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Forget tapes and discs because JVC’s Everio G camcorder line records right (double entendre) to a. There a few different models of the Everio G line, which are reflected in hard drive size (20-30GB), zoom lens distance, and still photo quality (.3-1.3megapixel). This means it holds anywhere from 5-7 hours of high quality video depending on model. This should be more then enough for the family vacation, unless of course you’re one of those idiots that records landscapes and vistas that were clearly destined for still photography. Thumbnails of each shot can be displayed on the 2.5 inch LCD and allows you to select clip by clip for viewing.
You can even create a 99 shot play list. I was given the JVC Evario 505 and as far as I am concerned it won’t even make a decent boat anchor. The battery charger is not the correct one, it does not seem to take stills on its SD Card and as far as “movies” it is not good. Since I have no receipt, I am going to donate it, the instructions and all the stuff that came in the box to a charity whose personnel might be able to figure it out. The only thing I am keeping is my SD card. I think I figured out how to erase the “movies”, but if not the new owner can see my grandkids and their dogs.
This was touted as a point, shoot, download. I even read the book. Anyone saying this is easy to use is either working for JVC trying to spread disinformation or just out of their minds. I have an MFA in electronic media and years of video production experience.
I also know a Graduate Professor in Video who can not get his to work. The GZ-HD7 makes proprietary TOD files.
The software that comes with it to enable quicktime and final cut to read them does not work. The JVC website says to buy quicktime pro, which does not help, and after days of searching for fixes I found a download that allowed me to see the files in quicktime, but when I export them out they corrupt to nothing but a green screen, and if I try to look at them again in quicktime, they don’t work in there a second time. I recently purchased the GZ-MG21u used.
Pinnacle Studio will read the mod files directly. Just point to the folder where you copied the mod files and Pinnacle Studio will use them directly. Pinnacle Studio 12 is the latest version but I’m using Pinnacle Studio 10. I’ve used Sony Movie Studio and Ulead Video Studio 11 but prefer Pinnacle Studio for it’s easy of use. Like others have found out you must use the non-HC SD cards or the camcorder won’t recognize the card.
A firmware update would take care of this but I haven’t found any firmware updates available yet. I can’t believe someone actually agreed with Sneakers. They have chosen a horrible format,.MOD, which even after I convert it, won’t play. The Share Station tells me that the JVC DVD which I UNWRAPPED from the share station box has “has already been used”. The camera itself records nicely but what difference does that make it is nearly impossible to do anything with check the internet. Alot of people are having problems getting their footage either on their computer or off their share station.
Oh and Sneakers, learn some manners. EVERIO EASY AND FAST FOR MAC USERS: There is really no need for panic. Just download ‘MPEG STREAMCLIP video converter here: After installing connect your cam via USB to the mac. It will appear as a disk. Look for the files with TOD extension and drag and drop them to a folder on your desktop. Once they are copied open MPEG STREAMCLIP and drag the first TOD file into it. From FILE choose wich format you want to export to.
The conversion is fast and clean and them you are home free to edit your clips in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iDVD, etc ITS EASY AND FAST!!! If you are a MAC user, DO NOT BUY, DO NOT BUY this Everio camera. As you can see, issues of incompatibility with Mac software span back at least 2 years.
I can attest that the out of the box product (in this case the GZ-MG330HU) still provides no solutions. Quicktime, iMOvie will not recognize the Everio files. Any product that requires you to download extra software for use on a highly popular system–i.e. A MAC, is not worth purchasing. Demand an explicit demonstration of downloading compatibility by a salesman in the shop before purchasing.
I made the mistake of listening to a BestBuy salesman tell me this had the best compatibility with a MAC–no need to comment on that mistake. My husband got me a JVC GZ-MG21U for Christmas 2006. I copied the my videos (unedited) on my DVD recorder because the instructions for downloading seemed to not be very user friendly. Just today I decided to download all I had on the camera so I could edit it and add music, etc. I still don’t know what happened, but, in the end, my camera screen said 'No files stored' and there was nothing downloaded on my computer anywhere.
The software is SOO not user friendly and I have lost my videos. I’m going to have to go out and buy a different camera. I will never trust this one with my precious momories again! I bought a JVC HDD GZ-MG22AG last year and i can use it as normal. I can transfer my video file from camcorder to PC. But suddenly today when i want to transfer new video file, i’ved found that my PC recognized the JVC HDD but there were nothing inside the disk, i’ve check the camcorder and confirm that the video file is there. I tried another PC, and the same problem happened.
It seem like a software lost inside the JVC HDD to show the video file on the PC. Does anyone got idea about this. Soi thought i was going to be frustrated too, as i own a mac book. Turns out there are plenty of quick fixes in this here blog (if people would take the time to read). I copied the videos to my macbook and changed the file extension to mpg.
Works like a charmthough not with quick time mind you. But thats because quicktime is worthless–and that is why i have used, and will alwayse use VLC media player–it’ll play just about anything. As for compiling a burnable dvd well, you’re on a computer in the 21’st century–this is going to take a few tricks as nothing is directly cross compatable anymore without updates and patches–seems to be a fact of life anymore.
I am using adobe after effects and have been able to open the moves with the mpg file extension no problem. Thus i can also turn them into dvds no problem. However if none of your friends can get you the hookup for adobe after effects, and you don’t want to spend 600+ on the programwelldon’t give up, be creative and just get it done for god’s sake. It took me all of 10 minutes to figure this shit outseriously people thats my rant.
This camera sucks MG-77u. It will not connect via USB Cable at all. I have a lot of video on it and when I went to down load it it will not connect. Since video is important. I am going to break it open, and recover the data. JackRepairs.com does this type of work. Then I will put it together and use it only to record to SD card Peice of junk.
Before you buy a JVC take a look at there site, the try to find the support section, after and if you can find it look at what kind of support they give. Run do not walk away from any and all JVC camcorders. They are the pits, and no support at all for my JVC MG-77u. I called tech support, save your dime they are worthless.
Hope you are reading this before you buy this camcorder. Thanks #35 – disfasia.
I run Mac OS-X 10.4 on an older G5. Just bought a JVC GZ-MG130U – having been assured by Best Buy that it is seamless with Mac!!! I tried Streamclip, but that didn’t work for me as I don’t have the required upgrade for Quicktime. However, I had bought a Hitachi dv cam a couple years ago that cannot be recognized at all be a Mac (at least the Everio disc comes up as an external drive). So I was downloading to a Dell using Pinnacle, and then transferring the files to the Mac.
I found a great software (had to buy it) DropDV – and once I followed disfasia’s advice to change the suffix from.MOD to.MPG, DropDV converted the files perfectly for import to iMovie. My only problem with the JVC now is – I don’t like its inability to take good video in low light. The Hitachi has it all over the JVC for that. I have a GZ-MG275E and a Mac Book, both purchased less than a year ago.
I just spent three hours reading and trying all advice and free applications on this thread. To get the data from the cam to the Mac, that is. And guess what? Nothing worked. Got ffmpexX, Streamclip and Divx No go. It´s probably fair to say that you have to pay extra to use JVC on a Mac, which is bullshit.
Come on, surely JVC must be aware that a lot of creative people use a Mac??? Surely Apple know that a lot of crative people use JVC??? What is the big non-deal?
Huge clusterfuck-up, if you ask me;) Let me know if my cam doesn´t need to be crushed under angry, heavy foot!!!