Sony HXR-MC50E User Manual

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Creating an AVCHD 
disc
You can create an AVCHD disc by putting 
together high definition image quality 
(HD) movies previously imported to your 
computer (p. 66).
In this section, the procedure for recording 
a high definition image quality (HD) movie 
on a DVD disc is explained.
1
   
Turn on your computer, and place 
an unused disc on the DVD drive.
See page 63 for the type of discs you can 
use.
If any other software than “PMB” starts 
automatically, shut it down.
2
   
Start “PMB” (p. 62).
3
   
Click [Calendar] or [Index] on 
the left side in the window, and 
select the date or folder, then 
select the high definition image 
quality (HD) movies.
High definition image quality (HD) 
movies are marked with  .
You cannot save photos on a disc.
To select plural movies, hold the Ctrl key 
down and click thumbnails.
4
   
At the top of the window, click 
  [Create AVCHD Format 
Discs (HD)].
The window used to select movies 

appears.
To add movies to the previously selected 
ones, select the movies in the main 
window and drag and drop onto the 
window for selecting movies.
5
   
Follow the instructions on the 
screen to create a disc.
It may take a long time to create a disc.
Playing an AVCHD disc on a computer
You can play back AVCHD discs using 
“Player for AVCHD” that is installed 
together with “PMB.”
To start “Player for AVCHD” Click [Start] 
 [All Programs]  [PMB]  [PMB 
Launcher]  [View]  [Player for 
AVCHD].
See the “Player for AVCHD” help on the 
operation.
Notes
Movies may not be played smoothly depending 
on the computer environment.
Creating a Blu-ray disc
You can create a Blu-ray disc with a high 
definition image quality (HD) movie 
previously imported to a computer (p. 66). 
To create a Blu-ray disc, the BD Add-on 
Software for “PMB” must be installed. 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].