Comments on: iMovie ‘08 Adds Support for HDD & DVD Camcorders

By: mhead06

mhead06 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:07 +0000

This is great advice. I have iLife08 and I wasn't connecting, and then I happened to check the settings in iPhoto and once I unchecked the box that made iPhoto open every device, iMovie took over the next time I plugged in my camera. —so easy!

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:29:48 +0000

Did you get any help on this, my JVC mg255u does the same thing and I need to get this stuff off of my hard drive.

By: Jens

Jens — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:08:57 +0000

Scott

you were right on – it can take several minutes or more before the automatic importer springs to life. if there is a lot of content to index on the camera’s hd then it will take time. i have not deleted anything for 2 years and had 20 hours or so of movies. it took 10 minutes before i could import.

Summary:
- first connect the camera, then push ‘computer’ (the one on the left hand side) finally open up imovie
- let the camera and mac connect – look for the right ‘access’ light on the camera – this can take time.
- use apples’ excelent tutorials for easy step-by-step guidance on how to go from here

enjoy and have fun
/j

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:06:53 +0000

I have a Sony DCR-SR60 and can not import movies into Imovie 08. I also have Final Cut express 4 and cant use this either. Can someone help or do I need to buy another camcorder. I would like to use a HD camcorder due to the ease and quickness of video editing process. Had no issues with windows but want to do it on the mac.

Thanks!

By: my

my — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:24:41 +0000

I always use iSquint to convert hd videos to iMovie.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Open-Source-to-Build-Isquint-and-Visualhub

By: Marleen

Marleen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:32:21 +0000

I cannot get panasonic dvr-310 videos onto imovie. Any help??

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:22:47 +0000

hey guys
my sony dvd camcorder doesn’t have a firewire out plug.
is there anyway I can simply import the files off the dvd into imovie?

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:27:05 +0000

I am sorry that I read all of these comments. I just purchased Sony’s HDR-UX7 and am hoping I don’t have any of these problems. But I have to admit, I am now very nervous about the money I have spent. I am running Leopard and pray that makes a difference.

By: imelda

imelda — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:11:03 +0000

Hi There.
Any solution if possible the SONY DCR-DVD908E can works with iMovie’08?

Please advise.

Thanks.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:13:19 +0000

Xavier, were you ever able to get definitive feedback from Apple? After I read your article and cross-checked the Apple site, I bought a Sony DCR SR200. (I have an Intel-based MacBook and just upgraded to iMovie 08.) My camera perpetually reads “Connecting,” shows up only as external memory on my MacBook, and isn’t reading. My movies remain grayed out. Help would be greatly appreciated.