that do support AVCHD files, Windows Media Player can index content in these files, and Windows Explorer can create thumbnails for each clip. Windows 7 does not support importing of AVCHD video metadata such as thumbnail images, playlists, and clip index files. Joining AVCHD video files during the import is not supported either. AVCHD as distribution format A DVD disc with AVCHD high-definition video recorded on it is sometimes called an AVCHD disc. AVCHD discs cannot be played in a standard DVD player, but can be played in many Blu-ray Disc players. Smooth playback is not guaranteed if overall data rate exceeds 18 Mbit/s. It is possible to create simple menus similar to menus used for DVD-video discs. AVCHD content can also be recorded on SDHC cards and played by many television sets, Blu-ray Disc players and media consoles. The AVCHD specification does not officially support Blu-ray Disc media, though some software packages allow authoring AVCHD content on Blu-ray Discs. For better compatibility with Blu-ray Disc players AVCHD video can be authored on Blu-ray Disc media as Blu-ray Disc video. Authoring a Blu-ray Disc video title does not require re-encoding of AVCHD audio and video streams. The resultant disc plays in any Blu-ray Disc player, including those that do not explicitly support AVCHD. Many software vendors support AVCHD mastering. In particular: Cyberlink PowerDirector and PowerProducer can author a compliant AVCHD disc, or BDMV on DVD media. Corel (formerly Ulead) DVD MovieFactory 7 can master AVCHD discs with menus. Various Sonic products can author AVCHD discs using HD/BD Plug-in. Compressor 3.5 is capable of authoring AVCHD discs; subtitles are not supported. Nero Vision 9 can create an AVCHD disc with data rate up to 18 Mbit/s, or an AVCHD-compliant folder for distribution on an HDD or a memory card with data rate up to 24 Mbit/s. Sony DVD Architect 5 can author AVCHD-compliant discs with menus using AVC encoding as well as non-standard discs using MPEG-2 encoding. In both cases data rate is limited to 18 Mbit/s. Panasonic HD Writer AE can author AVCHD content on DVDs, BD discs and on SD cards. MultiAVCHD can author AVCHD discs as well as Panasonic-compliant AVCHD memory cards. Magix Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus with updates can author AVCHD content on DVDs, BD discs. Pinnacle Studio 11.1.2 and higher offers AVCHD disc output. Although AVCHD shares many format similarities with Blu-ray Disc, it is