Panasonic HD Writer 2.0E - Manual (Page 90)

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Settings/Convenient information
Disc format
A DVD disc must be formatted in the following cases.
- When a DVD-RAM disc for recording data is not formatted
in the UDF 2.5 format. (A new DVD-RAM disc must be
formatted with this software before use.)
- When you want to record data onto a used DVD-RW disc.
- To delete all data on a disc that is capable of recording
data repeatedly. (It is impossible to format a DVD-R disc
because the data is recorded only once.)
Attention
z Format will delete all data on a disc. Since the format
process cannot be cancelled, be careful and confirm the
contents of the disc.
z SD cards must be formatted with the video camera that
this software supports
( l 11) .
z When recordding the images in AVCHD format to a DVD
disc with this software, the disc must be formatted by this
software. The format tool that comes with the DVD drive
may not support the AVCHD standard.
1.
Click [Format disc] button on the [Start Menu]
window that is displayed when starting HD Writer.
• It is also possible to click [Initialize] button on the Top
menu production window to start the [Format Tool].
( l 50)
2.
Set the format contents.
1 Select a drive.
• If the drive is not displayed after replacing the DVD
disc or reconnecting the DVD drive, click [Refresh]
button.
2 Confirm the format method.
When [Quick format] is selected, quick format will be
executed. When it is not selected, standard format will
be executed.
Quick format:
A logical format will be executed, and the disc will be
formatted in a short period (about 1 minute). If data is
already recorded on the disc, only information in the
table of contents will be deleted.
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