Specifications and system requirements
Supported Files
Importing
| Recording standard | AVCHD standard DVD-Video standard * Reading from disc drive using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" only. |
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| File format (extension) | MPEG-2 (.mpg .mpeg) H.264/AVCHD (.mts .m2ts) JPEG (.jpg .jpeg) BMP (.bmp) WAVE (.wav) MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (.mp3) |
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| Disc type | DVD-R 12cm/8cm DVD-R DL 12cm/8cm DVD-RW 12cm/8cm |
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Writing
| Recording standard |
AVCHD standard DVD-Video standard |
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| File format (extension) | Movie Editing: MPEG-2 (.mpg), H.264 (.m2ts) Still image : JPEG (.jpg) File export (for video-sharing site) : MPEG-2(.mpg) File export (for iTunes) : MOV (.mov) | |
| Disc type | DVD-R 12cm/8cm DVD-R DL 12cm/8cm DVD-RW 12cm/8cm * You cannot overwrite recorded DVD-R and DVD-R DL discs. * When using a DVD-RW disc, erase the recorded data with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" before writing. * Writing on an 8 cm disc cannot be performed when you select [Create Disc] from the "ImageMixer™ 3 Launcher" screen. |
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System Requirements
| OS |
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack 2/Professional Service Pack 2 Following language versions of above operating systems (32 bit) : Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Europe/Brazil), Spanish, Swedish. Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate/Enterprise Following language versions of above operating systems (32 bit) : Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Europe/Brazil), Spanish, Swedish. * To install and use this software, you must be authorized as an Administrator. * Updating to Windows® XP Service Pack 2 is required for Microsoft® Windows® XP users. |
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| Supported Computer | IBM PC/AT compatible computers(DOS/V) with above OS pre-installed. * Built-to-order computers excepted. |
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System configuration for full use of functions (including playing back and editing videos in AVCHD standard)
| CPU | Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Intel® Pentium® D 3.0GHz or higher Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.13GHz or higher * Operation is not guaranteed when using over-clocked CPUs. |
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| Memory | Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 : 1GB or higher Microsoft® Windows Vista™ : 2GB or higher | |
| Hard Disk | 300MB or more free disk space (for software installation) Free space at least twice the volume of data to be written on the disc is required for creating a disc. |
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| Graphics | 1280×1024 pixels or more 32 bit or more Intel G965 (onboard VGA) or higher |
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| Sound | Sound card supporting Microsoft® DirectSound® | |
| Drive | Standard DVD drive with writing capabilities | |
| Others | Standard USB 2.0 port An environment in which DirectX® 9.0c operates properly An Internet-accessible environment (for software installation) |
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System configuration for creating discs(AVCHD), saving on computer, and writing back to a camcorder
| CPU | Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Intel® Pentium® 4 1.49GHz or higher Intel® Celeron® 1.7GHz or higher Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4GHz or higher Intel® Celeron® D 3.0GHz or higher * Operation is not guaranteed when using over-clocked CPUs. |
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| Memory | Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 : 512MB or higher
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ : 512MB or higher |
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| Hard Disk | 300MB or more free disk space (for software installation) Free space at least twice the volume of data to be written on the disc is required for creating a disc. |
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| Graphics |
1024x768 pixels or more 16bit (High Color) or more |
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| Sound | Sound card supporting Microsoft® DirectSound® | |
| Drive | Standard DVD drive with writing capabilities | |
| Others | Standard USB 2.0 port An environment in which DirectX® 9.0c operates properly An Internet-accessible environment (for software installation) |
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Cautions
- If recorded and/or edited content includes copyrighted works created by the third parties, be sure to use them for personal use.
- Use an AC adaptor to power a notebook computer.
- Use the compact power adaptor to power the camcorder.
- Connect the camcorder and the computer directly with a USB cable. Operation using USB hubs is not guaranteed.
- Do not put computer in Standby mode when a camcorder is connected.
- Read protected data and copy protected data cannot be imported.
- You cannot overwrite recorded DVD-R and DVD-R DL. When using a DVDRW disc, erase the recorded data with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" before writing.
- Do not to operate other software during disc writing.
- You cannot write back videos to the SD Memory Card inside the camcorder if the card is protected against writing.
Operating Limitations
- In some language, some instructions in the installation screens are written in English.
- Unicode is not supported in "ImageMixer™ 3 SE".
- Even if video recordings are in a supported format, you may not be able to use them depending on the recording method.
- You cannot use "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" when connecting two or more camcorders to the computer.
- You cannot use "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Player" and "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" at the same time.
- When playing back a disc using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Player", fast forwarding and rewinding are not performed smoothly.
- Except the following camcorders and discs, videos may not be imported to "ImageMixer™ 3 SE" :
- A Canon camcorder with "ImageMixer™ 3" bundled.
- Disc recorded with such a camcorder, and disc is created using "ImageMixer™ 3". - System folders, Windows-only folders, the root directory C:\ and optical drives cannot be selected as the saving destination for the Library and file export.
- You cannot add files to the Library by drag and drop in "Explorer" from removable disks.
- After exporting files with "ImageMixer™ 3", the picture quality of the exported video will be lower than that of the original.
- It is required to finalize DVD discs to import videos to "ImageMixer™ 3".
- In the Movie Edit, you can set up to 20 trimming ranges for a clip.
- The preview screen in the Movie Edit may not be played back smoothly depending on your computer performance.
- In the Movie Edit, the titler displayed on the preview screen may be distorted depending on the computers. This is not reflected in the edited content.
- When playing back titles, the joining points between chapters may not be played back smoothly. In the Movie Edit, place clips on the Working area in a row and export as one video file, then save the file on a disc.
The playback will become smoothly. Note that the exported file created in the Movie Edit is another file. It is recommended not to delete the files used for exporting and keep the files as they are. - Disc writing cannot be performed if the Windows file system is FAT32.
- "ImageMixer™ 3" may not operate correctly when a disc writing software other than "ImageMixer™ 3" is installed. In this case, we recommend not to use multiple disc writing software at the same time.
- When erasing data on a DVD-RW disc, the progress bar may not be displayed correctly in some drives.
- You cannot write back videos of recorded in a video format or video system different from that of the camcorder. It may cause the camcorder to malfunction.
