Sony Handycam Sound Issues

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Sony Handycam Sound Issues

I just got my iMac two days ago and am struggling to get to grips with the new set up. I use a Sony DCR-SR37 Handycam and when transferring the MPG files from the handset to the Mac and then into Final Cut Pro via the USB cable provided, for some reason the audio doesn't transfer along with the video.
I'm aware that this isn't a FCP problem but I was unsure where to post it. Any help would be appreciated.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 24, 2010 3:13 PM

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Meg The Dog

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Apr 24, 2010 3:27 PM in response to ButtonLiz

Hi-
Your MPEG file is muxed and FCP does not work with those kinds of files, so . . .
Download the free app MPEG Streamclip at
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
and use it to convert your files into an FCP friendly format such as DV.

Hope this helps.

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ButtonLiz Author

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Apr 24, 2010 3:50 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Thanks for your response. I downloaded the software and it does play the video files with audio which is what I wanted, however I cant figure out how to then save the new video+audio from the streamclip program into the computer so that I can put it in FCP and edit it...

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Apr 24, 2010 3:58 PM in response to ButtonLiz

Nick Holmes' tutorial on How to use MPEG Streamclip. This should get you up and running.

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Nick Holmes

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Apr 24, 2010 4:04 PM in response to Kevin Brock

The tutorial you linked goes to the one about working with DVDs, Kevin.
The OP most likely needs [part two|http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=9768982]. Thanks for posting the link anyway.

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