Most digital camcorders record videos in mts, m2ts, mod, tod formats, for example, Camorder stores video in MTS, M2TS format: Sony HDR-CX150, HDR-CX500V, HDR-SR7, HDR-SR100, HDR-XR150, Panasonic HDC-SD700, HDC-SD100, HDC-HS700, HDC-TM700, Canon VIXIA HF R100, VIXIA HF M300, VIXIA HF100, VIXIA HF200, etc; MOD format: Canon FS100, Canon FS200, Canon FS300, Panasonic SDR-S100, SDR-S150, SDR-H20, JVC GZ-MG37, GZ-MG100, GZ-MG630, etc; TOD format: JVC GZ-HD3, GZ-HD5, GZ-HD6, GZ-HD30, GZ-HD40.
Among these HD camcorders, some of them can be compatible with iMovie’ 08 and iMovie’ 09, you can check iMovie’ 09: Camcorder Support here.
However, to get these camcorder videos off camcorder to Mac is not easy for some green hands who own HD camcorders.
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