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Title: 3rd Party software for connecting a MAC to a Samsung DV cam?
Post by: timP on December 17, 2007, 09:26:01 PM

trying to help a freind who just made the switch to MAC (I am still using a PC myself)


but he just got a new MacBook Pro running Lepord (sp?) and his Samsung miniDV cam only seems to have a Windows driver available on Samsung's site.

looking for another program that might recognize the camera maybe?

thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Title: Re: 3rd Party software for connecting a MAC to a Samsung DV cam?
Post by: phanophish on December 18, 2007, 09:11:13 AM

Have you tried it with just a Firewire cable and whatever video editing app is included with Mac OS?  I think most of the time the control and capture on DV cams is pretty standardized.

Title: Re: 3rd Party software for connecting a MAC to a Samsung DV cam?
Post by: timP on December 18, 2007, 01:55:00 PM

works!  thanks

Title: Re: 3rd Party software for connecting a MAC to a Samsung DV cam?
Post by: wbrisette on December 19, 2007, 11:06:56 AM

ah yes, the main difference between Mac OS and Windows... plug in the cable and it just works... unlike Windows which usually requires new drivers and at times multiple reboots.

Wayne