How do i import videos from my Sony Handycam?

I have a sony handycam DCR-DVD508 and i'd like to import it's videos onto my new macbook.?

  • how can i do this so i can edit it on imovie? the format usually are in .mov's i have the importing program but its for a pc :( (so it won't install :( ) what can i do? other than get a new camera :P

  • Answer:

    iMovie will only import codecs that it can edit. iMovie can import MP4, DV, Apple Intermediate Codec, H.264, Photo JPEG, Motion JPEG, Apple Animation, and perhaps others. MOV is a multimedia container file, not a codec. It can contain any of the above codecs, but it could contain other codecs that are not editable by iMovie, such as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 so that sometimes iMovie cannot recognize mov directly. You can try a great converter to solve the problem. Download the trial version for evaluation! http://www.any-format-converter.com/any-format-to-imovie.html Hope my information is helpful!

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