Visual Communicator and Canon HV20

I am unable to see the connected camera on Visual Communicator.  I have it set for DV/SP, auto and visual communicator cannot see it.

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    http://www.ecophones.com/embed/printplace.jpg

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    Just installed a copy of Premier elements 9 onto a new laptop and when I capture footage in HD 1080i the captured footage is pixalated with green pixals.  When I import using same cable and port in Standard def the caputed footage is fine.
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    Up to know I run live streaming through our Steaming server using FMS and Flash Media Live Encoder as we only needed one camera for live video feeds.
    We are looking at the ability now to use 2 live cameras and also the ability to snap in pre recorded video during live feeds and also provide lower third titles.
    I am looking at:
    Adobe Visual Communicator 3
    Wirecast 4
    CutFour
    All of these provide the possible live switching I need.
    I'm at the moment looking at the Trial version of Visual communicator and I am struggling getting my head around a few things.
    I can hook up 2 -3 Sony A1 HD cameras in SD no problem and running it though FMS is fine. During test streams clicking on the cameras using the mini switcher is straight forward.
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    Add prerecorded video clips to Camera 3? ( in the Setup Tab it says " No Camera found - please connect a camera or replace with Photo or video Clip) How do I replace with a Video Clip?
    How do I add premade titles, so that during the live feed I can put lower third titles in?
    Finally, How do Provide an intro looping video to play before the live feed starts?
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  • Can't Share (export) iMovie 6 project to Canon HV20

    I'm running iMovie 6.0.4 under Mac OS 10.5.1.
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    So I'm at a loss. Has anyone experienced this before or know of a work around? I guess for now I'm going to "Share to a file, for sending to a camera later" and hopefully be able to export the completed project to tape in the future.

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  • IMovie: I uploaded HDV video from a Canon HV20 and then to YouTube. The video and the audio are out of sync. The audio seems to precede the video by a tiny bit which is disconcerting. Any recommendations about how to correct this? Thank you.

    I downloaded video via iMovie from my Canon HV20. The video was in HDV. I then published it to YouTube and Vimeo and in both cases, the audio is out of sync: the video precedes the audio by a fraction of a second. The original is fine as viewed in the camera.
    Any suggestions as to why and how to correct it?
    Thank you,
    David

    Anything here help?
    iMovie: Improving audio and video synchronization
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25603?viewlocale=en_US

  • Canon HV20 24P HDV workflow, Some things with FCP and Quicktime are ODD.

    Canon HV20, 24P, HDV, CMOS sensor...
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    Sometimes, the image captured/shown/exported is a lighter picture, and other capture/playing/export methods are darker picture. Example: the captured 60i from Final Cut Pro has a light gamma picture when viewed in Quicktime Player.
    But playback in Final Cut Pro appears darker, and rich. But then exporting it out turns it light again, but export out to a MPEG-2 DVD is darker again? ODD.
    This is known. This happens with ANY footage you look at in FCP and QT player. QT lightens the gamma of the footage. Why? Something to do with adjusting the image for computer monitors.
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  • Canon HV20 and HDV footage

    Hello All,
    I recently purchased a Canon HV20, but have only recorded and edited in SD DV.
    Today I was reading a clip on the internet that gave me a bit of a surprised. Here is a part of the clip,
    [This article was first published in the Sept/Oct, 2007, issue of
    Larry's Final Cut Pro Newsletter.]
    First, Allan Tépper writes:
    I am writing to offer help for Justin Ascott's 24p workflow with the Canon HV20. The 24p recording of the Canon HV20 has much in common with the 24p recording of the Sony HVR-V1.
    To answer Justin Ascott specifically: The FCP Easy Setup called HDV-1080/24p will not work with 24p footage from the HV20 or the Sony V1. "
    Has anyone here had any experience with FCE and capturing HDV footage from a Canon HV20? Is the statement above true?
    Thanks for your help.
    Mike

    I wonder why my PAL one doesn't do 24p?
    Normal HDV will work perfectly with FCE except it will have to be converted into the Apple Intermediate Codec.
    The Easy Setup is "HDV-Apple Intermediate Codec 1080i60".
    I don't think shooting in HDV and then converting to SD DV will look any better than normal SD but you will have the HDV master tape which can be used to produce Blu-ray DVDs at a later date when they become cheaper and more popular.
    An hour of AIC will take around 40 GB of HD space.
    As with everything it is worth doing quick tests involving something unimportant to determine which workflow suits you. Use DVD-RWs when testing to avoid waste.
    Remember that you can export your HDV edited project back to tape in your camera and connect it to an HD TV for high definition playback.
    I am not too keen on this because of the extra wear it puts on the camera and tape.
    Message was edited by: Ian R. Brown

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