Sony DVD recorder

I am not sure if I am ******** or if this is a valid problem. I do not seem to be able to import the video files from my Sony DVD recorder (ie handycam) even though I have finalised the disks and have tried to import them as suggest under apple help. Is there a trick to this?

Hello Kittycat,
your DVD camcorder records in MPEG format, which is not supported by iMovie. In order to edit your footage with iMovie you'll have to convert.
Find some more info in Dan Slagle's Unofficial iMovie FAQ: Using Mpeg (DVD) footage
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
and also Matti Haveri's website: How can I edit MPEG or convert DVD or MPEG to DV
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
Tools:
MPEG StreamClip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Apple MPEG2 PlayBack:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
DVDxDV
http://www.dvdxdv.com/
hope this helps
mish

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