FCE 4 and Canon Vixia HF21

I've been trying to log and transfer footage from my Canon Vixia HF21; however all i end up with is a load sign then a red stop. What do I do?

What format exactly did you shoot? Is the audio in the gear popup set to plain stereo? What drive is set as your scratch disk? How is connected and how is it formatted?

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FCE and Canon Vixia HF s21 Dual Flash media

I have searched the forum for feedback on whether Final Cut Express has any file and transfer issues with a camera that has both SDHD cards and an internal hard drive, like the Canon Vixia HF s21 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder.
Before I make the purchase, I just wanted to make sure if there are any problems with this set-up when doing log and transfer and whether the HF s21 or the Canon Vixia HFS 200 would be better in working with Final Cut Express 4.0.1 in a newsroom setting on MacBook Pros running Snow Leopard? I am supposing based on checking the forum that since both are AVCHD cameras all will be fine, but I wanted to check.
Thanks,
Douglas

Thanks. Being the old newsroom hand that you are, a follow-up question. I am in the process of recommending a switch away from PC/Premium Elements video production to Final Cut and Macs for my newsroom. But we are only able to upload .flv or mpeg4 files to our website. My (hopefully not illiterate) notion is to shoot in HD on one of these Canons, import and edit into Final Cut and export out as .flvs or mpeg4 for upload to the paper's site. Am I missing something in this or is there another, better workflow under these constraints?
Douglas

FCE and Canon Files

I have a six month old Canon Vixia HF R100 and latest Final Cut Express on the latest 21 inch iMac.
When I try to import video I can see in the preview window, using log and capture, the import icon spins for a few seconds and turns into a red exclamation point. From what I have been reading FCE does not support .mts files (known as AVCHD "lite"?) that the Canon shoots.
Is this correct and is there a reasonable workaround? The Canon box doesn't refer to the AVCHD as being "lite". Thanks for comments.

Sadly, the Canon camcorders often use a Canon-specific implementation of H.264 (MPEG4-AVC / H.264). It is not AVCHD or AVCHD-Lite but instead is a subset of the H.264 specification that they chose to implement.
As David indicated in his earlier post, try using either MPEG Streamclip or Clipwrap to convert your video files to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec. (You will not need the QT MPEG2 Component because your camera does not record to MPEG2, it records to MPEG4-AVC / H.264.) In FCE you will then use File > Import > Files to bring them into FCE.

Imovie 11 and Canon Vixia R400

I am considering purchasing the Canon Vixia R400 and want to be able to use imovie 11. I understand that AVCHD does not play well with imovie unless it's transcoded but this camcorder can also record in MP4 files. Would this mean that imovie will be able to handel without needing to transcode the file first?

I would recommend that you get a 4 pin to 9 pin firewire cable. You can get a good price at www.monoprice.com. Many people have reported trouble with those adapters.
Also, make sure camera is plugged into wall power. Battery power will not work for this.

HT3395 canon vixia hf21 wont transfer video

how can i trassfer video from my Cannon VIXIA HF21

Hi Guys,
You may be my only help to bring sanity into this madness. Last week I tried my Vixia HF200 and it worked with no problems whatsoever. I plugged in the camera into my IMAC USB and WALAS, video content appeared as available for capture under the Log and Transfer Window.
Today, I plug in my camera again, and as soon as I do, Iphoto comes up and shows me the available picture content. But when I go to Log and Transfer, nothing!
If I go to Imovie, the clips can be imported via the import function.
Of course, I want to use FCE 4.0.1. What could be going on? I've tried setting the folder as explained on many other forums, but nothing.
Thanks for your help!
JIQ

Transferring files from Canon Vixia HF21

In the Log and Transfer window...When I move a clip from the browse area to the transfer que area the status shows the spinning arrows, then the same arrows not spinning and finally when I try to move the clips to the FCE Browser the status icon changes to a stop sign with an exclamation point. FCE Help suggested transferring again, which I tried but got the same result. I tried all of the Apple Intermediate Codecs in Easy Setup with the same result. Any idea what is going on or a possible solution?

Lots of possible reasons for this. Mixed media on the card. Unsupported format. Perian installed. Incorrectly formatted drive. Audio not set to plain stereo in the L&T gear preferences popup.

FCE and Canon HV20/30

I'm about to upgrade my camera. Anyone hear or experience any problems with compatibility between the above cameras and FCE3.5HD?
Thanks.
ps Is it worth upgrading to FCE4?

Short and sweet, answers I like. I assume you've done good work with the HV20?

FCE HD Easy Setup for Canon Vixia HFS21?

Dear ones, I have FCE HD v 3.5.1 installed on Powerbook G4 Mac OSX 10.4.11
Is FCE HD v 3.5.1 compatible with Canon HD Vixia HFS21?
If so, what is the appropriate Easy Setup for Canon HD Vixia HFS21? Thxs kindly!
Do I need an Intel based laptop to use this Canon Vixia HD HFS21? I believe my Powerbook G4 is not Intel based! Or is it?
Thanks kindly!
Nestor

Bad news:
I'm pretty sure this Canon shoots AVCHD video for which you need both FCE4 and an Intel Mac to edit. (Your G4 was the next-to-last of the Motorola processors before Apple switched to Intel chips.)

Canon Vixia hf20 work with FCE

Dose anyone know if the Canon VIXIA HX20 works with FCE it's AVCHD but no firewire port only usb

Yes it does. There are posts here almost daily about this. You won't use the 'Capture' feature like with FireWire cams, instead you'll use the "Log and Transfer" feature...plenty of posts here about that.

Canon Vixia HF S10 and FCE4 - Log & Transfer

Please help. Have been trying for hours and can not find the answer on line, at least one that works. I have a Canon Vixia HF S10 and every time I attempt to "add clip to queue" I receive a red octagon that states "Error: No Data". I am using FCE4, or trying to at least. Does anyone out there know how to resolve this issue?

Hi -
Verify that you are using FCE 4.0.1.
Open the Log and Transfer window.
Click on the little gear shaped icon towards the upper middle of the L&T window
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Select Preferences from the drop down menu.
When the preference window opens, set the AVCHD Plug-In audio format to Plain Stereo.
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Now try connecting the camera and see if you can import your files via Log and Transfer.
If there are clips on the camera memory that are recorded with different settings, this can cause problems. The clips need to be all HD clips.
Hope this helps.

Canon Vixia HV40 & FCE

Hi, I'm new here on this board. I'm a student filmmaker and have been using FCE for a few years now. I just gotten a brand new Canon Vixia HV40 for Christmas to help me achieve HD in 24p for my films which looks amazing on my camera.
But I have a problem. When I capture/import the footage, the audio goes out of sync from the footage. On the camera it looks normal, but when importing, it's totally off.
I've been hearing about that I need to upgrade into FCP so I can change my settings to upload it in the right format. Is there any other way to upload 24p from this camera into FCE instead of spending on FCP? I need help! Please help me!
Thank you.

Dustin,
1 - If the audio drifts out of sync over time, the first thing to look at is your audio settings. Most camcorders default to 12-bit audio; hopefully you changed it to 16-bit before filming. (16-bit is aka 48KHz)
The audio setting of your recorded video has to match the audio setting of the Easy Setup you use when you capture the video and the sequence settings of the sequence you put the video into, preferably all are 16 bit/48KHz. If the audio properties do not match, the audio will go out of sync as the video plays.
2 - FCExpress does not support 24p. Only 60i, 50i and 720p30. There are some tricks for doing 60p but if you really want to do native 24p then FCStudio is what you will need.
You can import the 24p material into FCE, as you found out, however you will be fitting it into a 30fps sequence (actually 29.97 fps). Motion won't look very good.
3 - The Canon HV40 also supports a 24p-inside-60i mode. Have you tried that?

Shooting settings for optimal viewing in FCE (Canon Vixia HF20)

Hi, I own the Canon Vixia HF20 and I've read in various places to shoot/record in the Cinema Mode setting if you're looking to make movie-esque videos. Additionally, I found this last night in the camcorder user manual "Combine the Cinema Mode recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate (PF24) to get the enhanced effect of the 24p Cinema Mode.
I have absolutely no idea what the difference is between 60i, PF30 or PF24. I've already shot a lot of stuff on the 60i setting. Is there a huge difference between 60i vs. PF24. Drawbacks? Recommendations? Ultimately, I'm trying to record on the best settings for optimal compatibility with FCE.
I'm a huge novice as far the tech specs so any help is appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the long winded post.

Thanks for the info Wally. As mine is mainly for DVD I will stick with interlaced.
When I first got my Canon HV20 I tested the 50i and PF25 modes and couldn't detect any difference.
Incidentally the PF25/30 modes do not produce 25 or 30 full frames. They really shoot 50 or 60 fields exactly like interlaced footage except the 2 fields in each frame are identical, giving a similar effect to a single identical field that you would get in true progressive.

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

Importing and burning mts files from my Canon Vixia HF20

I have the HD camcorder Canon Vixia HF20 (and love it btw). It creates .mts files. I downloaded the software that came with the camcorder for Macs, but it does absolutely nothing for me (as far as I can tell - maybe I am doing something wrong).
I downloaded VLC so I can watch the .mts files and it works great. However, I am completely stuck on how to a) burn them, b) transfer them to a file format that allows me to burn them.
I have a new Mac desktop and am a novice at using it (I've had a laptop for a while before the desktop). Thus, I don't know how to use iMovie. Everything I read says imovie will be able to burn the files. However, when I open iMovie, choose "import," it doesn't allow me to import anything b/c they are in the .mts file format. It's like they are "blacked out" and incapable of being uploaded from my computer's hard drive to it.
So, I'll quit rambling. I've researched this ad nauseum, so any help on how to burn these files would be so greatly appreciated. I do not have File Cut Pro. Thanks!

iMovie versions 7, 8 and 9 can import that file format but only from the camera.
Once you move the files off the camera you'll have to jump through some hoops to convert them.

Can anyone tell me if the Canon Vixia HF R21 camcorder is compatible with my Mac OS X 10.5.8 and iMovie '08? Many thanks for your help.

Can anyone tell me if the Canon Vixia HF R21 camcorder is compatible with my Mac OS X 10.5.8 and iMovie '08? Many thanks for your help.

Here's what I found for you by searching Apple support:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1014

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