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Hi Guys,
Bought a JVC Everio GZ-MG26AA about 2 years ago, always had trouble downloading, seems only Power Cinema NE which comes with the camcorder can download, then it seems you can only view using Power Cinema NE, cant seem to upload that type of file to Youtube or photobucket etc, anyone have any clues on what software to use please? Im using Vista, I guess thats a problem too?

Regards
Rick
Sydney
Aust
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Originally Posted by aussieslotter View Post

Hi Guys,
Bought a JVC Everio GZ-MG26AA about 2 years ago, always had trouble downloading, seems only Power Cinema NE which comes with the camcorder can download, then it seems you can only view using Power Cinema NE, cant seem to upload that type of file to Youtube or photobucket etc, anyone have any clues on what software to use please? Im using Vista, I guess thats a problem too?

Regards
Rick
Sydney
Aust

While connected to your pc: locate the video files in the JVC folders on the JVC drive, which will be ".mod" files and right click the file, then copy (copy only/don't cut) the video file (or files) to somewhere on your pc hard drive.

Use 'safely remove hardware' icon located on the bottom right of your pc screen, system tray..it's the green arrow: drag it to an empty spot on your desktop and and select the JVC drive...wait for it to say you can disconnect...then disconnect and turn off your camcorder.

Go to the folder you stored the .mod file on your pc and right click on it and select 'rename' and change the file extension (the period+the last 3 letters) from ".mod" to ".mpg".
This will make it mpeg and more Windows friendly. You can play it in WMP or upload it to YouTube and even string it together in an editor with other mpegs and make one unified file.
post #3 of 6
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the advice.
It seems all too hard for a newbie. Just had to upgrade a 3 year old Canon still camera because software failure and inability to work with Vista. Seems the manufacturers revisit old products to make them work with new PCs etc. Seems this Everio is good for the tip, what a wasteful society we are, too much pretend technology, not enough real smart technology to back it up. Once a camera was good for 30 years or more, now its only as good as its compatibility to PC programs etc.
Manufacturers you have all failed.
The government should enmsure a piece of electronic gadgetry has backup for 10 years at least or would the ecomomy collapse?
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Originally Posted by aussieslotter View Post

Thanks for the advice.
It seems all too hard for a newbie. Just had to upgrade a 3 year old Canon still camera because software failure and inability to work with Vista. Seems the manufacturers revisit old products to make them work with new PCs etc. Seems this Everio is good for the tip, what a wasteful society we are, too much pretend technology, not enough real smart technology to back it up. Once a camera was good for 30 years or more, now its only as good as its compatibility to PC programs etc.
Manufacturers you have all failed.
The government should enmsure a piece of electronic gadgetry has backup for 10 years at least or would the ecomomy collapse?

Okay.. but were you able to perform the procedures I suggested...or are you not understanding something?
post #5 of 6
Thread Starter 
Sorry for the rant....
Ok I saved the video file, but would only let me save to documents? Doesnt give option to save to video file.
Used "safely remove hardware" etc.
The file was called MOV001, a mod file yes but not in the file name, so I renamed MOV001.mpg, went to photobucket.com and tried to upload, except the file was no where to be seen on the documents list.
I guess it didnt have .mod because it was saved to documents?
I guess iof it had .mod it would be easy to change and hence would work with Youtube, Photobucket etc?
Im lost but half way there =)
post #6 of 6
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Originally Posted by aussieslotter View Post

Sorry for the rant....
Ok I saved the video file, but would only let me save to documents? Doesnt give option to save to video file.
Used "safely remove hardware" etc.
The file was called MOV001, a mod file yes but not in the file name, so I renamed MOV001.mpg, went to photobucket.com and tried to upload, except the file was no where to be seen on the documents list.
I guess it didnt have .mod because it was saved to documents?
I guess iof it had .mod it would be easy to change and hence would work with Youtube, Photobucket etc?
Im lost but half way there =)

Ok..
Are you trying to upload from the camcorder/rename straight to the internet?
Remember not to try and rename the file on the JVC hard drive...

Copy it from the JVC hard drive to the pc hard drive first.. then rename the file from .mod to .mpg. (the new file on the pc hard drive/not on the JVC drive).. then test the renamed file on the pc hard drive first before uploading by:
Double-clicking on the file and see if it opens in Windows Media Player. (Or open WMP and navigate to the .mpg file and open it.)

If it won't play during the test, this probably means that you copied from the wrong place/wrong file from the JVC hdd folder...

If so, while connected to the pc, go to the folder on the JVC hard drive that starts SD_VIDEO, then to a sub-folder starting with PRG... -- in that sub-folder should be the .mod file: that will look like MOV123.mod (will be different three numbers that come after MOV, 123 is an example.) Then right click/copy that file. Then right click/paste it to your pc hard drive. (Anywhere you want/you can even name a new folder for it.)

If you didn't get the right file(s), copy from a different location from the JVC hard drive to the pc hdd and try again with the test.(Although I'm pretty sure it's in the SD_VIDEO/PRG folders as mentioned above.)

Again, if you can double-click on the file you renamed to .mpg and it opens and it plays in WMP, then it worked. Then you can upload to the internet.
Remember to first disconnect your camcorder by doing the safe remove, then upload the file from your pc hard drive, to make sure you are not trying to upload a file from the camcorder's hard drive.

You can always delete the files you had copied to the pc, since they are just a copy of what's on the JVC drive. but:
never delete the files on the JVC hard drive with your pc..this will mess things up. (The JVC hard drive in the camera and the pc hard drive are two different drives.)
Only delete files on the JVC hard drive/camcorder using the camcorder's manual functions on the camcorder (the hand-operated controls on the camera),

I have a feeling you'll get it this time.
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