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Panasonic HDC-SD9: Playing nice with iMovie 7.1.2

UPDATE:
It seems that QuickTime 7.5 update adds the compatibilities between Panasonic HDC-SD9 and iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.

UPDATE:
Thanks to James and Hans Eklundh for confirming that QuickTime 7.5 now supports PAL/European HDC-SD9.

Immediately after applying iMovie 7.1.2 update, I recorded a number of videos on Panasonic HDC-SD9.

  • HA1920
  • HA1920 24p
  • HG1920

I managed to import the videos without any problems at all, and the audio is in sync with the video. Previously, iMovie ’08 was unable to import the video from Panasonic HDC-SD9 correctly. It crashes during HA1920 import. The HA1920 24p video was playing faster than the audio track.

I am doing more testing on this issue, and will post the result as soon as possible.

The gears:

  • Panasonic HDC-SD9
  • 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz 2GB
  • iMovie 7.1.2
  • QuickTime 7.5
  • Mac OS X 10.5.3

Stay tuned.

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Apple posts iDVD 7.0.2 and iMovie 7.1.2

Following WWDC 2008 Keynote and QuickTime 7.5, Apple post updates to iDVD ’08 and iMovie ’08 today.

06/10/2008

iDVD 7.0.2 – 20.27MB
This update supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

iMovie 7.1.2 – 17.9MB
This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

I want to know if Apple would add supports for newer AVCHD camcorders such as Panasonic HDC-SD9 which I own.

UPDATE:
I can now import videos from Panasonic HDC-SD9 using iMovie 7.1.2 and QuickTime 7.5 installed. I still have Perian 1.1 installed on computer. I will do more testing on this.

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Apple Posts QuickTime 7.5

Apple posts QuickTime 7.5 on its website today. It is also available through Apple Software Update on Windows. For some reasons, the update does not appear on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Leopard.

Get QuickTime 7.5

Available for Mac OS X Panther (10.3.9), Tiger (10.4.11), and Leopard (10.5.3). Also available for Windows XP and Vista.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Apple.com

Apple has published Mac OS X Snow Leopard on its website.

There’s no mention of the version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard yet. It might not be version 10.4.6 as of now yet.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard features:

  • Microsoft Exchange Support
    Snow Leopard includes out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 built into Mail, Address Book, and iCal.
  • Multicore
    “Grand Central,” a new set of technologies built into Snow Leopard, brings unrivaled support for multicore systems to Mac OS X.
  • 64-bit
    To accommodate the enormous amounts of memory being added to advanced hardware, Snow Leopard extends the 64-bit technology in Mac OS X to support breakthrough amounts of RAM — up to a theoretical 16TB, or 500 times more than what is possible today
  • Media and Internet
    Using media technology pioneered in OS X iPhone, Snow Leopard introduces QuickTime X, a streamlined, next-generation platform that advances modern media and Internet standards.
  • OpenCL
    Another powerful Snow Leopard technology, OpenCL (Open Compute Library), makes it possible for developers to efficiently tap the vast gigaflops of computing power currently locked up in the graphics processing unit (GPU).

http://www.apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/

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Apple introduces MobileMe

As many have feared, Apple introduced MobileMe as the successor to .Mac service. MobileMe will be available for Mac and Windows OS, where .Mac only supports Mac OS.

MobileMe retails for:

  • $99 for Single User
  • $149 for Family Pack (The MobileMe Family Pack is an individual MobileMe subscription plus four Family Member Accounts, each with its own email address, iDisk folder, and 5GB of online storage space (40GB total online storage).)

MobileMe works with applications such as:

  • Microsoft Outlook on a PC.
  • Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac.
  • Mail, Contacts, and Calendar on your iPhone or iPod touch.

MobileMe also enables members to access and manage email, contacts, calendar, photos, and files at me.com.

Features:

  • 20GB of online storage space, double the current .Mac storage space.
  • @me.com email address
  • Push email, calendar, and contacts.
  • Current .Mac members will be automatically upgraded to MobileMe service. In addition to that, .Mac members will retain @mac.com email as they can create new email @me.com.
  • Available for Mac OS X and Windows OS

Minimum Web browser requirements for me.com applications:

Notes:

www.me.com redirects to www.apple.com/mobileme
me.com is not yet active.

Since me.com does support Firefox 2, does this mean it can also be used under Linux?