Specifications and system requirements
In this page, "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 Transfer Utility" and "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 Video Tools" are together referred to as "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" unless otherwise mentioned.
Supported Files
The following video files and discs can be used with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" :
- Videos recorded with a Canon camcorder with which "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" is bundled.
- Discs created from the videos above, that were edited and/or authored using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5".
Importing
| Recording standard | AVCHD standard BD-R 2.0 standard BD-RE 3.0 standard |
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| File format (extension) | H.264/AVCHD (.mts, .m2ts) WAVE (.wav) MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (.mp3) * For audio files, you can use files longer than 0.5 second and the quantization bit rate is 16 bit. |
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| Disc type | DVD-R DVD-R DL DVD-RW BD-R BD-R DL BD-RE BD-RE DL * Writing on 8 cm disc is not supported. |
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Writing
| Recording standard | AVCHD standard DVD-Video standard BD-R 2.0 standard BD-RE 3.0 standard |
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| File format (extension) | Video Editing : H.264 (.m2ts) File export (for computer / for video-sharing site) : MPEG-2 (.mpg) File export (for iTunes) : MOV (.mov) |
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| Disc type | DVD-R DVD-R DL DVD-RW BD-R BD-R DL BD-RE BD-RE DL * Writing on 8 cm disc is not supported. * You cannot add recordings onto discs that have already been recorded. * When using a rewritable disc, erase the recorded data with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" before writing. |
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* Still image files cannot be used with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5".
* Audio files cannot be used with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5", except for audio importing in "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor".
* Files exported from "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" cannot be used, except for the files created from "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor".
* Audio files cannot be used with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5", except for audio importing in "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor".
* Files exported from "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" cannot be used, except for the files created from "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor".
System Requirements
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3 - Home Edition - Professional Microsoft® Windows Vista® Microsoft® Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 - Home Basic - Home Premium - Ultimate - Business - 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. * Using with multiple user account is not supported. * Updating to Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows® XP Service Pack 3 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. |
System configuration for full use of functions
(using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 Video Tools")
| CPU | Microsoft® Windows® XP Microsoft® Windows Vista® Intel® Pentium® D / 3.0 GHz or higher Intel® Core™ 2 Duo / 2.13 GHz or higher Intel Core 2 Duo / 2.33GHz or higher is required for handling the videos recorded in MXP mode. * Operation is not guaranteed when using over-clocked CPUs. |
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| Memory | Microsoft® Windows® XP : 1GB or higher Microsoft® Windows Vista® : 2GB or higher |
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| Hard Disk | 200 MB or more free disk space is required for software installation. To add videos stored in the camcorder to the Library, free space larger than the same size of videos to be added is required in the hard disk to store. Following free space is required for creating a disc : DVD/AVCHD List : at least three times the volume of data to be written on the disc Blu-ray List : at least twice the volume of data to be written on the disc DataDisc List : at least the same volume of data to be written on the disc |
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| Graphics | 1280x1024 pixels or more 32 bit or more Intel® G965 (onboard VGA) or higher |
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| Sound | Sound card supporting Microsoft® DirectSound® | |
| Drive | Disc drive with DVD writing capabilities Disc drive with Blu-ray writing capabilities |
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| 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 importing videos to the computer
(using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 Transfer Utility")
| CPU | Microsoft® Windows® XP 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 : 512MB or higher Microsoft® Windows Vista® : 512MB or higher |
| Hard Disk | 30 MB or more free disk space is required for software installation. To import videos stored in the camcorder, free space larger than the same size of videos to be imported is required in the hard disk to store. |
| Graphics | 1024x768 pixels or more 16bit (Hi-color) or more |
| Others | Standard USB 2.0 port |
System configuration for using "Music Transfer Utility Ver.2"
- To add music files to the Music List, more than the same volume of music files to be added is required in the C drive.
- An environment in which DirectX® 9.0c operates properly.
- Sound card supporting "Microsoft® DirectSound®"
Cautions
- If recorded and/or edited content includes copyrighted works created by third parties, be sure to use them for personal use.
- Use an AC adapter to power a notebook computer.
- Use the compact power adapter 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 the 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, DVD-R DL, BD-R, and BD-R DL discs. When using a rewritable disc, erase the recorded data with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" before writing.
- Do not operate other software during disc writing.
Operating Limitations
When using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5"
- While "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" is running, do not switch user accounts and do not set the computer to Sleep, Hibernate or Stand By mode.
* If the computer is configured to automatically enter a power saving mode after a certain period of time, change the Power Options in the Control Panel in advance. - Unicode is not supported in "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5".
- 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 Ver.5" when connecting two or more camcorders to the computer.
- You cannot use "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Player Ver.5" and "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" at the same time.
- When playing back a disc using "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Player Ver.5", playback will not seem smooth during fast playback (forward or backwards).
- System folders, Windows-only folders, the root directory C:\ and optical drives cannot be selected as the saving destination for the Library or for exporting files.
- After exporting files with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5", the picture quality of the exported video will be lower than that of the original.
- In "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor", you can set up to 20 trimming ranges for a clip.
- Video preview in the "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor" may not be played back smoothly depending on your computer's configuration.
- In the "ImageMixer 3 VideoEditor", the titler displayed on the preview screen may be distorted depending on the computer. This is not reflected in the edited content.
- Discs created with "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" may not be played back on some players.
- If you do not combine files when creating a disc, the joining points between chapters may not be played back smoothly. Also, if you combine the files, and multiple titles are created, the joining points between titles may not be played back smoothly.
- When playing back a video file saved in "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5 VideoEditor", noise may occur depending on the video file or the joining scenes of the clips. Applying fade-in/fade-out effect on the clips in front/rear of the noise may solve this problem.
- Edited videos cannot be used for camcorder's [Video Snapshot] function and [Face Jump] function.
- Disc writing cannot be performed if the Windows file system is FAT32.
- "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" may not operate correctly when a disc writing software other than "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" is installed. In this case, we recommend not to use multiple disc writing software at the same time.
- When erasing data on a rewritable disc, the progress bar may not be displayed correctly for some drives.
- You cannot write back to the camcorder videos that were recorded in a video format or video system different from that of the camcorder. It may cause the camcorder to malfunction.
- While a disc is being written, do not start any operation that may access the hard disk designated as [Workspace]. If any free space on the [Workspace] hard disk is used for any purpose other than creating the disc, the creation of the disc may be interrupted. If other programs are set up to automatically receive files and save them on the [Workspace] hard disk (download files from the Internet, receive e-mail, update anti-virus profiles, Windows Update, etc.), close those programs or set them up so files will not be received and saved automatically.
When using "Music Transfer Utility Ver.2"
- Music files in the camcorder cannot be read.
- You cannot play back the music files in the camcorder on a computer.
- Adjusting volume, fastforwarding, rewinding, and pausing are not available when playing back music files.
- You cannot use "Music Transfer Utility Ver.2 " when connecting two or more camcorders to the computer.
Limitations about x.v. Color
When handling videos in x.v. Color, which were recorded using the camcorder with which "ImageMixer™ 3 SE Ver.5" is bundled, note the following limitations :
- x.v. Color is not applied to the videos which is recorded in MXP mode and then written on a disc in AVCHD standard.
- When editing videos, x.v. Color is not applied if you use a video with different video system or different resolution of the project.
- When editing videos, if you set a titler over the videos recorded in x.v. Color, x.v. Color is not applied during the video with titler is being played back.
