I have a similar issue; however, I have the HVR Z5U.
After reading this thread I contacted sony and requested a solution. This is how it went...
1. I called sony tech support at 800-883-6817 and entered 252 as soon as the welcome message came on. This takes you directly to the department that handles the issue with sony mcr1.
2. The tech asked me to visit.. http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/pro_hdv/fcp_plugin/ and download the plugin for Final Cut Pro 7. However, after an hour of trying to have the capture footage from the MRC1 appear on my Mac Pro 10.7.1 (lion) we gave up. The tech assured me that sony is working on the plugin for FCP X.
3. I then asked if the plugin would appear on http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/pro_hdv/fcp_plugin/ once the plugin was available. However he stated that it would appear on... https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/ , which did not make sense to me, I guess I will wait and revisit both URLs in about a month.
side note: I purchased my equipmemt from B&H and when I contacted them for a solution they were clueless and were not able to help.
Further, I connected the sony MCR1 via firewire to see if the files were viewable, but all I was able to see are the exec. files. (grey icons with an upper green text that read.."exec.") The same exec files were viewed when using a USB device to try to files. I am able to take the compact flash card and view the footage on the camera, but cannot import the footage via the camera with firewire because the firewire connection is covered up with a flap when the MCR1 is attached to the camera.
Bottom line, the tech asked me to give them about a month before they release the plugin. That means ... sometime in mid November 2011.
It would be nice if Sony included a CD in the packaging of the MCR1 that was compatible with apple computers. The CD/plugins that come with the unit are designed for PC.
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