How input sony handycam dvd yo G5

I have a Sony Handycam HDR-UX5/UX7. How can I input Handycam to G5 (not itel)?

You don't.
Use the Search Discussions (upper right) to find out how to convert your files prior to using the DV editing software known as iMovie.

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How do I get a small (Sony handycam) DVD out? from my iMac

In order to see if the iMac would import Sony Handycam DVD (small size) I put in such a small DVD... it's still there, it not recognized, and it will not come out. What can I do?
/Lars

This happened to a family members macbookpro. A mini-cd inserted, couldn't be mounted or ejected by the drive.
I cut a rectangle from a cereal box about two inches wide and 6 inches long. About an inch and half from one end in the middle I cut a notch and bent it down a little.
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I then inserted it slowly into the drive notch down and slowly pulled out. I did this few times and caught the mini-cd and removed it. The drive has worked flawlessly for several years
A few days after this happened I was in BestBuy and an Apple rep was there displaying new Apple products. I asked him about it and he said they have a tool that vacuums it out.

Sony Handycam DVD camera

Seasons Greetings to everyone
I received a Sony Handycam DVD camcorder today. It is very nice (from what I can see - it's my first) but I don't see a way to download the data on the disc to my iBook for use in iDVD. It uses the mini-discs and I know I can't use them in my computer. I thought there would be a USB cord to attach between the two devices (like I have for my digital camera) but there isn't one.
I really want to be able to use the editing features of iDVD. Do I need to get a new camera, a new cord or am I just missing something!!??!!
Thanks - and goodnight!

Hi Aunt Kack:
That is a nice camera, but it is not the camera you want if you are using iDVD or iMovie.
You will need to convert your footage into a format that the Mac can use.
Using Mpeg (DVD) footage
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
some helpful tools:
MPEG StreamClip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Apple MPEG2 PlayBack Component:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
DVDxDV
http://www.dvdxdv.com/
So, really, I would try to return it and get a DV camera that uses a firewire.
Sue

Sony Handycam DVD-R 60 Min 2.8 GB DVD

Will a Mac play back video from a Sony Handycam DVD-R? 60 Min - 2.8 GB DVD? Will the mini DVD work in the HL-DT-ST DVD -RW GH41N Atapi DVD drive of a Mac Pro without getting stuck?
Thanks,

Will a Mac play back video from a Sony Handycam DVD-R? 60 Min - 2.8 GB DVD?
If the Mac supports that format. If it's a standard video DVD except for its physical dimensions, yes.
Will the mini DVD work in the HL-DT-ST DVD -RW GH41N Atapi DVD drive of a Mac Pro without getting stuck?
Mini disks can be inserted into a drive with a carrier tray safely. If put into a slot-loading drive, they may get stuck.
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Getting video from Sony Handycam DVD 403

Hello everyone.
I'm hoping somebody has experience getting video from a Sony Handycam DVD 403 into iMovie6. I'm having troubles getting what I expect to happen to actually happen.
I hooked up my Handycam to my PowerBook which the OS recognized as a DVD recorder. The disc I had in the camera at the time had about 20 minutes of video stored in a unfinalized state. Finder showed an empty folder.
I tried entering iMovie and seeing if there were any tools in there that would help me but I couldn't find any. Nothing I did would show me the various clips that made up the 20 minutes of footage.
I was ultimately able to get the video in a round-a-bout way by Finalizing the disc, extracing the resulting VOB from DVD, converting it to mpeg4 with VideoLAN, and then adding it to my clips in iMovie. However, this has two aspects I don't really care for:
1) It took a couple of hours to do this. (I wasn't paying attention the whole time, but definately more than 90 minutes and less than 180 minutes).
2) It made one large mpeg4 file. I would rather have had multiple smaller files that were originally on my camcorder.
Does anyone have any tips or links to help me get the video straight off of the camcorder and into iMovie without resorting to VideoLAN and mpeg splitters (I haven't tried any mpeg splitters yet, but I'm guessing that is what I need to do to get my video clips into reasonable sizes).

Thank you for the reply.
This makes me sad, of course. When I bought the camcorder 6 months ago I had know real idea what I'd be using it for... just knew I wanted to record family gatherings, etc and have a DVD to watch when I was done. If I had planned ahead a bit more I would have got advice from the message boards first.
Until I can find somebody willing to buy this device from me I guess I will have to make do with the long way around.
Mac OS X (10.4.4)

How to transfer a Sony handycam dvd footage to mac?

Hey Folks,
My friend from Florida just sent me a DVD of some footage he would like me to edit - now I thought he actually sent me a DVD but it ended up being a small mini dvd disk for a Sony HandyCam. Now Im left with figuring it out how can I get this into my mac - it's very small I don't want to insert it into the DVD drive incase it screws it up. So let me know what to do here is a snapshot of the DVD i got so you can see what i mean. I put my hand in the image to show you how small the DVD is and hoping someone on here would know what to do it's the size of my palm (and I big person or anything).
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6525/dsc02221ry0.jpg
my best,
Joey Dee

I've had to do this a couple of times. The first time I did it the convoluted way. Still have an old G4 with a tray-loading DVD drive. So I put the DVD in that. Copied the Video_TS file to my current computer (17"MBP) where the application DVDXDV resides and used that to convert to QuickTime DV-NTSC or DV-PAL in your case, since I don't like working with MP4 in Final Cut.
The last time I did this, I simply put the miniDVD in my $25 Cyberhome DVD player, ran S-video and RCA audio cables to my DSR-11 as a thru device and did Capture Now while playing back the DVD. I used DV-NTSC coded again in FCP and the quality was actually very good.
If I had to do it again, I'd do it the second way, with a consumer DVD player and setting some kind of analog to digital transfer.
P.S. The first time, before resorting to the old G4, I had the miniDVD jammed inside my 17" PowerBook for an hour before I managed to get it out...not recommended.

Transferring VOB files ex Sony Handycam DVD

OK it's my turn.
I bought the newer model HD Sony Handycam- you know, the one that likes mini 8cm. DVD discs. Great camera- when I learn how to use it properly.
The BIG problem is- how do I transfer the VOB files on the 8cm. DVD disks to iMovie ??? APPLE, in their wisdom, don't allow dubbing of VOB files- illegally copying of commercial DVDs.
I have use SnapzProX to get around this- with limited success. I lose High Definition as I can't get a high bitrate HD requires. When I try, I get stuttering and intermittent sound loss if I try to GRAB at full picture size- "slow" eMac ?
PS can somebody try this method on a "super" dual Mac ?
Well, I have tried MOST of the utilities that convert VOB and VIDEO_TS to some QT file- all either give unacceptable "streaking" and/or video-sound not synchronised! So dimiss ExportToQT,Handbrake. MPEG Streamclip and even VLC (plays excellently, impossible to SAVE QT file) and a few others that I gave up months ago !
Ernie Lee

I don't like flames, so, Ernie, last post from here, it is not you & me, but many other users do read these threads, so for everybody some facts:
* the resolution of the ccd has NOTHING to do, what's finally on tape/disk/drive/flashmem/… I'm able to connect a 60k$1080p HiDef camera to some 20y old VHS-c recorder... resulting pic quality?
* PAL has NOT 1100x620 - Wiki about PAL
* HiDef is - as mentioned above - NOT widescreen nor vice versa, Wiki Def of HDTV
* read some Wiki about DV
(Quote:)
"...Also, there is a recent high-definition version called HDV, which is rather different on a technical level since it only uses the DV and MiniDV tape form factor, but MPEG-2 for compression (and, as a result, records higher resolution but more highly compressed video).…
(Note that many MPEG-2 encoders for real-time acquisition applications do not use intraframe compression.)…
(End of quote)
* and about mpeg-2
* and about DVD
(Quote:)
"...The typical video resolution for an NTSC disc is 720 × 480, while a PAL disc is 720 × 576.
... The specifications for video files on a DVD can be any of the following:… PAL: 704 × 576 pixels MPEG2...
(End of quote)
stay happy with your camera, glad you're satisfied with pic quality and convenience of this product… but, please, avoid to tell us the "truth"... I did marketing for some 20 years, I know "never believe what's in the ads"
PS: … any "translation" available for your last sentence…?

Mac OS9 Driver for Sony Handycam DVD-DCR100

I recently purchased an iMAC and want to start making movies with my Sony Handycam (USB device, no firewire). The apple support team directed me to the Sony support site to get a driver. Sony wanted me to pay for the driver and did not indicate if the driver was for Mac OS or not. I'm stuck. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I would appreciate it.

I purchased a Sony Handycam Camcorder (DCR-SR82) and have a MacBook. I had recorded several videos and was anxious to transfer them on to my computer and then burn DVDs. I opened the camera box to find that the software provided with the Sony Handycam is for PCs only---there is no Mac installation disk. So, I began doing research and with some major help from a Mac genius, was able to get it all ironed out. My mission is to spread the word so that no one feels the need to return their Sony Handycam just because they are Mac owners! The first step is to make sure that the processor on your Mac is Intel, as I believe that is one of the requirements for all of this to work. Second is to buy iLife '08, which is around $80. Next, you can import your videos into iMovie without any difficulty and enjoy all of the editing features that iMovie provides. Once you have imported your movies, you can open iDVD and burn DVDs without difficulty. If you have an external DVD burner, which I do, you need to download one program which is free and is called Patchburn. This program will enable iDVD to recognize an external DVD burner. Then, you are all set to enjoy your Sony Handycam + all of the joy of editing movies with your Mac. Have fun!

Will the MBP accept 8cm sony handycam dvd's or will they get stuck ?

I have a a Sony DVD92e handy cam and want to transfer the content to the hard drive on my MBP as simply as posible the Sony does no have a USB connection, please help new to all this and a little confused !
macbook pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi allanavfc,
Welcome to the forum.
The quick answer is "No", the current slot loading superdrives/combo-drives will not accept 8cm disks.
An alternative solution, should you wish, would be to invest in an external drive that has the ability to accept these disks. There are a number of manufacturers out there that make tray loading external CD/DVD drives and prices are very reasonable.
RD

Sony handycam 8cm DVD footage

i have about 30 8cm DVD's that i need to log and capture that were shot on a sony handycam dvd camera. How do i go about setting up FCP and using the disks to get the footage into FCP. The footage on the disks would be compressed as mpeg2 already right? so how would this affect the whole thing!
would love to hear your thoughts!
T

You can search this forum and find much on this topic, but the gist of it is, if you have a camera or deck that will convert analog to digital, go rca from dvd player to camera/deck, and firewire into FCP. Set capture settings for non-controllable device. Use capture now.
good luck

Failing to import files correctly from Handycam DVD camera

Hi,
I try to import files directly from my Sony Handycam DVD camera to PRE8 by inserting the DVD in the PC.
There is only audio at the first part of every file. Approximately the first 20 - 30 % of the total video length. The sound does not appear neither in playback in W media player, Quick Time, W movie maker or PRE. Why am I missing the audio?
What is the best way to import for editing in PRE?
What is the best file type for editing in PRE?
What is the fastest way for converting, if needed?
My handycam camera provides wide screen option. But the wide screen in PRE8 seems to be "wider" than the camera...

Seems like this got the answers to most of my problems
That "More Like This" area can really work sometimes. Glad that you saw it, and that it helped.
If you have more issues, please let us know and good luck,
Hunt

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Using footage from DVD disc shot with sony handycam

I'm trying to import some footage that was shot with a sony handycam. The camera records directly onto a mini DVD disc. I put the disc in and copied the files onto my desktop. When I import the files into FCP, it recognizes the .vob files, but not the other ones.....so, all I have in FCP is the video, but no audio. Any ideas on how to get the audio into FCP? Trying to avoid playing the mini DVD disc on a player and recording the audio, then importing that and then trying to sync....but will resort to that if necessary.
Thanks in advance.

Get MPEG Streamclip (its free) from www.versiontracker.com. Use this to convert the files from your handycam to QuickTime videos using the DV codec.
Be aware that there will be a loss in quality as you convert your MPEG-2 videos to an editable format. Its unavoidable, and the reason professionals do not use direct to DVD cameras.

IMovies 08 use with Sony Handycam DCR-DVD 109

Does anyone know for 100% tried and tested, if you can just plug a Sony Handycam DCR-DVD-109 directly into an iMac using imovies 08 and import home movies directly so they can be edited. Many thanks

I can't seem to figure out how to import video files from the tape.
Since you say tape, I must assume you do not have a Sony DCR-DVD109. As Appleman indicates, "tape" camcorders use the FireWire interface/protocol for tapped video and USB for the Memory Stick "stills."
I looked at iSquint but I guess I'm not sure how it will recognize the tape source any better than the Memory Stick source.
iSquint was recommended specifically for the conversion of VOB ("muxed" MPEG-2) which have already been copied to your hard drive. It is not a dedicated "capture" application.

How do I get the Movies off my new Sony Handycam using iMovie?

WOW! I didn’t think that this would be such an issue!
So, I purchase a new Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 with a 30 GB
Hard Drive in it. I ask the sales person “Is this camera compatible
with my G5 Mac?” He says, it sure is! I take it home record the kids
around the house, and my daughter’s ballet recidal. COOL!
Then I go and try and downlaod the movies to my Mac. I come to
find out that the 2 cds that came with the camera are pretty worthless!
Sony states in one of the bullet points in the instruction manuel
that the software on the cd will not work on a Macintosh computer.
So, I figured, NO big deal, I will be using iMovie! Unfortunately
iMovie does not recognize the camera when I hook it up, because
it can only hook up using a USB connection. It doesn’t even offer
a Firewire connection, and iMovie ONLY recognizes Firewire.
I then find on one of the cds, a PDF of the Handycam Handbook.
It states in the PDF, that Mac users need to open the disk icon
on the desk top for the camera, and copy the files from the camera
to my hard drive. So I follow the steps and do this. Then I go to
open one of the files using Qucktime, and I get an error message
stating that Quicktime cannot open the file because it could not
parse it -2048!?!?!
Next, I go to the Apple web site to see if I can find anything to
resolve all this. I find an article “iMovie does not work with muxed
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 clips” In the article it states that if the files
are MPEG2 Muxed files, iMovie can not support them!
I come to find out that the files are MPEG2 Muxed files. It seems
that the newer camcorders are using this format, because the files
are heavily compressed to allow the camera to cram more data
on the hard disk. The problem is you need some kind of software
to decompress these files in order to use them, and Sony doesn’t
include it for the Mac!
After more research I find - QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback on the
Apple web site. I purchase it for $19.99 from the site hoping this
will be the answer. Nope! It allowed me to open the movies in
QuickTime, and copy them into iMovie but they are only the
video portion. They have NO audio!
Anyone else run into this whole pile of BS?!?!!? If so, were you
able to figure out a work around? Or, are you stuck with a cool
camera full of movies, with NO way of getting them off with
sound? Well. unless you find someone with a PC that has
a DVD burner in it! Man, that thought scares the ---- out of me!
°Jeff Camp
camper
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Get a nice Sony miniDV camcorder. It is not too expensive; it is small and easy to carry around to shoot your video. Most importantly, it will be instantly compatible with iMovie. You don't have to install any software, just connect it via FireWire (Sony calls this iLink) and you are good to go!
I have had several Sonys and love them. You don't need one with fancy editing capabilities because you will edit your movies in iMovie. Just be sure that it has AV In and Out so you can import and export back to the camcorder.
My current version is the small DCR HC-26. There are newer versions of that HC-30something and 40something. Look at the specs on Sony's website
Some of them require the use of a dock to import and export. I am not really fond of that feature. I like just connecting directly to the camera.

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