Video playback on mac: does anyone know how to playback the video on a mac.
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I'm wondering the same thing... i cannot even upload the file from my camera onto my Mac.. i'm confused because my Sony T90 uploaded video without any problem. Please can someone answer this question
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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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The file type I got needed to be opened in windows media player, VLC didn't take them which makes me think they would have to be converted before viewed on a Mac. I don't remember the file type but I don't think I got straight up mp4 as stated in the description.
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After you do this, you may have some trouble viewing and editing the video on your mac, but there are several solutions. The best one I've found - mentioned in a review here - is visualhub. You can use the trial version, the full version, or isquint, and change the avi files to mp4s or dv files. It's very easy and works wonderfully! I've found this little camera to be a pleasure to use. Have not yet tried editing files in iMovie, but they look very good on the computer. )
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Yes. Video can be played back on all typical video players on Mac or PC. the videos are standard video files.
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Thx for the update. We now agree the Flip works just fine w/the Mac, and especially iMovie. We made a bunch of quite amateurish uploads on a fun site that shows how this looks. See www.mytripjournal.com/beartrek10Tom
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It will work on the Mac if you download VLC media player from VLC.org. It's free.
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It has loop recording, once it uses up all available space it will start to overwrite the old recording starting with the oldest file. You can save the video file by pressing the hazard button, but you have to do it right away. it will save the file into a different folder that can't be deleted or overwritten from the camera, but can be done from a pc. its in MOV format so i don't see a problem for not viewing it on a mac, but i don't have a mac to confirm it. yes, you can playback video on the camera screen. but its a little more complicated. it also records audio by default but you can change the setting to have it not record audio.
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I had no problems transferring the video files from Micro SD card to my Imac and playing them ..works just fine however I did no install the IN software to my Imac - I just loaded the videos
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I just tried the same, and found that it actually does work. I had iMovie '08 running "in background" when I plugged in the card reader USB stick. iMovie popped up the import dialog without any additional action from my side. Works nicely. This is why I like the Mac :)
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Yes you can put it on the Mac. The file format for video are AVI and photos are JPEG. You might need to use another program free at the MacApp store to convert files for iMovie, but you definatly can put files on Mac to share.
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...further investigation; If you have a Mac you simply hold the 'command' button down and click on the speaker icon at the top of your screen. This opens a dialogue box and allows you to select HDMI as your sound output...worked for me.
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I am not a Mac user so I can't answer your specific question. You could try making a DVD on a DVD recorder and putting it into your MAC. Worth a try. Ray
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Dwight-I see your question is growing hair so unless it's too late, the answer is yes using either Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center. They should play on a Mac also but I don't know the Apple programs. I watch the programs on my PC almost every day by taking the HDD on the converter and moving it to my PC where I copy the files (though I don't have to) to another disk and then return it. Format is .mts. I use a Buffalo 1T 2.5 USB 2 external HDD. Most any will do.
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Got this as a gift. My Mac does not seem to recognize it while plugged in a USB. I have tried to no avail. So, my guess is no. In addition the package says ( Media Playing software: Attached software of the operating system or mainstream audio and video media playing software Operating System: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) So, I'll assume it is not MAC supported.
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Can you give a computer novice who just bought a FS300 Caon instructions on how to upload onto the mac and burn onto a dvd? i have Mac 10.5.8 with imovie 8. thanks
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This device used the "Media Transfer Protocol", written by Microsoft. There is no official support on the Mac, but you can download a third party application to transfer music. http://www.wentnet.com/projects/xnjb/ It lists the player as "fully tested". Please note that the FAQ says it only works on OSX 10.3 and up, but this shouldn't be a problem if you're buying a new Mac. The site doesn't make it clear that you can use the software to transfer video as well, but it sure looks like you can from posts in the forum. Please note that I have neither a Vision:M or a Mac, so I can't guarantee anything.