iMovie import problem, urgent help needed! at DVinfo.net

Phil Kay · July 9th, 2007, 03:05 AM

I'm importing footage from my A1 into imovie. At one point the imported footage is slowed down even though it is playing normally on the camera. I have tried dozens of times but keep getting the same problem..... HELP!!!

Reese Leysen · July 9th, 2007, 03:58 AM

Have you tried capturing with different software?

David Chia · July 9th, 2007, 04:24 AM

did you switch from SP to LP when you where recording the footage?

Bob Thompson · July 9th, 2007, 05:53 AM

Did you check your imported footage, or where you just looking at the imovie import screen. This happened to me but the imported footage when played back was OK

Josh Chesarek · July 9th, 2007, 06:31 AM

I have seen a similar thing when using Final Cut express. Its when it is unable to encode the video into their format fast enough during capture. I have 1GB of RAM on an Intel Macbook Pro and I have to do a fresh boot and have nothing else running to caputre more than a few minutes.

John C. Chu · July 9th, 2007, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Kay

I'm importing footage from my A1 into imovie. At one point the imported footage is slowed down even though it is playing normally on the camera. I have tried dozens of times but keep getting the same problem..... HELP!!!

What kind of Mac do you have?

Depending on the speed of your Macintosh you may not be able to capture HDV in "real time" ---but not to worry, once the footage is on your Mac, iMovie will then convert it to the Apple Intermediate Codec,[which is what iMovie does with HD sources] and you should then be able to start working.

Nagisa Kodama · July 10th, 2007, 08:34 PM

I'm also trying to import my footage into imovie hd. But I think I am having more of a basic problem.
I connect the A1 to the camera, imovie recognizes it (some of the time). The screen on the imovie is blue saying "camera connected", yet when I play or import footage, the image does not come up on imovie. The image is playing fine on my A1, so I'm at an utter loss.

Jeremy Naus · July 11th, 2007, 12:49 AM

make sure that you set the settings of your iMovie project correct.
I get the bluescreen error when my iMovie project settings are not the same as the camera settings. Once they are aligned the import works without a problem.

Jerrod Cordell · July 11th, 2007, 03:24 AM

What frame rate are you shooting at? If it's 60i or 30F it should be fine, but it won't work with 24F. The audio is all out of wack and it doesn't capture at 100%. Other than that I don't know.

Nagisa Kodama · July 11th, 2007, 07:51 AM

the settings on imovie are the same as my camera (lest i think so). last night when i tried to connect it, the computer recognized it once or twice but now it fails every time. and i shot a 30f so shouldn't be a problem. i just got the firewire (pure av by belkin) so i dont think its the wire...

Sven Ohrvik · July 12th, 2007, 03:13 AM

Do you have anything else but the camera connected to the FW bus?
Sven

Nagisa Kodama · July 12th, 2007, 05:07 PM

nope, i just have the camcorder. i called canon tech support today and we tried for like an hour but with no avail. should i send it in for repair? (though i've no idea what they'll do to it)

Jeremy Naus · July 13th, 2007, 02:04 AM

stupid suggestion: on which HD are you trying to save?
Yesterday I was importing a 50i on an external HD and the clip didn't load correctly. This was due to the fact that the HD in question was formatted for OSX and Windows access => FAT. This means that long clips at one time become bigger than the filesize limit of FAT.
When I imported the clip to my OSX internal disk I had no problem.

July 9th, 2007, 03:05 AM	#1
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	iMovie import problem, urgent help needed! I'm importing footage from my A1 into imovie. At one point the imported footage is slowed down even though it is playing normally on the camera. I have tried dozens of times but keep getting the same problem..... HELP!!! __________________ Canon XH-A1,SGPRO flip,Apple imac,FCExpress http://www.pbase.com/philkneen

July 9th, 2007, 06:31 AM	#5
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 978	I have seen a similar thing when using Final Cut express. Its when it is unable to encode the video into their format fast enough during capture. I have 1GB of RAM on an Intel Macbook Pro and I have to do a fresh boot and have nothing else running to caputre more than a few minutes. __________________ Simple Thought Productions - Life @ 30,000 Words per second

July 9th, 2007, 03:58 AM	#2
Reese Leysen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 114	Have you tried capturing with different software?

July 9th, 2007, 04:24 AM	#3
David Chia Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 427	did you switch from SP to LP when you where recording the footage?

July 9th, 2007, 05:53 AM	#4
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Did you check your imported footage, or where you just looking at the imovie import screen. This happened to me but the imported footage when played back was OK

July 10th, 2007, 08:34 PM	#7
Nagisa Kodama Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 28	I'm also trying to import my footage into imovie hd. But I think I am having more of a basic problem. I connect the A1 to the camera, imovie recognizes it (some of the time). The screen on the imovie is blue saying "camera connected", yet when I play or import footage, the image does not come up on imovie. The image is playing fine on my A1, so I'm at an utter loss.

July 11th, 2007, 12:49 AM	#8
Jeremy Naus Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Antwerpen, Belgium Posts: 60	make sure that you set the settings of your iMovie project correct. I get the bluescreen error when my iMovie project settings are not the same as the camera settings. Once they are aligned the import works without a problem.

July 11th, 2007, 03:24 AM	#9
Jerrod Cordell Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 136	What frame rate are you shooting at? If it's 60i or 30F it should be fine, but it won't work with 24F. The audio is all out of wack and it doesn't capture at 100%. Other than that I don't know.

July 11th, 2007, 07:51 AM	#10
Nagisa Kodama Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 28	the settings on imovie are the same as my camera (lest i think so). last night when i tried to connect it, the computer recognized it once or twice but now it fails every time. and i shot a 30f so shouldn't be a problem. i just got the firewire (pure av by belkin) so i dont think its the wire...

July 12th, 2007, 03:13 AM	#11
Sven Ohrvik New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 23	Do you have anything else but the camera connected to the FW bus? Sven

July 12th, 2007, 05:07 PM	#12
Nagisa Kodama Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 28	nope, i just have the camcorder. i called canon tech support today and we tried for like an hour but with no avail. should i send it in for repair? (though i've no idea what they'll do to it)

July 13th, 2007, 02:04 AM	#13
Jeremy Naus Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Antwerpen, Belgium Posts: 60	stupid suggestion: on which HD are you trying to save? Yesterday I was importing a 50i on an external HD and the clip didn't load correctly. This was due to the fact that the HD in question was formatted for OSX and Windows access => FAT. This means that long clips at one time become bigger than the filesize limit of FAT. When I imported the clip to my OSX internal disk I had no problem.