It is not necessary to install any additional software or plug ins to edit with Final Cut.You need a Firewire (i.Link) cable-Don’t use USB.Select the 1440CBR output on your HD Everio.When you are done recording, create a playlist in the camcorder with the recorded video you would like to edit.

All video must be recorded in the 1440CBR mode.

This is set through your camcorder’s main menu. In order to do this, the camcorder must be set to a special recording mode called 1440CBR. This generation of JVC camcorders was designed to work best with Apple using Firewire (i.Link). I work for JVC and would like to try to help. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.–Ferris Bueller Has there been any progress in the newer versions of FCP for Log & Transfer of this format? The camera also has an HDMI output and I’m assuming that I should be able to capture through my Kona LHi HDMI input if it comes down to it.Īnyone else using this camera and Final Cut with success?

(The camera records to an internal Hard Drive BTW.) Since it seems to be a variation of an MPeg2 format, I should be able to take the files through Streamclip for conversion to Quicktimes, but it’s a rather time consuming process for long interviews. I don’t have the camera in my hands yet, but past posts indicated that the format the camera records at (.TOD) caused problems in the past for Final Cut users. I needed a small, inexpensive HD camera to record corporate talking heads and didn’t want to tie up an expensive broadcast camera for this particular job. I picked up a used JVC GZ-HD7 camcorder off of eBAY last night. I’ve searched the archives and anything related to this issue is rather dated so…

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