With a baby now in the house, I am shooting a lot more video on my Panasonic Lumix camera and wondering how & where to save these massive files for future viewing/editing. Currently, this is what I'm experiencing:
- Some video clips (for some reason) are automatically imported along with photos into iPhoto
- But most video clips are stored on the microSD card, showing as a single AVCHD file
- I can use iMovie to import the AVCHD file as separate items, however they all get listed under one sub-menu, blending from one to another. Not a convenient format for organizing/labelling/archiving
- My MBA's measly storage is fast filling up
- I do have an external drive, but there doesn't seem to be an easy way from iMovie/iPhoto to separate video files and archive externally
My ideal solution would be to i) import all video clips into an iPhoto-like interface and be able to organise, label and rate them easily, ii) have them archived on my external drive. Would be interested to hear what sort of a setup & workflow people in a similar situation are opting for.
- Some video clips (for some reason) are automatically imported along with photos into iPhoto
- But most video clips are stored on the microSD card, showing as a single AVCHD file
- I can use iMovie to import the AVCHD file as separate items, however they all get listed under one sub-menu, blending from one to another. Not a convenient format for organizing/labelling/archiving
- My MBA's measly storage is fast filling up
- I do have an external drive, but there doesn't seem to be an easy way from iMovie/iPhoto to separate video files and archive externally
My ideal solution would be to i) import all video clips into an iPhoto-like interface and be able to organise, label and rate them easily, ii) have them archived on my external drive. Would be interested to hear what sort of a setup & workflow people in a similar situation are opting for.
