IS PANASONIC PV-GS320 COMPATIBLE?

Does anyone know if this camera is compatible with Final Cut pro???

As long as it has a Firewire port (aka: iLink, DV, IEEE-1394) it should wok fine with FCE.
-DH

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Panasonic PV-GS320

Hello all. After a few setbacks, I'm ready to buy a new video camera. I'm being extra-cautious and doing a lot of research before I do so though, because just a few days ago I bought a Sony HDD camera only to come and realize (after being informed) that HDD is absolute crap for video editing. I was lucky enough to get every penny back from Best Buy.
Now, I have been told I need to get MiniDV with firewire, and that's what I'm looking for now. I think I might have found a good one, but wanted to get opinions before I went out and blindly bought a camera (again...). I am looking to buy the Panasonic PV-GS320 ( http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelDetail?surfModel=PV-GS 320&catalogId=13401&cachePartner=7000000000000005702&modelNo=PV-GS320&itemId=105 042&catGroupId=25002&surfCategory=Digital+Camcorders&cacheProgram=11002&storeId= 15001&displayTab=S ) and was wondering if this was a good investment.
Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreiciated:
Do you think it's a good beginner's camera that will still be good once I get better at filming?
Can miniDV tapes be used over and over again?
How hard is it to transfer video from the camera to the computer?
Do miniDV tapes suffer from those horizontal lines when there's sudden movement? (this was the huge problem for me with the Sony HDD, and the de-interlace feature in FCP didn't help much)
I appreciate ANY and ALL feedback!
(Don't know if this will help at all, but here is the MacWorld review as well: http://www.macworld.com/2007/05/reviews/pvgs320/index.php , I tend to not go by soley on what a review says, which is why I'm asking you!)
ALSO feel free to recommend any other cameras that you think might be better. I'm willing to go into the $700 range.

Do you think it's a good beginner's camera that will still be good once I get better at filming?
I have acouple of Panas and they work fine with FCE. Your model should allow you to grow a bit. Things I noticed in the specs that you may want to consider:
No firewire INPUT (out only), if you wish to record to tape from your Mac then your're stuck.
No headphone or external mic inputs, these features are vital for recording consistant quality audio. These features may not be a concern to you at this time. Features are dropped to keep the price looking good.
Can miniDV tapes be used over and over again?
Yes, but each re-record cyle degrades the tape. At the price of them these days new ones each session is the way to go. If you have to re-use I'd say no more than 3/4 times but that's my subjective view.
How hard is it to transfer video from the camera to the computer?
Easy with the right camera and cable. Get yourself a 4 to 6 pin firewire cable. These cables are also known as IEEE1394 or iLink. You may wish to get yourself an additional hard drive for storing footage, it adds up quickly.
ALSO feel free to recommend any other cameras that you think might be better. I'm willing to go into the $700 range.
There's always a price/features trade off with cameras. Your call at the end of the day. See if you can borrow one from someone that knows a bit and use it for a day, write down what you liked and didn't like, make sure your newie matches the list. At the very least test drive a few at the local store. Handling and the way menus work can mean a lot as does the features you actually will use.
Al

Panasonic PV-GS500 compatible with Final Cut HD EXPRESS

Is the Panasonic PV-GS500 compatible with the HD express software. I've heard it will work with the MAC and it has a firewire, but will it work with the HD express software?
Thank you!
Sheila

I'm new to Apple and FCP and I understand your frustration. (Been over in the MS/UNIX world for 21+ years) When I decided to get FCE, I did quite a bit of research, found and read the FCP/FCE forums and choose a Sony MiniDV camcorder based on the experiences others had with simular Sony products. I bought it from a reputable store that I could return it to if it wouldn't talk to FC.
Keep in mind with your tire anology that there are Federal laws governing compliance with specifications for tires. There are no laws govering FW implementations. The biggest issue is usually the camcorder manufacturer, not Apple. Apple has no control over how camcorder manufacturers implement the Firewire standards. Canon is notorious for poor FW implementations while Sony and Panasonic seem to get it right most of the time.
Printers are another story entirely. Almost everyone with a computer uses a printer. Apple knows this and therefore expends more resources to test compatability for the wider audience.
Prosumer Digital cameras are relatively easy. They use USB and flash memory cards for data transfer. They don't use FW to control a camera or deck. The don't have to worry about mutiple data streams for video and audio or about codecs and frame rate. They just transfer files.
If you're talking about professional cameras like Haselblad, there are specific capture software packages made by other (PhaseOne comes to mind) companies that take care of the transfer and testing compatability.
Ian is right, FC is a very specialized area in the larger general use computing scope, so it unforunately gets less resources for things like compatability testing.
Personally I'd rather Apple stick to making better computers (like the MacPro and MacBooks) and keep spending the money on developing and testing better versions of FC.
-John

Is iMovie 08 support Panasonic PV-GS320 3.1MP 3CCD MiniDV ?

I want to buy a camcorder,Panasonic PV-GS320 3.1MP 3CCD MiniDV. Because of its vdo quality. And I wonder if iMovie'08 supports this model or not? Is there any body know about this?

The USB cable will work for transferring still photos to the Mac, but not for movies. A USB-2 port on the Mac is preferred.
To transfer movies, you need to buy a Digital Camcorder to Firewire cable like the Belkin AV22001-06 (list price $35, street price $15). There are other brands; for example, Monster cable has one. One end of this cable goes into the DV connector on your camcorder; the other (firewire) end plugs into a firewire port on the Mac.
In camera mode setting (round wheel) should be playback; "Card playback mode" for still photos or "Tape playback mode" for movies.
Since you have remove the battery from the camera to get at the connectors, you have to supply power to the camcorder via the DC cable that came with it. One end of this cable goes to the camcorder connector marked 7.9V DC, the other end is plugged into the side of the battery charger, which must be connected to 110-120 VAC with the power cord.
When you set things up as above and turn the camcorder on, iPhoto starts on the Mac if the camcorder mode is "Card playback" or iMovie starts if the mode is "Tape playback." These programs can download still images and movie clips from the Camcorder.
Setting the mode switch to PC mode and connecting the camera via a USB cable mounts the SD card (still photos) as an external device on the Mac. If you do this, you'll see a file structure like that shown on page 62 of the manual. I haven't experimented with this, but it could probably be useful if you have some application other than iPhoto or iMovie that needs to see the SD card this way.

Poor Quality Import from Panasonic PV-GS320

I am importing video from a Panasonic PV-GS320 to Final Cut Express 4.0.1 and I always get poor quality video. The edges of all of the images become jagged when the images move no matter what "easy setup" settings I use. I have attached a still that shows it.
I appreciate any ideas.
Thanks,
Andrew

Well, as Alchroma pointed out earlier, you are editing interlaced source material (correctly) on an interlaced timeline (which is correct), with the correct field dominance.
The problem is that interlaced video simply does not display correctly on computer monitors. Final Cut will supress some of the artifacts that display when you choose any viewer or canvas scale other than 100%. When you set the scale to 100%, the display clearly shows the interlacing.
What is the final use of your video? If it is for DVD, you are doing it correctly, and a DVD made from the source and sequence settings you have should display properly on a TV monitor (not a computer monitor).
If you are viewing the clips via Quicktime, depending on which version of Quicktime you are using, open the Quicktime preferences and make sure "use high quality video settings when avaialable" is checked.
If you are posting your videos on the web, when you convert them to H.264 you can deinterlace the video so that it will look correct when your videos get viewed.
MtD

Support for Panasonic NV-GS320?

I have a Panasonic NV-GS320 that works well with iMovie, but before I buy FCE and a larger and faster computer I want to know if my camera (a Panasonic NV-GS320) is supported by FCE. I live in Europe and this is a PAL model.
Thanks in advance
/BengtB

Thank you!
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Camcorder Panasonic NV GS320 and new I-mac without firewire

Hi, I searched the whole help history, but see that the questions are all from about 2008. I have a panasonic NV GS320 camcorder and just bought a new I-Mac to edit our movies. However, the USB cable only transfers the pictures from camcorder to MAC with I-movie 10, not the movies. I read on the forum that I need a Firewire, and I have that, but the new I-Mac does not have a firewire entry....Does anyone have a solution? Are there any adapters, new cables (USB3 or sth?)
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Video Format choices with Panasonic PV-GS320 camcorder

I have new Panasonic PV-GS320 -- I'm doing tests to feed into iMovie Video Editor application on my Macintosh G5. The "Video Format" importing choices into iMove are: DV, DV Widescreen, HDV 1080i, HDV 720p, MPEG 4 and iSight.
I'm confused as to WHAT is my new camera's "image definition" -- Cnet's review says the camera is "Panasonic's top MiniDV camcorder, and the company's only tape-based STANDARD-DEFINITION 3CCD model"
The spec detail says: Video may be recorded in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios at a frame size of 720 x 480 pixels. -- Does this indicate 720p ?
"Standard Definition" as opposed to High Definition? Meaning "Standard" vs. 720p or 1080i?
It might appear that my import selection into iMovie editor would either be "DV" or "720p" -- but not sure?
Another factor is that I am playing back/exporting the recorded tape out of a SONY player/recorder GV-D1000 via firewire into my Mac G5. I hope the GV-D1000 is faithfully exporting the same highest quality the Panasonic PV-GS320 had recorded?
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Mike in San Francisco

As Thomas says, you need only bother with DV and DV Widescreen.
HDV 1080i is for most "hi-definition" camcorders.
HDV 720p is for some early JVC-brand hi-def camcorders (which recorded 'progressive' instead of the more usual 'interlaced' video).
MPEG-4 is for other devices which record (usually) onto memory chips instead of tape.
iSight is for capturing video from an Apple "iSight" camera (either an older clip-on camera, or a camera built into a laptop or iMac).
(..And as Karsten says, your Mac will probably figure it out for itself, by examining the first clip it receives from your camera..)

Panasonic NV-GS320 with OS x 10.8.5

I can not get iMovie (or any other software) to recognise my Panasonic NV-GS320 video camera using USB or Firewire.
I am certain that I was able to in the past (before upgrade to 10.8.5). My old mac running 10.4 can see it. Is it no longer supported?

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1. Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If the answer is no, do that now and see whether there's any change.
2. Are any other web browsers installed, and are they the same?
3. What about other Internet applications, such as iTunes and the App Store?
4. Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they affected?
5. If you can test Safari on another network, is it the same there?
6. If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

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Panasonic TV models compatible with Freetalk Confe...

Hi all,
Can someone provide me the list of Panasonic TV compatible models for Freetalk Conference HD camera? I am interested in TX-L*E30 (TV LED). Any experience with this particular model?
Thanks
Kuba

Here I am again just to give you my personal feedback on the compatibility between the TALK-7181 web camera and the TX-L*E30E Panasonic LED TV.
Good news is: that they work fine together
Bad news is: you have to combine a lot of things before the two can work together
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1) The firmware version of the web camera is the last one, i.e. 27.03, see the "Support" tab on the web page:http://freetalk.ebuynow.com/it/ebuynow/catalog/product/view/id/125/category/31#tab-att-support
2) The firmware of the Panasonic TV is also the last one, see:http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/tv/download/fw/index.html
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Panasonic TV not compatible wit BT SPort

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Anyone else have this issue or have I been misinformed?

BT haven't made a app for the Panasonic smart TV platform. Many other TV brands Aldo don't have a app.
You can use the app from Google Play or ITunes to watch BT sport on the TV by using a corresponding cable to HDMI for you phone/tablet.
Watch it however the BT App is **bleep**. It won't display full screen video correctly on my Nexus 4 leaving the navigation buttons still visible along with a black bar... Only video app to do this !
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Panasonic HC V720 compatible with iMovie

Can someone let me know if the Panasonic HC V720 camcorder is compatible with the latest version of iMovie.

If you are using iMovie with the lates version '11, you can know the answer from the site "http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html"
You will find Panasonic HC-V720 (Both PAL nad NTSC) is compatible with iMovie 11. But you should notice that iMovie does not support footage recorded in 1080-50p/60p from this Camcorder. You'd better avoid shooting videos in the formats.
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OK, this is what the Panasonic people had to say about the issue!!!!!!!
Dear MPearce100
Thank you for your inquiry. IMovie and Final Cut are not compatible with
the "high picture quality technology" of the AVCHD video.
will need to wait for Apple to update it's video editing software to
process the new "high picture quality technology" of the AVCHD video. You
will need to wait for Apple to update it's video editing software to
process the new "high picture quality technology" of the AVCHD video.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Thank You,
Panasonic Consumer Support

Panasonic NV-GS320

I have recently purchased the above camcorder which uses mini-DV tapes. I would like to know how to take the footage from the tape into imovie HD. I have tried firewire conection and usb none seem to work. Panasonic manual useless. I think there must be a setting on the camcorder but can not find it.

Please read through this Apple Article and follow instructions there.
IMovie: Cannot See or Control Camera
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
Come back and let us know how you got on.
Sue

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