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?
Sometimes I feel painted into a corner by Apple's product cycle...
Sharron S.

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  • Canon Vixia HF G10 editing question

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    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.

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    -or Google "ASUS G74SX-BBK7" (without the quote "" marks)
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    -the newer Intel sandy bridge 2720 or 2820 quad processor
    -and nvidia graphics preferably the 460m, 485m is a bit much
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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!

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

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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 ?
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    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?
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  • 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? 
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    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?

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  • 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.
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  • Canon  Vixia HV30 capture issue on CS6 (Mac OSX)

    This might be (hopefully) something in setup, but under Mac OSX Lion (10.7.4) / Premiere CS6, i am unable to capture video from my Canon Vixia HV30 - it's either i get a monstruous noise or simply get a 'capture device offline' message.
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    Am using the same cam under Windows with Premiere CS4 and never faced such an issue.
    Matter of some sort of CODEC ?  Does not seem to require any specific driver for Mac based on Canon website.
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    Rob

    Solved... (Almost!)
    Someone pointed out that Canon has a software (they said there was no driver for Mac OS X so I had stopped looking...) But if it may help others, there is a ''CameraWindow'' for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8  available. 
    As soon as I installed it, I could capture both from Adobe Premiere CS6 and iMovie.
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    If anyone has a clue for the noise issue ... please let me know
    Rob

  • I have a Canon Vixia HV30 and would like to know if I can transfer video from it to a new MacBook Pro? The camcorder has a HDV/DV output. Is that compatible with firewire?

    I have a Canon Vixia HV30 and would like to know if I can transfer video from it to a new MacBook Pro? The camcorder has a HDV/DV output. Is that compatible with firewire?

    Hi Codye24
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  • MacBook Pro won't recognize videos on my Canon Vixia HG20

    I have a Canon Vixia HG20 and had no trouble copying video to my Mac laptop in the past. Now I have a MacBook Pro and when I connect the camera with a USB cable, the videos are grayed out and the computer doesn't recognize them. The videos play fine on the camera itself. Also, the still photos show up on the computer and transfer easily. I've seen older posts & sites (2008, 2009) that are related to this issue, but I'm not sure they apply anymore. Any new help for 2012 out there? Please explain in layman's terms, as I am not very technically literate. Thanks!

    Go to the Canon Drivers and Software page here and download the March and April software updates for OSX Lion. This should help in transferring video.
    There is also a firmware update for the camera here.
    Regards,
    Clinton

  • 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/

  • How to view original video files from my Canon Vixia

    Hi -
    I have a Canon Vixia camcorder and I cannot find a way to view the original mts files on my iMac.  I hate to say this, but my old windows laptop to does this without any issue, so that's what I'll continue to do until something changes.
    When I mount the camera on my Mac, it only shows one giant AVCHD file.  I have read the posts about using iMovie to import the AVCHD file and then export the individual clips, but frankly that ***** for a few different reasons that I don't really feel the need to explain. 
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    Thanks
    Joey

    AVCHD utilizes a proprietary container format. The MTS files are in there, you just have to know where to look.
    Navigate to the root directory of the memory card. You should see a rather large (depending on how many clips are on there) file called PRIVATE. You need to right-click that and select "Show Package Contents". Inside, find the file AVCHD, right-click it and select "Show Package Contents". Inside, find the file BDMV, right-click it and select "Show Package Contents". Inside, find the folder STREAM and open it. You should find the MTS files there.
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  • How do I import video from my canon vixia hv40 into imovie?

    How do I import video from my canon vixia hv 40 into imovie?

    First decide which editing program you intend to use; iMovie, FCE, FCP, Adobe Premier, etc. Read the user's manual or Help files for your chosen application to determine the steps needed: the procedure will vary somewhat from application to application.
    Next, with the camera and the computer off, connect the Firewire cable to both units, then power up. Set the camera to VTR (play) mode. Open your editing program and follow the instructions provided in the Help files for capturing DV footage from tape.
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    -DH
    Message was edited by: David Harbsmeier
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