JVC GZ-HD7/Macbook pro Help.

Hey,

So I got my new JVC the other day. Shot some small clips to try it out.
I shot the clips in 1440 CBR. I have quicktime pro. There is also some mpeg2 codec that i can also download for a fee. I also installed the program that came with the camcorder for quicktime.

So I hook up the camcorder to power, then hook it up to my mac via the USB cable. Then Turn it on. On the Camcorders screen it says "Playback on PC" Which in the manual it says to click for playback/copying to your HD so you can edit. So i click that. The Icon pops up on my desktop, and iPhoto opens wanting to copy any photos that I've take on my camcorder to my HD. I click on "everio_HDD" then open up "SD_video" i then click on "PRG002" and all I have inside are;

MOV002.MOI
MOV002.TOD
MOV003.MOI
MOV003.MOI
PRG002.PRG

There are no .MOD files visible, is this because I dont have the .MPEG2 codec downloaded ? In this video (http://www.simplesurvivalmoves.com/JVCEverioInstructions.mp4 ) it shows the .MOD icos above the MOI's and TOD's. Im not sure what the MOIs and TODs are so yeah.

I watched this video ( http://media2.jvc.com/camcorder/macHD.mov ) but i dont have a firewire cable so I think i need that to make that process work.

I hope that somebody can help me with my plight.

Thank you very much.

I use a Mac G4 and Quicktime 7 to open the TOD files with no problem, just click on the TOD file you want to open and Quicktime should pop up. I also use Imovie HD to open them with no problem,just takes a while to convert them.
I hope this helped.

You want to open the .tod files, not .mod files! (You don't need any other files either, except the images if you shot stills.) Install the quicktime component that came with your camera to view/export the .tod files.

Also, you need to use usb not firewire.

MOD files are for SD-video, you need TOD files, these are HD-video. Copy over USB, FireWire is just for backward compatibility with legacy systems. You may need to run TOD files through something like StreamClip, load files, choose "convert to MPEG-2". Oh, Streamclip does not work on Mac. Then I don't know. *.TOD files are actually *.M2TS files, try renaming them, maybe your editing app needs proper file extension.

Streamclip does work on a mac. I use it all the time.

Streamclip does work on a mac. I use it all the time.
Oh, that's cool. Didn't know about that.

Jockey,

I was reading your recent posting/comments about Canon HV20, I have JVC GZHD7, and I am using it since last 9 months. I guess you have seen some of my posting before, I have posted some videos, I would really appreciate if you see them and send me your valuable feedback/suggestions. Here are links:

http://vimeo.com/642155

http://vimeo.com/640085

http://vimeo.com/638812

http://vimeo.com/635871

http://vimeo.com/630531

http://vimeo.com/623399

http://vimeo.com/621475

http://vimeo.com/617515

http://vimeo.com/617254

http://vimeo.com/616634

http://vimeo.com/458245

http://vimeo.com/458673

http://vimeo.com/466120

http://vimeo.com/469280

http://vimeo.com/601216

http://vimeo.com/603273

http://vimeo.com/605499

http://vimeo.com/608358

I was considering buying the GZ-HD7, but your videos really don't look that much better than the MG555.

Are they being compressed or downgraded in any way?