Canon vixia hf s20

I had a canon vixia hf 100 and it worked fine with fce and imovie 09. now I have a canon vixia hf s20 and it will not be recognized by anything but iphoto. any help? fce and imovie 09 are all up to date.

Hi-
Yes, you are correct. File transfer (and the required conversion from AVCHD to an editable format) can be faster than real time, in fact much faster with a fast computer and raid storage.
When dealing with event/news acquisition and delivery, and every second counts, then file based is the clear winner.
The down side is the reliance and drive space and stability, and lots of both. And the discipline/organization required to run a backup program that is both effective, searchable and ready to be pulled into service at a moments notice,
When a student comes to you and says: "Mr. Peach, the disc drive that holds all our class projects isn't mounting and is making a funny clicking noise!" are you going to be able to swap in a backup drive with the required media on it?
That"s my point about switching to file based acquisition. There's no tape to fall back on. Because we have switched to XDCamEx and Red production, we had to add another crew member we call the "Data Wrangler" whose job it is to make sure all files or organized, accessible and backed up (in our case to several backup locations).
You demonstrate that you are both technologically knowledgeable, and creatively knowledgeable (with your string of awards) and I just wanted to highlight side of the tape to file based transition that is often overlooked.
One more comment - I wouldn't worry about using the technology of the "future". If that were the case, I would recommend you buy a bunch of Kodak Zi8 cameras, edit with iMovie '09 and deliver via You Tube.
Hope this helps and I'm sure you'll make the right decision.
MTD

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Canon VIXIA HF S20 and FCP interaction

Middle school, 13 year olds create a 2 hour video yearbook every year. We have won the California Student Media Festival 5 of the last 6 years in the yearbook category. We are not experts but do shoot with 4 cameras and use multiclip. It is amazing to see what 13 year olds can do when you raise the bar with FCP. My question is related directly to FCP and its interaction with cameras. We are looking at purchasing 4 new Canon VIXIA HF S20 cameras, using flash memory (we have the Canon Vixia 30 that use tapes now). I have read some on the Vixia HF S20, some on this list, some on the internet in general. We have used canons, have hundreds invested in batteries and are familiar with Canon. We are limited to about 1200 per camera. So, any terrible issues I should be aware of with the Canon Vixia HF S20?

Hi-
Yes, you are correct. File transfer (and the required conversion from AVCHD to an editable format) can be faster than real time, in fact much faster with a fast computer and raid storage.
When dealing with event/news acquisition and delivery, and every second counts, then file based is the clear winner.
The down side is the reliance and drive space and stability, and lots of both. And the discipline/organization required to run a backup program that is both effective, searchable and ready to be pulled into service at a moments notice,
When a student comes to you and says: "Mr. Peach, the disc drive that holds all our class projects isn't mounting and is making a funny clicking noise!" are you going to be able to swap in a backup drive with the required media on it?
That"s my point about switching to file based acquisition. There's no tape to fall back on. Because we have switched to XDCamEx and Red production, we had to add another crew member we call the "Data Wrangler" whose job it is to make sure all files or organized, accessible and backed up (in our case to several backup locations).
You demonstrate that you are both technologically knowledgeable, and creatively knowledgeable (with your string of awards) and I just wanted to highlight side of the tape to file based transition that is often overlooked.
One more comment - I wouldn't worry about using the technology of the "future". If that were the case, I would recommend you buy a bunch of Kodak Zi8 cameras, edit with iMovie '09 and deliver via You Tube.
Hope this helps and I'm sure you'll make the right decision.
MTD

Canon Vixia HF S20 won't import!

Hi! I just bought a Canon Vixia HF S20 to shoot some video with and I want to edit it with iMovie. Canon says it's possible, but won't tell me HOW. I think I have it all set up right but it's not doing anything. I can't import to iMovie, the only thing that opens when I plug in the camera is an Image Browser thing. I took some photos with it, and apparently I can import those to the computer, but not the video. I'm not sure what to do. It's on the camera's internal memory, not an SD card... I just want to edit my video! lol. Please help... thanks

There are instructions on the Canon site for importing with iMovie and Final Cut Pro.
http://bit.ly/94wjN1
Click the link and go to Frequently Asked Questions...
1. How do I use my camcorder with iMovie?
4. How do I use my camcorder with Final Cut Studio 2?
8. What is the Mac compatibility of my camcorder?

Canon Vixia HF S20 HD Camera and FCE

I am having a problem and can't get the "Log and Transfer" to complete the process of placing the video clip in the queue so I can create a project. When I drag the video clip into the queue it starts to download it then stops and a little red triangle with an exclamation point is displayed where the download icon was. The clip never makes it to the browser window. I hope this makes sense. Is there a setting in the software I need to change?

First, make sure you have update to FCE 4.0.1. Make sure all your clips are HD. If there is a mixture of stills and movie clips on the camera storage, this can cause problems. Remove the stills.
Then -
Open the Log and Transfer window.
Click on the little gear shaped icon towards the upper middle of the L&T window
Select Preferences from the drop down menu.
When the preference window opens, set the AVCHD Plug-In audio format to Plain Stereo.
Now give it a try.
MtD

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.
No one ever had a similar problem even withanother cam here? I posted weeks ago but never got any reply.
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.
Any suggestion?
Thanks,
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.
One problem remaining though : the noise (feedback-like) that gets out from... the system's sound card ! (when capture is ongoing). I have to shut down the volume completely. Never had this issue under Windows, need to figure out why this happens now.
Jeff thanks again for your assistance, even though the solution was somewhere else.
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
I don't know if you saw this thread
Connecting a Canon HV30 camcorder vai a thunderbolt port to a new imac
Hope that this helps
Kevin

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/
or
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.
Why does Mac not allow me to simply view the files as they are on the camera? I don't edit with iMovie, I edit with Premiere and the original mts files are just fine with me. I love my iMac and all my other Apple products, but let me view my files! ...please?
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.
HTH.

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.
Do NOT expect the camera to mount on your desktop as if it were a hard drive or optical disc.
-DH
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How can I get Premier Elements to recognize my Canon Vixia HV40 to record tape from it?

I recently installed Adobe Premier Elements 12 on my new Lenovo U310 Ideapad computer. I opened the program and was able to transfer a clip from a file transfered to me from a smart phone recording and start assembling a new home movie. However, when I tried to get video footage from my Canon Vixia HV40 tape camcorder, I received a message "No HDV camera connected. I then used my older Canon Vixia HV20 camera and changed the USB connecting cable, but that camera too was not recognized. In the past, I had been succesfull using an older version of Premie Elements to get footage from my Canon camera. Is it possible that this new Premier Elements 12 is not programed to pick up these Canon video cameras or is their some way around this problem. My new computer does not have a 1394 input.

TR Snevac
As far as I have ever seen reported DV or HDV data capture into Premiere Elements Capture Windows (any version) does not work unless the connection is firewire. And, there are occasions (especially with HDV capture firewire) the require that the capture firewire be done in HDVSplit and then the split clips imported into a Premiere Elements project via the typical Get Media/Add Media route.
Which version of Premiere Elements allowed you to do a DV or HDV capture firewire in to its Capture Window using a USB connection? From what you wrote it gave me the impression that you were saying that you had.
If you have followed the protocol for HDV data capture firewire into Premiere Elements 12 (with correct project preset)
http://help.adobe.com/fr_FR/premiereelements/using/WS5CDA0F91-60F1-4b79-ABF6-E9E75F498DB2. html#WS2AF26FB5-4C63-4c46-9DB3-7249558F6528
then you would need to explore the use of HDVSplit (firewire connection) and then import of the .m2t split clips from that process in to Premiere Elements 12 (Add Media/Files and Folders/Project Assets).
http://strony.aster.pl/paviko/hdvsplit.htm
If both these Canon camera are miniDV camcorders, then you need a firewire connect to the data capture into Premiere Elements Capture Windows.
Do you have access to a computer with a firewire port?
Or
Does your computer have what is referred to as a PCMCIA slot for use with a firewire card? Have you looked into the possibility? No sure if that will work for you.
ATR

HT5012 I am trying to connect a canon VIXIA X to iPhone to view what I am recording on my iPhone. Can I do this

I Am trying to view on my iPhone what I am recording on my canon VIXIA x. How do I do this

I sounds like that is not a feature of the uploader all.
Built-In Wi-Fi. The mini X's built-in Wi-Fi allows you to easily share MP4 video recordings and still images over the Internet via social networking sites such as YouTube and Facebook using the Canon iMAGE GATEWAY# online photo storage service. You can also transfer files to a home or office PC. Uploads can be made virtually anywhere using an iOS mobile device and the free Canon Movie Uploader app. HD video can also be shared via Wi-Fi using compatible home or office wireless networks, wireless hotspots and iOS-compatible mobile phones and tablets using the Movie Uploader app.
Note: Devices supported for Canon Movie Uploader app include iPhone 4S/5/5S, iPad 2, iPad 3rd/4th gen, iPad mini, iPod touch 5th gen
Above from:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1023203-REG/canon_vixia_mini_x_full.html

How to view what I am recording on my pc - Canon Vixia HF R400

Hello. I purchased the Canon Vixia HF R400 to record arts & crafts tutorials that will be uploading on YouTube. I would like to be able use my pc as my screen, as opposed to the the 3.0" LCD Screen on the camcorder. Is it possible to connect the camera to my PC with some interface software or equipment?
This is all very new to me and I greatly appreciate any help provided.

this is some MAJOR BS..HUH?..It's 2015 and she cant plug her camera in to her computer? I see Canon Adertises LIVE STREAMING through the wifi....How does she stream video live to the computer? or on the HFr50 with wifi if hers doesnt have wifi DOES CAMERA ACCESS HAVE A PC APP OR is there better options for this SOFTWARE????...Does the HFr50 do what she wants??HE SAID WHILE RECORDING. Cant she view what the camera is veiwing like a webcam through the USB? veiw and record into some capture software? and not record on the camera at all?? How do you get the camera to be recognized as a working video capture device to use it as a webcam??? I was doing this in the over 10 years ago with a consumer sony camcorder.

Having trouble using a Canon Vixia HG20 HD video cam in Adobe Connect Pro. Any suggestions?

Anyway to disable the builtin isight camera and let the Canon Vixia HG20 be the default when it's connected ? I have a Macbook Pro with OS 10.9.4. it doesn't recognize the Canon Vixia HG20. Only the built-in isight camera is used by ACP. I'd really appreciate any suggestion on this very frustrating situation.

It is probably not recognized because the OS doesn't see your camera as a webcam. There is a Windows application to get around this, but I've not heard of one for Mac. If anyone has, please share.

How can I download video from a Canon Vixia HF M30?

I just purchased a Canon Vixia HF M30. The salesman said I could download into iMovie, but nothing on the instructions say anything about Mac, only Windows. And the cable that connects the camcorder to USB has a message attached to it that says, “STOP! Be sure to install the software from the enclosed CD-ROM before connecting the video camcorder to your computer with this cable.” But the software is Pixela, only for Windows! Solution? (By the way, I have MPEG Streamclip and other converters if that is helpful...)

You don't need to install any software, all you need to do is insert either the SD card or connect the camcorder. I have the same camcorder and what I love most is its solid integration with Mac. My last camcorder did not integrate with FCE but did with iMovie.
These methods work with iMovie and FCE/FCP
Insert SD Card:
1. Just plug it in to the built in port or with a USB adapter.
2. Open the iMovie capture screen or the FC Log and transfer.
3. Select the clips you want and import them.
4. Your done.
USB Cable Method:
1. Plug the respective ends into the camcorder and the computer.
2. Put the camcorder into playback mode and select the Computer option.
3. Open the respective capture tools that were mentioned in the previous method.
4. Import the clips you want.
5. Your done.
Hopefully I was some help. The M30 is a great camcorder.

Canon vixia hf s20

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