Bought a new Canon SD based Camcorder today upgrading from my 11 year old Mini DV Camcorder that used FireWire. When I connect the camcorder to my Mac using USB is there a way to play the video clips on the SD card rather than just importing them to the Mac? Thankfully my Mac has a SD Card slot so I can always eject the card and play the clips that way without importing them to my Mac, but it may be easier to use USB. Is there a way, or do they have to be imported to the mac to play them?
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Without knowing the specific model of either the camera or your Mac, there is a strong possibility that the SD card in the slot will work better (faster) than a USB cable.
But when the "import" menu comes up you can just put the cursor on the clip and tap the spacebar. That should play it.
[edit]. In my iMovie 10.1.9, which I believe is the latest, I open iMovie and stick in an SD card from my Sony a6000. The import menu comes up, and I can select and tap the space bar to play. ymmv!
But when the "import" menu comes up you can just put the cursor on the clip and tap the spacebar. That should play it.
[edit]. In my iMovie 10.1.9, which I believe is the latest, I open iMovie and stick in an SD card from my Sony a6000. The import menu comes up, and I can select and tap the space bar to play. ymmv!
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See my answer in your thread in Digital Video. No need to double post.
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