Combining videos

You can combine videos recorded with your camera by events, such as athletic meets, wedding ceremonies, etc.

  1. In the main window, select the videos you want to combine.

    Notes

    • Only videos recorded in AVCHD format, in 1080/60p or 1080/50p format, or in MPEG-2 format can be combined.
    • You cannot combine AVCHD format videos, videos recorded in 1080/60p or 1080/50p, and MPEG-2 format videos. Also, you cannot combine AVCHD format videos, if their frame rate are different.
    • You cannot combine NTSC videos with PAL videos, for example, combining 60p format videos with 50p format videos.

    Hint

    • For details on the files that can be combined, see the table below.
      Video format
      MPEG-2
      AVCHD
      60p/50p format
      60i/50i format
      24p/25p format
      Recording mode
      HQ/SP/LP
      FX/FH
      Other than FX/FH
      FX/FH
      PS
      MPEG-2 HQ/SP/LP
      -
      -
      -
      -
      AVCHD 60i/50i format FX/FH
      -
      *
      -
      -
      Other than FX/FH
      -
      *
      -
      -
      24p/25p format FX/FH
      -
      -
      -
      -
      60p/50p format PS
      -
      -
      -
      -
      * After videos are combined, the video screen size is changed to 1090 x 1080. However, depending on the files you have selected, the video screen size may not be changed to 1090 x 1080.
      Also, converting videos may take some time.
  2. Select [Edit] - [Combine Videos] in the [Manipulate] menu.
    The window used to select videos is displayed.
    Confirm the videos to be combined and the order in which videos are to be combined.

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    Hint

    • You can change the order of videos by dragging and dropping thumbnails.
  3. Click [Combine].
    The videos are combined.
    The combined video is saved in the folder where the first video is saved.

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    Note

    • Re-encoding of videos may take some time.