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It seems I have run into a situation. I just shot some footage on the Panasonic DVX 100A. It looks great by the way... On the camera's little monitor. I ran a fire wire cable from the camera to my Mac book pro and the tried to import it into iMovie 06 (Before you judge, I don't have FC)
It sees that my iMovie claims there was no camera attached and wouldn't import. I tried all the solutions the internet and help menu suggested
Turning on and off Camera/Computer
pulling the cable and reconnecting,
Even setting the time stamp on the camera. Still nothing. So I tried on my iMac G5 Desk top also iMovie 06 AND iMovie 08! I tried both fire wire ports and NOTHING! My iSight was recognized but not the DVX
Suggestions please?
Also I know someone who owns an OLD OLD DV camera. I have used it in the past and I know it can upload footage to both lap and desk top, If I use this camera for a play back to upload, will I suffer quality loss in the picture?
It sees that my iMovie claims there was no camera attached and wouldn't import. I tried all the solutions the internet and help menu suggested
Turning on and off Camera/Computer
pulling the cable and reconnecting,
Even setting the time stamp on the camera. Still nothing. So I tried on my iMac G5 Desk top also iMovie 06 AND iMovie 08! I tried both fire wire ports and NOTHING! My iSight was recognized but not the DVX
Suggestions please?
Also I know someone who owns an OLD OLD DV camera. I have used it in the past and I know it can upload footage to both lap and desk top, If I use this camera for a play back to upload, will I suffer quality loss in the picture?
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Re: HELP! Uploading DV to mac book pro
Wed, August 26, 2009 - 9:52 AMOkay, so i just spent about 45 minutes replying to your post and for some reason i was asked to login after i clicked submit. and i lost everything
In this post, I'm using my knowledge of '08 and only a few hours of experience on '06. That's not to say that it will not work...
Ok, so i have a Sony DCR-VX1000 which was the pinnacle of video recording technology... in the '90s. And iMovie '08. I had a similar problem. So make sure that both your camera and the computer are connected to a power source (preferably a wall-outlet) and make sure that your firewire cable (IEEE-1349?) is connected to the computer and the camera. make sure that the connections are secure. The firewire cable sometimes comes out of the port by its self on my computer (macbook pro- '08).ht. Open it. get the import process all set up and put the tape back in
so- to surmise what i just wasted 45 minutes of my life on:
1. Connect both camera and computer to a power source and to one another (make sure that the connections are secure)
2. Turn the camera on and set it to "VTR" or "VCR" mode. it's only going to have one of those.
3. Eject the tape. That's right. Eject it.
4. For iMovie '08, open the upload window. for '06 get to the upload screen thing.
5.1. In '08, select "DV" from the drop-down menu, insert the tape, and select "automatic" and then select "import" if the camera doesn't respond within a few seconds.
5.2. In '06 proceed to the upload screen thing, insert the tape and upload.
I have a question for you now. When i upload video from my camera, i get a crappy "YouTube quality" video- blurry and pixelated. Is there any secret that you know of that would make the video size bigger or the quality better? As this is my second attempt at posting on Tribe, i dont know if you'll be able to respond to my question, so my email is jackm7127@yahoo.com
