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I am able to connect via Firewire and the other party can see the video just fine, but I don't get any audio using a camcorder (not a webcam).
The camcorder, of course, has a built-in mic, but the other party cannot hear audio whether it is recording or not.
Do I have to buy a separate microphone or is there a cable I can use to link the mic on my camcorder into my mac? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I've managed to do this myself, and it worked great. However, I think the audio was going into the into the built in mic on the Mac itself. There may be settings in Skype to have the audio come from the built it camera rather than from Firewire, so that may be worth checking out.
I don't think the Firewire cable carries the audio into Skype for some reason, HOWEVER, if you really want to utilize the mic from the camera, you may be able to connect the camera's headphone port to the line in or microphone port on the computer (using a 3.5mm male to 3.5mm male audio cable... see link below). You may have to adjust the playback or headphone volume on the camera to get it to be loud enough. I've not tried this myself, but me thinks it just might work...
Good luck!
I've managed to do this myself, and it worked great. However, I think the audio was going into the into the built in mic on the Mac itself. There may be settings in Skype to have the audio come from the built it camera rather than from Firewire, so that may be worth checking out.
I don't think the Firewire cable carries the audio into Skype for some reason, HOWEVER, if you really want to utilize the mic from the camera, you may be able to connect the camera's headphone port to the line in or microphone port on the computer (using a 3.5mm male to 3.5mm male audio cable... see link below). You may have to adjust the playback or headphone volume on the camera to get it to be loud enough. I've not tried this myself, but me thinks it just might work...
Good luck!
Camcorder exporting to a Mac?
Q. I have a JVC camcorder, and I was wondering, I can export my videos/pictures onto my vmware windows vista, but i have so many problems on there that I can't work with the videos I export into it.
Is there any way I can get my videos onto my mac?
Is there any way I can get my videos onto my mac?
Answer
Which camcorder manufacturer and model - or media storage type?
Which Mac?
miniDV tape and digital 8 tape require a firewire connection from the camcorder's DV port to the Mac's firewire port. The new MacBook and MacBook Air have no firewire port and no way to add one. ALL other Macs made in the last 10+ years have a firewire port. You need to buy a firewire cable because they are not included in the box with the Mac or the camcorder.
Consumer flash memory and hard disc drive based standard definition camcorders use a USB connection - and the camcorder memory will mount to the desktop like any other external mass storage device. Copy the files to the Mac, Download and install StreamClip
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
to convert the MOD files to MOV files so iMovie can deal with them.
Consumer flash memory, hard disc drive and DVD based high definition AVCHD camcorders also use a USB connection - and the camcorder memory will mount to the desktop like any other external mass storage device. The MTS files can be dealt with using iMovie '08 or newer. Just drag them to a new iMovie Log/Capture pane. The Mac needs to be running an Intel cpu. The DVD needs to be in a drawer loading DVD drive - never put a small or odd-shaped disc in a slot loader.
Consumer DVD based standard definition camcorders write to VOB format files that need to be ripped using a drawer loading DVD drive and you need to install a DVD ripper - like HandBrake
http://handbrake.fr/
The DVD needs to be in a drawer loading DVD drive - never put a small or odd-shaped disc in a slot loader.
Analog camcorders (VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, etc) require an analog/digital bridge like the Canopus ADVC55 or ADVC110 - but this presumes your Mac has a working firewire port.
Which camcorder manufacturer and model - or media storage type?
Which Mac?
miniDV tape and digital 8 tape require a firewire connection from the camcorder's DV port to the Mac's firewire port. The new MacBook and MacBook Air have no firewire port and no way to add one. ALL other Macs made in the last 10+ years have a firewire port. You need to buy a firewire cable because they are not included in the box with the Mac or the camcorder.
Consumer flash memory and hard disc drive based standard definition camcorders use a USB connection - and the camcorder memory will mount to the desktop like any other external mass storage device. Copy the files to the Mac, Download and install StreamClip
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
to convert the MOD files to MOV files so iMovie can deal with them.
Consumer flash memory, hard disc drive and DVD based high definition AVCHD camcorders also use a USB connection - and the camcorder memory will mount to the desktop like any other external mass storage device. The MTS files can be dealt with using iMovie '08 or newer. Just drag them to a new iMovie Log/Capture pane. The Mac needs to be running an Intel cpu. The DVD needs to be in a drawer loading DVD drive - never put a small or odd-shaped disc in a slot loader.
Consumer DVD based standard definition camcorders write to VOB format files that need to be ripped using a drawer loading DVD drive and you need to install a DVD ripper - like HandBrake
http://handbrake.fr/
The DVD needs to be in a drawer loading DVD drive - never put a small or odd-shaped disc in a slot loader.
Analog camcorders (VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, etc) require an analog/digital bridge like the Canopus ADVC55 or ADVC110 - but this presumes your Mac has a working firewire port.
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