You can import clips from a recording media displayed in the media panel to the computer. You can import all the clips at once or select which clips to import. You can also select multiple recording media to import in one go all the clips they contain. Using the auto backup function, whenever a recording media is detected, XF Utility will automatically back up the clips it contains. Although the example procedure below is shown in Mac OS X, similar procedures can be used in Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 environments. Reading recording media with the computer 1. Start Canon XF Utility. Connect a commercially available card reader compatible with CFast or SD memory cards to your computer, depending on the type of recording media you plan to use. Start up XF Utility and then insert the recording media into the card reader. When the recording media is correctly recognized*, it will appear in the list of available media in the media panel. * Only recording media that were initialized using the camcorder and have the designated folder structure will be correctly.
 : Media Panel  : Clips Panel  : Preview Panel IMPORTANT For CFast cards, please use a card reader that supports CFast cards.
NOTE - Multiple instances of XF Utility cannot be opened simultaneously.
- Use of a commercially-available, UDMA-compatible card reader is recommended.
Importing all clips at once (Media Backup) You can import all the clips contained in a recording media at once by backing up the recording media. When you back up a recording media, a virtual media is created automatically in a specified folder in the computer. You can even specify a second backup folder to automatically save two backup copies of your recordings.
 To change the backup settings 1. Click Tools -> User Configuration. - The User settings dialog box will appear.
2. Select the Folders Used for Backup ( ). 3. Specify the Folder for Exported Files ( ). - Depending on your selection in step 2, click Browse and then select the destination folder for [Folder A], [Folder B], or .
REFERENCE Windows: To change the backup settings, click Tools -> User Configuration.
4. Click OK ( ) to close the dialog box. - Depending on the settings selected, the
 /  icons will indicate which folder(s) are used for backup.
To back up the media 1. In the media panel, select the recording media you want to back up (  ). 2. Click [  Backup] (the Back Up Media tool,  ). - You can also use the menu by clicking File > Back Up Media.
3. Only when backing up a recording media that has already been backed up previously, you will be asked to select the type of backup you want to create.
 Select [Full Backup] to import all the clips again or [Incremental Backup] to back up only those clips that have not been imported previously. 4. Click Yes. - A virtual media will be created automatically (
 ) and the clips will be copied to the local folder on the computer. - If in step 3 you selected the [Incremental Backup] option, any new clips will be copied to the folder used for the original backup.
- Click [Cancel] to interrupt the operation.
- When the backup operation is completed, a confirmation dialog box will show the name automatically given to the virtual media. (The name of the virtual media represents the date and time of the backup operation.)
5. Click OK. NOTE - If you prefer, you can rename virtual media later on.*
- Depending on the system used (the computers performance specifications, transfer rate of the recording media, etc.), importing clips can take some time.
*For more information, please refer to the Canon XF Utility instruction manual.
Importing selected clips You can select which clips to import to the computer from the clips recorded on a recording media. In such case, you will need to create in advance a virtual media in the local folder on the computer where you want to save the clips.
 1. If necessary, create a new virtual media* * For more information, please refer to the Canon XF Utility instruction manual. 2. In the media panel, select the recording media that contains the clips you want to import ( ). - You can select multiple recording media.
3. In the clips panel, select the clips you want to import ( ). - To select multiple, non-successive clips:
Click the desired clips while holding the  key ( + Click). (For Windows, click the desired clips while holding the Ctrl key (Ctrl + Click). - To select multiple, successive clips:
Click the first clip and then click the last clip while holding the Shift key (Shift + Click). To select all clips: Click Edit -> [Select All]. 4. Drag the selected clips to the icon of the desired virtual media in the media panel ( ). - The selected clips will be copied to the local folder corresponding to the selected virtual media.
- Click [Cancel] to interrupt the operation.
NOTE Depending on the system used (the computers performance specifications, transfer rate of the recording media, etc.), importing clips can take some time.
Auto Backup When the software detects a recording media connected to the computer, you can have the clips in the recording media automatically backed up into a folder in the computer. You can even specify a second auto backup folder to automatically save two backup copies of your recordings.
 1. Click Canon XF Utility -> [Preferences]. - The Preferences dialog box will appear.
2. Select the Folders Used for Backup and the Destination Folders for Backup as necessary. 3. Select the Auto Backup settings ( ). [Enabled]: Automatically backs up clips every time a recording media is detected. [Disabled]: Turns off the auto backup function. 4. If necessary, uncheck the Display reminder message box ( ). - If you uncheck the box, the [Disabled] setting is automatically selected and the auto backup reminder message will not appear when a recording media is detected.
5. Click [OK] to close the dialog box ( ). Depending on the settings selected, the [AUTO] display will indicate if the auto backup function is on (full icon) or off (grayed out icon), and the / icons will indicate which folder(s) are used for backup. 6. Connect a recording media to the computer 7. Only when backing up a recording media that has already been backed up previously, you will be asked to select the type of backup you want to create.
[Full Backup]: Import all the clips again [Incremental Backup]: Back up only those clips that have not been imported previously. 8. Click [Yes]. A virtual media will be created automatically ( ) and the clips will be copied to the local folder on the computer. If in step 7 you selected the [Incremental Backup] option, any new clips will be copied to the folder used for the original backup. Click [Cancel] to interrupt the operation. When the backup operation is completed, a confirmation dialog box will show the name automatically given to the virtual media. (The name of the virtual media represents the date and time of the backup operation.) 9. Click [OK]. NOTE - If you activated the auto backup function, XF Utility will automatically back up the clips from the detected recording media. If you selected to back up to folders, XF Utility will back up the clips first to Folder A and then to Folder B.
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