Panasonic Hd Wwe1.0 Operating Instructions

							
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Advanced Features
Deleting videos
Tips
 
●To delete videos recorded on microSD memory cards or microSDHC 
memory cards, delete them using this unit. (See the Operating 
Instructions of this unit for details.) As for the other SD cards, delete 
them using the compatible equipments.
 
●Do not use Windows Explorer or a similar method to delete any file 
or folder that have been copied to the PC. It will make it impossible to 
play back or edit.
 
●When all still pictures and motion pictures are displayed, choose a 
folder and select [Delete folder] from the right-click menu to delete the 
selected folder and all videos contained therein.  
Use Windows Explorer to delete folders containing contents that 
cannot be deleted with this software, such as non-compatible files.
1Select the video that you want to delete.
 
●You can select multiple thumbnail.
2Select [File] → [Delete] from the menu.
 
●You can also delete by pressing the [Delete] key. 
●Video can also be deleted by right-clicking thumbnails and 
selecting [Delete] in the menu displayed.
3When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
The video is deleted.
You can delete videos that are saved on your PC.
 
●Scenes that have been protected cannot be deleted. First, clear the 
protection 
(→32) .
 
●Deletion may take a long time, depending on the video.  
						

							
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Protecting videos
You can protect against accidental deletion. When protection is set, videos are read-only and cannot be edited or deleted.
1Select the video that you want to protect.
2Select [File] → [Protect] → [ON] from the 
menu.
 
●When [Protect] → [OFF] is selected, the video protection is 
canceled.
 
●Protection can also be set by right-clicking thumbnails and 
selecting [Protect] → [ON] or [Protect] → [OFF] in the menu 
displayed.
3When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
The video is protected.
Tips
 
● is displayed for protected videos and they cannot be deleted or 
overwritten with edited data. To delete or overwrite a video, first 
change the [Protect] setting to [OFF] to remove the protection setting.
 
●Videos for which protection has been set using this unit will be copied 
with [Protect] [ON] when copied to a computer.
Protected video  
						

							
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Setting as Favorites
If you set a video as a favorite,  will be displayed on the thumbnail.
1Select the video you want to set as a 
favorite.
2Select [File] → [Favorite] → [ON] from 
the menu.
 
●Select [OFF] to remove the favorites setting. 
●You can also set it by selecting [Favorite] → [ON] or [Favorite] 
→ [OFF] from the menu displayed by right-clicking on the 
thumbnail.
 
●If [Favorite] — [ON] is selected for a motion picture, the start 
position is added to favorites.
 
●If [Favorite] — [OFF] is selected for a motion picture, all favorite 
registrations set for that motion picture will be canceled.
3When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
The video will be set as a favorite.
 
●You can easily search for your favorite videos by setting them as 
favorites.
1Click A:  [Filtering pictures].2Click [Favorites] on the [Category] tab.
You can display all videos that have been set as 
favorites.
A video for which Favorite ON is set
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Setting as Favorites
Advanced Features
[Play back from here (Add to favorites)]
You can select your favorite spot in a scene and add to favorites. 
You can select multiple spots and add to favorites. This lets you 
easily find your favorite spots later.
1Select the motion picture containing a 
spot you want to add to favorites, and 
then right-click on it.
2Click [Play back from here (Add to 
favorites)].
The Playback window will appear.
3Click  to start playback, and then 
pause playback at the position you want 
to register as a favorite.
4Click  to add a mark at the position 
you want to register as a favorite.
Click  to remove a checkmark.
5Click  to close the Playback 
window.
 will appear on the thumbnail.
Spots added to favorites
Tips
 
●[Play back from here (Add to favorites)] can only be set for motion 
pictures. They cannot be set in still pictures.
 
●Favorites settings can only be made for videos copied with this 
software to a PC hard disk. Favorites settings cannot be made for 
videos stored on media.  
						

							
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You can play back videos that are saved on the PC. 
1Click the folder that contains the video 
that you want to view.
Displays the thumbnails of videos in a folder.
Video shown as thumbnails can be played.
 
●When using the Calendar display, set the recording date 
Calendar display.
2Select a video.
Holding your mouse over a thumbnail of a motion picture 
displays the playback marker. You can easily check the content 
of the motion picture over the thumbnail by moving the mouse.
3Click  [Playback].
The Playback window is displayed. (For details about the 
window 
→36 )
How to open the Playback window (aside from Step 
3) 
●By selecting a thumbnail and double-clicking it 
●By selecting a thumbnail, right-clicking it and selecting [Play 
back from the beginning]
 
●By selecting [Playback] → [Playback] from the menu bar
 
●By selecting [Play back from here (Add to favorites)], you can 
play back the video from the current playback position indicated 
on the thumbnail.
 
●Playback is not performed from the year or month Calendar 
display. Switch to the recording date Calendar display or the 
Folder display.
Displaying the Playback window  
						

							
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Displaying the Playback window
About the Playback window
  During motion picture playback
 / :   Skips from the current playback position to the previous/next 
playback position that has been set as a favorite. If there are no 
favorite playback positions set before/after the current position, 
the playback will skip to the beginning of the current scene/the 
next scene.
: Pauses.: Plays back.: Stops.: During pause, performs reverse playback by frame.: During pause, performs forward playback by frame.: Saves the paused window as a still picture.:  Sets a point as a favorite. Removes a point from favorites with . 
You can select multiple spots and add to favorites. When you set a 
motion picture as a favorite, 
 will appear on the thumbnail.: Audio is muted (click to output audio).: Audio is being output (click to mute).: Adjusts the volume.: Displays the full-screen view.: Closes the Playback window.
Slider:   Displays the playback position of the motion picture. Drag to the 
left or right to move the playback position.
Display area thumbnails: 
 Motion pictures that are displayed in the 
display area of the main window. 
Click to switch the display.Operation panel
 About the full-screen displayDouble-click the playback window or click  to display the 
full-screen display. The following icons are displayed during 
full-screen view. However, depending on the resolution of your 
monitor, they may not appear.
: Displays in the original size.: Displays to fit the window size.
 
●To return to the original size, double-click the window again, or click . 
●When the mouse pointer is removed from the operation panel 
during the full-screen display and no operation is made for about 
3 seconds, the operation panel disappears. Move the mouse to 
display it again.
Display area thumbnails Spots added to favorites  
						

							
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Displaying the Playback window
  During still picture display
:   Displays the previous still picture.:  Displays the next still picture.: Rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise.: Rotates 90 degrees clockwise.:  Changes favorites settings. Removes a point from favorites with . 
When you set a still picture as a favorite,  will appear on the 
thumbnail.
: Enlarges the picture.: Reduces the picture.: Displays in the original size.: Displays to fit the window size.: Displays the full-screen view.: Closes the Playback window.
Display area thumbnails:   Thumbnails that are displayed in the display 
area of the main window. Click to switch the 
display.
Display area thumbnails Operation panel
Tips
 
●Depending on graphics features (such as [Windows Aero] in Windows Vista and Windows 7), your computer environment, and the video being played, 
frames may be dropped and color loss may occur during playback, and playback may not be smooth.  These problems are more likely to occur in full-
screen mode.  
Additionally, in sections where the resolution or audio format changes, noise may be produced, and playback may not be smooth. 
 
●Even in an environment that is fully capable of playing back high-quality , high-definition motion pictures, if [Windows Aero] is set in Windows Vista or 
Windows 7, high-definition motion pictures may not be played back smoothly .  
To cancel [Windows Aero]:
 
- In Windows 7: From the Start menu, click [Control Panel] → [Change the theme], and then select a theme from [Basic and High Contrast  Themes].
 
- In Windows Vista: From the Start menu, click [Control Panel] → [Customize colors] → [Open classic appearance properties for more color options], 
and in [Appearance Settings] → [Color scheme], select an option other than [Windows  Aero].  
						

							
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Advanced Features
You can easily play back a slide show that follows a prepared theme simply by clicking the Slide show button. You can also change the slide 
show theme and BGM. Only still pictures can be played back as slide shows.  To play back a frame of a motion picture as a still picture in 
slideshow, create a still picture of that frame from the motion picture.
 (→84)
1Click  [Slide show].
The slide show playback window appears in the full-screen 
display, and at the same time the setup and operation panel is 
displayed in the playback window. The still pictures displayed 
in the display area of the main window are played back in 
order.
 Setup and operation panelThis lets you pause the slide show, skip to the previous or 
next still picture, change the theme or BGM, and redo edits.
 
● : Skip to previous still picture
 
● /  : Pause/Playback 
During pause, this functions as the play button
 
● : Skip to next still picture 
● : Change theme  (→40)
 
● : Change BGM  (→40)
 
● :  Volume seek bar
Adjusts the volume
 
● : End slide show 
Tips
 
●The slide show function cannot be used in a remote desktop 
environment.
 
●If you click [Slide show], the display will be switched to the desktop 
and then the slide show will begin. However, depending on the 
operating environment of your computer, it may take some time for 
the slide show to start.
 
●When the mouse pointer is removed from the setup and operation 
panel during the full-screen display and no operation is made for 
about 3 seconds, the setup and operation panel disappears. Move the 
mouse to display the setup and operation panel again.
 
●When still pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are played back in a 
slide show on the 4:3 screen, the images are displayed with right and 
left sides cut off.
Playing back slide shows  
						

							
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Playing back slide shows
Advanced Features
Tips
 
●When the mouse pointer is removed from the film roll panel during 
the full-screen display and no operation is made for about 3 seconds, 
the film roll panel disappears. Move the mouse to display the film roll 
panel again.
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the window.
2The film roll panel appears. 
The still pictures displayed in the display area of the main window 
are displayed in order from the left. Click the mouse pointer on the 
desired scene to play back the slide show from that scene.
When changing the theme or BGM
3Display the setup and operation panel 
again.
You can change the theme and BGM of the slide show being 
played back.
 
●To change the theme, click . 
●To change the BGM, click .
A pop-up window appears.
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Playing back slide shows
Advanced Features
  [Theme]
  [BGM]
A
B
C
1Select the slide show theme.
A: Sets the still picture display time.
To cancel, click [Cancel]. The display returns to the slide show 
window.
2Click [Playback].
The slide show is played back with the selected theme.
1Select the BGM.You can use WAV (LPCM), WMA and MP3 format files on your 
computer.
B: Adds BGM. C: Removes BGM.
To cancel, click [Cancel]. The display returns to the slide show 
window.
2Click [Playback].
The slide show is played back.