USB software from Panasonic NVGS200 compatible to Mac

Hi,

Does anyone know where can I get a USB software from the Panasonic NVGs200 which is compatible to Mac? I've just bought one but it seems to run only on Windows.

Thanks for taking the time.
Any help will be much appreciated.

I'm not sure what you mean by "USB Software." For what? Capture? I assume that's what you're referring to. The thing is though is that your camera is a DVD based camcorder. If you want to shoot video and then edit it to take out wasted scenes, add titles and music, etc., you will have to "re-encode" (also called demuxing) the footage into an editable format. It's a hassle for those of us who wish to edit our videos as a hobby.

However, for DVDs, you'll need to take that DVD and "rip" it to your PC and then encode it into a more editible format. I recommend DVD Decrypter or DVD Shrink. They will get your footage off the dvd and onto your PC. You can then use something like MAC THE RIPPER to rip the DVD, and then Handbrake to encode it to a more editable format.

This is going to be a much easier and better way than trying to troubleshoot USB Mac drivers and capturing the footage, IMHO.

Hi, James, thanks for the reply.
Sorry if I wasn't clear, I'd like to know how can I transfer the footage from the mini dv tape to the computer. The problem is that the software, which came with the camera and would allow me to do the capturing via USB, seems to be incompatible to Mac. Does it make sense?
Many thanks.

That's because your OS doesn't see USB as a tunnel to capture with. If you upgrade to Leopard, you can then probably use USB to capture. But like I said, your camera is a DVD based camcorder. If you want to shoot video and then edit it to take out wasted scenes, add titles and music, etc., you will have to "re-encode" (also called demuxing) the footage into an editable format. It's a hassle for those of us who wish to edit our videos as a hobby.

However, for DVDs, you'll need to take that DVD and "rip" it to your PC and then encode it into a more editible format. I recommend DVD Decrypter or DVD Shrink. They will get your footage off the dvd and onto your PC. You can then use something like MAC THE RIPPER to rip the DVD, and then Handbrake to encode it to a more editable format.