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-Terry
I have tried every software for the PC promising to Capture edit and make DVD from High Def Cameras with little or no success. and that's including Adobe Premiere 2.0 Pinnicle 10 pro, Sony Vegas and others.
BELIEVE ME I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE RESULT USING THE MAC MINI 1.42 $699. IT TOOK ME LESS THAN 10 SEC TO ACCESS IMOVIE HD. I DID NOT HAVE TO FULL AROUND WITH DRIVERS OR REBOOTING WITH THE CAMERA AS WITH WINDOWS. AND I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY $600-$1000. FOR THE SOFTWARE THAT DID NOT WORK WITHOUT A PLUGIN FROM A THIRD PART, ( LIKE WITH PREMIERE). ILIFE WHICH INCLUDES IMOVE 06 IS INCLUDED FOR FREE WITH THE MAC MINI. IT IS REALLY AMAZING. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE AND MAKE A SHORT SAMPLE MOVIE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. I USED THE JVC GR-HD1. I HAVE HAD THIS CAMERA FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULY CAPTURE ANYTHING IN HD FROM THE ABOVE LISTED SOFTWARE FOR THE PC. PREMIERE ALLOWED ME TO DOWNLOAD THE PREMIERE PRO. 2.0 BUT IT FAILED TO RECOGNISE MY CAMERA IN THE HD MODE. MY JVC CAMCORDER IS LISTED AS A SUPPORTED BRAND BUT MY GR-HD1 WAS NOT LISTED AS BEING COMPATABLE. I COULD USE THE CAMERA WITH PREMIERE PRO BUT ONLY IN THE DV MODE. THE UPGRADE FOR 2.0 IS $199.00. I HAVE BEEN USING PREMIERE SINCE VER 2.0 ON FLOPPIES. SO I AM TELLING YOU FOR A FACT THE MAC MINI WILL DO HD CAPTURE AND THE SOFTWARE IS INCLUDED.

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