IMovie cant find camera Sony DCR-TRV33E

I have Sony DCR-TRV33E Camcorder and MacOSX Tiger. is it really so that it is not possible to use the camera with iMovie? I cant find this type from the supported list http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/camcorders.html there are tens of other DCR-TRVs. The problem is that the iMovie 5.02 cant find the camera, (the “camera is not connected” was the report from the program) I have also tried to reset the camera but it does not help. And yes Iam using iLink/FireWire cabel. Previously I was using it with Mac os9. The camera is only about 2 years old. Should I use MacOs 9 for this and if yes is the new iMovie working with MacOs9?
If there is drivers etc… to resolve this problem could you please tell me where to download them.
All the best
Tapio Onnela

Hi Tapio
Please try Your Camera on another Mac - to see that the A/D chip is OK
in the Camera. If defect then it behaves just as You describe:
- camera connected
- camera windig forward and backward
- no picture
See if my list can help:
Capture/Import problems:
a) File-Vault is on - turn it off
b) don’t Daisy chain camcorder - external hard disk - Mac
c) Slow hard disk (fragmented: repair permissions, repair hard disk, use a faster hard disk)
d) Something is occupying the CPU/System, like other programs, Internet etc.
e) Bad RAM-chips
f) drop outs on the miniDV-tape - make a camera to camera copy on a tape which You have previous recorded with a time code (dummy recording).
g) FW-wire cable OK?
h) Break in the time-code on the miniDV tape (make a camera to camera copy on a tape which is prerecorded with nothing/anything so that the tape has a time-code from beginning to the end)
i) defective camera TRY IT ON ANOTHER MAC !
j) remove bookmarks in iMovie project
k) Do You have desktop pictures or screen-savers active? Try turning them off.
l) Updating - OS has to be a clean install - not an update eg from X.3.x to X.4.x (no good)
OS X.4.0-2 needs a clean install to work (I use X.3.9)
m) Updating QT and/or other updates (to 7 needs v6 to be cleaned out first)
QT v.7 needs a clean install to work (I use 6.5.2)
n)
Have you tried the crazy fix:
Open GarageBand, play a few notes, close it and reopen iMovie. The camera should import fine now.
Sue/SDillini
o) Trash: com.apple.iMovie.plist and com.apple.iMovie3.plist : files (Xinram)
Yours Bengt W

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Cable
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from LKN 1935.
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*from Karsten.*
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camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
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click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
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Yours Bengt W

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Hi Tapio
Please try Your Camera on another Mac - to see that the A/D chip is OK
in the Camera. If defect then it behaves just as You describe:
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- camera windig forward and backward
- no picture
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a) File-Vault is on - turn it off
b) don’t Daisy chain camcorder - external hard disk - Mac
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o) Trash: com.apple.iMovie.plist and com.apple.iMovie3.plist : files (Xinram)
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Hi Tapio
Please try Your Camera on another Mac - to see that the A/D chip is OK
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m) Updating QT and/or other updates (to 7 needs v6 to be cleaned out first)
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