I am attempting to record a video and edit it on my G5 mac my school supplied me with (so I can't download any software onto it). The camera I use defaults to AVC-HD, which isn't compatible with FCP on the mac computer. I do have a video converter, but it is too slow. This website says I can record in an MPEG-4 format, but I am uncertain on how to do so. Does anyone know?

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