Hi I just bought a Panasonic DVD video camera and want to know how to make it compatible with my Mac.?
The Panasonic DVD Video Camera is a image: VDR-D50P/PC. I sine qua non to be skilled to select the video with my record but I can't download it into my computer. I have a Mac OS X and its a view 10.4.11. I can't upon out what to do. I called Panasonic who told me I needed a driver and to call Mac who didn't discern what they were talking about.
NEVER put mignonne sized DVDs in a hollow out loading DVD effort. You will rest period the DVD ride and scratch the DVD making it ineffectual.
If your Mac has a drawer loading DVD vigour, download and inaugurate HandBrake
http://handbrake.fr/
Complete the disc in the camcorder, do away with it from the camcorder and put it in the drawer loading DVD pressurize on the Mac. Rip the DVD with HandBrake to a dimensions iMovie can handle with - .mov, .mp4, .dv are moral applicant folder formats.
If your Mac has a hollow loading DVD push, you can get an visible drawer loader like
http://www.lacie.com/us/products/radius.h tm?id=10014
(I chance to like LaCie products), then devote oneself to the instructions, above.
If your Mac does not have a drawer loader and you don't requirement to get one, then your other opportunity is to use an Analog/digital go, like
http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/pr oducts/videoconversion.php
Join the camcorder to the A/D unite with the camcorder AV cables, fasten the A/D connect to your Mac with a firewire cable.
Sign: Importing DVD camcorder video results in rather barren video rank for editing and exporting. Most adroitly is miniDV band; then intensely appeal or momentary display based storage - worst is DVD based camcorder storage.
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