[MacDV] downloading a tape into iMovie

[CM McDonald]

Which version of iMovie do you have?

With iMovie running, go to the iMovie menu item (2nd fom left on the  
the menus at the top of the screen).
Click "about iMovie" and note the version number eg iMovie 3.0.3 or  
iMovie HD 5.0.2.

This will help give detailed instructions.

So will knowing which Operating System you are running - you can get  
that from the Apple menu (1st left on the the menus at the top of the  
screen). Click "about this Mac" and note the version number eg 10.4.5.

Colin McDonald

On 10 Mar 2006, at 07:07, Jeanette Brentnall wrote:

>
> Can someone kindly help me work out how to make my new Panasonic   
> NV-GS75 digital video camera work with my iMac. (I'm getting  
> worried because it does say on the box that the software does not  
> work with a Mac, not that it gave me any)
>
> I have a firewire connection and and used it to download into  
> iMovie which it seemed to try to do but the clip remained black.  I  
> need minutely detailed instructions on how to do this as this  
> camera is too complicated for me thus far.
>
> I did read the manual but it only tells how to play back on a TV  
> not on a computer.
>
> Thanks, somebody.
>
> Jeanette