Hdd cameras and fce4

im a new mac user and have a sony dcr-sr62 hdd camera
i recently got fce4 not knowing that hdd cameras arent exactly compadible with the application.
and ive been stumped ever since. i have an external hard drive for my videos and id just like to find a way to get them into fce.
can anyone help?

Probably Streamclip as Tom suggested. The files are Mpeg-2.
Found a spec sheet:
http://www.pricerunner.com/pi/8-877992/Camcorders/Sony-DCR-SR62-30GB-Product-Inf o
Al

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I'm having a similar problem. We shot video on a JVC-MG130U hard disk camera, then transfered the video to an external hard drive via USB. I can open the video in both iMovie and FCE4, but the image is very out of focus, while it is clearly in focus when viewed from the camera.
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I know there is a lot of information here on HDD cameras like the Sony DCR SR82. I am a teacher and work with students in both iMovie 8 and Final Cut 5 and want to know if these cameras will plug in and import. I don't want to have to deal with converting file formats etc. I am new to these cameras and want to know if I should wait. I work with Power PC and Intel machines in OSX 10.4 and 10.5. Suggestions? Stick with Mini DV?

According to this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306171
your camera is supported on iMovie 7.x.x from iLife '08.
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Hello fellow Macsters!
I am using a JVC HDD camera but I realized it doesn't have FIREWIRE only USB 2.0. I am trying to unload my video into my Final Cut Express program but it won't work. Final Cut Express doesn't recognize it and the computer recognizes it as a 'drive'. What can I do to get my video into Final Cut Express and have Final Cut Express recognize this without a traditional firewire cable? Please help it will be greatly appreciated. You can also email me at [email protected]
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You could pipe the signal from the JVC to a D/A converter box and then into the Mac, this will work.
OR
The HDD gives Mpeg2 files that FCE can't directly use. Third party software can de-mux these files before yhey go to FCE. Search this forum for de-mux.
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Lots of useful stuff here
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Hey, thanks a bunch! I got Streamclip to work finally. I did have to d/l the quicktime add. I tried it without, to no avail. This twenty dollar fix is a lot better than the hundred dollar one.
I tried to email you, but the forum wouldn't give me your address. Is there any difference to the export choices? Export to DV is the best choice? It worked with one dvd I just made. Since you have this camera, am I supposed to format the HDD drive before I use it? I did not, as I was in a hurry to film. I just grabbed it out of the box and shot. I seem to remember that I had to do that as well when I bought a still Sony camera a few years ago. Same problem, had to format to get the disk to read.
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Hello all!
I dug out my old SONY DCR-TRV520 this weekend so my son could start playing around with a camera of his own. The camera is a Digital8 camera and has the 4 pin iLink(FW400) interface.
I have used it many, many times in my college days with older versions of Final Cut, up to 4. However when I plugged it in today and turned on Final Cut..it wouldn't launch. As soon as I unplugged the camera, Final Cut sprang to life. However, when I turned on Log & Capture it was not detected.
The only other FW drive I have is a 2TB FW800 drive for my video scratch & render and even with that unplugged I couldn't get the camera to be recognized.
Is there something that has changed that will not allow these older cameras to work anymore or is it just specific to this model? It was on the list of compatible cameras for Final Cut 4 but 3 versions is a lot of code changes.
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Thanks for the replies.
The camera is plugged in direct and it is in VTR Mode. I am going to try my archived version of iMovie 2.0.1 and see if that works on my 'ol 10.3 rig. If that doesn't work then I am going to see what I can do on the Windows side of things.
Oh, I an I tried the capture preset of Non-Controlable device and that still didn't work. The camera only has a 1/8" A/V out port and FW 400 4-pin interface so no USB support. The camera came out when USB 2.0 was still a gleam in a certification board's eye.
SONY's PMB software doesn't support tape based media and VEGAS 9 will not recognize the camera on a FW400 port. The only other option is to use my HDPVR and the S-Video out and encode it manually which will be just fine.
I do actually have a SONY AVCHD HDD cam and I love it. My kid is only 6 so it is still on the list of daddy's toys that he is not allowed to play with. I plan to teach him on film and tape before he graduates to HD what not but he is a bit away from that.
Just like I won't let him play Super Mario Galaxy until he beats the original Super Mario Bros.
But I will probably keep dinking with it until I get it to work and if I find a solution I post it.

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When I choose the "Export to Library" option, which should put all the movie files onto iTunes, but does nothing except for show the external drive on my computer, where I can access the files, but they're in .MTS format, which is untouchable unless you have $35 for the iSkysoft converter, which I don't want to pay for after getting the newest version of Final Cut Express, which should be able to handle AVCHD...
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I have a JVC Everio GZ-HD7. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how "crappy" these HDD cams can be, in time to be able to return it. It records in 4GB sections, which is bad for me because I record at a studio and I can't have songs being cut off all the time and when trying to put together on the timeline on FCE, you notice the millisecond switch from one clip to another, including the audio skip. Now, I had a DV Cam (tape) which came with a program that I connected the cam to the comp using USB and could capture video straight into my computer's HDD. Is there anyway of doing the same thing with my JVC, which has Firewire and USB, using IMovie or FCE, or perhaps even another program (could be cheap too)?? I just need to be able to record entire clips and then edit them in FCE. The GZ-HD7 records in Full HD, 1440CBR and SD, but apparently 1440CBR is the "same thing" as HDV, which should work as if I had a HD Tape Cam. PLEEEASE and help! Ive tried looking everywhere but either I dont type in the correct keywords or there just isnt anything like that. I appreciate it!

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If you want to know my goal : I'm a diver and recently took lot's of video footage with my small point and shoot Canon Ixus 850 (yes it can take video, quality is not great however). I'm thinking of doing much more of this in the future (and making diving movies to be sold to people who take the dive courses) so I'm looking to buy a decent camera. As a computer geek I'm much more attracted by the HDD based models. I also don't like the hassle with tapes... At the other hand, I want the quality to be as high as possible, but this doesn't mean it really needs to be the highest professional quality (like for National Geographic or so...). I have an iMac 2.8 and would be interested in spending time to learn FCS2.
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My biggest beef with hard drive recording isn't so much the quality but rather its physical robustness or rather lack of it. I have seen many professionals initially by the advantages of HDD recording only to switch back to tape due to corrupt data caused by a bump or nudge while recording. recording diving videos seems like it would be especially prone to these problems. I would stick with a traditional tape format like DV or if you have the funds record on to solid state media like the P2 cards.
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Recording live onto FCP using HDD Cam?

I have a JVC GZ-HD7 HD HDD Cam. Is there any kind of setting in FCP that will recognize my HDD Cam via Firewire or USB so that I can record live footage onto my computers HDD? I want to pass through my Camcorders HDD and record directly to my Macbooks HDD using Final Cut Pro? Any help Thanks!!
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