[MacDV] Re: Capturing Sony Handycam to MacOSX?

[sb]

Why don't you either look at the manual and find out if it indeed in an MPEG
camera, or tell us what the model number is.

You can capture MPEG4 into iMovie5.

 regards,

 sb


On 3/25/05 1:42 PM, "Frank Garcia" <fgarcia at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi, I've just acquired a Sony Handycam and I'm attempting to capture
> to FCX but while I can control the VCR from the FCX console, an
> attempt to actually capture it doesn't seem to work. The Preview
> remains black as the Handycam VCR plays the movie. No capture file is
> created. I am suspicious that this has to do with Timecode as FCX
> looks for it.
> 
> one of the menu items on the Handycam screen where it lists the
> duration time and running time, it says, "MPEG IN". does this mean
> that the camera records MPEG and not DV?
> 
> I have the manual.
> 
> Please send replies to the email address as I'm not sure how quickly
> The List will arrive in my InBox. Thanks!