Sony DSC-RX100 Video and Images supported?

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Sony DSC-RX100 Video and Images supported?

Hey all,

I was wondering about if anyone has a DSC-RX100 that they have successfully used with iPhoto. Successful = imported video & images by connecting their camera to iphoto and clicking import.

I had a dsc-hv9v sony camera which was great until its demise. The issue was the images came over fine but the videos did not. (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5251) Sony uses a MTS (AVCHD) format. Which seems to have issues importing to iphoto.

thanks

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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 2:41 PM

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Old Toad

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Oct 26, 2012 2:48 PM in response to SU

This might be of help: Using AVCHD video with iPhoto '11. That's the extent of my knowledge of the issue.

However, there's lot of info in this topic: Using AVCHD video with iPhoto '11: Apple Support Communities

OT

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Yer_Man

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Oct 26, 2012 2:50 PM in response to SU

The most recent version of iPhoto supports some AVCHD codecs, but not all. As for the RAW format - that is supported in the latest Raw update, so both still image formats are supported.

The camera also shoots MP4, correct? If you're not shooting to edit, (in which case you'd use iMovie) why shoot AVCHD? All you get is more file size for no point, no?

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Oct 26, 2012 3:00 PM in response to SU

i have used that article but it doesn't seem to be supported by dragging and dropping the icon to iphoto. Unfortunately, import/converting removes the exif information that resides in the video file. gps / date creation etc.

seems like mp4 format is default but avchd is also. So records in mp4.

http://www.iliketheinternet.com/HX100V/contents/06/02/09/09.html

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SU Author

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Oct 28, 2012 10:29 AM in response to SU

If anyone has a Sony DSC-RX100 can chime in to this thread that would be great. I'd share how they handle video from the cam into iphoto that would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

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LarryHN

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Oct 28, 2012 12:16 PM in response to SU

Are you saying that MP4 does not import? Have you tried iMovie?

LN

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Answer 6

Nov 1, 2012 2:05 PM in response to SU

I'm having the same problem.

Can't import my videos from my Sony DSC-HX20V into iphoto & i movie.

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LarryHN

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Nov 1, 2012 2:08 PM in response to MrDjRoman

What format are the videos? what version of iPhoto do you have? what happens when you try to import into iPhoto? into iMovie?

LN

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Nov 1, 2012 5:17 PM in response to LarryHN

MTS (AVCHD) which is MP4 but the avchd which seems to be a format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD) developed by sony and panasonic is the issue. I get the unreadable dialog box in here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5251.)

9.4.1 iphoto

9.0.8 imovie

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Answer 9

Nov 1, 2012 6:37 PM in response to LarryHN

9.4.1 iphoto

9.0.8 imovie also and video

video is MPEG-2 Transport Stream .MTS

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SU Author

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May 21, 2013 9:48 AM in response to SU

Just to give you a heads up. You can choose to shoot video in a non-AVCHD format but by default the camera shoots AVCHD so go to the settings to change that. But a owner can chime in to confirm just in case i'm getting my sony cams mixed up.

Also, iphoto 9.4.3 still does not support this MTS format.

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joe2cool

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Jun 22, 2013 9:15 AM in response to SU

I'm using iPhoto 9.4.1, and I just imported a bunch of videos, and am watching them. So I'm quite sure that it does work.

I dragged and dropped the "PRIVATE" folder onto iPhoto. No problems, just worked.

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