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Sony HDR-CX290 transfer problem

Jun 25, 2014 11:23PM PDT

I have a Sony HDR-CX290 hooked up to my Intel MacPro OS 10.7.5, with iMovie 8.0.6 ('09), and have made excellent videos for a year or so. But I had a problem. I filled the internal memory, and transferring to my Mac left some files not transferred. I deleted the successfully transferred files, then tried again. iMovie found the deleted files but not the untransferred files. I do not think I changed any settings. The only difference I can see is that I filled the internal memory, for the first time. Anyhow, iMovie does not recognize the remaining files. Any help would be appreciated!

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Jun 28, 2014 1:12AM PDT

Thanks for the advice. I was able to download the files by finding the icon and transferring to the HD. My iMovie 8.0.6 does not convert from .MTS, so I tried several conversions. Brorsoft seemed easiest, albeit with the watermark.

My iMovie does not allow "automatic" or "manual" choices. Need new OS and new peripherals.

I deleted the downloaded files from the camcorder.
Normal transfer, and fool-proof until this episode, is simple transfer from Sony via IMovie.

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Since iMovie doesn't do the transfer for you
Jun 25, 2014 11:39PM PDT
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Hmmm... Sounds like an option
Jun 27, 2014 4:09AM PDT

is on somewhere - finding it - that will be exciting.

I am running an iMac with OSX 10.9.3. iMovie 10.0.3 and 9.0.9 are loaded. Sorry, I do not have the version iMovie you are running.

For iMovie 10.0.3, when "Import" is selected, the import window appears and begins reading the various video clips from the camcorder. In the upper right corner of the Import application window, there is a checkbox, "Hide Imported".

For iMovie 9.0.9 (which I think has an interface more similar to the version you're using), under file, select "Import from camera (or command-i). When the Import window appears, at the lower left, there is a toggle: "Automatic" or "Manual". Click that toggle. Scroll through the window... Are the "missing" files now visible?

A couple more questions:
How do you normally "transfer" the files? Is this "import" process" used or do you copy the files from the camcorder's hard drive to the Mac?

How did you delete the files? Using the iMovie interface or the Mac's Finder interface?

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codec thing
Mar 12, 2015 6:02PM PDT

old thread , still want to post here if you don't mind. For the loading iMovie problem, you can try to transcode them into AIC before loading into it .Most import problem, picture blur, only audio no video problem are about the codec thing.