Posted by tom.droste on 08/28/07 16:22

On Aug 12, 10:15 pm, Kill Bill <killb...@goblowme.com> wrote:
> Well.. I took the plunge and got a new PowerMac. Came with iLife 08,
> which I'm not sure if you know, has a revamped, completely revisited
> version of iMovie. Steve Jobs said they totally scraped the old one
> too, so this made me curious too..
>
> So, I thought I'd dive in and check out the newest features..
>
> Wow! It's a lot more complicated than the last version.. However, for
> kicks I thought that I'd plug in mySonyAVCHDcamera, and guess what..
> It's works! Imports all the clips right from the HDrive just like a
> still camera. Puts all the clips in the library. You drag them over,
> add in transitions, music.. Typical apple good stuff.
>
> I went to publish it too see what kind of options I have. Get this..
>
> In addition to the normal ways out of iMove like DV/DVCPRO or AVI, or
> MOV you get..
>
> 1) Export to XML for FCP
> 2) Export to Quicktime
> 3) Publish is iTV, iPhone, or iPod.
> 4) Publish to YouTube.
>
> The YouTube one I was curious about, so I thought I'd try it. It's a
> new one button publish to youTube without even opening up the YouTube
> site. You pre-sign in, accept a 3rd party app, and BANG! publish to
> you tube easy as 1, 2,3! Wow.. This is going to sure change how the
> average person gets there videos on.. Before I have to admit, it was
> somewhat complex in exporting to .FLV files, or AVI, or MPEG-4.. now no
> one has to even look at the details.. Wow!
>
> I never even thought of a one button deal.. I just always accepted a
> kind of movie out, save to hard drive.. upload to youtube type of deal.
>
> As usual, the app is rock solid so far. Apple does it again in a hidden
> jem. Worth the 99 bucks or what ever it cost just for the new iMovie.
> It rocks.
>
> -bill

What did you use to connect your Sony AVCHD camera to the PowerMac? I
could not attach the Sony AVCHD camera to my MacBook Pro.

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