6ApproACh #2TrAnsferring AVChD fooTAge DireCTlY from ThesDhC CArD To Your mAC.If you don’t want to tie up your camera for transferring your footage, you can remove theSDHC card from the camera and mount it on your computer. Many new Macs have an SDcard slot. Just insert the SDHC card in the slot.If you are using an older Mac then you will need a SDHC-to-USB reader/writer like this one.Just insert your SDHC card into the reader and connect it to a USB port on your Mac. It willappear as a No Name hard drive on your desktop. iMovie will detect the card and think it is acamera connected. You will now be ready to open iMovie ‘09 and begin editing.ApproACh #3CopYing AVChD fooTAge To A hArD DriVesTep #1 – mounT The sDhC CarD on your CompuTerMany people prefer to copy their footage to a hard drive before editing. This is a good practice. Not only does this freeup the SDHC card so that you can use it again after verifying that the transfer is successful, but it gives you a back upif you choose to keep the SDHC card. After you have inserted the SDHC Card into the USB reader, find the No NameHard Drive on your desktop.sTep #2 – open The no name harD DriveWhen you open No Name, you will see a folder named “Private.” Youwill want to copy this folder to your hard drive. Do not try to copy fromany other folder within the “private” folder, as the structure of foldersinside is important. Create a destination folder that you have namedwith an easily recognizable identifier, such as the project and the date.It is highly recommended to verify the integrity of the copy before re-formatting your SDHC cards. Also, consider your backup strategy asyou begin to accumulate larger numbers of folders and projects. Themore planning up front, the easier your life will be when you decide tore-visit material for different sessions (re-purposing content).Note: Panasonic recommends 3rd party applications such as Shot Put Pro from Imagine Products for copy andverification. Shot Put Pro provides a safe backup to up to 3 simultaneous target locations (such as hard drives or Blu-rayburners) with validation of the copy. Please see www.imagineproducts.com for more information.