Sony handycam with Macbookpro

[pjserone]

pjserone😕
In possession of a macbookpro and Sony Handycam DCR-SR62. How do i manage to download video/still photos from Sony unit to the Mac? Do I need a converter or is there another way? If I need a converter which is recommended? thanks

 

[Courtaj]

Is this a MiniDV camcorder? If so, get a firewire cable and use firewire.

Andrew.

 

[pjserone]

Is this a MiniDV camcorder? If so, get a firewire cable and use firewire.

Andrew.

Thanks Andrew but no it is not a MiniDV camcorder. it has it's own hard drive for storage.
pjserone

 

[bov]

I have a handycam as well, and all you need to do is find the folder with videos or pictures on the mounted Handycam and drag the files onto your computer.

I still havent figured out how to edit the videos with iMovie yet 🙁 the format is in MPG but i guess iMovie doesnt like it. suggestions anyone?

 

[Mike in Kansas]

Which version of iMovie?

You can import mpeg-2 format from your HDD camera directly into iMovie '08, which promptly converts it to a format in a .mov wrapper. If you are trying to get it into iMovieHD / '06, you need to first convert the mpeg-2 format to DV by using something like mpegstreamclip.