CANON FS100 + iMovie '08

Good evening to all. I would like to buy Canon FS100 but i read online that there are many problem using it with iMovie and Mac. But on the official site apple imovie i read that fs100 is compatible...
Someone can tell me if i can edit video recorded with canon fs100 with imovie '08? I download a .mod file, but imovie 08 can't import it...
Thanks to all

HI there,
I had no problem with mine! Nice camera, but I returned it for the HF100 because I figured I should go for the HD one "for the future". While the "better one" is superior, I wonder if I would have been better off keeping the first one for simplicity's sake.
Anyway, I use 8 gig SDHC cards, save the files to disk images which I can launch and have the iMovie see it as if it was the camera. Also, that size memory card is good for saving to dual-layer DVD.
Oh, one thing I did not like about the FS100 is that the zoom lever made a clicking sound when released and it was clearly heard on the results. This cold have been an issue on my camera only, but I never got the hand of keeping my finger on the lever instead of letting it go.
The other day I helped a lady (total stranger) trying to decide on a camcorder and recommended/coached her into this one.
Cheers!
Glen

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I'm considering a Canon FS100 camcorder which records onto SD and SDHC cards (but has no internal memory / storage).
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1. How to transfer from the SD cards to my Mac? (currently 10.4.11 but likely 10.5 in a month or so)
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3. What about "still photos" that I take with the FS100? Are they .jpg files? Can iPhoto handle them?
4. Indeed what about iPhoto: Can it import all the videos and photos from an FS100??
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Any help or reference guides etc really appreciated. The big trip is not tomorrow, so I've got some time here.
Thanks! Steve Schulte
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Hi there Stephen,
I feel so lucky that I stumbled into a great file management scheme with my Canon HF100 and I can also report that before that I tried an FS100 and the same procedure for a week before I got this camera. I picked up this method on a thread on MacRumours, I believe.
Without the inconvenience of needing the AC power adapter plugged in to download files direct from the camera, simply use a USB card reader to read directly from the card. The card will mount as a device labeled "Canon" and inside that is a single directory labeled "Private". Inside that is the one you want, labeled "AVCHD". Create a disc image just a little larger than this file and drag the "AVCHD" file over to the disk image. Name the disk image to suit, such as place/date. Both iMovie 08 and FCE recognize the mounted image as a camera and import the footage just fine. Not quite PNP, but this procedure is so smooth that I'm almost surprised that this video n00b could get it going so well If you are in a hurry you can just drag the file to a folder named similar to what you will name the disk image to keep them sorted and do the disk images later on.
I use 8 gig SDHC cards so that I can archive each full card's AVCHD file's disk image on a dual layer DVD. I leave the images on a hard drive as well, but won't be shy about deleting less precious ones and using the DVD's only for storage. The images will mount directly from the DVD and import easily too.
This weekend I upgraded from 10.4.10 to 10.5.4, installed FCE, and was able to mount a disc image and import the files as easily as before.
But of course, you need an Intel Mac do work with the AVCHD files....
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
Glen

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