Q: I have a GoPro external Camera that I want to use as an animation camera, But I cant get the MacBook Pro to see it in any programmes. Photoshop CS5, Flash or free Sam Animation. Can any-one help. How to I tell the mac to use the external camera ?

Ask the retailer who sold you the GoPro if it will record directly to your Mac.  If not, make your stop-motion recordings on the GoPro.  Then transfer the images to your Mac and use the Mac's video editing software to combine or otherwise edit your camera's source files.  (I would use iMovie, but you may prefer a different video editing app.)

To transfer files to your Mac, the GoPro Manual tells you:

 

1.  Connect the camera to Mac using included USB cable.

 

 

2.  Press to turn on the camera.

 

 

3.  The Mac recognizes the camera as an external hard drive. Double click icon for external drive to access files.

 

 

4.  Copy/move files to computer or external hard drive.

 

 

Important tip for Mac users: When deleting files from the memory card, empty the trash before removing the memory card or unplugging the camera.

Message was edited by: EZ Jim

Mac OSX 10.8.2