Sony hdr cx7 download
I just bought a new Sony HDR CX7 handycam. I am having a hard time getting the footage off my memory stick and onto iMovie. Please help.
1.- Create an image file (name.dmg).
2.- Copy all your contents from the Memory Stick to your new image file.
3.- Close your image.
4.- Open iMovie '08.
5.- Open the image file with the Memory Stick contents
6.- iMovie should detect automatically the video.
Hope it works, it works for me.
You can do it directly from the camera also. But I prefer the image file method.
1.- Open iMovie '08.
2.- Connect the camera to the Mac.
3.- Turn on the camera.
4.- Open the display. It should show a message asking to connect through USB.
5.- Accept the connection.
6.- iMovie '08 should detect the movies stored in the camera an it would let you import them.
Good luck...
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