With a PC124VQT1A48With a PCBefore Useª IntroductionYou can connect your personal computer to amovie camera. You can transfer imagesrecorded with your movie camera to yourpersonal computer.By controlling the movie camera from thepersonal computer, the desired images from tapeor camera can be acquired into the personalcomputer.ª Notes on these instructions≥Microsoft ® and Windows ® are either registeredtrademarks or trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation in the United States and/or othercountries.≥Intel ® and Pentium® are either registeredtrademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation inthe United States and/or other countries.≥Apple, Mac OS, iMovie/iMovie HD, FireWire areeither registered trademarks or trademarks ofApple Computer, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.≥All other names, company names, productnames, etc. in these instructions are thetrademarks or registered trademarks of theirrespective corporations.≥Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted withpermission from Microsoft Corporation.≥The names of the products you are using maydiffer from the names given in the text.Depending on the operating environment andother factors, the contents of the screens usedin these instructions may not necessarily matchwhat you will see on your screen.≥Although the screens in these operatinginstructions are shown in English for the sake ofexample, other languages are supported aswell.≥In this manual, the Panasonic make digital videocamera with USB terminal is referred to asmovie camera.≥These instructions do not cover the basicoperations of the personal computer or defineany terms. For this information, refer to theoperating instructions which accompany yourpersonal computer.ª Names and functions of packageditems1) USB cable:≥This cable is used to connect a personalcomputer with your movie camera.2) CD-ROM:SweetMovieLife 1.0E (-127-)MotionDV STUDIO 5.6E LE (-128-)USB Driver (-126-)Acrobat ReaderDirectX≥If the movie camera is connected to yourpersonal computer, you can send videofrom the movie camera to the other partiesvia the network. (Windows XP SP1/SP2,Windows 2000 SP4)≥To activate SweetMovieLife/MotionDVSTUDIO, Microsoft DirectX 9.0b/9.0c shouldbe installed. If it is not installed in yourpersonal computer, you can install it fromthe supplied CD-ROM. Click [DirectX] onthe CD launcher and then follow theinstruction message on the screen to installit. (During installation of USB Driver,SweetMovieLife or MotionDV STUDIO, youcan also install DirectX 9.0b.)≥Using the SweetMovieLife software allowsyou to easily import video on a tape to apersonal computer and then auto edit theimported video. For advanced importing andediting, use MotionDV STUDIO.≥Using the MotionDV STUDIO softwareallows you to capture the video recorded ona tape or images viewed through the lens ofa camera.≥You can only output the video from thepersonal computer to the movie camerawhen connecting the movie camera to thepersonal computer with the DV cable.