HD-camcorder and FCE-HD

Will the new Canon HV-20 work with FCE-HD ver. 3.5.1?

Thanks Tom. I guess I should have asked if I should go HD. I mainly video tape my 2 daughters soccer games and have a High School trip to England for soccer. How difficult is it to switch to HD for SD? I have read some of the previous posts and it does not seem as intuitive as I thought. I do basic action editing and do not plan on getting a HD burner until the prices drop. I need a new camcorder and just thought it was time to go HD! Thanks for any suggestions. By the way, if anyone has had a great experience with any new camcorder I would love to hear reccomendations.

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Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder and FCE / Firewire

Hey Folks:
I just got off the phone with B&H Photo, one of the larger camera companies. After a long call, the guys feel the HV20 will be a pretty good choice as a DV camera. I can't seem to confirm whether is firewire, I know it's USB however. Anyone know?
Thanks
FFF

Hi(Bonjour!
See this link for a HV20 review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/canon-hv20-mini-dv/4505-6500_7-321726 25.html
IE-1394 is the generic name for firewire (a term specific to Apple world). HV 20 use this protocol.
Here's features that you have to check to get the best image quality:
3 CCD or 3 CMOS, unlockable manual adjustment for: white balance, shutter speed, iris, gain, focus, zoom ring. Long lasting battery. Tape based system, input for audio jack 1/8 or better: XLR. Large lens opening for low light condition.
The form factory is also a consideration. A bulkier camcorder tends to be more steady in the hand.
Michel Boissonneault

Capturing AVCHD video from a Canon VIXIA HG21 camcorder to FCE 4.01

Video captured at the highest resolution MXP i60 seems to stutter after importing to FCE 4.01. I know that playback on a computer monitor will show these signs but after burning with iDVD and played on a TV set, it still is jerky when panning a moving image.
I've read most of the posts concerning this. I have read that FCE will only accept 29.97 frame rates in several posts and other posts show "i60 presets support both 60i and 29.97 frame rates".
I read where I should reset my FCE preferences but I don't seem to have any. I looked in Library Preferences and could not find a "com.apple.finalcutexpress.plist" or the "final Cut Express User Data" folder.
Sure could use some help from those who use that camcorder and FCE.

I also shoot and edit with the HG21 but haven't experienced any such problems. Do your sequence settings match your clip settings in every regard? You definitely shot in 60i and not 30p? Did you fully render your sequence before exporting?
I've found there's a lot of interlacing when panning quickly, but it hasn't been jerky for me. Does it appear this way on the camera too? It may have been that you did not pan smoothly enough (such as with a good tripod).

Flip Camcorder to FCE

What is the best way to take the videos from a Flip Ultra HD camcorder and be able to get the videos into FCE to be able to edit. Looks like the files are in MP4 when they enter FCE, but I'm tired of not being able to watch the edited videos because they are not rendered. I didn't have this issue using iMovie and I'm trying to learn how to use FCE.

I too am using the Flip Mino HD camcorder and FCE. I downloaded MPEG Streamclip and it worked perfectly.
I would love to learn more about the export options from Streamclip as it relates to Flip MPEG-4 video files. For example, I just chose the default Quick Time exporting method and the quality seemed to be decent. But I would like to get more exact with the type of exporting options of Streamclip.
Any suggestions on reading to help me learn more?

In FCE HD swithing between HD camcorder and SD camcorder problem

I am just starting to go HD. I've got my new Sony HC3 HD camcorder and I've just upgraded my mac to FCE HD. I was able to connect the fireware to the HD camcorder and import the footage just fine when I changed "Easy Setup" to "HDV-Apple Intermediate Codec 1080i60". The problem is I still want to be able to connect to my Canon Optura Xi SD camcorder. When I change the "Easy Setup" to "DV-NTSC", it can not see the SD camcorder. I've tried every option in the "Easy Setup" dropdown. I think I have tried every combination of exiting FCE HD, rebooting, disconnecting the firewire, turning the camcorder on / off, etc.
When I had FCE 2.0, I never had a problem connecting to my SD camcorder. Now I do. The only other point I want to mention is that no matter what option I select in the "Easy Setup", the "External A/V" error message (the one with the continue or check again option) always says:
"Unable to locate the following external devices:
Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480)".
thanks in advance for any help offered

Hi(Bonjour)!
Did you quit FCE HD before unpluging your HC3?
It's always a good idea to do all conections and turn on your camcorder to VCR mode before lauching FCE.
Avoid to plug and unplug differents camcorders in one FCE session.
Try to connect your DV camcorder in a new project and select DV-NTSC or firewire basic (canon camcorder are prone to be "uncontrolable" with DV NTSC ) in easy setup BEFORE creating a new sequence. Now quit, plug your DV cam and re-lauch FCE HD.
For your "warning problem" on startup, check "do not show A/V device warning on lauch" in user preference.
At last, you can trash all 3 FCE HD preference files.
Michel Boissonneault

Canon HF100 and FCE

I just bought the HF100 and need to get a new computer to handle the avchd video. Can someone give me the workflow for editing avchd with FCE or point me to the right place? I have read that imovie and FEC transcode to AIC during log and transfer and drastically increases the file size. I want to do the following:
1. Record in highest quality on hf100.
2. transfer to computer in a reasonable amount of time.
3. edit by adding fades and effects, titles, menus and music
4. burn about 30 minutes to a one sided standard dvd in SD and another copy to standard dvd in hd to play back on my ps3 without losing any quality on the dvd for my ps3.
5. What minimum macbook or imac is needed to edit hd efficiently?

To edit AVCHD, you need an intel mac and FCE 4.0. The way that you would do your workflow is as follows:
1. Make sure you have the right easy setup preset to match your footage
2. Connect the camera to your computer, boot up FCE, open the log and transfer window
3. Select the clips or portions of clips to upload, and wait for FCE to ingest the media (this will take maybe a little longer than actual playback of the file. Also, since Apple transcodes to AIC, 10 minutes of video on 1920x1080i60 footage for me on my AVCHD camcorder took up about 15GB of memory. Be prepared to deal with these large file sizes. I suggest having a separate media drive to which you set your capture scratch, so as not to be running both the program and your media from the same drive. I use a 250GB external for my media)
4. Edit your footage into a movie. If you chose the right Easy Setup preset, no additional rendering should be required unless you add something like a filter or motion. The fades are under transitions, filters under video filters, etc. in the effects tab of the viewer. Titles can be made nicely using the Boris 3D or Boris Crawl generators in the generator pop-up. Music can be added as long as it is DRM free. If you want to use a song that has digital rights management on it (for example, an old song from iTunes) for non-commercial use, follow this link's instructions:
http://fcpbook.com/Audio4.html
5. Export to either quicktime movie or using quicktime conversion
6. Import this movie into iDVD or other DVD authoring software
7. Burn it to a DVD for watching on your ps3
As I said, only an Intel mac will be able to edit AVCHD. This Mac also has to be running at least Mac OS X 4.11 to use AVCHD. Make sure to have plenty of room on your hard drive (or external) for storage of the files from the capture scratch folder. I would also recommend at least 2GB of RAM for efficient rendering. As long as you meet these requirements when purchasing your computer, you should be fine. I use the new Macbook aluminum 13", which I have often been told is not a good choice for editing, but it fits my needs very well, and edits AVCHD perfectly.
Hope I was of assistance,
-skalicki
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JVC-HD7 and FCE

I recently bought the jvc cam and fce thinking all was OK and now everything I'm reading says the cam is compatible with iMovie and FCPro only. What have I got myself into? I avoided Sony's new cams for this reason. Anyone know if the two will work together?

vidnewguy,
This info is regarding this camera:
JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 camcorder - Digital interfaces
The JVC GZ-HD7 is equipped with three digital interfaces - USB, HDMI and i.LINK. USB is primarily for file saving, HDMI for digital viewing on large screen displays, and iLink streams high definition video in full resolution or 1440CBR mode. HD recorded material is down-converted for output in DV over i.LINK, or in standard definition via the analog component/ S-Video/ Composite output.
HD recorded material is down-converted for output in DV over i.LINK;
This phrase seems to indicate that iLink (firewire) may work. You would have to configure the camera and see if it does.
Al

I just bought a brand new Cannon GL2 camcorder and I am trying to import...

I just bought a brand new Cannon GL2 camcorder and I am trying to import some video footage into Final Cut Pro version 5.01. Whenever I put up the Log and Capture screen and turn my camcorder on the computer starts to think(the spinning color wheel) and not let me do anything else not even press play unless I completely turn the camcorder off again which defeats the whole purpose of me even importing footage. I don't understand why the Log and Capture screen won't let me import any video my old Sony Digital Hi8 was importing just fine a day ago, but now that I bumped up to the GL2 for some reason the Log and Capture screen isn't doing it's job so well by the computer starting to think(the spinning color wheel) instead of working. I have used the Cannon GL1 in the past and it worked like a charm. So I don't understand why the GL2 wouldn't be any easier? It is just giving me this problem and I don't know wether it's the firewire bus or what? Can someone please help me with my dilemma?

Ha...ha..very funny...but ah yeah from reading other posts on the "Canon" GL2 I figured out that you can't have multiple devices plugged into the firewire bus at the same time while you're importing video into Final Cut Pro. That's a HUGE bummer...thanks guys for your help you where fast and reliant. But now I have another problem my internal hard drive only has 4 GB out of 75 GB and my applications take up at least 40 GB of space. How am I going to connect my 600 GB external hard drive to the computer and import footage at the same time? Can you guys help me with this now?

Samsung Mini-DV Camcorder And iChat AV

I have a samsung SCD103 Mini-DV Camcorder and I was wondering, is it possable to use the USB Steam function on Tiger with iChat AV? I want to be able to video chat with my friends. But I don't know it it would work. Would it?

I need some kind of USB stream, becasue if i'm in firewire mode, it is recording to my computer...
Have you actually tried it on a Mac? Your Mac won't record anything unless you open an application, like iMovie, and tell it to start recording.
Perhaps you should post your question in the iChat AV forum since your question is not, technically, related directly to a Mac mini? There are quite a few people in there who may have a suggestion for you.
-Doug

Sony camcorder and imovie 6

I have a movie on my camcorder and i can get it to download into imovie. it shows up in DVD player. support had me download Mactheripper, i guess it ripper the video and automaticlly puts it in imovie. i can't figure out macthe ripper. i need help!!!!!! pam

Oh, I see.
iMovie 6 can only import footage that is on miniDV tapes, not the disks or memory cards or hard drive camcorders.The video is probably MPEG 2 or 4, a compressed format that iMovie cannot read. If you want to use that type in iMovie, you need to convert it to DV format. Conversion may cause some loss of quality. You can use MPG Streamclip for the conversion. Whatever you do, do not put a mini disk into the disk drive of your Mac. It can get stuck and damage the drive, since the Mac is not designed to be used with these mini disks.
Here are some sites that address this.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6799225&#6799225
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6236303&#6236303
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/

Canon ZR40 camcorder and a Macbook with the latest OS.

I have a Canon ZR40 and a Macbook with the latest OS. My iMovie does not recognize the camcorder. Can someone please give me step by step directions on what I should be doing?

1. Turn on the camcorder and set it to VTR or VCR mode (this mode may have a different name on your
camera).
2. Connect the camcorder to your computer using a FireWire cable (the one that came with your
camcorder or any other FireWire cable).
3. If this is the first time you’re importing from a device that records high-definition (HD) video, an HD
Import Setting dialog appears. Even if you aren’t importing HD video now, select Large or Full, and then
click OK.
You can change this preference later if you do import HD video.
4. If the Import window doesn’t open, choose File > “Import from Camera.”
5. If you have multiple devices connected to your computer, choose the device you want to import from the
Camera pop-up menu.
6. Set the switch on the lower-left side of the window to one of the following:
Automatic: Automatically rewinds the tape, imports all of the tape contents, and rewinds the tape
again.
Manual: Lets you rewind and fast-forward the tape so that you can import only the footage you want.
Use the controls to set your tape to the point where you want to begin importing.
7. Click Import.
If you still can’t import video after checking the items above, try the following:
If iMovie doesn’t recognize your camcorder
Turn the camcorder off and on again.
Disconnect the cable from both the camcorder and the computer, and then reconnect it.
Quit and then reopen iMovie.
Restart your computer.
Try using a different cable.
Try using a different computer with iMovie installed.

Working alternating with iPhoto and FCE tgrying to import pictures from iPhoto into FCE suddenly all my 22300 pictures disappeared leaving empty frames. Does somebody know where the pictures could have gone and how can I get them back into iPhoto? Lothar

Working alternating with iPhoto and FCE tgrying to import pictures from iPhoto into FCE suddenly all my 22300 pictures disappeared leaving empty frames. Does somebody know where the pictures could have gone and how can I get them back into iPhoto? Lothar

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

Caught between Imovie 09 and FCE

I am caught in between these two programs.
I am a beginner and only need the basic editing tools available in Imovie, yet I have an AVHD camcorder and want to import footage at maximum resolution. I have been importing at full resolution and exporting to Quicktime. There is a significant reduction in quality in the final movie (even when played back on the computer).
Does anyone know if '09 will be updated any time soon to allow for full HD editing?
Are there are editing programs for mac that are simple to use but allow for lossless editing?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

So here we are, more than half way through '10 and we're still stuck not having a lossless means for editing without mortgaging the house?
I've got iMovie '06 and I've been trying to use it on Snow Leopard (10.6.4) and I'm getting crashes which detract from my happy life.
Do we have any indications that Apple might be fixing this in the near future?
I've got video of my daughter's HS graduation that is PRECIOUS and I don't want to be dropping bits left and right.
Thanks for everyone's time.

Are FCP and FCE user interfaces the same?

I was recently talking to a pro videographer and complaining that I miss the old iMovie, it was so easy and intutive to use, Final Cut Express confuses me, etc. He said that I should try Final Cut Pro because the user interface is better than FCE. Is this true? I thought that FCP and FCE have the same user interface?
I just edit HDV videos for my business or personal videos. I don't do anything "pro." I just want a video editor that's easy, intuitive, and fast to use. I don't edit videos often so I don't want to spend an hour reading the manual every time I edit a 3-minute video, i.e., use FCE. iMovie drives me up the wall.

Thomas Kehoe wrote:
He said that I should try Final Cut Pro because the user interface is better than FCE. Is this true? I thought that FCP and FCE have the same user interface?
No. Just download the trial version and see for your self

Color fidelity between slides and FCE output

Until the recent past, I have been scanning 35mm slides using a Cannon Canoscan 9900F coupled with Photoshop Elements v 2.0 into FCE v 3.0 on a Mac G-4 with OS 10.4.3. The color fidelity between the slides and final output was reasonably good. Within the past week I have upgraded system software to OS 10.4.8; upgraded Photoshop Elements to v 4.0 and FCE to v3.5.1. Now when I scan slides, the resulting images (both on the desktop and as printed with an Epson stylus 2200) are dark as if the slides were greatly underexposed. The Photoshop Elements correcting or enhancing tools do not solve the problem. I don’t think this is a monitor calibration issue but would welcome any suggestions. Thanks in advance. Jack A

Hi(Bonjour)!
What is the relation with FCE ? It's seem that is more a problem with MAC OS X itself or photoshop or your scanner than FCE.
See MAC OS X forum:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=160
Try to make a new color profile for your monitor.
Michel Boissonneault

HD-camcorder and FCE-HD

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