Mv300(canon)to imovie

Found , after dedicating life , that the image capture and video capture arn't recognizing my devise . Downloaded other film editing and got error4904 , couldn't finish video capture . Any ideas?

me, too, 4904 not listed....-
Hi Dominic,
Lennart forget to mention his usual trick to reset firewire ports, you do so by unplugging your Mac for while, not just switch off, disconnect from powerline for ~15min.
.... and you're sure, the camcorder is in play-mode......?

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Please forgive me for these (probably) basic questions, but right now I feel like a complete idiot.
I recently purchased the Canon HF10. At first I thought it was going to be great to have an HD camcorder (a reason to buy an HDTV, too) for home movies, but evidentially this isn't going to be as nice as I thought. I don't understand the following:
I basically want to shoot video of softball games and save for family use - nothing professional here, just good/great quality home videos. Also, need to be able to stop-action and step through video for softball skill analysis.
1. When I use iMovie '09 to import my video, it is taking forever to transfer. Why?
2. If the internal memory is 16GB, why is it taking up >100GB when I transfer it to my computer? (I don't get it)
3. What does the camera frame rate setting mean by i60 Normal or PF30 or Pf24? (again, I feel really stupid)
4. Is iMovie '09 the right app or is there something else? If something else, why? Again, I basically want to shoot video of softball games and save for family use - nothing professional here, just good/great quality home videos. Also, need to be able to stop-action and step through video for softball skill analysis.
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SP

Regarding stop action, this camera has the ability for you to take stills while video is recording. It's pretty interesting. Even better, iMovie lets "Add Still Frame to Project." Also if you play video from iMovie Project or Event window's, you can easily view one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing the left or right arrow.
Hard disk storage is cheap now, save up and buy a drive to archive your video. That way later on you could re export your movies to an HD compatible format since burning to DVD as your doing now is not HD.
Also, yes definitely use 60i for action video. This camera really does a great job.
The thing about 30p/24p with this camera is that the resolution is reduced: 60i=1920x180 pixels whereas 30p and 24p modes on this camera is 1440x1080.

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Someone can tell me if i can edit video recorded with canon fs100 with imovie '08? I download a .mod file, but imovie 08 can't import it...
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HI there,
I had no problem with mine! Nice camera, but I returned it for the HF100 because I figured I should go for the HD one "for the future". While the "better one" is superior, I wonder if I would have been better off keeping the first one for simplicity's sake.
Anyway, I use 8 gig SDHC cards, save the files to disk images which I can launch and have the iMovie see it as if it was the camera. Also, that size memory card is good for saving to dual-layer DVD.
Oh, one thing I did not like about the FS100 is that the zoom lever made a clicking sound when released and it was clearly heard on the results. This cold have been an issue on my camera only, but I never got the hand of keeping my finger on the lever instead of letting it go.
The other day I helped a lady (total stranger) trying to decide on a camcorder and recommended/coached her into this one.
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I put both camcorders on the "play" mode. The audio and video signals get passed from the JVC to the Canon. But when I select Import in iMovie, I get the message "NO TAPE" in the upper left hand corner of the blue screen and neither video nor audio gets passed through. Help!!!!

This is a shot in the dark, but I think you may have to have a tape in the Canon (or whatever brand pass-through you use).
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John Cogdell wrote:
… Stop teasing us Karsten! …
naw, just kiddin'!
"those who know, don't tell. those who tell, don't know."
I have no insights, just common sense: iM11 is FOUR years old, FCPX meanwhile offers 'everything', the average hobbyist misses in consumer-tool iM (e.g. support of AVCHD v2, plugins), and - insight info ahead! - on the other hand, Apple is busy preparing transition from Quicktime to AVFoundation. And, looking beyond Cupertinos horizon (I have this priviledge as a non-Apple employee), 'video' gets more&more popular, Vine, Facebook, Instagram, to mention a few. Integration of these 'social networks' is another area .......
so, it's just an 'educated guess' when and what will happen.-
October would be my choice as marketing-expert.
And October has 5 Tuesdays this year ... we'll see.-
(to Mods: sorry for speculating! once a year I HAVE to …)

IMovie 08 doesn't work with Canon camcorders?

I have a Canon MV890 that works fine with my iMac, Tiger and iMovie 06 but doesn't seem to work with 08 on my MacBook. I came here to post on it but find many other similar posts about not being able to import from Canon camcorders to 08.
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Your reply just prompted me to try something I thought of after the original post.
All 08 users can download and install 06 FOC (linked on the iMovie 08 page ISTR). Testing it I've found it is possible to import from the Canon to iMovie 06 HD on the MacBook and thereafter save and quit and open the project in 08. The process isn't fast as there's a lot of thumbnail generation to be done but at least its a way around the problem.
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Welcome to discussions, cyn23
As far as why your camera isn't recognized in the HD format-I have no idea what the problem is.
However, just to be clear, the version of imovie that came pre-installed on your Mac is the very same version that comes when you purchase iLife 6 as a bundle.
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Sue

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In iMovie, click FILE/IMPORT/MOVIE and navigate to the folder where Image Capture stored your movies.
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Can you recommend a camcorder that is compatible with iMovie 08?

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I like Canon MUCH better than Sony. Sony is a direct competitor of Apple and as such I think they support Apple with reduced enthusiasm.
Canon makes excellent equipment and their technical support people always seem Macintosh savvy (They were very familiar with iMovie).
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid= 173
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I've had great success with Canon and iMovie on my macbook. Now It's time to use the GL2 with FCE on my G5. It worked the first couple of times, then it quit recognizing it... but I was still able to use capture now. However, today is a new day.
When connecting the GL2 via FW400 I see it in the system profiler as an "Unknown Device." If I daisy chain it through my Lacie 2BigTriple (FW800) I get nothing...
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Basically, Why won't Canon cameras connect? This is crazy and I have myself because I have an HV20 being shipped to me tomorrow at 10:30 am. Was this a mistake? (as in should I have bought a Sony...) Will I ever be able to connect this camera to my ol' computer?

The problem is the Firewire implementation on the Canon camera. Disconnect your Lacie drive (and any other Firewire devices connected to your G5). Make sure your GL2 is the only device connected to the G5's Firewire ports. Capture to your internal drive.
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The final product can be a VHS, CD-Rom or DVD
Put it on a DVD, VHS is sooo 1980s.
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http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid= 173
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I am looking to purchase a HD camcorder for around 600 quid, what is the best buy that ties in with Imovie as well, the guy in the Sony store wasnt sure if the Sony brand would run with an apple computer

I like Canon MUCH better than Sony. Sony is a direct competitor of Apple and as such I think they support Apple with reduced enthusiasm.
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http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid= 173
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Mv300(canon)to imovie

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