Panasodding camcorders

Posted by Gary
February 19, 2008

If you’re thinking about getting a cheap camcorder and you’re using Leopard, beware: I’m having huge problems with my El Cheapo Panasonic camera. It uses Mini DVD, which means I can’t play the discs in my Macs (they’re all slot-loading drives), so I need to connect it via USB.

Unfortunately Leopard doesn’t like Panasonic’s files (they’re .VRO format, I think) and Panasonic’s Mac software doesn’t like Leopard. So while I can connect the camera to my Mac, I can’t do anything with the video unless I convert it in MPEG Streamclip and shell out real cash money for Apple’s QuickTime MPEG plugin. Damn, blast and arse.

Apple, Photography, Software

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Comments
Comment by andi on February 20, 2008 @ 10:18 am

morning gary

maybe toast might help
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20061124153410554

Comment by Gary on February 20, 2008 @ 10:19 am

Cheers - will check it out.

Comment by Alex on February 21, 2008 @ 5:54 pm

Will iMovie not just import the footage? I know it grabs stuff without any worries from my parent’s JVC DV camcorder.

Comment by Gary on February 21, 2008 @ 8:33 pm

No, iMovie doesn’t recognise it - it’s USB, not Firewire, which may or may not be a factor.

Something I hadn’t even considered - I could always plug it into the PC. Just can’t be arsed :)

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