Connecting Panasonic HD Camcorder to I-Movie 08

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Connecting Panasonic HD Camcorder to I-Movie 08

I have a Panasonic HDC-SD9. It records on SD-HG memory cards. It records in AVCHD format. When I connect my camera to the USB port and open I Movie 08 ,the camera is not recognized. When I say import from camera, the isight camera turns on and is the camera picked. All of the software included with the Panasonic is for PC. When I connect the camera to my Mac the SD card appears on the desktop and I can't get anything to open the movie files. I can open a still photo which looks like the 1st frame of my movie. Any help would appreciated.

new Imac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 9, 2008 8:47 AM

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Mar 9, 2008 9:26 AM in response to CWK

Know just how u feel: tore my hair out with a Panasonic HDD-250 (no AVCHD that!) and had to return it to the shop. The video came in a format unrecognisable by iMovie and there was no Firewire slot! I was abt to buy the SD9 (loved its compact size) when a techie Mac supplier/friend told me to buy a Canon instd. I went out and bought the Canon HG10, but at 70% more than what the HDD-250 cost me. The Canon's High Def is amazing, and altho the reviews panned the sound, I hv no problem with it. Had initial problems with iMovie08 and Leopard, but the upgrade of iMovie whc I downloaded enabled me to open the video clips. This is my first camcorder and I love it! So return your Panasonic and get the Canon HG10. Absolutely not connectivity or software problems with iMovie08.

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Mar 9, 2008 12:18 PM in response to CWK

Welcome to iMovie Discussions.

You may have to download the photos to your Mac first, then delete them from the Panny's SD card, and then - when the Mac sees only movies on the card - the movies may be transferred from the camera to the Mac.

Others have reported that as a sticking point.

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Mar 9, 2008 1:53 PM in response to David Babsky

I tried your tip and it did not work. Thanks for your input.

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Mar 9, 2008 3:57 PM in response to late08jane

I solved my problem. I Movie 08 will not recognize the Camcorder if the pre record is set on the camera

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Mar 10, 2008 4:50 AM in response to CWK

Thanks for the valuable tip! (..That probably also applies to the SD5, which also has a "Pre-Record" feature..)

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May 14, 2008 3:50 PM in response to CWK

CWK i am confused . Have you got your camera to work or not. I can't get my hdc sd9 to work either, imovie 08 simply crashes saying it won't recognise the format. So much for macs being the computer oif choice for non techies...

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