In conclusion: is there a tool or process that mimics PMB's sync? I've contacted their support but they said, 'the camcorder was only tested with original OSs and they do not support virtual machines.' Unfortunately, those last versions are buggy and the program crashes every time I try to sync the camcorder. On every following sync, it transfers only the new videos.
PMB may be bloated but it has a really nifty feature for footage syncing: My last attempt was to try to use PMB inside a Parallels virtual machine. Sony's advice for importing footage into the Mac is via the transfer feature of iMovie or Final Cut's 'log and transfer'.īoth applications cost money, but more importantly, the footage is being transcoded, so the initial AVCHD video will not be transfered/stored into your computer. Sony + Mac users know that the supplied footage management software-Picture Motion Browser (PMB)-is only for Windows. I'm a desperate owner of a Sony HDR-XR520V and an avid Mac user.
