Camcorders Compatible with a Mac?
Question: My family just got a new MacBook, and we recently found out (to much dissapointment) that it is not compatible with it. Do you have any ideas on good camcorders that work with a Mac (and iMovie)? We don't need anything professional, but we don't want something childish.
Answers: Any camcorder with a Firewire (iLink/DV/IEEE1394) port will work just fine (MiniDV tape, Digital8 tape, hard drive, etc.). MacBooks have a connection for this. It's the standard connection for video transfer. You can use iMovie to do basic editing as well. DVD gets a bit more tricky.
Out of curiosity, what camcorder are you using? I'm curious to know why it's not compatible. If you're using a camera that shoots in an analog format (for example VHS-C, Hi8, 8mm), you can purchase a converter such as the ADS Pyro A/V Link, which will get your video into DV, which upload to your Mac via Firewire and edit with iMovie or any other editing software.
EDIT: Since when is MPEG-2 not compatible with Mac? MPEG-2 is ESSENTIAL for making a DVD, and lack of support for MPEG-2 would mean that nobody has EVER made a DVD with a Mac. I find this hard to believe, especially when I've made dozens of DVDs on Macs.
The question is not whether your COMPUTER will work with MPEG-2. Rather, find out if your SOFTWARE will work with it. Please get the facts straight.
The one thing that is correct there is that SOME software programs might not recognize some of the new hard drive camcorders because the format is not supported by that particular program. Your chances are better if you go with DV, whether from MiniDV or Digital 8. Just about all editing software supports DV via Firewire.
Not all firewire camcorders are compatible. All harddrive-based camcorders on the market today use Mpeg-2 compression and that is not compatible with Mac.
Get yourself a Mini-DV camcorder and a firewire cable and you'll be fine.
Any with firewire! Good Luck!
Answers: Any camcorder with a Firewire (iLink/DV/IEEE1394) port will work just fine (MiniDV tape, Digital8 tape, hard drive, etc.). MacBooks have a connection for this. It's the standard connection for video transfer. You can use iMovie to do basic editing as well. DVD gets a bit more tricky.
Out of curiosity, what camcorder are you using? I'm curious to know why it's not compatible. If you're using a camera that shoots in an analog format (for example VHS-C, Hi8, 8mm), you can purchase a converter such as the ADS Pyro A/V Link, which will get your video into DV, which upload to your Mac via Firewire and edit with iMovie or any other editing software.
EDIT: Since when is MPEG-2 not compatible with Mac? MPEG-2 is ESSENTIAL for making a DVD, and lack of support for MPEG-2 would mean that nobody has EVER made a DVD with a Mac. I find this hard to believe, especially when I've made dozens of DVDs on Macs.
The question is not whether your COMPUTER will work with MPEG-2. Rather, find out if your SOFTWARE will work with it. Please get the facts straight.
The one thing that is correct there is that SOME software programs might not recognize some of the new hard drive camcorders because the format is not supported by that particular program. Your chances are better if you go with DV, whether from MiniDV or Digital 8. Just about all editing software supports DV via Firewire.
Not all firewire camcorders are compatible. All harddrive-based camcorders on the market today use Mpeg-2 compression and that is not compatible with Mac.
Get yourself a Mini-DV camcorder and a firewire cable and you'll be fine.
Any with firewire! Good Luck!
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