I found this video on Teacher Tube about moving JVC Enviro HDD .mod files to iMovie.
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=cc0be55b2c82f6975038 Seriously, you want Mpeg Streamclip for these camcorders. This is available in Mac and PC versions. The main thing is to remember to de-interlace the .mod files when you export the format. This will remove the jaggies and artifacts that will appear if you do not de-interlace. I can see why many people are upset with the camcorder and return it. It is not bad camcorder. The export process is too complicated for point and shoot users. It is a royal pain if you have some video experience. I'm going through the documentation and there isn't anything I can find that helps folks work with the files. Shameful. On the PC side, there is a recommendation of changing the .mod to .mpg; I tried that and I could see the video but not hear the audio track. Also, for PC Users you have to get the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component. If you use QuickTime Alternative you score, it will work. If you are on Quicktime Pro you will have to pony up money for the component http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2 It is $19.99 - otherwise M5 Streamclip can't open the file. Learning way more about this camcorder than I intended, Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mleitsinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > I have now got my MacBook Pro and am getting it set up for video editing. I am encountering > a difficult problem for a non-tech person like myself: quicktime does not recognize the video > off my JVC hard disk drive camcorder (ugh!). I have a JVC GZ-MG50U. When I went to B&H > they told me I would have to get an analog converter to get the video into quicktime. Any > suggestions for me that are not too complicated? Should I have saved the video to a Scan > Disk card that is provided for with the camera? I also do not have a firewire port on the > camera (another ugh). > > Thank you for your help! > > Miranda >
