iMovie Help

[Palmer]

I got my first Mac today (Mackbook 1.83GHz w/ 512 mb ram) and I am having some trouble importing video to iMovie with my Panasonic PV GS300, it uses USB 2.0.

iMovie said something about importing the video to my HD but I don't now how to do that.

If anyone can help me that would be great.

 

[Lebowski]

there is a little switch in iMovie on the left hand side, that toggles between clip view, and camera view i think. slide it to the side with the little camera icon.

your camera needs to be plugged in before you start up imovie, and set to VCR mode, not camera mode.

 

[puckhead193]

i think it also needs to be firewire not USB 2.0....but i may be wrong..

edit i think it does need to be firewire
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/features/importing.html

 

[dejo]

That camera should have a FireWire port also. Use that instead. It's easier.

EDIT: The port is labeled DV.

 

[Palmer]

That camera should have a FireWire port also. Use that instead. It's easier.

EDIT: The port is labeled DV.

Thanks a lot

What kind of Firewire cable do I need to buy to work with my camcorder?

 

[dejo]

Thanks a lot

What kind of Firewire cable do I need to buy to work with my camcorder?

You're welcome.

I'm pretty sure the kind of FireWire cable you need is a 4-pin to 6-pin. Something like this:

Belkin Digital Camcorder FireWire Cable, 4-Pin to 6-Pin

Oh, and there's plenty of other vendors besides Belkin for this.

 

[Palmer]

You're welcome.

I'm pretty sure the kind of FireWire cable you need is a 4-pin to 6-pin. Something like this:

Belkin Digital Camcorder FireWire Cable, 4-Pin to 6-Pin

Oh, and there's plenty of other vendors besides Belkin for this.

I got the FireWire Cable, 4-Pin to 6-Pin and it works great.

Thanks for the help

 

[eRondeau]

To possibly clarify -- many digital camcorders also have a digital still camera included as well. The video is stored on the tape, disc, or HD; the still photos are stored on the memory card. My camcorder uses USB 2.0 to download the still photos into iPhoto and the 4-pin FireWire cable to download the digital video into iMovie. And never the two shall meet.