| Video System | NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
| Video Formats |
AVCHD (requires USB 2.0 and camcorder UDF driver) HDV, DV, Digital8 (Requires FireWire Port) Analog Video (Requires Analog Capture Card) |
| Audio Formats | Stereo |
| Supported Codecs | DV, HDV, AVCHD |
| Supported File Types |
Import Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles* Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3* Images: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF Export Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW) AVCHD*, Blu-ray BD*, HD-DVD*, DVD* disc with optional disc burner (including dual layer) iPod and PSP compatible (MPEG-4) formats* DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3* files Dolby Digital 2 channel* and 5.1 channel audio* 1 |
| Number of Video Tracks | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Number of Audio Tracks | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Deck Control | via FireWire |
| DVD Authoring | Yes |
| System Requirements |
Computer: Pentium or Athlon 1.8GHz (2.4GHz recommended); Pentium
HT or Athlon 2.4GHz or Dual-Core 1.6GHz for Vista; Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4GHz required for 1440 x 1080 AVCHD; Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz
required for 1920 x 1080 AVCHD Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1 Memory: 1GB; 2GB required for HD and/or Vista Hard Drive: 3GB Graphics: DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics with 64MB RAM (128MB recommended); 128MB required for plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended); 128MB required for Vista (256MB recommended for Vista); 256MB require for HD and AVCHD editing Sound: DirectX 9 compatible sound card Hardware: DVD-ROM drive for installation CD burner for creating VideoCDs or Super VideoCDs (S-VCDs) DVD burner for creating DVD, HD-DVD and AVCHD discs on standard media* Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs* Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes* 2 |
| Qualified Hardware |
FireWire-400 port for HDV, DV, Digital8 video capture USB 2.0 port and UDF driver for AVCHD camcorder required for AVCHD editing DirectShow compatible capture card for analog video capture |