

PC

OS

Memory MB

Available Hard Disk Space MB

Please note that it may take some time to respond to your questions, depending on their subject
matter.

JVC cannot answer questions regarding basic operation of your PC, or questions regarding
specifications or performance of the OS, other applications or drivers.

CyberLink

For details of CyberLink’s technical support service, refer to the “Readme” of each software or the
following list. To access “Readme”, refer to “User’s Guide/Help/Readme” ( pg. 17).

Region

Europe 1

Europe 2

US/Canada

Asia &

Pacific 1

Asia &

Pacific 2

Asia &

Pacific 3

Location

Germany

(aixTeMa)

Europe area

other than

Germany

US

South Korea

Ta i wa n

Australia & New

Zealand

(Manacom)

Phone#

Fax #

[phone]
[phone]

[phone]

[phone]
[phone]
[phone] support.cyberlink.com.tw
[phone] support.gocyberlink.com
[phone]

[phone]

support.gocyberlink.com

support.gocyberlink.com English

support.gocyberlink.com English

support.gocyberlink.com English

Web Language

German / French /

English

www.gocyberlink.co.kr Korean

Mandarin / English

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System Requirements

8 Digital Photo Navigator

The following requirements must be satisfied to connect a camera to a PC and to use Digital Photo
Navigator.

OS :Windows® Millennium Edition [Me] (pre-installed),

CPU : Intel® MMXTM Pentium®, at least 200 MHz

RAM : At least 64 MB

Free hard disk space : At least 40 MB for installation, at least 500 MB recommended

Connector : USB 1.1/2.0 connector

Display : Must be capable of displaying 800 x 600 dots with 16-bit color

Miscellaneous : Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Windows® 2000 Professional [2000] (pre-installed),
Windows® XP Home Edition [XP] (pre-installed),
or Windows® XP Professional [XP] (pre-installed)

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8 CyberLink DVD Solution

The following requirements must be satisfied to use CyberLink DVD Solution.

OS :Windows® Millennium Edition [Me] (pre-installed),

CPU : Intel® Pentium® III, at least 700 MHz

RAM : At least 128 MB (at least 256 MB recommended)

Free hard disk space : At least 350 MB for installation

Connector : USB1.1/2.0 connector

Display : Must be capable of displaying 1024 x 600 dots

Miscellaneous : Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Supported media : DVD-Video: DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW

● DirectX is necessary so that CyberLink DVD Solution works properly and it is automatically installed during
CyberLink DVD Solution installation.

● The system requirements information above is not a guarantee that the provided software will work
on all personal computers meeting those requirements.

● Windows® is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

● Other product and company names included in this instruction manual are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Windows® 2000 Professional [2000] (pre-installed),
Windows® XP Home Edition [XP] (pre-installed),
or Windows® XP Professional [XP] (pre-installed)

(Intel® Pentium® 4, at least 2 GHz recommended)

For creating DVD Video, at least 10 GB recommended
For creating VCD, at least 1 GB recommended

DirectX 9.0 or later

DVD-VR: DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
VideoCD: CD-R/RW
For the compatible DVD/CD burners, refer to CyberLink web
site: http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/powerproducer/
2_gold/comp_dvd_drives.jsp

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Software Installation

Follow the procedure described below to install
the software. From the [SETUP] screen in step 2,
you can install the following drivers or software.
Quit any other software you are using. (Check
that there are no other application icons on the
status bar.)

Digital Photo Navigator 1.0

This application is used to organize still images
and convert them into a variety of formats.

CyberLink DVD Solution

PowerProducer 2 Gold NE

PowerProducer 2 Gold NE is software for
creating movie discs incorporating not only video
but also slideshows. This software uses a simple
wizard format for creating a wide range of
different format discs. You can also edit imported
video. You can import video from the camera, edit
it, and then create a slideshow from still images.
You can create a customized menu for the video
or slideshow and write the contents to DVD or
other media.

PowerDirector Express NE

PowerDirector Express NE is software for easily
editing MPEG, AVI, and other video files, still
images, and other contents for creating a movie.
This software has an interface that allows editing
in either timeline or storyboard mode, maintains
superior image quality, uses SVRT for high-speed
rendering, and has a host of other advanced
video editing features.

PowerDVD 5 NE

PowerDVD 5 NE is software for playing back
DVD-Video and video files.

1 Load the provided CD-ROM into the PC.

After a moment, the [SETUP] screen appears.

● From the [SETUP] screen, you can install the
desired software.

● If the [SETUP] screen does not appear, double­click the CD-ROM icon in the [My Computer]
window.

2 Click [Install] on the right side of the

desired software and follow the on screen
instructions to complete the installation.

The installation of the selected software starts.
The procedure differs depending on the software.

Following steps are the example of CyberLink
DVD Solution.

3 Click [Install] on the right side of

[CyberLink DVD Solution] on the [SETUP]
screen.

[Choose Setup Language] screen appears.

4 Select the desired language and click [OK].

The [CyberLink DVD Solution Setup] screen in
step 5 appears.

● If [Information] screen for Windows Messenger
appears, see NOTES: on pg. 11.

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5 Click [Next].

8 Click [Next].

[License Agreement] screen appears.

6 Click [Yes].

[Customer Information] screen appears.

7 Confirm your information and click [Next].

● It is possible to change the information.

[Choose Destination Location] screen appears.

[Setup Type] screen appears.

9 Select the program(s) you want to install,

then click [Next].

[Setup Status] screen appears. Wait for a
moment until the installation is finished and
[Setup Complete] screen appears.

10 Click [Finish] then restart the PC.

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Install all of the desired software in the same
way.

To display [SETUP] screen, double-click the CD­ROM icon in the [My Computer] window.

NOTES:

● Even if PowerDirector/PowerProducer/PowerDVD
have already been installed on the PC:
Video files captured with this camera can only be
handled on the provided software. Please install
and use the provided software (PowerDirector
Express NE, PowerProducer 2 Gold NE,
PowerDVD 5 NE). If PowerDirector/
PowerProducer/PowerDVD have already been
installed, uninstall them before installing the
provided software.

● If you perform installation of a software that is
already installed, uninstallation will start. In this
case, perform the installation again after
uninstallation is finished.

● Windows Messenger has to been closed during
CyberLink DVD Solution installation. If it is running
during installation, [Information] screen appears.

To close Windows Messenger:

1) While holding [Ctrl + Alt] key, click [Delete] key

so that [Task Manager] appears.

2) Click [Processes] tab.

3) Select [msmsgs.exe].

4) Click [End process].

Connections

Connecting the USB cable

Connect the USB cable to copy still image, video
files and voice files in a recording medium to the
PC.

PC

Camera

To USB connector

USB cable

To USB connector

1 To assure safety, make sure all units are

turned off before making any connections.

2 Use the USB cable to connect the camera

to the PC.

NOTES:

● It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the
power supply instead of the battery pack.

● When the USB cable is connected, turning on or off
the camera causes malfunctions of the PC.

● If you connect the camera to the PC through a USB
hub, compatibility issues between the hub and the
PC may result in instability in the operation of the
PC. If this happens, connect the camera directly to
the PC, not through the hub.

● Do not use an extension USB cable.

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Viewing the Contents of a Recording Medium

1 Make sure that there is a recording

medium in the camera.

2 Set the camera's power switch to the

playback mode while pressing down the lock
button located on the switch.

The camera turns on.

3 Connect the camera to the PC with a USB

cable. ( pg. 11)

On the camera’s LCD monitor [USB] appears.

4 When using Windows

The [Removable Disk]
window appears on
the PC’s screen after
a moment.
Select [Open folders
to view files using
Windows Explorer]
and click [OK].

NOTE:

If the [Removable Disk]
window does not
appear, confirm the connection ( pg. 11) or
perform the steps 1 and 2 ( pg. 12).

®

XP:

When using Windows® Me/2000:

1 Double-click
the [My
Computer] icon
on the desktop.
The [Removable
Disk] icon which
represents the
recording
medium in the
camera appears in the [My Computer] window.

2 Double-click the [Removable Disk] icon.

5 The folders in the recording medium

appear.

Different file types are stored in different folders.

Voi ce f ile s

Video files

Still images

DPOF setting data

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Folder structure within the recording medium
Video files: Stored in the [PRGxxx] folder (where

xxx is a number), within the [SD_VIDEO] folder.
Still image files: Stored in the [xxxJVCSO] folder
(where xxx is a number), within the [DCIM] folder.
Voice files: Stored in the [xxxJVCMC] folder
(where xxx is a number), within the [DCVC]
folder.

Recording

medium

]

MICD

[

]CVCD[

]OEDIV_DS[

]VOMTXE[

OSCVJ001[

]

OSCVJ101[

[

]
]OSCVJ201[

]CMCVJ001[
]CMCVJ101[
]CMCVJ201[

…………

]OFNI_RGM[

0GRP[

]10

]IGP

.100GRP[

]

DOM.100VOM[

]IOM.100VOM[

…

]200GRP[
]300GRP

GPM.1000_VOM
GPM.2000_VOM

[DCIM]: Contains folders with still images (JPEG)

(extension “.jpg”)

[DCVC]: Contains folders with voice (WAVE) files

(extension “.wav”)

[SD_VIDEO]: Contains folders with video

(MPEG2) files (extension “.mod”)

[EXTMOV]: Contains video (MPEG2) files

produced on a PC (extension “.mpg” (pg.15))

[MISC]: Contains folders with DPOF setting data

A Still image file folder
B Voice file folder
C Management information for the media as a

whole

D Management information
E Video file
F Management information for the video file
G Video file produced on a PC

* Management information: Information such as the

date and time of recording, recorded with the video
file.

NOTES:

● Any folders or files other than those described
above are recorded in the recording medium.

● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a recording
medium or deleting files or folders from a recording
medium can cause problems with the operation of
the camera. When it is necessary to delete a file
from a recording medium, delete it through the
camera. Also, do not move or rename folders and
files within the medium on PC.

● Never disconnect the USB cable while the
ACCESS lamp on the camera lights or blinks.

● If you are using a brand new recording medium,
you need to format the recording medium with the
camera first. You may not be able to copy files from
the recording medium to the PC without doing so.

● If the video file is not recorded or saved properly,
the file is moved to [EXTMOV] folder with extension
“.mod”.

● The file extension may not appear depending on
the [FOLDER] option setting of Windows

®

.

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Copying Files to the PC

Still image, video files and voice files that are
stored in a recording medium can be copied to
the PC and played back on the PC.

1 Perform the procedure in “Viewing the

Contents of a Recording Medium” (墌 pg. 12).

The folders in the recording medium appear.

2 Create a new folder, enter the folder name,

and then double-click it.

For example, create a new folder in the [My
Pictures] folder.

3 Select the folder to be copied, and then

drag and drop that folder in the destination
folder.

NOTES:

● Never disconnect the USB cable while the
ACCESS lamp on the camera lights or blinks.

● File transfer takes considerable time in PCs using
USB 1.1. Usage of a PC that supports USB 2.0 is
recommended.

Playing Back Files on the PC

Still images

Use an application that can handle the JPEG file
format.
To view a still image, double-click the still image
file (extension “.jpg”).

Video files

Use the PowerDVD 5 NE.
You can install this software from the provided
CD-ROM. For more details of PowerDVD 5 NE,
refer to the User’s Guide. (墌 pg. 17)

Voice files

Use the Windows MediaTM Player (version 6.4 or
later).
You can download the Windows Media
from the Microsoft web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/

NOTE:

When playing back a file in the recording medium on
your PC, copy the file to your PC, and then play it
back. If video file is played back directly from
recording medium (i.e. the camera is connected
through USB to your PC), it may be not played back
properly due to the inadequate processing speeds or
other problems.

TM

Player

To copy still images: Copy the folder within the
[DCIM] folder.
To copy video files: Copy the folder within the
[SD_VIDEO] folder.
To copy voice files: Copy the folder within the
[DCVC] folder.

● The ACCESS lamp on the camera lights or blinks,
and the folder is copied from the recording medium
to the PC.

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Copying Edited Files back to Camera Disconnecting the USB cable

To use the camera to play back video files
(MPEG2 files, with the extension ".mpg") which
have been edited using the provided software,
change the file name to "MOV_xxxx.mpg" (where
xxxx is a number) and move it to the [EXTMOV]
folder. ( pg. 13)
The following video files cannot be played back
on the camera:

● Files which do not have correct file names

● Files which are not in MPEG2 format

● Files prepared on any application other than the

provided software

● Edited files which were not produced on a JVC
Digital Media Camera

Also, be sure to turn off the SVRT function when
editing the video files using PowerDirector
Express NE. (Do not check the checkbox [Use
SVRT to save rendering time].)

How to play back video files from the [EXTMOV]
folder on the camera

On the index display of video files, press the
recording start/stop button to display "MPG" on
the screen. After that, follow the usual operation
for playback. However, the forward/reverse skip
search, frame-by-frame playback and playlist
functions are not available.

Before loading or unloading recording mediums
or turning off the PC, first disconnect the USB
cable and turn off the camera.

1 Confirm that the ACCESS lamp on the

camera does not light or blink.

● If the ACCESS lamp lights or blinks, wait until it is
turned off before proceeding.

2 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware]

or [Unplug or Eject Hardware] icon in the
status bar.

The [Safely Remove Hardware] or [Unplug or
Eject Hardware] dialog box appears.
Windows® XP: If not, wait a while then go to
step 5.

3 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] or [USB

Disk], and then click [Stop].

● Windows® 2000/XP

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®

● Windows

The [Stop a Hardware device] dialog box
appears.

Me

4 Click [OK].

Windows® 2000/Me: If a message indicating
that the device can be safely removed appears,
click [OK] and then click [Close].

● Windows® 2000/XP

®

● Windows

* The model name depends on the connected

camera.

Me

5 Disconnect the USB cable.
6 Set the camera’s power switch to off.

The camera turns off.

* The model name depends on the connected

camera.

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User’s Guide/Help/Readme

This manual only refers to software installation
and PC connection. For more details of each
software, refer to its user’s guide/help/Readme.

8 CyberLink DVD Solution

Following steps are the example of CyberLink
PowerDirector Express NE.

1 Click [Start], go to [All Programs] or

[Programs]– [CyberLink PowerDirector
Express], and then click User’s Guide/Help/
Readme depending on your preference.

INFORMATION

The programs in CyberLink DVD Solution are
versions with limited functionality. The User's
Guide and Help files are written for the
commercial version available in stores. For
information about the differences with the
commercial version, see the Readme file or the
following web site: http://www2.cli.co.jp/
products/ne/ for the respective program.

8 Digital Photo Navigator

The User’s Guide is included on the CD-ROM in
PDF format. Right-click the CD-ROM icon in [My
Computer], then click [Open]. Double-click the
[Docs] folder, then double-click the [PhotoNavi]
folder. Open the "Start.pdf" file and click the
button of the desired language. Note that Adobe®
Acrobat® ReaderTM or Adobe® Reader® must be
installed to read PDF files.

● Adobe® Reader® can be loaded from Adobe’s
web site: http://www.adobe.com/

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Subsidiary Information

Creating DVDs and Writing Video Files Back to Camera

(Main unit) Digital Media Camera

Video (recording media)

USB transfer

DVD

PC

player

Edit video

PowerDirector
Express NE

Create DVD

PowerProducer 2
Gold NE

View

Powe rDV D 5 NE

Create DVD
without title

Select
[Produce a Disc]
*1, 2

Create DVD *3

View DVD

Create DVD
with title

Select [Create a File
(GZ-MC Series)]
*4, 5

Create DVD *3, 6, 7

View DVD

*1
*2

View edited video
with camera

Select [Create a File
(GZ-MC Series)]
*4, 8, 9

Write back

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*4, 5

*6

A brief procedure is presented below for using
CyberLink DVD Solution to edit video files that
were shot with the camera and create a DVD­Video, transfer the edited videos to the camera,
and then play back the videos in the camera.

(1) Copy the video files on the media to the PC.
(2) Start PowerDirector Express NE.
(3) Import the copied video files in the

PowerDirector Express NE library.

(4) Drag and drop the videos from the library to

the timeline/storyboard in the playback order.

(5) If necessary, edit the videos on the timeline/

storyboard.

(6) Click [Produce] on the main panel to open the

[Produce] screen.

(7) Select [Produce a Disc], and then click [Next].
(8) Select [DVD Format] and click [Next]. *1,2

(墌 pg. 20)

(9) Click [Start] to create the file.
(10)After the completion of video file creation,

PowerProducer 2 Gold NE starts
automatically.

(1) Load a blank DVD media into the recordable

DVD drive. *3 (墌 pg. 20)

(2) Click []] in the [Import/Capture Content]

screen of PowerProducer 2 Gold NE.

(3) Remove the check mark for [Include Menu] in

the [Preview] screen, and then click []].

(4) Insert a check mark for [Burn to disc] in the

[Final Output] screen, and then click [ ] to
create the DVD-Video.

(1) Copy the video files on the media to the PC.
(2) Start PowerDirector Express NE.
(3) Import the copied video files in the

PowerDirector Express NE library.

(4) Drag and drop the video files that you want to

edit from the library to the timeline/
storyboard.

(5) Edit the videos on the timeline/storyboard.
(6) Click [Produce] on the main panel to move to

the [Produce] screen.

(7) Click the [Create a File (GZ-MC Series)] and

then click [Next].

(8) Click the [Choose the format you want to

make] in the [Produce] screen and click
[Next]. *4, 5 (墌 pg. 20)

(9) Clicking [Start] starts creation of the video

file. After the completion of video creation,
click [Home].

(10)If there are other video files to edit, repeat

steps (3) to (9).

(1) Load a blank DVD media into the recordable

DVD drive. *3 (墌 pg. 20)

(2) Start PowerProducer 2 Gold NE.
(3) Click [Produce Movie Disc].
(4) Select [DVD] in the [Select Your Disc] screen

to select the [Video quality], and then click
[]]. *6 (墌 pg. 20)

(5) Click [Video files] in the [Import/Capture

Content] screen.

(6) Select the video file that you want to make

into a DVD from the [Open] dialog box, and
then click [Open].

(7) Place the imported thumbnails into the

desired playback order on the storyboard,
and then click []].

(8) In the [Preview] screen, insert a check mark

for [Include Menu], and then click []] on the
screen. *7 (墌 pg. 20)

(9) Insert a check mark for [Burn to disc] in the

[Final Output] screen, and then click [ ] to
create the DVD-Video.

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(1) Copy the video files on the media to the PC.
(2) Start PowerDirector Express NE.
(3) Import the copied video files in the

PowerDirector Express NE library.

(4) Drag and drop the videos that you want to

edit from the library to the timeline/
storyboard.

(5) Edit the videos on the timeline/storyboard.
(6) Click [Produce] on the main panel to move to

the [Produce] screen.

(7) Click the [Create a File (GZ-MC Series)] and

then click [Next].

(8) Click the [Choose the format you want to

make] in the [Produce] screen and click
[Next]. *4, 8

(9) Clicking [Start] starts creation of the video

file. After the completion of video creation,
click [Home].

(10)If there are other video files to edit, repeat

steps (3) to (9).

(11)Copy the created video file to the camera,

and change the name of file. *9

The video MOD file of the camera can be
viewed using one of the methods below.
(1) Drag and drop the MOD file to the

PowerDVD 5 NE icon.

(2) Start PowerDVD 5 NE, and then drag and

drop the MOD file to the screen window.

(3) Start PowerDVD 5 NE, and then click [ ]

on the operation panel, select [Open media
files] from the pull-down menu, and then
add the MOD file that you want to play to
the play list for playback.

NOTES:

*1 If the video is [ULTRA FINE], [FINE], or

[NORMAL], select [High Quality NTSC (or PAL)
DVD ].
If the video is [ECONOMY], select [Long Play
NTSC (or PAL) DVD].
Encoding is not performed on unedited video, and
high-speed processing is performed at the original
image quality.

*2 Insert a check mark for [Use SVRT to save

rendering time]. The minimum required encoding
is performed, and high-speed processing is
performed while keeping the original image
quality.
Insert a check mark for [After production, make
disc in PowerProducer].
]PowerProducer 2 Gold NE starts automatically.

*3 Before using PowerProducer 2 Gold NE, be sure

to load a blank DVD media into the recordable
DVD drive. Processing will stop if no blank DVD
media is loaded.

*4 Select the same recording mode as the edited

video. If you don't know the recording mode of
video, select [ULTRA FINE].

*5 Insert a check mark for [Use SVRT to save

rendering time]. The minimum required encoding
is performed for the edited scenes, and high­speed processing is performed while keeping the
original image quality.

*6 The correlation between the modes in

PowerDirector Express NE and PowerProducer 2
Gold NE is shown below. Usage in the mode
corresponding to the video is recommended if
possible.

PowerDi recto r
Express NE

ULTRA FINE HQ

FINE XP

NORMAL SP

ECONOMY EP

*7 To modify the menu, click [Customize Menu] of

[Actions].

*8 Turn off the SVRT function when playing back the

file on the camera after editing. (Do not check the
checkbox [Use SVRT to save rendering time].)

PowerProducer 2
Gold NE

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*9 A “defaultxx.mpg” file is created, and the title files

are saved. Be sure to remember the file name and
storage location. The video can be written back to
the camera media.
To play back the created video file in the camera,
copy the video file into the [EXTMOV] folder in the
camera media, and then change the file names to
the names below.

EXTMOV MOV_0001.mpg

MOV_0002.mpg

:

MOV_9999.mpg

How To Create DVDs simply

1 Connect the camera to the PC with the

USB cable, or remove the removable hard
disk from the camera and connect it to the PC
using the card reader. Copy the video file
folder (ex. “PRG001”) in the recording
medium to the PC.

"SD_VIDEO" folder

“PRG001” folder

2 Start PowerDirector Express NE and click

[Load a media folder] of the import button,
then select the folder copied to PC in step 1
to register it to the library.

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3 Drag and drop the videos from the library

to the timeline/storyboard in the playback
order.

If necessary, edit transition or title on the timeline/
storyboard. Click [Produce] button after finish
editing.

(Example of transition)

4 Select [Produce a Disc], and then click

[Next].

5 Select [DVD Format] and click [Next].

● If the video is [ULTRA FINE], [FINE], or
[NORMAL], select [High Quality NTSC (or PAL)
DVD]. If the video is [ECONOMY], select [Long
Play NTSC (or PAL) DVD]. Encoding is not
performed on unedited video, and high-speed
processing is performed at the original image
quality.

● Insert a check mark for [Use SVRT to save
rendering time]. The minimum required
encoding is performed, and high-speed
processing is performed while keeping the
original image quality. Insert a check mark for
[After production, make disc in PowerProducer].

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6 Click [Start] to create the file. After the

completion of video file creation,
PowerProducer 2 Gold NE starts
automatically.

7 Load a blank DVD media into the

recordable DVD drive.

8 Click []] in the [Import/Capture Content]

screen of PowerProducer 2 Gold NE.

9 Remove the check mark for [Include Menu]

in the [Preview] screen, and then click []].

10 Insert a check mark for [Burn to disc] in

the [Final Output] screen, and then click
[Burn] to create the DVD-Video.

For “Create DVD without title” and “Create
DVD with title”, refer to “Creating DVDs and
Writing Video Files Back to Camera”.
( pg. 18).
For more details for creating a DVDs, refer to
the user’s guide of PowerDirector and
PowerProducer installed on the PC.
( pg. 17)

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