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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I'm just curious if you've tried recording something on the video setting and playing it back on your computer to see if the sound comes out. The "speaker" or playback on the cameras are piss poor, not that they should be anything great, but it might be possible that you can't hear it on the camera but the sound pics up on video and you can hear it on playback. Hope that made some sense. I hope it works out for you.
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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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B. Pinker's info worked for me to view video (after some trial and error with numbers in device names) but I was unable to record successfully from VLC. I tried Convert option under Capture Device and also the toolbar record button. My computer may be too slow. I had success with ffmpeg on command line:ffmpeg -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i hw:2:0 -target ntsc-dvd ouptutfile.mpg
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I haven't used mine much. Still trying to figure it out. Tried it on a trip and got a lot of still pics, but no continuous video. Don't know what I did wrong yet. The pictures looked OK, so I think its just what I did. There's not much of an instruction booklet to help out.
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I haven't been able to play any videos from the camera on my computer. I emailed Olympus and they said to download their viewer. I haven't been able to do so yet but here is the link they provided. http://support.olympus-imaging.com/ov3download/ Please let me know if that helps.If you need any assistance with installing this software, please call Digital Technical Support telephone number (888-553-4448, Monday to Friday, 9am -9pm ET).
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I'm not sure I never got mine to work. Wish I was more help. the camera may be ok but they sent it with third party software that didn't work. I googled for an answer and found lots of issues with the same problem and other people. I downloaded it from the mfg site and installed it. Still didn't work and after investigation it is a cloud type software that I felt was a security risk. I would buy from a reputable company.
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glad you got things figured out. I'm still not sure why you can't just copy from your SD card directly, but personnally, I prefer to use PhotoFunStudio, and only pull my SD card when I can't find the USB cable.As far as the wind noise, if you haven't already, go to the movie menu, and turn "Wind Cut" on.
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I've tried to upload it to my Mac and it does not recognize the camcorder at all!! It is so frustrating! anyone know what I am doing wrong?
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Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase. Hope this has been of help. cj
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I have the very same problem. There must be some type of program error. I did a lot of research and gave up. I just pull the SD card and plug into my PC. There was no warranty on my camera when I found out it would not work with my PC or TV.
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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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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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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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Barbara, unless someone else answers this question before I get home, I'll pull it out and see, but I certainly don't remember having to do anything. I have several camcorders, and I remember that one did not play sound back through the camcorder but did when moving it to DVD, etc., but don't remember if it was this one. I'll update when I get home. Just wanted to let you know that someone was checking into this for you! Edit: My wife tells me we no longer have this camcorder (we originally purchased it in 2007!) Sorry I couldn't help!
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Interesting. I just purchased this product and, assuming it would just automatically launch with iMovie, I was surprised when it didn't. I have a Mac Book Pro w/latest os. I wonder why I'm not getting the same response?
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I am wondering the same now.. No wonder I have never been able to get it to work on my computer. Lately can't get my camera to even recognize the card. I had to go purchase a new card