Sony handycam dcr-sr42

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Sony handycam dcr-sr42

My new MacBook will not import video from my Sony Handycam Hard disk Drive which I believe uses codec - MPEG 2. Software supplied was weindows based. Any idea on software that will convert video so I can view in Imovie? Just a warning I am a computer novice.

MacBook, Other OS

Posted on Jun 21, 2007 5:39 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 21, 2007 6:34 PM in response to tricias

Hi tricias,

welcome to apple forum,

Try this:

http://www.squared5.com/

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

and convert it to editable iMovie file.

Good Luck

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Answer 2

Silal

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Jun 21, 2007 6:41 PM in response to tricias

Probably too late, but visit this thread:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=995562&tstart=0

Alberto

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Answer 3

Jul 4, 2007 10:05 AM in response to Michael Tirta

Michael,

I have this same problem, so I downloaded Streamclip, but my problem is not that I can't convert the files to an editable format, it's that I can't even get the files on my machine. It doesn't appear that the Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 has a firewire option, although I could be wrong about that. Is it possible to get video onto a Mac via USB? I don't care about quality or anything. Just, is it possible at all? And yes, I know I screwed up by getting the wrong camera.

Thanks,
The Road Split

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Answer 4

MartinR

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Jul 4, 2007 11:05 AM in response to tricias

Take a look at my reply to 'theroadsplit' a few minutes ago. In your case, though, as an iMovie user, I think you will have to convert to DV, not Apple Intermediate Codec.

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