Canon Vixia HF G10 editing question

I just bought the Canon Vixia HF G10 (HD). With my old Sony SD, I was using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to edit my movies. Of course, I was perfectly happy having mastered the tasks to the best of my ability...
Now I want to know if I can edit the HD footage with the old CS3 or if I need to upgrade? I want to stay with what I am comforatble with as I am not that astute, technologically speaking. It took me forever to self teach with CS3.

Some ideas for a Laptop Video Editing PC from past discussions
http://www.sagernotebook.com/
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/957472
http://www.adkvideoediting.com/
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=637440&csid=ITD &recordsPerPage=10#
-NOTE only 1 hard drive in above, so you will need to add a 2nd drive or use eSata for video files
-or Google "ASUS G74SX-BBK7" (without the quote "" marks)
For effective HD video editing, a laptop with the following
-the newer Intel sandy bridge 2720 or 2820 quad processor
-and nvidia graphics preferably the 460m, 485m is a bit much
-1280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0-compatible graphics card
-and 8 or 16 gig ram and Win7 64bit Pro
-and 2 internal 7200 HDDs minimum
This message has a really good graphic about requirements
CS5 Requirements http://forums.adobe.com/thread/810750
About Requirements http://forums.adobe.com/thread/618058
Disk Configurations http://forums.adobe.com/thread/878419

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Canon vixia HF G10

Hi all. Got FCE 4, a 3-year-old iMac and 3-month old MBA both running Lion. Thinking of Getting the Canon Vixia HF G10. Anyone out there with any good or bad experiences with this camera? Thanks in advance.

Do you happen to know if FCP X will work with projects/sequences/clips created by FCE 3.5?
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Is camcorder compatibility guide really accurate? Canon Vixia HF G10 or something else?

OK, looking for a HD camcorder and the Canon Vixia HF G10 looks great. I check the compatibility guide http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US and it shows to be compatible. I'm about to pull the trigger, then I see a review on Amazon that indicates it isn't compatible with iMovie11 (2nd review down) http://www.amazon.com/Canon-G10-Camcorder-Internal-Memory/product-reviews/B004HW 7DZM/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_next_2?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2 . So now I don't know if the compatibility chart is worth diddly. I already went through heck trying to get my old miniDVs to capture in iMovie (ended up having to buy iMovie06 to get that to work!). Now I want to avoid headaches ... I want to get an HD camera that will just plug in and work without a bunch of headaches. I like Canon and Sony ... or maybe Panasonic. Can anyone recommend a nicer model that they have experience with working flawlessly with iMovie11? I'm looking to spend $600-$1200 or so. Thanks!

In general, people have really good results with Canon, Panasonic, and Sony. These brands have a long history with Apple video products. The only exception I have seen is when some of the manufacturers promote 60P, which is non-standard and does not play on a TV. iMovie cannot handle 60P easily. If you stick to standard formats like 30P, 29.97i, 24P, 25i or 25p, any of those manufacturers should be fine.

Canon vixia HF G10 + premiere CS4 = dropped frames?!

I bought a canon vixia HF G10. It stores video in chunks of 2GB size .MTS files.
I put those files in premiere time line sequentially, and found that right before the file boundary, the video jumps forward by 3 frames, and after crossing the boundary, the same frame repeats 3 times. I checked two different boundaries and both have the same problem. This is very upsetting.
Has anyone seen this before? I don't know if this is a camcorder bug or a premiere bug.
Is there a free video player or editor I can use to examine the last few frames and the first few frames of .MTS files?
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The answer I found is that when canon camcorder split the MTS file into 2GB chunks, only the first file has the proper MTS header. The other files do not and are therefore not really MTS files.
The correct solution is to concatenate all the files back into one MTS file before putting them into premiere. Using windows command prompt copy /B would do the trick. However with later windows version not having command prompt, other binary concatenation utility need to be used. Canon's own software that comes with the camcorder would also work, but I don't like it.

Canon Vixia HF G10 Footage Request

Hello All,
I'm thinking of investing in 2 Canon Vixia HF G10 camcorders. Before I do I would like to demo some of the footage on my computer.
Is there anyone out there who owns a Canon Vixia HF G10 camcorder that can send me some sample footage: MXP Mode, 60i ?
Any comments/experiences on this camcorder would be helpful as well. I'd like to get two, 4 of the bigger batteries, 2 chargers, and 4 32GB cards.
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I love this camera. I do have one gripe and that is the viewfinder. I am used to shooting with an xl h1 for work and it has a nice big viewfinder. The other day I was hiking and tried to get a shot of an eagle in the sky and could not track it looking through the small view finder and light was leaking in too. The fold out LCD is hard to work with in the bright light. I’m currently looking for a fix for that problem. But beside that it is a good solid camera in most all conditions. I shot some video at night over Christmas and it came out pretty well considering there was little light.
I have been using batteries by Wasabi Power I got at amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004THA2OE/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details
And they seem to work very well I have been getting about two hrs of use out of each one.
The audio is awesome too. Use both an external and on board microphone and for the most part I have been using the onboard without getting any machine noise from the cam because everything is solid state.
I looks like I cannot attach a video file for an example, but I can tell you this that the lower res FXP is what I have been using and it work great.

Use Canon Vixia HF G10 as a Webcam?

My business purchased a canon vixia hf g10, we would like to replace our webcam with this. Is this possible?
We want to stream the camcorder to our computer using a conference software (Fuze) [or Google Hangouts, Skype, or something else that is supported if Fuze is not]. I have tried connecting the camcorder using both USB & HDMI and neither works. When I try to open the streaming software and switch from my computers camera to the camcorder it does not show up as an option. I am stuck
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Problem: Just bought a Canon Vixia HF R21 HD camcorder. Just shot a football game with it using the highest quality setting called MXP. This is 1080x1920 at 24Mbps and a frame rate of 60i. Output is 1080i. The video looks awesome on the camcorder screen.
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Questions:
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3. Is the jitters I'm seeing because I don't have a Hi-def monitor or TV or Blu-ray player?
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In a message dated 9/2/2011 1:14:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
First, ensure that you have the latest version of Quicktime from Apple.com
on your system.
Then ensure that, when you started your project, you chose the settings
for a Full AVCHD 1920x1080 video project. You'll know if you've selected the
right settings for your project because, when you add the video to your
timeline, there will NOT be a red line above the clips until you add effects
or transitions to them.
Is that the case in your situation?
Did you use Premiere Elements' Video Importer to get the video from the
camcorder to your computer? You should. It's located under Get Media/From
Flip, AVCHD and Hard Disk Cameras.
If, with everything set up right, you're still having problems, it could
be that your computer isn't powerful enough to work with AVCHD. Most people
successfully editing AVCHD have quad-core or i7 processors.
How fast is your processor and how much RAM do you have? Have you cleared
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Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder question

I'm considerring purchasing the Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder. Has or does anyone used this Camcorder? and or do you know if it is compatible with FCE 4.0.1.?
Also is the VIXIA the US model equivalent to the LEGRIA in the UK? I can't seem to find the VIXIA on UK websites
Denis
Message was edited by: Denisimo

I have the Canon HV20 which is excellent and compatible.
The HV30 was virtually identical so I should imagine the HV40 is also pretty similar.
Take a look at this review. The same site also has reviews of the HV20 and HV30 if you want to see the differences.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Returns-with-Another-HDV-Camcorder-th e-HV40-35813.htm#

My canon vixia hf g10 hates my macbook.

In fact, Canon hates mac. Looking thru the manual, it basically states that I cannot dump my movies onto my machine. I used the only combo that would work; the ubiquitous usb to smaller usb, but while it recognized the pix i took whilst recording, it would not acknowledge the video... The canon support guy said that I need to come out of the "mini usb a" port and into a 2.0 port on my machine and it would transfer all the drivers for imovie. that doesnt work. hdmi to thunderbolt?
Before i buy every combination of cable, im hoping to get a bit of help from someone who has run into this prob...
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http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/7/0300004847/02/hfg10-im2-n-c-en.pdf
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macbook pro 17"
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

I fixed my problem.
Theres a button on the side that I wasnt pushing.
Its the transfer button that has a camera on it after you open the view window...
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Canon Vixia HF G10 problem connecting to iMovie 11

I also believe this camera to be called an FS11, but I am not sure....Using a USB cable to connect the camera to a Mac Book Pro and iMovie does not see the camera...I have not tried the HDMI or Firewire cable....prior discussions on this board indicate getting iMove 08 or later and it working with a USB cable....anybody have any luck?

Found a quick work around....
1. Copy movie from the internal drive to a SD card in the camera
2. Insert card into slot in MacBook Pro
3. Download open source program, HandBrake
4. Convert MTS files to MP4
I have yet to determine if it converted it to Standard Def from High Def.
What was ineresting, QuickTime played the MTS file but iMovie would not recognize it....

Which project settings should I use importing from Canon vixia HF-G10?

Help

You can not change a project's specs in mid-project. You can only set them when you first start a project.
You should not mix formats in the same project. Different formats and frame rates can behave very differently when processed and output by the program.
You can certainly use a JPG in your project. Thought we recommend that no still image be larger than 1000x750 pixels in size for best performance.
Most of these answers and many more are available in my books, by the way, if you're looking to fully understand the program.
http://Muvipix.com/pe10.php

How to import MTS files from Canon Vixia HF M40 to Mac for editing?

I recently bought a Canon Vixia HF M40 and I have been able to import the MTS video files to iMovie, but now that I want to edit in Adobe Premiere, I am at a loss. Can someone tell me an easy way to import these files to either my computer or into the program itself for editing. It is entirely too time consuming to import into iMovie and convert every single file to quicktime only to import into Premiere and export yet again (not to mention the quality loss). Thank you for any help you can give me.

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-convert-avchd-mts-files-into-hd-mpeg-2-premier e-160152/
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http://www.moyea.com/import-flv/

Just bought a new Canon Vixia HF R300. It looks like I have basically two recording modes--either AVCHD or MP4. I have a year old Mac Mini on Lion with increased ram. I edit on iMovie and upload to You Tube. Which recording mode would be best?

Hi...
I just bought a Canon Vixia HF R300 camcorder. It looks like it gives me a choice of two recording modes AVCHD or MP4. I will be uploading onto a year old Mac Mini with the Lion Operating system and increased ram. I will be editing in iMovie '11 then uploading to You Tube. Which recording mode should I use? Obviously I'd like to get the best quality but I also want it to show well on You Tube. What do you think? Thanks for the help. Bill

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What program can you use to convert AVCHD to a DVD format?
Share to File (in iMovie) - AND AS 480p - NOT Higher as DownScaling will be done badly.
Use this file in iDVD or Roxio Toast™ or what DVD Authoring program You've got.
To make a VIDEO-DVD You must use a DVD Authoring program - to get the right compression format AND Structure - It is a MUST.
There are free alternatives - but resulting DVD hasve been far from what quality iDVD (and Toast™) will deliver.
To get best possibly DVD - also this counts.
- DVD brand used - I only Verbatim
- DVD type used - I only DVD-R Single layer (4.7Gb)
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- BURN SPEED - I set this as low possibly (usually x2)
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CS3 or CS4 -Import/Edit HD video from memory card Canon Vixia HFS100

Can someone 'jumpstart' or direct me to good tutorial(s) for the following:
Video recording with Canon Vixia HFS 100 camera is full HD 1080, 60i frame rate, AVCHD specs, onto a SDHC card.
I have CS3, getting ready to install upgrade to CS4. Most project files created are for NSTC standard TV broadcast.
Answer to specific questions appreciated as well as additional information or resources.
What preset is best to use for project files?
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Unfortunately, you have posted into the Premiere forum. This is an older series of programs, prior to the introduction of the Premiere Pro line, with PrPro 1.0.
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