Possible importing assistance for MPEG-2 hard disc camcorders..

I haven't tried this (..I don't have a hard-drive camcorder ..oh; but I do have a FireStore..) ..anyway: for your info, MacInTouch today mentions a program called "VideoPier", whose blurb says:
"VideoPier is the missing link between MPEG2 camcorder and your Mac.
It lets you visualize the clips on your camera that Quicktime would otherwise refuse to open.
VideoPier lets copy them to disk, and export them to any format for viewing (iPod, AppleTV, iPhone) or editing (iMovie 06/08)."
I've no idea whether this plays nicely with QuickTime or not, or causes any problems, or runs smooth and sweet.
But this might be useful for people with a hard-disc MPEG-2 camcorder. Perhaps someone will try it and report back.

I use MPEG Streamclip (free) with the QT MPEG-2 Playback component ($19.99) to convert "muxed" MPEG-2, VOBs, etc. to DV or AIC for editing in both iMovie '06 and '08.

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