Why isnt my new sony camcorder compatible with mac?

just bouught a new sony camcorder 1080p model HDR-CX110 and i recorded a video and took a couple photos,i started reading the manual and it says the enclosed softeare is not compatible with mac, they gave a website for mac users to go to for help, on the site it states that only still images can be transfered to a mac. Sure enough i pluged it n and only the stills show up,not the video.What do i do?am i screwed?

Return the camcorder and purchase one that is Mac compatible. Simple as that!

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Sorry, I posted too hastily!
As you are posting in the iMovie 6 forum I assume that is what you want to use to edit the video from the camera - it is not much 'compatibility with a Mac' that is the issue, it is more compatibility with the editing software you will be using.
As far as iMovie 6 is concerned it has to be a camera producing DV from tape and connected via firewire.
Post back if that didn't answer your question!

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I am planning on purchasing a MacBook. I am also planning on purchasing an HD Camcorder, and I want to make sure that it will be compatible with Mac Software. I have read that when transfering videos onto a Mac, sometimes video quality is lost.
Does anyone know if this is true, or if there is any way I can avoid losing quality. Are there any particular camera makes/models that are better for Macs?

Most any of the newer HD camcorders should work fine with iMovie. Any of them listed here will work.
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Hi, I have been using Sony and Panasonic camcorder mini-DVs for some time and have been creating DVDs using a Sony notebook with very clear and crisp videos.
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That's odd since MiniDV tapes are digital and should be the same. I've used a $2000 Sony camcorder and $200 Canon and have not noticed any difference with my DVDs when the recording speeds are 1 hour per 60 minute tape, and the encoding process is the same.

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This will help with FCPX compatible cameras....
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/cameras/en/index.html?
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Have a look, via Google, for converters to change the .mts video format into something compatible with DV. You may have to run the converter software on your PC, as I can find only a Linux (not Mac) converter, and some PC software. Having converted it to DV format, you'd have to copy the resultant file(s) to your Mac ..probably by plugging in an external hard disc to first one and then the other. Cumbersome, I know.
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I know it's the wrong forum, but why are you trying to transfer video from a new camcorder using HDMI? Most modern camcorders are file based, and you can either transfer the footage to FCE by taking from the memory card or connecting the camcorder via a USB cable to get to the files. From more info, look at the FCE forum as andy says (earlier version of FCE don't support AVCHD footage - check what type of camcorder it is).

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Is it too new to be compatible with the stereo?
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Nor Adobe, nor Avid. Nor any makers of DVD players, BluRay, HD DVD. Nor broadcasters who air shows. Nor web formats.
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I received an email containing a spreadsheet created using Mac Office 2004 on my new MacBook Air equipped with Mac Office 2011. When I saved the document, my Finder lists the document without the .xls file extension. Why?

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