How 2 get the picture?

Question

I have a camera that can take video. I also have the old white mac with a camera. I download the pictures and videos onto iphoto. But when i download videos only the sound shows up on iphoto with a black screen. How do i get the video picture??

Answer 1

You camera should have come with a disk containing software for your camera.  This software probably contains something to allow you to convert the files to something readable by iPhoto.