has anyone used the movie4 function of this camera ? ive tryed multiple times to use it and it does work but when i try and hook it up to the computer and use my windows movie maker it wont recognize the movie type file, has anyone else had this same issue .. please reply with anytype of help or insight has anyone used the movie4 function of this camera ? ive tryed multiple times to use it and it does work but when i try and hook it up to the computer and use my windows movie maker it wont... » Read More has anyone used the movie4 function of this camera ? ive tryed multiple times to use it and it does work but when i try and hook it up to the computer and use my windows movie maker it wont recognize the movie type file, has anyone else had this same issue .. please reply with anytype of help or insight « Show Less
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Yes. The predecessor SD950 IS movies are recorded as AVI files, which are compatible with Windows Movie Maker. The SD990 IS movies are recorded as MOV files, the Apple QuickTime format. I purchased QuickTime Pro ($29.95) to convert the MOV files to AVI files.
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At first I had a problem just getting it to work with windows xp, I kept getting corrupt files, then I went to My Computer and clicked on the camera icon and that did the trick. It played with windows media player.
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Well I didn't have any luck making it work on any OS. They sent it with a third party software, the disk had a corrupt file and when I googled it for a fix it directed me to download it from another site. It's basically spam ware and opened up my computer to the free world. In researching it a bit I think lots of others users experienced the same issue. I would look elsewhere for a camera.
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I had to play around with my pc settings for the camera. I have a built in camera and just had to switch it to recognize the device. A few times in the past I need to have the program disk in my pc, probably because it doesn't seem to say installed on its own. And I would need it again now if I wanted to use it..
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How do you transfer the videos to your computer? when i transfer the pics/videos to my computer using the usb cord that was in the box and even tried it with just the SD card ONLY the videos transferred. PLS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am going to a concert in 2 weeks and plan on taking some video of it and would like the video to be on my computer if possible.. if not, then i will return this camera and buy a new one.. so any help would be greatly appreciated!!! thanks!
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Wade, have you tried just loading the SD card after you have got video or photos on it to the computer? I do that instead of putting what is on the disc on computer. I get the videos and photos that way. Mine works awesome that way. I hope I explained that right.
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When you plug in the camera Win 7 loaded the driver for me. It came up with a Microsoft Driver from 6/21/2006 ver. 6.1.7601.17514. The file it uses is usbvideo.sys buried in the drivers directory. I copied the app to a dir and opened it went to preview and the picture came up in the window. Hopefully this helps.
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I have no problems playing the video on Windows 7. The included viewer software is ok, but it's not great. I downloaded a free viewer called Registrator (http://www.registratorviewer.com/download_en.html) that is 1000 times better. It allows you to view the GPS track on a map beside the video along with G-sensor data etc. I highly recommend it. The cam does have a very small amount of internal storage, but not very much (I don't remember the amount). It's not enough to record more than a few minutes of video probably. You'll need a SD card for any decent recording times. I've been using mine for about 7 months now and I love it. I have no problems playing the video on Windows 7. The included viewer software is ok, but it's not great. I downloaded a free viewer called Registrator (http://www.registratorviewer.com/download_en.html) that is 1000 times better. It allows you to view the GPS track on a map beside the video along with G-sensor data etc. I highly recommend it. The cam does have a very small amount of internal storage, but not very much (I don't remember the amount). It's not enough to record more than a few minutes of video probably. You'll need a SD card for any decent recording times. I've been... » Read More I have no problems playing the video on Windows 7. The included viewer software is ok, but it's not great. I downloaded a free viewer called Registrator (http://www.registratorviewer.com/download_en.html) that is 1000 times better. It allows you to view the GPS track on a map beside the video along with G-sensor data etc. I highly recommend it. The cam does have a very small amount of internal storage, but not very much (I don't remember the amount). It's not enough to record more than a few minutes of video probably. You'll need a SD card for any decent recording times. I've been using mine for about 7 months now and I love it. « Show Less
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So far it hasn't given me any trouble just make sure that you record using the Logitech Capture software that comes with the device. It's the only way I've found to get decent quality, using Movie Maker just wont cut it.
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Mine came with a very minimal instruction sheet, poorly translated into English. It made absolutely no sense to me. I ended up plugging the SD card into an adaptor, inserting it in the card slot on my laptop, and using Windows Media to download and process the footage. Nothing else worked. I hope this helps!
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well, miss Jennifer, the one that i bought didnt even work. i couldnt make it record or even start to do anything. the handful of forums i found about this item said simply: either the software works for you, or it doesnt. so i wouldnt trust it. yes, its cheap and looks easy, but you get what you pay for, ya know? my advice, if you havent bought it alrady, dont waste your time or money. hope this helps a little. :)
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I had the same exact issue. Everything else with this player has worked flawlessly for me so far. I called Icom's customer service number regarding this. The woman who answered (operator/receptionist) and the man she put me through to (tech guy) were both impatient. They spoke very quickly and sounded frustrated, like they had better things to do. Or as if they thought I was mentally challenged; or speaking in a foreign language. I thought they were a little rude. Anyway, I mentioned as quickly as possible that the USB played Mp3's perfectly fine, but when I tried playing video Mp4 clips, video would show up but no audio. I tried every audio setting imaginable, but still no luck. The tech guy looked into it and after a brief moment came back and said that the mp4 playback doesn't include/allow audio. I told him I thought that was strange and thanked him for his time. So supposedly we cannot get audio with mp4 videos through the USB on this particular player. I tried Jodi Waxman's (other poster who left comment on OP's question) vague advice and came up with nothing. I looked over the manual several times and tried all the audio settings (on the player itself as well as my receiver)... nothing. If someone that reads this had the same issue and can say they get audio with their mp4 video files, I would love to know what they did to get it to work.
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i'm having the same problem. i've been tied up on some other projects and haven'y had time to call for assist. i can get the software to download , but so far haven't been able to get the camera to work right. good luck
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Same issue with my Sony cam. Get the error message but I continue and use it, in spite of the error message. Works OK but is quite irritating. Haven't had the failure yet, hope i don't. Seems Sony has a proprietary card format, and as you probably know they are very proud of their cards. (expensive) I would suggest that you bite the bullet and pay the Sony price to ensure you don't have a camera failure.Good luck with your issue!
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I had same problem with my camcorder, could you help me how u fix it.i had a bunch of clips on my camcorder ,now i want to add them to movie maker, how can i do that ?
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I used it but like you did it not work for me and I sent it back I am surprise they are still making it I recommendation is send it back for refund if possible I think if memory serves me correctly Kodak made it but it been such long time I could be wrong I know I tried to used it and look for drivers and could not find any that work with my Windows Vista IBM, I hope this answear your concerns . I think it more trouble than it is worth you might hire company to transfer for you and it may be less trouble as well Ok have good day
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............