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ice
May 23rd, 2009, 10:32 AM
I tried searching the forums but was having trouble finding anything, so I apologize if this is a repeated post. I just got a JVC Everio GZ-MS120 and have had nothing but trouble trying to get anything to recognize it or its dual .mod files. The MediaBrowser software it came with is completely worthless-so we've been trying everything and contacting JVC to get something to work!

Meanwhile, I read that Premiere Elements supports the weird files of the Everios, and so downloaded the trial to make sure it works before I spend the money on the software. After reading forums, websites and trying everything, we at least got Premiere to pull up the .mod files, and after more headaches we figured out how to slightly unsquish them (16:9 issues), although they are still incredibly grainy and still not entirely 16:9 (but that has to do with the camcorder not filming in real 16:9--another lovely factor of this horrible piece of equipment--although I don't know what's causing the graininess).

But after spening hours upon frustrating hours we think we got it to work somewhat with Adobe Premiere- the only software so far that's been able to do so. Now the next step we are having issues with is being able to just import directly from the camcorder into Adobe instead of wrestling with the functionless MediaBrowser JVC threw in :mad:.

When we go through Get Media > USB Memory Camcorder (or we also tried going through the file and selecting the drive the camcorder shows up under), it pulls up the Media Downloader window then says "Fatal Error: Adobe Media Download has encountered an error and needs to close." Error code: c000094, Address: 1c408850. So any ideas??:confused:

My husband got me this camcorder for my birthday a few weeks beforehand- so it's passed it's 14 day return policy otherwise my husband would have taken it back and gotten a brand that recorded in a more useful format. So before we both throw the camcorder out the window, I'm really hoping that Adobe Premiere can help us import and edit these clips! Thanks in advanced for any help offered!

Flash Memory Camcorder: JVC Everio GZ-MS120BU (hooked via USB) SDHC
Windows XP
Premiere Elements 7 Trial Version

ATR
May 23rd, 2009, 12:14 PM
There is no direct way of bringing the video from your JVC into Premiere Elements 7 or any earlier version.

The native format of the Premiere Elements Timeline is DV AVI. AVI is a wrapper format and DV is the compression type. In retrospect, you might have purchased a miniDV camcorder, not the JVC camcorder type, and used firewire capture directly into Premiere Elements, resulting with DV AVI on the Timeline.

A search revealed that your camcorder is recording MPEG2 (compression format) to a flash memory card, with the video file having a .mod file extension. Problems:
a. flash memory card and Fields related issue
b. .mod file extension that Premiere Elements has not supported
c. a video that cannot be directly captured into Premiere Elements (recheck the descriptions under Get Media)

Please view these possibilities:
1. Transfer your video from the flash card to the computer:
a. via your USB, with JVC's software Pixela Everio Software for what I suspect is a conversion of the .mod to .mpg which will be brought into Premiere Elements via Get Media/Files & Folders from the .mpg's hard drive save location.
b. forget about the Pixela Everio Software, via your USB transfer/save the video from the camcorder to your computer hard drive. There "rename" the file, just changing the .mod to either .mpg or .avi. That .mpg or .avi gets brought into Premiere Elements as in a.
c. forget about the Pixela Everio Software, via your USB transfer/save the video from the camcorder to your computer hard drive. Then use the free software MPEG Streamclip
http://www.squared5.com/
to convert the .mod file to DV AVI. Then bring the DV AVI version of your .mod video into Premiere Elements Get Media/Files & Folders. The MPEG Streamclip route is the preferred way to go.

Now for the Premiere Elements side of things. Since your camcorder is recording to a Flash Memory Card, there is a Fields Issue. You will have Upper Fields First instead of Lower Fields First. The issue is addressed by using the Premiere Elements project preset of NTSC Hard Disk Flash Memory Camcorders/either Standard or Widescreen depending on how you set the camcorder recording mode.

I could go into a lot of "should have and have nots" and problems that could have been avoided from purchase to video editing and everything in between, but that is unproductive right now.

Let us start here and see if where this takes us...hopefully to success and you moving forward in your video projects.

ATR