JVC Everio to Mac Guide

[Quadz2k]

Hey Punisher08, just curious why others say you have to convert the .MOD files prior to importing into iMovie? Is this different for iMovie 09? The reason I ask is I am about to purchase an iMac and have a JVC Everio w/ tons of .MOD files. If I can utilize your method, without converting, that would be great.

[LoverHaterFlamer]

thank you so much! now i feel like an idiot for not turning the actual camera on while plugged in!

[LoverHaterFlamer]

thank you so much! now i feel like an idiot for not turning the actual camera on while plugged in!

[funnybone70]

Good tutorial, fucking awful music.

[musicstephMI]

Thank you for posting this!

[SnowPak23]

thx man it worked i coudnt figure that out forj a long time. haha so happy noq i can make some more snowboarding vid from colorado

[SnowPak23]

thx man it worked i coudnt figure that out forj a long time. haha so happy noq i can make some more snowboarding vid from colorado

[ronknights]

It would be better if you actually spoke, instead of having captions.

[eolaleye]

This was a great help!

After searching for a non existent MediaBrowser 1.2 (for my Mac) for approximately 2 hours. I finally listened to the small voice in my head that said... "why don't you look on Youtube?". My problem was solved in minutes!!!

Thanks again.

[eolaleye]

This was a great help!

After searching for a non existent MediaBrowser 1.2 (for my Mac) for approximately 2 hours. I finally listened to the small voice in my head that said... "why don't you look on Y0tube?". My problem was solved in minutes!!!

Thanks again.

[dmont40]

when i hook up the usb chord the iphoto pops up immed, is there something i need to do, i am trying to swap vid from my everio to my MBpro

[dmont40]

when i hook up the usb to the mac the iphotos tab pops up immediatly, do i need to reformat the footage. also when i go to the everio icon i follow the pro*** and cnat find a file like in the vid.

[Diamondinn]

hhmm... do you know how to get HD everio's to work with mac?

[Composer1979]

Can you record live into imovie through your everio using firewire???

[matthewclarkg]

the download worked perfectly. thx ! I really like your music. what's it called to get it from itunes ??

[pippozg]

wut about PC

[LoghanZ]

You saved my life. *high five*

[linusil]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial!!!

I always had problems to import movies to imovie HD.

Now I got iMovie 09, and hoped that there would be a good solution.

And now I found it.

Thank you!

[thebrotherhoodisdumb]

so the camcorder doesnt have dv/firewire input?

[Masterine]

HELP! when i put jvc videos on my mac, IT was supposed to be widescreen but then when i play it back on a vlc player or any other players it turns out to be a compressed screen.

[TheJVCMan]

can u not expand it to full screen? and remember when u watch it on a PC unless you have a widescreen monitor it will be in 4:3 anyways.

[NotTheMusicMan]

You can do a thing called "letterboxing". It will cut off part of the shot, but will make the frame 16:9 instead of 4:3.

[Masterine]

HElP! when i put jvc videos on to mac the widescreen video turn into a compressed screen video. How do i change it back toe widescreen?

[kbooby]

I have a JVC everio with the a sd card slot instead of a hdd sd. im not sure if this effects the importing but i remember when i used to be able to upload the way you just showed without a problem but when i downloaded snow leopard it doesnt work anymore, im not sure if that is because of the snow leopard or if im doing something wrong

please reply

[mrtg36]

kbooby...Chances are that you had the QuickTime plugin installed from Apple that is available for MPEG2 playback...If you did purchase this & had it installed...then...when Snow Leopard is installed it gets deleted...you would have to find your original installer if you backed it up & re-install it...This only a guess at what might be wrong after a Snow Leopard upgrade.

[groundtactics1]

Hey, please inform how to transfer the files to Final Cut Pro?

[FreakingAngryPirate]

Mine wont import.......WHY?!

[aplbastos]

make sure you REMOVE ANY SD CARDS before you connect the camera to your computer or else it will only upload the PHOTOS taken with the camcorder and not the VIDEOS.

[rickelrd]

wow its really that easy...i just messed around with it for like a half hour trying to install .mod converters and stupid stuff and then i came across this video.. Thanks alot

[TownsendUSA]

do you know if the files are suitable for final cut pro?

[TheJVCMan]

I've not got enough money to buy that software, but from looking at everyone elses comments I assume that its not. Please correct if I'm wrong.

[musichistorynut]

@TheJVCMan You cannot use the native JVC files in FCP, but you can convert them using Mpeg Streamclip (google it) it is free and fast and has a TON of export options. I made a video showing how to do this. (I have an HD version of the Everio, so they are .TOD files).

[TheJVCMan]

. Best thing I think is to try and get the footage backed up using XP, then format the drive within the camera menu. Do some test recordings and try and connect it to Vista and Mac and see how you get on.

[malkyboyguitar]

I have a GZ-MG505U and Mac 10.5 and it can't detect the camcorder. I have the exact same issue with Vista. It work juste fine with XP tho. It was working before with 10.4. Do you have any idea why it should not work. In the system profiler I don't see anything when the camera is on. It say on the cam USB MASS STORAGE so the mac should mount the drive but it's not.

[TheJVCMan]

It could be due to an unsafe removal of the drive previously. Although the hard drive is in FAT32 so the mac should see it. I dont think the problem lies with your iMovie but either with the camera hard drive or with the Mac. Although as you are saying the camera can not be seen on Vista and only works on XP that sounds more like a hard drive issue

[stevenratkinson]

great video, thanks!

[TheJVCMan]

Good Luck :)

[TheJVCMan]

Once you've imported it you can turn off the camera. Its no longer needed as you've imported the files on to your Mac Hard drive.

[SMVH21]

Most cameras give you a prompt when it is safe to unplug, etc. This was hung up on the "Transferring" text, with pic of a laptop on the LCD. I verified that everything was transferred; just was uncomfortable turning her off without some sort of "end" from the menu or it returning to the former screen. Thanks...

[cameronmm]

will this work with imovie hd

[TheJVCMan]

iMovie HD will only work with the HD Everio such as HD7 or any of the others that do .TOD files. .MOD files must be used with iMovie08 or 09.

[Strigion3]

WTF THIS DOESNT WORK

[TheJVCMan]

That doesnt help... You need to post more info. 

What model? What Software? What Brain?

[weinerboyproductions]

When I open iMovie it doesnt seem to notice my camera.

Help Anyone?

[TheJVCMan]

First of all what camera?

If its a NON HD version then use iMovie08/09

if its a HD version that uses MPEG2 i.e. .TOD files then use iMovieHD.

if its a HD version that uses AVC HD then iMovie08/09 will work. i.e. .MTS

Also make sure you have installed updates for the software.

[colebtiger]

i have the hd7 and i have followed all of you steps but i still can;t upload my vidoes

[TheJVCMan]

?You need iMovieHD with .TOD files.

[colebtiger]

ok i have the GZ-HD7 and even with your video i can't upload my videos. any help?

[TheJVCMan]

iMovieHD use it and it will work.

[LarcoMoes]

HI!

Bought a Canon Legria FS200, package said it was compatible with Mac but only the pictures taken with the camera are displayed on my Mac. Now looking into the JVC Everio MS120 (recording on SDcards) , but is that one also compatible with Mac?

Thanks!

[TheJVCMan]

Yes it is with iMovie08 or 09.

[joshfortune0]

which JVC Everio model do you have? and does it shoot in 16:9 because I was looking into getting one and I don't like to upload a lot of videos in HD, thats what i have my Kodak Z1285 for to shoot in HD when I want to.. thanks.

[TheJVCMan]

I have a few cameras. The GZ-HD7, GZ-MG330 and I have access to virtually all the other JVC models. All the JVC Everio cameras record in 16:9 mode. If you are looking for a quick and easy solution for uploading videos to uTube then you should get the GZ-MS120/130 this is a wicked camera for 10 mins clips.

[Kera414]

thanks for posting this! It worked for me.

[pitts40]

Any ideas on how to get the sound to work on this hdd camera? I cannot playback a movie and hear any sound. I sure could use some help before I return this camera to the store.

[TheJVCMan]

what model? does playback work on the camera? what version of OSX? are you using iMovie? please give more detail in your questions for a proper answer.

[pitts40]

I can't get the sound to work at all. I just purchased this camera this past evening and I can record, but, when I play the file back, there is no sound. I have searched and searched for a mute button somewhere, but, I give up. Any suggestions? Thanks

[jimmyn617]

Oh now I got it! Thx :-)

[skakid10689]

wtf im getting angry

[skakid10689]

it doesnt let me import it i have a jvc hd everio gz-hm200 and imovie 09 it tells me that i need to "archive all to make back up copy" but when i do it still doesnt let me any help plz

[skakid10689]

i have imovie 09 and i have jvc hd everio gz-hm200 but when i try to import my videos it tells me that i have an error "archies" so how do i import them??

[gillian833]

Okay so I have to do this school project and I have a JVC everio HDD and a PC.. to work with the programs on my PC I convert them to MPGs but it obviously doesn't work for my schoo MAC computers.. that are either 05 or 06... will it work if I upload them to the MAC 05/06 laptops at my school? I need to use iMovie to edit my project

[5396sa]

WOW calm down, you dont need to get angry.

[5396sa]

i have iMovie HD, will it work?

x x x x x x

[TheJVCMan]

work with what???

As I've said so many times before if you have the GZ-HD3,7 then you need iMovieHD to edit. If you have the standard Everio GZ-MG130,330 etc.. then use iMovie08 or now 09 to edit.

IF you have a newer version of the HD Everio being the HD40, 50 that record in MPEG4 then you can use iMovie09 to edit them.

[felixcock]

I love the porno music,''jazzy-man!!!''

[TheJVCMan]

Thanks made with a little help with the Mac :)

That was the sound I was going for. Glad someone got it :)

[superdeedupersara]

Ah! Thank you so much!

[HarriettElisabethh]

is it compatible with os 10.5.6?

if so, how do i get them onto imovie?

[TheJVCMan]

Yes its compatible.

The guide is still relevent for iMovie09 if you have it.

[HarriettElisabethh]

i have the same problem as zach3493, since i replaced my hard drive it won't recognise it

what's the quicktime plug in?

[zach3493]

my imovie doesn't recognize it therefor doesn't "Generate Thumbnails"

it used to but now since i replaces my hard drive it doesn't work.

any advise anyone?

[TheJVCMan]

make sure you update and install the quicktime pluggin I've talked about in the past,.

[zach3493]

it used to work that easy,

but my hd broke so i got a new one and now it doesn't recognize my camcorder as a camera in imovie

[TheJVCMan]

See my other comment about pluggin and updates.

[EbonyShadow07]

What happens if you only have '06?

[TheJVCMan]

Arrd Luck then. Get 08 or even better 09

[sk8now123]

aall of my clips this month got deleted on my jvc hd30

[ILikeToShred]

thankyou! couldnt figure out how to get the movies to play!!!! cheers!

[aaronklepfer]

i installed ilife 08 thinking imovie 08 would work, but, no dice. i'm running tiger, 10.4.11. do i need to upgrade to leopard?

[TheJVCMan]

What camera? Tiger is fine. I used tiger to create the guide. OSX 10.5 works also.

[ILIVEONPENNYLANE]

i got one of these for christmas it works great. no problem uploading it to imovie but when i try to upload it to facebook it says it will take 2 hours for it to upload but then the loading bar just stops at 50 minutes and freezes i have no idea what to do

[ILIVEONPENNYLANE]

i got one for christmas and its awesome it works when i upload it to imovie but when i try to upload to facebook it says that it will take 2 hours but then it always freezes up around 50 minutes left to go what do i do??

[oliverscott2007]

Thank you very much. I had gotten so far as being unable to convert the files to make them playable.

I shall now acquire imovie 08.

[ILIVEONPENNYLANE]

i just got this camera for christmas it is awesome it works when i import it to imovie 08 but when i try to upload it to facebook it says it will take 2 hours but then it freezes around 50 minutes left what do i do?

[graffitiisnotacrime1]

do u have to have imovie 08

[MoonaBoona]

thanks for the how to video. i am really greatful for that gesture

[Cmurdaaa]

i got an GZ-MG150u and iMovieHD (from 2007 i guess?)

and it definetly does not recognize the files...

Any help with in this case???

thank you.

[TheJVCMan]

Yeah like I said. You need iMovie08 latest version for NON HD Version of the Everio. iMovieHD is for the GZ-HD3/7 not the standard def versions.

[eddyr78]

Will iMovie 08 work with the JVC Everio GZ-MG330A

im about to get one and I need to know if it works with imovie08

[Audiosyncratic100]

does it work with imovie hd?

[TheJVCMan]

No it doesnt. iMovie HD is for the GZ-HD3/7 only.

[plzandthx]

gay music, but thx

[FLCProductions]

when i plug it in it will not show up in my desktop

i dont have the hd version but i realy need your help

do you have any drivers for the camcorder?

[idiotboxfilms]

Help when I connect my camera it says "Power is off or USB device is unsupported yes i am using a Mac and the GZ-MG330H help!!!!!!!!!!

[oliverlx]

thanks for the help...easier than i thought.

[michcookies]

Thanks so much for posting this, I was having trouble trying to figure it out!!

[CptGilligan]

i only hav imovie HD will it still work

[smartpartsionlover]

and i shoot my vids, go into the hard drive , and i go into the right folder and i dont see my videos

[smartpartsionlover]

how do you do it with imovie hd

[Kalleerkenborn]

Love the music ! :D

[radarrunners]

Hello, Thanks for your video it makes it look very simple. I bought the JVC Everio GZ-MG330AUS to go with my Macbook (leopard, iMovie '08) and was worried if I should open the box, or return it from what I was reading. Thanks for giving me some hope. I didn't want a product that I had to convert a bunch of crap to use. Thanks for taking the time to help people. Chris

[nectarinesalad]

I think this video is fantastic, thankyou so much for helping everyone. I just have one question for you. My Everio is a GZ-MG....does that mean your tutorial should work on it, or is it categorised as a HD camera? This is probably a silly question, but im not really sure. Thanks again.

[TheJVCMan]

Yep this guide applies to you :) GZ-MG cameras.

It does not apply to GZ-HD cameras.

[seanmurder]

soz man too late i took them back to the shop.

i think it was the gz hd3.

i installed everything and moved folders with loads of stuff i tried alot of things it just didnt work.

thanks for the help though.

[TheJVCMan]

no worries :)

[seanmurder]

this didnt work 4 me i done everything u said....

any reason why this wouldnt work...im need desperate help, ive been tryin for two weeks now it makes me wanna take these cams back to the shop

[TheJVCMan]

what model camera you got? and what exactly didnt work? detail, detail, detail please...

[ccubsfan94]

notice this is for imovie 08 i have one for imovie before that or just quicktime

[TheJVCMan]

Ican only confirm iMovie08 as its the only version I have. The older ones may work but I dont have them so can not confirm.

[p5stunna]

Sorry, your video really sucks. The music sucks, the video quality sucks, and on top of it all it didn't help me with my everio gz-hd3u /macbook pro. From what it sounds like, this camcorder out-the-box is not compatible with macbook pro out-the-box. Why must you download another app? This JVC is going back to the store tomorrow.

[TheJVCMan]

what an idiot!! As I keep on SAYING THIS VIDEO ONLY APPLIES TO THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE EVERIO. THIS VIDEO DOES NOT APPLY TO THE HD VERSIONS (FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS WHO CANT SEEM TO READ. I WILL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE GZ-HD3, HD5, HD6 OR HD7!!! IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY AT MY GUIDE THEN CREATE YOUR OWN YOU TWAT!

[JazzDogProductions]

Brilliant!...woof!...woof!...w­oof!...JVC and Mac should be paying you a fortune to do this...

[TheJVCMan]

cheers  :)

[andyjoewalnutt]

Hey! Thanks for sharing you knowledge. Quick question, I had 7.4 that was installed with my iLife08 package. When I followed your instructions, iMovie wouldn't recognize that the camera was even connected to the computer even though I can clearly see the everio harddrive on my desktop. I put quicktime in the trash and emptied but iMovie still won't recognize the camera is plugged in. Any suggestions?

[TheJVCMan]

what camera we talking about.

[mightycarmods]

So are you saying that this way you showed will work with the HD7 but only if you don't upgrade your Quicktime? Wondering if you know how to make the Hd7 work with iMovie08?

[TheJVCMan]

No did you read my comments? like I've said already. You need to use iMovie HD which is free to iLife 08 customers... And yes dont upgrade to the latest version of quicktime if you are using the HD versions. And install the quicktime plugin you got with the HD camera.

THIS DOES NOT EFFECT THE STANDARD EVERIO... Only the HD3 and HD7. For SD versions use the method I used in my video.

[etramsey]

does it also work with the program but thats not 08? (i asume 08 is 2008)

[TheJVCMan]

The Standard Everio will work with life08 nothing else I have tried will work with them. The HD versions must use iMovie HD which is a free download if you are an ilife08 customer from Apple.

[TheJVCMan]

I have now heard that if you install the latest version of Quicktime 7.4 on your Mac it can stop any Everio files from working on imovie. i have yet to confirm this or find a work around but just to let you know that it may be an issue. If i find out more i will post it up for you.

[TheJVCMan]

Just an update, this applies to the HD versions of the Everio HD3, HD7.

[karma3328]

very helpful, thanks

[mattevans1983]

WOW what a simple yet effective way to show Mac users how to transfer their footage. I was struggling with my Mac, but this video made it simple to follow. If only all manufacturers did this!