Panasonic Hdc Tm60 Video Software Download For Mac

Need software to download video from a Panasonic HDC-SDX1 to a MAC BOOK - Answered by a verified Camera and Video Technician. Need software to download video from a Panasonic HDC-SDX1 to a MAC BOOK. Submitted: 2 years ago. Category: Camera and Video. Hi, I need the software for the Panasonic HDC-TM60 video camera. The original CD.

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Ha! I'll give you that: you can find stuff. I am surprised it is only $6, not $40 or something.

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i keep seeing posts from people here about using the HDWriter software. Admittedly, i haven't read all 46 pages of the thread,but is there something wrong with just pulling out the SD card and then copying the files over using Explorer, etc?
I don't plan to transcode for mobile, or create physical disks, most will be played as files via MediaCenter/MPC-HC, etc..

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How do you get the files that are stored in the Camera's memory?
I use HDW for simple edits like clipping segments, adding some simple titles and joining the clips. It was one of the few software that could handle 1080/60p video back then. I got used to it and never bothered to learn other more full-featured apps to do this simple editing.

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I rarely use the on board memory - and if i do, I have the camera copy it to a card, then grab it off the card. Once it's off the card, i wipe both the camera and card, ready for the next adventure.

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Whatever works. Do you shoot and play 1080/60p video?

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Whatever works. Do you shoot and play 1080/60p video?

yes - i do... i actually always do. figure always shoot at highest, easier to transcode if i do need to show on a mobile device, etc.

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Built-in memory is one of the most idiotic non-features of digital cameras and camcorders.

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ok, something odd just happened. The battery that came with remote controller just died so found an old replacement from dollar store (had these in the house for another electronic device) and it did not work. Had an old TM700 remote so after some A/B testing, it seems both remotes needed to use the original Panasonic battery to get it to work.
1. My old batteries may be dead from storage
2. Only Panasonic batteries will work with the remote
Can anyone try a different brand remote battery and post back. This is odd.

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i keep seeing posts from people here about using the HDWriter software. Admittedly, i haven't read all 46 pages of the thread,but is there something wrong with just pulling out the SD card and then copying the files over using Explorer, etc?
I don't plan to transcode for mobile, or create physical disks, most will be played as files via MediaCenter/MPC-HC, etc..

Copying over is fine for most purposes. When I did extensive testing on the TM700, I assume this is true for the TM900 as well, is if you ever want to use HDWriter to copy files back to the camera, you won't be able to unless all the necessary files were downloaded before using HDWriter. Other than that, I am not sure what those extra files are for.

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ok, something odd just happened. The battery that came with remote controller just died so found an old replacement from dollar store (had these in the house for another electronic device) and it did not work. Had an old TM700 remote so after some A/B testing, it seems both remotes needed to use the original Panasonic battery to get it to work.
1. My old batteries may be dead from storage
2. Only Panasonic batteries will work with the remote
Can anyone try a different brand remote battery and post back. This is odd.

My Panasonic Remote for a similar SDT-750 uses a 3 Volt Duracell 2025.

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Copying over is fine for most purposes. When I did extensive testing on the TM700, I assume this is true for the TM900 as well, is if you ever want to use HDWriter to copy files back to the camera, you won't be able to unless all the necessary files were downloaded before using HDWriter. Other than that, I am not sure what those extra files are for.

The primary reason to use HDWriter is that is edits losslessly. Somehow it uses those tiny extra files or some other magic to make a new video out of the parts with zero picture quality loss. It seems to skip the transcoding or rendering done in other editing systems. Because of that, it can be fairly quick on weaker or older computers. It will also join a the 4GB files created in a long shoot into to one file.
If you want to play 1080p60 footage on a big flat screen, it is also very easy if using the camera for a player. But, you have to put the files back on the camera. The only way you can do that is with HDWriter which uses those tiny files.

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Hello, I am new here

I own a Panasonic tm-900, and i want to buy an external microphone. I was thinking in this new mic which is really cool http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1012003-REG/rode_videomic_go_videomic_go_on_camera_shotgun.html but i think they aren't compatible because it needs 2.5V from de camcoder, and i don't think mine can do that.

So i was hoping anyone could give an advice in which microphone i should buy. I don't have a lot of money, that's the problem.

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Hi Andres, and welcome to the forum! I have the TM900, and use a battery powered Audio Technica AT835b professional mic with it (see picture below):
I bought this mic on eBay for less than $100. Here's one for $135.
I plug it into the camcorder with a $15 Hosa MIT-156 XLR to 3.5mm line matching transformer/adapter.
You'll also need a $17 shock mount to put the mic on your hot shoe.
A lot better than the Rode, for not much more money.
Hope this is helpful!
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Any way to blank the LCD screen and the viewfinder while recording (so that I don't disturb the people behind me when I record school concerts on a tripod)?
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Does anyone know how to get the light to go on when shooting in low light? I went through the menu options and see no lighting option available.
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Does anyone know how to get the light to go on when shooting in low light? I went through the menu options and see no lighting option available.
Thanks.

Believe it or not, but it is a 'flash' for stills.

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Helloooo.... Anybody still here?
Anyone knows if Panasonic has released any updates to HD Writer AE 3.00.019.1033 (NTSC)?
I see that ver 5.2 is available here ( http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/...oft/index.html )
Will it work with TM900? Is it any better than ver 3.0?
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Originally Posted by alokeprasad

Same question.
Anyone having any problems using this w Windows 10?
Any alternative software that works better?

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HD Writer 3.0 may not be supported any longer.
The best way to transfer video to your PC is using Windows Explorer. Open the card and find your video files then copy them into a named folder on your PC. See 'About the PC Display' in your Panasonic User Manual.

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I used HDW AE in Win 7 to do some simple splicing and trimming of files and adding titles. Nothing complicated. and outputting 1080p videos to my NAS.
Does HSW AE 3.0 still do that in Windows 10?
If not, whats a good alternative for simple features like in HDW AE?

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....If not, whats a good alternative for simple features like in HDW AE?

I used HDW for awhile and switched to Adobe Premier Elements.
That said, the four most commonly used, under $100, editors are Adobe Premier Elements, Sony Movie Studio Platinum, Corel Video Studio Pro and Cyberlink PowerDiretor. The two most common and dependable free ones are Windows Movie Maker and iMovie. The three most common 'pro', or over $100 systems, are Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier CC and Sony Vegas Pro.
Out of personal curiosity, I've tried to find actual sales figures and failed. My best guess is that Premier Elements is the most widely sold. It comes alone or in a kit with a version of Photoshop, has support for lots of languages and is retailed around the world. Amazon USA lists the combo kit as the #1 Best Seller in 'video editing'. If their calculations added the combo kit sales to editor only sales, it might be higher than #1 . ( Amazon Video Editors )
In the four that are under $100, all are well liked by users that have studied them enough to understand them. All can make fully featured videos using the cameras we consider to be usable by consumers. The few reviews I've read that try to compare them are flawed with inaccuracies. The programs are too complex for a single reviewer to gain a full working knowledge and their writing reflects that.
In this group, it appears the market has evolved to where the differences are incremental and far from significant. Once the final video is made, nobody will be able to identify what editor was used by watching the video. A user might invest the time to explore all the fee trials looking for the 'best' or save time, pick one based on current sales promotion pricing and devote the time saved to learning the randomly chosen one.
In the over $100 group, Premier Pro is unique in that the licence is rented for $20 a month, or $50 a month if you want ALL of the other Adobe graphics programs. Final Cut is unique as it is Apple only.
My favorite is Premier Elements and that is probably because I've spent the time learning it and can make it do everything I want or can think of. There are great training courses for Premier Elements at www.Lynda.com

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Originally Posted by bsprague

...That said, the four most commonly used, under $100, editors are Adobe Premier Elements, Sony Movie Studio Platinum, Corel Video Studio Pro and Cyberlink PowerDiretor. The two most common and dependable free ones are Windows Movie Maker and iMovie. The three most common 'pro', or over $100 systems, are Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier CC and Sony Vegas Pro.
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My favorite is Premier Elements and that is probably because I've spent the time learning it and can make it do everything I want or can think of. There are great training courses for Premier Elements at www.Lynda.com

Thanks for a detailed description of the video editor options.
Even the simpler ones like Premiere Elements is too complicated for me. And I want to avoid learning a new software with complications and features I don't need.
HDW was perfect (and may still work in Win 10, according to http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/...windows10.html). All I needed was to trim, join clips and some simple titles and transitions and the ability to handle and output 1080p/60 format.
I used to use MS Movie Maker some years back with miniDV SD material. That version got replaced by a less capable Windows Live version of Movie Maker, that I have not tried with 1080p/60 material. Will it handle such files?
Thanks.

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Originally Posted by alokeprasad

....Even the simpler ones like Premiere Elements is too complicated for me. And I want to avoid learning a new software with complications and features I don't need. .....

Premier Elements has multiple 'modes'. I like using 'Expert'. The 'Quick' mode is quite easy. The 'Guided' mode takes you optional procedures with a lot of help.

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I have the TM700. Have done quite a bit of research on the TM900 and X920 but haven't quite found my answer. From a video quality standpoint, does either the 900 or 920 'noticeably' beat out the TM700? For whatever reason, just seems my TM700 does not have the video quality it once had. Seems washed out. Looking for options. Primary use is shooting soccer.
Also, am I correct in saying that both the 900 and 920 can operate in auto mode if the shutter speed in manually changed?
Thank you...Alan

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I'm not sure, but I think I remember that the TM700 had one sensor and the 900/920 had three for better color.

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Originally Posted by ahender

Not very noticeably. The video quality cannot just 'wear out'.

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Also, am I correct in saying that both the 900 and 920 can operate in auto mode if the shutter speed in manually changed?

Most Panasonic consumer camcorders allow changing options one by one in manual mode - set what you need and leave everything else on auto.
Exposure is set using implicit shutter priority mode, that is, you set shutter speed first, then you can adjust aperture with the shutter speed unchanged. On the other hand, when you change shutter speed, it resets aperture to auto. This has been Panasonic's modus operandi for at least a decade.

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