JVC Everio to Mac Guide

A quick guide on how to connect your JVC Everio to a Mac.

***Please note this guide does not cover the HD versions***

Category:

Education

Tags:

• JVC
• Everio
• Apple
• Mac
• Guide
• GZ
• MG
• Machintosh
• education
• howto
• GZ-MG

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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).

[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.