No camera connected- Imovie9- MacPro

After Restart - Permissions Done -

iMovie still reports - No Camera Connected -

Thinking maybe a fault at card reader -

Put the SD card in camera - iMovie persists no camera connected. Bummer.

Guess it's up to the MacBook Pro for the mission.

Looking at the files on card -

I'm wondering if I pull the MST video files from card - save them to file - will iMovie be able to import these?

Or does one have to have all the sub file data of AVCHD? -

(/Volumes/NO NAME/ PRIVATE/ AVCHD/ BDMV/ STREAM)

Or is it possible - to use just the STREAM files / MPEG-2 Transport Stream - that uses VLC to play them from the card.

I also have full version of TOAST -

Guess this will be a lab experiment to see just what works - and if iMove accepts it.

Using Toast - converted the stack of 11 clips several times.

First round of conversion in hopes of importing to iMovie -

.mov - iMovie doesn't like it -

.mp4 - Strange outcome where only 4 out of the 11 clips were allowed to import -

Info for the .mp4 - H.264, AAC, Text.

.m4v - Apple tv - was also allowed to import -but at reduced format of 960 vs 1080 - or the original 1440 x810 -

Not sure how the AVCHD files should be converted to have full HD - and have iMove be nice.

Thanks for reviewing.

Nothing in Apple Help lists the warning I get - iMovie reports - (No Camera Connected) -

Would be very helpful if Apple listed in the Help Menu- the actual promps they designed that we see as alert.

Oddest No Logic design ever.

You can search the entire data base - it thinks you make up this stuff.

Iv'e been using the same camera's for years - putting SDHC card in reader - vs USB to camera.

Always worked -

Just happen to have a spare SD card - tapped to a to do list with data loaded -

Let iMovie see it - It works Perfect - Hark -

Something has gone wrong with the SD card - PNY vs usual Sandisk.

System Profiler - the card reader & fully loaded SD card are there.

I can load all files from SD card to file - which is what I'm doing.

Photo & Movie AVCHD files. 16GB card.

Well - there's one for those looking for a cure - next time - I want an LED to come on - Memory Card faulty -

vs No Camera Connected causing more stress than needed.

I swear China writes all the Help - then translated does not match the problem - or search data.

I thought I should Add -

Moved all the files off the card -

Put card back in camera - set camera to Reformat Card -

Turned the video feature on - and shot segment of movie off Tv-

Remove card - put it in the reader - iMovie see's it just fine.

This is a Panasonic ZS3, I have some of these - a newer 4 - and a new 7.