Can I edit & review movies with the mac mini? Or will it be super slow? Do I need any special or additional items to be able to do this? I just want to upload my YouTube videos without any problems. Can I edit & review movies with the mac mini? Or will it be super slow? Do I need any special or additional items to be able to do this? I just want to upload my YouTube videos without any... » Read More Can I edit & review movies with the mac mini? Or will it be super slow? Do I need any special or additional items to be able to do this? I just want to upload my YouTube videos without any problems. « Show Less
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i'm not sure how to answer. I haven't had any trouble uploading You Tube stuff, but I haven't tried anything beyond looking at video. I do know you can buy and install extra RAM to make the Mini faster.
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Hello KC. Your mini would come with more then enough ram to do what you need. You have a 2.5 ghz processor, 4 gigs of ram... and if you manage to outgrow that you can upgrade the ram down the road. I am a graphic artist and work with memory intensive programs, it is very fast and haven't noticed any lag time as long as you don't have too many other programs open in the background. There is also an additional perk that you Mini comes pre-loaded with iMovie software so you can create videos from scratch. :)
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The Mac mini works perfectly with iTunes. Although I don't own a Mac Book I do own other Apple products (iPhone, Apple TV 1st gen) and they work well together. I can access and control my iTunes through my iPhone and the Apple TV can be accessed through my phone or any computer on my network. My Mac mini is used solely as a music server, but I see no reason why it wouldn't work the same way with movies.
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I tried just copying the files to my mac and was disappointed I couldn't watch the videos.HOWEVER! I opened iMove (while the SDHC card reader was still plugged in with the card from my FS100 in it) and what to my wonderous eyes should appear!? All of the movies! I could see thumbnails and play them.I just clicked "Import All" and it started importing them. My camera did not need to be plugged in at all :)
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It is compatible with Mac. You have to use iMovie to play it, but if you want to edit, you have to buy converter app. It is not mv4 formatted. I haven't used it since the Yosemite OS update, so iMovie may not work with it anymore. That's an easy fix, though. There are a bunch of converter apps that are able to convert the video to mv4. I use it in clinical practice and also in helping people to prepare for job interviews or public speaking engagements. It's a great tool!
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1) I have not used this unit in some time, so please excuse my inability to answer this question, but perhaps these can help? -- http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/01/34/LYT1979-001C-M.pdf OR http://support.jvc.com/consumer/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028494; 2) no remote ; 3) HDD only, no SD. Also, to others, "HDD" is not "high definition," it means "hard disk drive." Videocams become obsolete so quickly these days. This model still does a good job, but sometimes it's just quicker, easier, and more convenient for us to take my iPad or my daughter's iPad Mini to record video.
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Just to make sure I am clear-- to get this to work, I need to go back to Imovie06? Do I uninstall 08 (it came on my new macbook) and then install 06?Sorry, I am so not technical and am used to the mac just figuring it out. Thanks for your help!
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Subject: Re: Y. Callewaert commented on your answer to the question "Being a Mac user, will this camera work with my Mac and iMovie program?"You're welcome. I think the camera is great. Really nice hs pics. I did buy the cannon mike that mounts on top on the shoe and if u have the extra $150 I think it is well worth it audio wiseThe mic is made for the camera. We use it to record our church services so I needed better sound than the built in micDave
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I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are better, but cost more. Hope this helped, message me if you have anymore questions. I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are... » Read More I edit in Adobe Premiere CC, and from what I understand is, is that Premiere demands much more hardware intensive components to work better. FCPX is a bit more optimized for Macs from Apple, if you're looking to replace this in a Mac Pro/iMac/MacMini/etc, this will be perfect, I have 0 issues with this drive for editing, render speeds are fine, playback is smooth, 0 frames dropped, export is relatively fast. If this is going to be a scratch drive, this larger the capacity, the longer it will work before it goes dead, which is nice. Buy it if you can, or go for Samsung Pro SSD, which are better, but cost more. Hope this helped, message me if you have anymore questions. « Show Less
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Hi MB:I am in the market for a webcam for my mid-2010 Mac Mini. Did you get the LifeCam up and running? How is it working? Do you recommend the LifeCam or have alternate recommendations?Thanks, and Happy holidays!TQM
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Hi,Although I have 2 older MacBooks I installed this drive on, it seems to be ok on the Mac Mini also. I would suggest you check out YouTube first and search "Mac Mini 2011 hard drive and ram upgrade." You really need to check out the specs on your specific machine too. There are space considerations, not just will it work. The guy on YouTube was using this drive as a secondary drive. Also, try Googling your situation. That's how I figure things out. Hope this helps.Steve R.
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Haven't used it on retina mini but works fine on my mini with pictures. Not so sure how fast it would be with video. I have not tried it grabbing a lot of pictures more then ten at a time. A good feature is the pictures you download can be deleted from your iPad where as the ones you transfer from your computer cannot be done easily.
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Sorry not certain I am Not a mac user. Email in a few days at fttvienna@aol.com and I can help you out. At this time I am out of town and can't supply much detail. As you may or may not be aware Video software capture and processing is a complicated process. MANY MANY products are out there. I purchased something on line that converts formats and MAC type was one of the. and there are many types of programs out thereCamera came with software that stores video in three formats I had no issues with Storing and editing. You also have to piece all the points you create when you use Pause feature because camera creates a separate video clip each time you pause. Software supplied with camera does handle that Sorry not certain I am Not a mac user. Email in a few days at fttvienna@aol.com and I can help you out. At this time I am out of town and can't supply much detail. As you may or may not be aware Video software capture and processing is a complicated process. MANY MANY products are out there. I purchased something on line that converts formats and MAC type was one of the. and there are many types of programs out thereCamera came with software that stores video in three formats I had no issues with Storing and editing. You also have to piece all the points you create when you use... » Read More Sorry not certain I am Not a mac user. Email in a few days at fttvienna@aol.com and I can help you out. At this time I am out of town and can't supply much detail. As you may or may not be aware Video software capture and processing is a complicated process. MANY MANY products are out there. I purchased something on line that converts formats and MAC type was one of the. and there are many types of programs out thereCamera came with software that stores video in three formats I had no issues with Storing and editing. You also have to piece all the points you create when you use Pause feature because camera creates a separate video clip each time you pause. Software supplied with camera does handle that « Show Less
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i use iMovie for edits. Not overly fond of the newer version of iMovie, but it makes the basic edits I need. Video everything onto SD card and then plug the SD card directly into my iMac. Upload from there and then edit away. Also use Premier, but not much. Like I said, my edits are usually really basic.
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Are you saying that it's a problem to import the video files into the Mac? I'm using Leopard and Final Cut Express 4 and want to make sure that the files created by the FS100 can be edited by FCE4.
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Don't know about the Mac mini. I know the MBPro can take 16 as I have 16GB in mine. Type that into google and see what you find. I have 8gb of ram in my mini. You also have to see if your Macmini takes 1333mhz ram or 1600mhz. I'm not sure
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Did you try watching movies from your mac? Are you happy with the viewing experience? Any kind of jittering... etc? I am just worried about the video card on the mini, it is the intel on board 9400 I guess. iMac comes with 256M/512M NVIDEA/ATI cards. What other features do you rate the most?
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to Science Rules:I also have a MacBook Pro and use i Movie for movie making. My experience with import from a camcorder(I have a sony digital tape camcorder) is that it only sees the firewire connection to import movies. Please explain to me how you get your Mac to see an import from the USB cable connection.thank you,Randal