Mini-DVD compatibility
I just bought a camcorder that records to 8cm Mini DVDs.
Can I put these into the Superdrive?
Thanks.
Hi, Wb M. No, that won't work.
If you do put one in, you probably won't be able to play it, eject it, or use the drive for anything afterward until you dismantle it and remove the disc manually, and the drive may be permanently damaged. That pretty well minimizes the payoff for trying it out.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88275
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I have a Sony DCR-DVD106E but for some reason imovie does not recognise it. The mac seems to pick up the camcorder by showing it as an external, blank, dvd disc but will not open the application.
Is there any way of getting the home movies into iMovie?
EricHi,
at first I have the same problem, but now I use a special USB cable with two A connectors and iMac recognizes the camcorder. Now I have realized that the clips captured don't have info about the date/time in which they were recorded. Is it necessary too to close the disc in order to have this info.
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Import from MINI DVDS FROM CAMERA (FREE WAY)
Hey is there any free software that can help me with my problem, Thanks
Hey everyone. I just bought a mac... I need help importing my videos.
1st. I plugged my camera into the imac (MY camera takes mini DVDS-RW so i cannot just put them in the mac)
2nd: the dvd icon came onto my desktop, but when i open it i got a blue folder that is labeled DVD_RSTAV.
3rd: I opened it and the files inside were VR_MANGR.BUP and VR_MANGR.IFO, and also VR_MOVIE.VRO (The files inside the DVD_RSTAV folder are grey and green lettering in the top left.)
But when I open i movie HD and try to import nothing happens.
Is there any programs or software mac compatable that could help me import, or do u know how to import.
Thank you for taking yor time to help meHello Scott,
AFAIK, there's no free way to convert MPEG-2 to DV. While MPEG Streamclip is freeware, it requires Apple's MPEG Playback Component for Quicktime for MPEG conversion. See the system requirements for Streamclip:
This free software requires at least Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and QuickTime 6. It is also compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther), Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) and QuickTime 7. It works with PowerPC and Intel based Macs. For MPEG-2 playback and conversion, you need the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component.
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Looking for a GREAT mini DVD Camcorder that is compatible with my MAC! :-)
Ok. Here it is: I have a Sony DCR-TRV350 Camcorder, which I LOVE. However, the DVI port on the camera is screwed up. I bought a new DVI firewire, alas, to no avail. I cannot get the information from the camera to my Mac. So, making my fun, goofy movies is being inhibited by a fix, that will cost nearly as much as a new camera. I am looking for a new camera, that takes advantage of the firewire port on the Mac. Any suggestions? I would prefer a Sony. I am looking for advice from someone who knows, better then I, (that should be easy) of a good camcorder (miniDVD?) that works well with a Mac. I just want to have fun, bringing in footage to iMovie HD, editing, and posting them to Metacafe. Any and all input is, of course greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!!
~ George"..I wish Apple would tell me "why" a standard MiniDVD camcorder would not be compatible with I-Movie, because I can not think of a single logical reason.."
iMovie was designed to work with "DV" digital camcorders. These were, and are, camcorders which record video in a particular method onto DV, or miniDV, tape. iMovie wasn't designed to import or edit analogue 8mm or Hi-8 recordings, so it won't. iMovie can't handle an incoming analogue (non-digital) signal. (..But if you put one of those 8mm or Hi-8 analogue tapes in a Digital-8 camcorder such as the Sony DCR-TRV350, mentioned in the very first post, above, you can then import it as a digital signal through the camcorder's FireWire connection..)
Various other digital recording methods came and went, and Apple have supported some, but not others: there was the short-lived Sony "microMV" tape format which Apple didn't support, although you can handle that with MPEG Streamclip. Then there was HDV, which Apple does support ..but they did that by creating an Apple Intermediate Codec, into which the MPEG-2 video format of HDV tape gets converted during import.
Then there were various MPEG-2 DVD video formats, and the various movie formats used by solid-state memory-chip camcorders. Now there's AVCHD format, for memory chips, hard drives and DVDs.
These methods of recording video just keep multiplying - because the camcorder manufacturers want to offer "Look! Ours-does-it-better!" claims. But just because they produce a camcorder which records video, that doesn't mean that Apple (which doesn't make camcorders) has to provide a means to edit all these weird formats which keep springing up. Surely, the camcorder manufacturers should be providing Mac-compatible, or iMovie-compatible, editing methods for their devices, shouldn't they?
As Thomas mentions, there's a list of some compatible camcorders (see above) ..but that's a list of camcorders which are compatible with the latest iMovie '08 (..which can deal with some DVD camcorders, but not those which record DVDs in AVCHD format..) and AVCHD format can be handled only by Intel-based Macs, anyway.
So for an MPEG-2-based mini-DVD camcorder and iMovie HD 6, copy the files into your Mac, and then use MPEG Streamclip to convert them to iMovie HD 6 compatibility.
For iMovie '08, some miniDVD camcorders are compatible (those using MPEG-2 recording). For DVD camcorders using AVCHD recording, you may have to copy the recordings onto your Mac, and then download and use "Voltaic" to convert the recordings into iMovie-editable format.
"..I can not think of a single logical reason.." ..the reason is that manufacturers just want you to buy these cameras. But they don't give a hoot that you can't edit the material they record, and so it's left to Apple, and other software developers, to try to devise some way to "unravel" the compressed recordings for you, and make them editable. -
Hello,
I recently bought a new MBP and I'm a bit confused about the DVD drive.
According to apple, "some slot loading drives may support mini-DVD's (80 mm)"
According to these discussion forums and what I've seen online, thats not at all true, and putting one in your macbook will make the DVD get stuck.
As for the converter thing that you put the mini dvd on to make it a full sized disk, I've seen some people who say that this works and some say the DVD still is not recognized.
so, who's right?
info on the drive in my macbook:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: AP12
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Thanks for your help.
Message was edited by: Mike A. BakerHi Mike,
The external enclosure will have a "firewire bridge" which converts between ATAPI (essentially the same connector as IDE) and Firewire and a power connector. It is simply a matter of plugging in the cables that come with the enclosure, doing up a few screws and bob's your uncle. The process is almost identical to installing an internal drive in a PC, but easier as you don't have to worry about where to plug things etc!.
"Cooldrive" seem to be a good source in the US - http://www.cooldrives.com/525usbfircas.html
If possible look for one with an "Oxford" chipset in the Firewire bridge (if they have this they will usually brag about it - rather than the cheaper "prolific" bridge). This one looks about right for a cheap option, or this one for the next step "up market"!
Compatibility used to be an issue under earlier versions of OSX and OS9 but these days is rarely a problem. When it was a problem, a little utility called "patchburn" would almost always overcome the problem, but it is not needed under Leopard.
Both Pioneer and LG drives seem to work fine.
Cheers
Rod
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My parents have recently bought a Sony HD video camera - namely the Sony HDR-UX1. I cannot figure out how to get the HD picture into either of my computers. Neither will load the mini-DVDs properly, so I am forced to use either an outboard cd/dvd deck, or the camera. the camera ONLY uses USB.
The only types of files that show up on a finalized mini-DVD are .clpi .mpls .dbmv and .m2ts
Any ideas?
Imac g5 vers.B 2Gig Superdrive Mac OS X (10.4.2) laptop: PowerBook G4Chris,
The Sony HDR-UX1 can be used with MPEG Streamclip (and the QT plugin) when used in the SD mode. If it was used in the new AVCHD mode, you appear to be out of luck on the Mac at this time.
but which of those files do i convert?
Try them in MPEG Streamclip and see. (I just hope they weren't shot in the AVCHD mode.)
Take a look at: http://galbraiths.org/blog/2006/12/26/sony-hdr-ux1-camcorder/
Sony make some excellent equipment, but unfortunately, compatability with the Mac is not high on the product requirement list when new products are being designed.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
and http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx
Also... I have NOT used those products, I only forward due to other mentions
Convert http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:How_do_I_convert_my_files%3F
Edit Vob http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:How_do_I_import_VOB_files_/_edit_a_DVD%3F
$99 http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175714228541#tabview=tab0
$99 http://www.womble.com/products/mvw.html
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$75 http://www.videoredo.com/en/index.htm
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$70 http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html Converter
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The iMac G4 has a tray-loading drive.
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I have canon dvd handycam, and mini dvd works on it. One month back i recorded movie and pictures on mini dvd using handycam and ran mini dvd on my tecra M5 dvd drive, it worked very fine.
Now after 1 month i have 5 mini dvds with movies and pictures which i took on 1 month vacation in diffierent countries, i tried my best but tecra dvd drive does not read these mini dvd, cd drive label appears instead dvd drive when i put mini dvd in it.
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http://www.amazon.com/Canon-DC210-Camcorder-Optical-Zoom/dp/B000M5022O/ref=pdbbs_sr1/102-4948007-0651364?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1174939344&sr=8-1
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