Will final cut express support my camcorder eventually

I purchased a canon hv20 and it is not a supported device with final cut express yet and I was wondering that since the hv 10 is if the hv20 will supported soon also?

There are thousands of cameras out there but only a handful on the supported lists.
This is because it would use up all Apple's profits and time to test every one of them - an impossible task. New cameras are being introduced all the time.
Pretty well all DV cameras with FireWire outputs will work with FCE.
The best thing people can do is ignore those lists as they cause more trouble and confusion than they are worth.
Ian.

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    Plug-and-play support for most HDV-format camcorders and decks: 720p, 1080i
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    and as always: search this forum is your best friend:
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    QuickTime 7.2 or later
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    OIC my mistake...
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  • HT3835 Will final cut express 3.5 run on the newer mac os 10.8 or 10.9?

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38198?viewlocale=en_US

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    hi Ian
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    Gary

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    I have Final Cut Express HD 3.5. What video formats are compatible with this program? Also, what frame rate and aspect ratio do my videos have to be in for Express to accept the video file?

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