Import movie problem

Hi,
I have a new mac, and tried to do my first movie. I know I am doing something wrong, but cant figure out what. I have a sony HD camcorder (HDR-HC3). The firewire connects fine. The blue screen to import comes up fine. I am able to rewind and control the camcorder from iMac. I click Import after entering file name, etc. This is where I get into trouble. The tape moves fine, and it seems like it is importing, but the screen remains blue, couner does not move from 0.00. After I end import, of course my file is empty, and nothing makes it to the computer.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

I have the same problem. I haven't used iMovie in a while but nothing has changed except 10.5.x I have 10.5.3 and it suddenly iMovie HD 6.0.3 doesn't work. Same issue as the gentleman previously. I hit import and then the video camera runs fine but the iMovie HD jerks and fits and then the camera stops, and iMovie crashes...
BTW, there is no "manual import" button setting in iMovie Preferences under "import" that I can find. Don't know what you are referring to.... I've read such horror stories about iMovie 08 I wouldn't dare use it... I've made many movies on HD and predecessors, and have a lot of special effects. Is Apple building in obsolescence with 10.5.3?)
Thanks if you have any other suggestions.

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Importing .mov problem

I created a project, everything going fine. I then tried to add more footage by importing another .mov. When I do the footage appears stretched in the events and projects window and won't display in the upper right window. I tried importing old footage and that appears stretched as well. I'm wondering if I accidentally changed some preference in imovie since footage hasn't changed. The old footage before the problem arose still renders well. Please help.

Is there any chance you MOV file contains a chapter track? iMovie will not import files with a chapter track.
If so, the solution is to delete the chapter track using an app like QuickTime Pro (Version 7)

Can anyone help me figure out how to use my new LaCie external hard drive to import movies from my camcorder into imovie '09? I ran into so many problems last night!! Was up way past my bedtime!

Can anyone help me figure out how to use my new LaCie external hard drive to import movies from my camcorder into imovie '09? I ran into so many problems last night!! Was up way past my bedtime!

I'll stay in this chat ... I answered in the other one ... I have a Sony digital Handycam ... from years ago. I just got the LaCie and I think I formatted it for only to be used on my Mac ... how should I go about reformatting it to be HFS Extended like you said?

Hi, I have problem with importing MOV files from SJCAM 4000. MOV files are in supported formats for Adobe Premiere Elements 11. But if I'm importing MOV file, only audio part is imported, video part is not imported. How can I solve this problem?

Hi, I have problem with importing MOV files from SJCAM 4000. MOV files are in supported formats for Adobe Premiere Elements 11. But if I'm importing MOV file, only audio part is imported, video part is not imported. How can I solve this problem?

haben
From looking at the specifications of your camera (SJCam 4000), we know already what video compression your camera is using. It is H.264.
A H.264.mov file should be supported by Premiere Elements 11. On what computer operating system is your Premiere Elements 11 running?
Do you have the latest version of QuickTime installed on your computer? And, are you running QuickTime and Premiere Elements 11 from a
User Account with administrative privileges? Please go to Premiere Elements 11 Publish+Share/Computer/QuickTime to confirm that you find
presets there for the QuickTime choice there.
What are the properties of these H.264.mov files - is it 1080p30 (1920 x 1080p30) or something else? Do you know if this camera is recording with a variable or
a constant frame rate?
Please review and consider and then we will decide what next.
Thank you.
ATR

Problem to import MOV files

Hi,
I have a problem to import mov files from my hard disk (coming from a Casio Exelim ZR100 @ 1920x1080, 30 pic/sec. 44kHz, codec: H.264/AVC ). I tried different project setups - doesn`t work . I get a common failure message. MTS file import works...
System Win 8
Premiere Elements last version, all updates done
Error Message:
nase30

Media import
A Google Translate of your error message says that you are experiencing a generic importer error; consequently, not an editing nor exporting issue.
If you are using the Casio ZR 100, the video involved would be characterized as
1920 x 1080 @ 30 frames per second (progressive)
Video compression = AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264)
Audio compression = IMA-ADPCM (stereo)
File Extension = .mov
On the Premiere Elements side you have Premiere Elements 11 on Windows 8 (assumed 64 bit).
I have downloaded one of these files from your camera brand/model from an online source.
Windows 7 64 bit Premiere Elements 11. No importing or other problem with video or audio components of the file.
Windows 8 64 bit Premiere Elements 11. No importing or other problem with video or audio components of the file.
Based on my findings, I have no evidence to make a generalization that there is a problem with this Casio video and Premiere Elements 11 on Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit.
So that leads us to look for other factors. Top of the list is the version of QuickTime that you have installed on your computer. (As John T. Smith has already asked and is awaiting a reply on that. If you have the latest version of QuickTime installed, then I would uninstall it and then reinstall it.
What type of problem are you report
"it worked before but not now"
or
"it never worked before"
What might be interesting to look at. If you rename just the file extension of your Casio AVCHD.mov from .mov to .mts, .m2t, or .m2ts can you then import the problem file?
We will be watching for your results.
Thank you.
ATR

Problems importing .mov file

I am all of a sudden having problems importing .mov files from my camera in iPhoto '08. Can't get them to import in Image Capture either...On the import preview screen, all that comes up are empty "boxes". If I highlight one of the boxes, it shows that it is .mov file, the size of the file, etc. but if i try to do the import, iPhoto just locks up.

iPhoto does not like very large movie files for importing directly from the camera. If you get it on the desktop you should be able to import it. I've imported 200MB movies with no problem.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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I have been using Keynote for a couple of years (now using Keynote 08 on a MacBook running 10.5.5). I recently started having problems importing movie files into my Keynote presentations. I usually just drag a .mov file and it plays with no problems, but lately when I do this it doesn't appear on the Keynote slide and when I play the presentation I get only audio w/ no video. I tried importing the files to quicktime and exporting them again to be sure they were in the correct format. This seemed to work a few times, but now that isn't working either. Any suggestions?

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I just purchased a new iMac and a new camera (which claims it is Mac compatible and iMovie compatible). Unfortunately, for some reason iMovie is not letting me import any of the movies I create with the camera. I noticed this is a common problem, and the fix seems to be to download an earlier version of iMovies '06, but that seems crazy. Are there any other options to get my movies from my camera into iMovies?

I just purchased a new iMac and a new camera (which claims it is Mac compatible and iMovie compatible).
Compatible at which level? Muxed MPEG-1 files can be played by QT applications but cannot be converted by them to other compression formats without losing the audio and cannot be edited by them. Would you call this a compatible format or an incompatible format?
Unfortunately, for some reason iMovie is not letting me import any of the movies I create with the camera. I noticed this is a common problem, and the fix seems to be to download an earlier version of iMovies '06, but that seems crazy.
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Are there any other options to get my movies from my camera into iMovies?
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This is a Bug in iMovie8. I could NOT import .mov files from my Kodak easyshare Z612 camera into iMovie8 as all the .mov files were greyed out.
Its not a bug if that is what it is supposed to do. If you check the compression format, you will likely find this camera also uses the MPEG4/µ-Law combination mentioned above. Just because the compressed data is in an MOV file container, does not mean it can be edited in that "native" compression format. If you check the audio format of your files imported to iMovie '06, you should find the µ-Law audio was changed to AAC. Whether done automatically by iMovie '06 or manually by you, the offending compression format had to be changed to one that could be edited before iMovie '08 would accept it.
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I have some video material that I have been filming with small Aiptec HD videocamera (to SD Card). I have moved material (Quicktime MOV) from SD card to hard-dvire and tryed to import it to Premier (I have Adobe Creative Master Suite) but Premier said NO! File format not supported! Same thing with Adobe Media Encoder. No support!?
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Sami Malmberg
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