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I can't upload video from my Canon FS100 using iMovie 7.0. The camera shows up on the desktop as "NONAME", but under the system profiler the USB port sees it correctly. I've hunted through the discussion boards and tried several of the suggestions; none of which worked. I thought maybe I needed a software update so I downloaded iMovie 7.1.4. When I tried to install it I get an error that says "An eligible iMovie application was not found in the location /Applications."
I'm running an iMac G5, with OS X 10.4.11.
HELP!

Going back to the beginning and reading your first post again...You are unable to install 7.1.4. You are at 7.0. If you install 7.1.4 you can most likely use your camera with no third party workarounds.
Th upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1 was a major upgrade. So my recommendation would be to first download and install 7.1 Once you do this you will be able to upgrade to 7.1.4. [Get the download on this page|http://support.apple.com/downloads/#imovie]
There is a post on the FS100 which describes the exact steps to import from this camera. I assume you have seen this post. So go ahead and get the software updated. Be sure to run software update as well. At some point there was an iLife update that was required along with the iMovie update.
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