Canon xha1

I am new to this post and excited and ready to learn. I had purchased the canon xha1. I have FCP 5.0.4 on my duel processor 2gigs of RAM. When I try to capture off of my canon, their is no communication reading from my deck. I tried numerious settings. My i_movie reads the canon but I don't want to edit in i_movie. Can any body give some insight or help. Much apperication.
I shot in hd @ 60i, 30i, and 24f. I adjusted my camera playback to hd, and even tried sd mode. If somebody can tell me if its in the capture presents or the project settings. Thankyou. e.
G5 DUEL 2 GIGS OF RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

FCP 5.0.4 is not compatible with that camera. You need at least FCP 5.1. But as FCP 5.1 is no longer for sale (except on e-bay), then FCP Studio 2 with FCP 6 might be your only option.
Shane

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Hi .. I had a very similar problem .. if the above fails it may be worth a look at this too..
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I just use the HDV 1080i50 Firewire Basic Easy Setup, which is preferable for Canon equipment. Everything works fine.
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That's all I can think of - but of course the more unpalatable possibility is that the camera's firewire port is not working. They're pretty delicate; you have to be very careful inserting the cables, but I'm sure you've been careful with it.
Do you know anyone else with a know working system (or a working XH-A1 that you could borrow?)
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http://www.mattias.nu/plugins/
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why don't you select just the portions you need in FCPX import dialog? Imports from cam (or cam archives) allow the usual skimming, in/out and the new multiple in/out selections …-
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I wouldn't use iM's imports at all in FCPX, see following …
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