Panasonic AG-DVX100B vs. Canon GL2

Well I am an Inspiring Music Video Editor and I am caught Between The Panasonic AG-DVX100B or Canon GL2 I'm Caught In a Tight one Here See My Mentor told me that the GL2 is a Great Camera For a Great Price and I have worked on it Before. But For some reason the Advisors Here Recomend the Panasonic. I'm not in a Great Squeeze for money But I want the Best Quality at a Great Price. But then again who doesn't A LITTLE help Please??

No contest. I've extensive experience with the DVX, GL1/2 (XM1/2 over here in the UK), XL1 and other 1/3"CCD cams in a variety of situations, documentary, drama, ENG, music video, live music, corporate, wedding etc, etc and the DVX is far and away the best overall for any of these situations.
Balanced XLR audio for the DVX, unbalanced minijack for the GL.
Infinitely better LCD pullout screen on the DVX - the image snaps into focus much easier than the (smaller) screen of the GL.
Manual Zoom on the DVX for those funky MTV crash zooms.
DVX can shoot progressive for the film look (sort of) if that's your thang - can't do that on the GL.

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Panasonic AG-DVX100b good or bad?

Hey guys ok so i have tons of problems with my canon gl2... anyone out there DONT GET IT!! if your going with fcp for all i know 1. dropped frame rates alllll the time look at other peoples comments its true! 2. myn has a rewind issue.... its really annoying. Anyway thats not what im here for i am thinking of sellign my canon gl2 and getting a Panasonic AG-DVX100b since everyone says it works great with fcp 6 can you give a good or bad? tell me whats good about it whats bad... any info i should know... and if it works good with Final Cut Pro 6... i hope you help me out if you need this im on a macbook pro with final cut pro 6.0 and its a panasonic ag-dvx100b i hop that covers it!

Of course you find only ISSUES when you search the forums for the GL2...who posts that they are having success? No one walks into a doctor's office and says, "My arms feel really good, and my lungs are clear." No, they go to the doctor's office saying "I am having trouble breathing, and I broke my arm."
If you search the forums, you see plenty of posts with people having issues with DVX cameras too. Especially the forum dedicated to that camera. True, Canon cameras are a bit more finicky, but they work fine. Some have issues, others do not.
Shane

IMAC doesn't recognize my Canon GL2 camcorder any longer ?

I am using a 24 inch Imac with a processor 2.16GHZ intel core 2 Duo running Tiger 10.4.10.
I am using Final Cut Pro version 5.1.4
Up to the present time I've been able to use my Canon GL2 Camcorder for downloading. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, my Imac doesn't boot up properly when I have the Canon turned on. My 3 external drives don't show up on my desk top unless I turn off the Canon camcorder. Obviously, when I launch Final Cut Pro and attempt to log and capture, the viewer comes up with the message, "No Communication" Interestingly enough, when I connect my Panasonic DVX 100B camcorder to my Imac,it works perfectly for downloading. In addition, I have the exact same Imac in a 20 inch screen running the exact same operating system and exact same version of FCP. My Canon GL2 works perfect on this Imac. Can anyone help me solve this problem. I would be forever grateful.
Henri

Did you have other devices connected to your old iMac while capturing? If not that's why it was working.
One of my cameras is a Canon and besides MacPro and MBP I have also an old iMac. It never worked with external drives connected for the very reason I explained in the link I sent to you.
Canon FW cameras are just likely to mess up with other FW connections on the same FW bus.
Best,
G.

My new MacBook Pro and Imac can't recognize my digital video camera (Canon GL2) via FireWire 800 9 pin to 4 pin cable.

My new MacBook Pro and Imac can't recognize my digital video cameras (Canon GL2 or Sony) via FireWire 800 9 pin to 4 pin cable. I've tried two different cables. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Is your DV camera plugged in to AC power (not batteries only)? When you step down from 9 pins to 4 pins, you lose the "power" pins.

I'm trying to import some Hi8 into FCPX via a Canon GL2. Although the footage shows up in the import window, it says "Camera not controllable". The manual import button does activate, but footage is not actually being imported. Any ideas? Thanks

I'm trying to import Hi8 into FCPX via a Canon GL2. Although the footage appears in the import window, it says camera not controllable. The manual import buttons activate, but the footage is not actually importing. Any ideas? Thanks so much.

What Tom said.
Or you may be able to import using a different program - try with Quicktime Player, "New Movie Recording". If the camera appears as an option, it should work.

16:9 Playback Procedures using FCPHD/DVDSP2 and Canon GL2 DV camcorder

Hello everyone. I did some extensive searching on this topic only to get mixed results and generally confused. I'm hoping to get a 'step-by-step' process on creating 16:9 video for playback on a 16:9 televison (whether or not it's an HD, Plasma or SD TV set).
All of my tests so far have resulted in 4:3 video with black bars/cropping/curtains on either side of the video displayed on a widescreen set. The only way to fill the screen is to manually adjust the picture setting on the TV to stretch the image to fit the screen, which also distorts or stretches the video.
What I've done, so far, using a Canon GL2 set in 16:9 recording mode, is capture to FCPHD, which automatically displayed the vertically stretched footage in 16:9 mode with black letterboxing filling the top and bottom gaps. No matter how I export the video, it always comes out in a 4:3 ratio with the same letterboxing, which I'm trying to get rid of. I simply want the 16:9 image to completely fill the screen when played back from a DVD player w/o having to adjust the TV's settings which only distorts the image.
I've tried various setting in both FCP and DVDSP2, checking the anamorphic box and unchecking it, exporting at 16:9, encoding at 16:9, but the pesky letterboxing will not go away.
So, my question is how do I import and export this video to and from FCP to DVDSP to achieve full 16:9 playback? IE... playback w/o the letterboxing on a 16:9 television set? I understand the letterboxing will and should appear on a 4:3 set. Note: I am recording in 16:9 mode (which stretches the vertical 4:3 viewfinder image--not the 16:9 guide setting) using a Canon GL2... which subsequently advertises that by recording this way, achieving 16:9 video playback on 16:9 televisions is possible (basically Digital video displayed as HD video would be). I'm looking for a step-by-step process from capturing to exporting in FCPHD to producing a properly formatted DVD in DVDSP2. I prefer exporting using Quicktime Compressor, but am open to other ideas.
Thanks to any replies in advance!

I'm looking for a step-by-step process from capturing to exporting in FCPHD to producing a properly formatted DVD in DVDSP2. I prefer exporting using Quicktime Compressor, but am open to other ideas.
Did someone say step-by-step?
Press Control-Q to bring up the Easy Setup dialog. Check the 'Show All' box in the upper-right corner. Then select DV-NTSC Anamorphic and click OK.
Confirm that all your clips from the GL2 are flagged as Anamorphic in the Browser.
Create a new sequence in the Browser. If you selected the right Easy Setup, this new sequence should be Anamorphic.
Copy and paste the clips from your (formerly) final sequence into your newly created anamorphic sequence. Your clips will probably not look right - they'll be windowboxed. To correct this:
Select all your clips
Press Option-Command-V to bring up the Remove Attributes dialog.
Select Distort from the Video options, then click OK.
Your clips should now stretch to fill the 16:9 frame.
Export to DVD Studio Pro, however you like (QuickTime, Compressor or directly into DVDSP)
In DVD Studio Pro, after you've imported your assets, place your video & audio into a track
With the Track's properties available in the Inspector, alter the Display Mode setting to 16:9 Letterbox (just in case it's set to '4:3')
Having said all that, your use of 'letterboxing' in FCP leads me to believe that your major oversight is not using an anamorphic sequence while you're editing. Once that's corrected, your workflow otherwise seems correct.
Good luck.

TS3850 I'm running a trial of Final Cut Pro X, but it doesn't recognize my Canon GL2. Any advice?

I'm running a trial of Final Cut Pro X, but it doesn't recognize my Canon GL2. Any advice?

I have seen similar posts but don't know whether anyone has a solution.
Take a look here https://discussions.apple.com/message/17565242#17565242
If you are new to FCP X it may be that you are doing something wrong but unless you give precise details of every move we will have no idea what that may be.
Message was edited by: Ian R. Brown

Canon GL2 and Belkin 800/400 9-pin to 4-pin firewire cable not working!!!

I have my Canon GL2 connected to my I-Mac OSX version10.7.3 with a Belkin 800/400 9-pin to 4-pin firewire cable and the computer is not acknowledging the camera or firewire cable. Trying to get footage into Final Cut Pro 10 off mini dv tape.

Please use:
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/cameras/en/index.html?
to see if your GL2 is supported. Also you probably should also post int eh Final Cut Pro forums.

I have my Canon GL2 connected to my I-Mac OSX version10.7.3 with a Belkin 800/400 9-pin to 4-pin firewire cable not working!!

I have my Canon GL2 connected to my I-Mac OSX version10.7.3 with a Belkin 800/400 9-pin to 4-pin firewire cable and the computer is not acknowledging the camera.

While holding the option key, click the  in the menu bar and select System Information. Select Firewire in the Hardware section and see if your camera shows up as a connected Firewire device. If not, then you have one of three basic problems:
     1. Defective Firewire cable
     2. Defective Firewire port on computer
     3. Defective Firewire port on camcorder
Rule out any of the above by trying a different cable, Firewire device (like a hard drive) or try your camcorder/cable on a different/friend's computer.
If you suspect a Firewire port problem on your computer, you can try resetting it by shutting down and disconnecting the power cable to the computer. Wait for 30 minutes and plug back in and startup. You can also try resetting Parameter RAM (PRAM) on the iMac. (Apple's Instructions for reseting PRAM)

Canon GL2 is not recognized by Final Cut Express

I am trying to capture from my Canon GL2. I hook up the fire wire but neither I-Movie or Final Cut Express seem to recognize the connection.
Any Suggestions?

Hi
My general list on this.
*NO CAMERA or A/D-box*
Cable
• Are You sure that You are using the FireWire Cable - USB-Cable will not work for miniDV tape Cameras
FireWire - Sure not using the accompany USB-Cable but bought a 4-pin to 6-pin (or 9-pin) FW one ?
• Test another FW-Cable *very often the problem maker*.
Camera
• Test Your Camera on another Mac so that DV-in still works OK
• Toogle in iMovie pref. Play-back via Camera (on<->off some times)
• Some Cameras has a Menu where You must select DV-out to get it to work
• Camera connected to "charger" (mains adaptor) - not just on battery
• Camera set in Playback mode - NOT Recording mode
Does Your Camera work on another Mac ?
Sorry to say it is to easy to turn the 6-pin end of the FW-cable 180 deg wrong.
This is lethal to the A/D-chip in the Camera = needs an expensive repair.
(Hard to find out - else than import/export to another Mac ceased to work
everything else is OK eg recording and playback to TV)
A/D-box
• Is the dip-switches set right ?
• Set to same standard as recorded/editing eg NTSC 29.97fps or PAL 25fps
• Try resetting it
Connections
• Daisy Chaining most often doesn’t work (some unique cases - it’s the only way that work (some Canon Cameras ?))
Try to avoid connecting Camera <--> external HD <--> Mac but import directly to the Mac then move
the Movie project to dedicated external hard disk.
• FireWire-port - Can be re-setted by - Turn off Mac and disconnecting Mac from Mains/Power for 20-30 minutes
Mac
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk ? Please specify the amount of free space.
(Other hard disks don't count)
I go for a minmum of 25Gb free space for 4x3 SD Video - and my guess is 5 times more for 16x9 HD ones
after material is imported and edited.
• Does Your Mac have a FireWire Port
• White MacBooks - don't
• MacBook-Air - don't
if not then a few Mac’s has a PCM-CIA slot and there are FW-Cards that makes a FW-port this way
else - NO SOLUTION
Only option as I get it is either
• Use another Mac to Capture material (to an external USB2 - Mac OS Extended formatted hard disk - or -
• Change to another Camera that can be used with Your Mac (no there are no miniDV tape Cameras that can)
• If Your Mac-Book has a PCM-CIA Card place - then there are FW-port-Cards and then
You can import via this - but I've not seen this on more modern Macs. My PowerBook G4
has one and this FW-Card-port works greatly.
SoftWare
• Delete iMovie pref file may help sometimes. I rather start a new account, log into this and have a re-try.
• Any strange Plug-ins into QuickTime as Perian etc ? Remove and try again.
• FileVault is off ? (hopefully)
• Screen Saver - OFF
• Energy Saver - OFF
Using WHAT versions ? .
• Mac OS - X.5.4 ?
• QuickTime version ? (This is the heart in both iMovie and FinalCut)
• iMovie’08 (7.1.?), 09 or 11 ?
• iMovie HD 6 (6.0.4/3) ?
*Other ways to import Your miniDV tape*
• Use another Camera. There where tape play-back stations from SONY
but they costed about 2-4 times a normal miniDV Camera.
• If Your Camera works on another Mac. Make an iMovie movie project here and move it
over to Your Mac via an external hard disk.
(HAS TO BE Mac OS Extended formatted - USB/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange WILL NOT DO)
(Should be a FireWire one - USB/USB2 performs badly)
from LKN 1935.
Hi Bengt W, I tried it all, but nothing worked. Your answer has been helpfull insofar as all the different trials led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with my iMovie software. I therefore threw everything away and reinstalled iMovie from the HD. After that the exportation of DV videos (there has not been any problem with HDV videos) to my Sony camcorders worked properly as it did before. Thank you. LKN 1935
from Karsten.
in addition to Bengt's excellent '9 yards of advice' ..
camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
a technical check.
connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
choose 'About../More..
under Firewire.. what do you read..?
More
• FileVault - Secure that it’s turned off
• Network storage - DOESN’T WORK
• Where did You store/capture/import Your project ?
External USB hard disk = Bad Choise / FireWire = Good
If so it has to be Mac OS Extended formatted
----> UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange is NOT Working for VIDEO !
mbolander
Thanks for all your suggestions. What I learned is that I had a software problem. I had something called "Nikon Transfer" on my Mac that was recognizing my Canon camcorder as a still camera and was preventing iMovie from working properly. After uninstalling Nikon Transfer and doing a reboot, everything worked great.
I never liked the Nikon Transfer software anyway--I guess I'll get a cheap card reader and use that to transfer photos in the future.
*No Camera or bad import*
• USB hard disk
• Network storage
• File Vault is on
jiggaman15dg wrote
if you have adobe cs3 or 4 and have the adobe bridge on close that
or no firewire will work
see if that halps
DJ1249 wrote
The problem was the external backup hard drive that is connected, you need to disconect the external drive before the mac can see the video camera.
MaryBoog wrote
Maybe your problems is solved in the meantime, but for all others this might help as I had the same problem, also have the Sony HDR-HC7, but the 7e (Europe, PAL). I found this link today and it works perfectly
//support.sony-europe.com/tutorials/dime/videotransfer/vtransfer.aspx site=odwenGB&sec=DVH&m=HDR-HC7E
What I exactly did.- put camera in play mode - open guide - choose connection guide - choose comp./printer (where to transfer movie to) - select connection.- i-link (on my camera) but equal to firewire - OK - choose HDV - choose NO for conversion of i.link.
Settings are shown then (VCR HDV/DV.- HDV and i.link-conv..- OFF), press OK, OK, END.
Switch camera off. Connect firewire cable to camera & Mac. Switch camera on, in play/edit mode.
Open i-movie, choose import from camera. On screen below the camera connection is shown.- DV (HDV). Now you can import, automatically or manually.
This worked perfectly for me. Took me 2 days to find out. Could not find any clear thread explaining what I had to do on the camera and the manual was not clear either.
Yours Bengt W

Canon Gl2 Video Camera Not Recognized with Firewire 800 Connection

I have a late 2010 mac with 2.93 Ghz Intel Core i7 Processor with 12GB DDR3 running 10.8.2 OSX. I have a Canon GL2 video camcorder with a MiniDV tape I am trying to download to my computer. I am using a new 4pin to 9pin Rocketfish Firewire 800 cable. My computer is not recognizing the firewire input from the GL2. As suggested with other support threads, I have tried to turn the mac and computer off and on, as well as check to see if the cable is working. I have also tried both a trial version of Final Cut, and Imovie 09 which is loaded on my Mac, neither of which will recognize the camera. I clicked on the System Information icon and looked at the Firewire 800 status which was:
FireWire Bus:
Warning: Unable to list FireWire devices.
Maximum Speed: Up to 800 Mb/sec
At least I know it recognized something. I have also checked to make sure the Canon is set to DV-Out on the Menu. Since I am unable to use a USB connector with MiniDV, would there be any other way to either A) Download the video to the computer, or B) get the Mac to recognize the source plugged into the Firewire? Any help with this would be excellent.

I believe that in order to be recognized, you have to start the process from within iMovie of Final Cut; as for your FW port, you can try these two different troubleshooting steps (may or may not work, but won't hurt):
Reset SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
It may that your FW port is defective; it that turns out to be the problem, I hope you purchased Applecare because those ports are an integral part of the logic board, so that would have to be replaced ($$$).
Since your footage is on DV tapes, you do need the FW to transfer it or it will not work. One other (involved) way would be to transfer your footage to a DVD if you have a DVD recorder and then get it on the Mac from there.

Looking at a Canon GL2, any issues with compatibility? Using FC 6

Subject says it all. Im looking at getting my friends canon gl2, any issues with capturing in final cut pro 6?
Thanks,
Noah

David Jolosky wrote:
The GL2 is rock solid for a good MiniDV camera and plays 100% well with my setup FCPS 6.0.3. I've heard and read the threads about Canon and Firewire but have not experienced issues at all with my workflow. I have used it as a deck in a pinch but I will also say that I use a deck most often these days.
I'll second all of this...but I'm also from Bothell, so maybe it's a geographical anomaly

Canon GL2 with FW hooked up does not open import window in imovie

I have my Canon GL2 hooked (set to vcr) up with FW to my Imac and Imovie does not open the usual window to allow import. It use to work, but now I am concerned the FW port is fried or something. Is there something obvious I am missing? Did I fry the port when I turned on the computer?

You can check that your FW bus is ok by opening the System Profiler and verifying that it is seeing the FW bus. If it's not listing anything try shutting down and unpluging the computer. Leave it unpluged for 10 minutes or so and the plug in, reboot and try again.
Other than that, you will get more info if you post this question to the iMovie forum, since that is what you are using.
rh

Connecting a Canon GL2 to Prem v5.5 on a current Macbook Pro?

I have the following: Canon GL2 camera, Adobe Premiere 5.5 and a 15-inch Macbook Pro w/Retina Display. I need to capture recordings from the camera into Premiere. Which cable or combination of cables (if any) will allow me to do so? The GL2 has a DV in/out port and a USB but I last used the camera several Mac generations ago when Firewire ports were common. Those days are over, sadly. Can I get from DV in/out to one of the new connections on my Macbook Pro?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
James Jones wrote:
Do you mean that, since the Macbook Pro no longer has a Firewire connection, I can no longer capture video in 5.5 on my Mac?
There are adapters available which may work.
Thanks,
Kevin

Can't import from Canon GL2

Just bought a Mac in September. Used to Windows and I'm clueless. How do you get video to import to Imovie 09 from a Canon GL2? Do you have to use a firewire port or can you use the USB ports? The computer doesn't recognize my camera at all. Any and all help greatly appreciated.

The Best Buy guy is clueless.
You need no drivers from CAnon.
If it is a new Mac, it is FW800.
You can click on the apple logo at top left.
Then click About This Mac.
Then click Additional Information.
You should see a list of hardware.
Go down to the fire wire section.
You can tell from the speed.

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