User Manual

60 | CHAPTER 2

Using the Device Explorer

The Device Explorer allows you to browse and import clips from AVCHD, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, and RED ONE and EPIC devices;

CompactFlash-based memory recording units such as the HVR-MRC1; and hard-disk-based recording units such as the HVR-DR60.

From the View menu, choose Device Explorer to display the Device Explorer window.

Connect your camera to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. The camera is displayed on the left side of the Device Explorer

window.

Previewing clips

Select your camera on the left side of the Device Explorer window. The camera’s clips are displayed on the right side of the window,

and clips that have not yet been imported are indicated with a new clip icon ( ).

If the Auto Preview button ( ) is selected, you can click a clip in the Device Explorer to audition it in the Video Preview window.

You can stop the preview by clicking the Stop Preview button ( ), or you can turn off the preview feature by deselecting the Auto

Preview button.

When the Auto Preview button is not selected, click the Start Preview button ( ) to start preview.

Choosing the folder where you want to import clips

Select your camera on the left side of the Device Explorer window and click the Device Properties button ( ).

The Device Properties dialog is displayed, and the Capture Folder box shows the path to the folder where imported clips will

be saved.

Click the Browse button to display the Capture Folders dialog. This dialog displays the available folders for saving your

imported video:

• Select a folder’s check box to save your imported video in that folder.

•Click the Add Folder button ( ) and browse to a folder to add a new folder.

• Select a folder in the list and click the Delete button ( ) to remove it from the list.

Tips:

• If you want to use clips from a folder on your computer, right-click the left pane of the Device Explorer window and choose Browse

from the shortcut menu.

• In order for some devices to appear in the Device Explorer window, you may need to change the device’s USB Connect setting from

Automatic or MTP to Mass Storage.

Note:

Video is previewed in the Trimmer window. If you want to preview video in the Video Preview window, right-click the Trimmer

window and clear the Show Video Monitor command.