Troubles Importing into PE 9 Using Canon HV30

[videocreater]

is there a Trick to import into PE 9 using this Camcorder. my Camcorder is set to shoot in HD. or is there a Camcorder that is Compatible with PE 9 ?

[Steve Grisetti]

Hi, videocrater. Welcome to Muvipix!

That cam is absolutely compatible with Premiere Elements 9, video. What problems are you having?

You should be able to start a new project (Making sure you select the HDV project settings) and then use Get Media/From HDV Camcorder to capture your video over a FireWire connection.

If you're having trouble interfacing with the camcorder, it may be related to your system or your operating system. Can you tell us about your hardware and operating system?

[Chuck Engels]

Welcome to Muvipix
Lots of HV20 , HV30 and HV40 owners here including me.
No problems at all and as a matter of fact this is by far the best camcorder to use with Premiere Elements.
Capture is done in real time via a Firewire connection as Steve mentions above.

Lots of folks here to help if you have questions or problems.

[videocreater]

i am on a Mac Pro Computer which is about 3 Years old. i am running a firewire from the cam to the computer. but it wont go in ? if there is a way to post a pic here. i can take a pic. and post it here. how do i set PE 9 so that it will accept this ?

[Chuck Engels]

MiniDV camcorders like the HV30 are what Premiere Elements supports by default, natively.

Have you selected the proper camcorder under Device Control from the Capture screen?
What project setting did you use? If you are trying to capture standard definition from the HV30 you need to change a couple settings on the camcorder first, need to make sure that DV Lock is on. If you have started a 1080 30i HDV project then it shouldn't be a problem. You won't probably see a preview while you capture, that is a fault of the program.

[Steve Grisetti]

You can also capture HDV over FireWire into a Premiere Elements project set up for HDV.

Can you be more specific about what you mean by "It won't go in"? When you click on Get Media/From HDV Camcorder, does the capture screen open?

Can you capture from that camcorder into iMovie?

[videocreater]

yes i am using the same camcorder. and firewire that i am using for imovie. i got bored with imovie so i figured that i would get another program. where is the settings so i can change it. for my camcorder i was trying to capture the way that adobe said to do with the software. this would be the quick import.

[videocreater]

Have you selected the proper camcorder under Device Control from the Capture screen? = yes i have and the screen is all black no matter what i do
What project setting did you use? If you are trying to capture standard definition from the HV30 you need to change a couple settings on the camcorder first, need to make sure that DV Lock is on. If you have started a 1080 30i HDV project then it shouldn't be a problem. You won't probably see a preview while you capture, that is a fault of the program. = i am using the quick instructions that Adobe sends with PE 9 i am also waiting for a book to come in on PE 9 from Barnes and Noble if it Ever comes in. it has been two weeks so far i have also downloaded the patch from Adobe.

[Steve Grisetti]

I'm sorry, Videocreater, I've no idea why it's not working for you.

With that camcorder, a FireWire (not USB) connection and an Intel Mac with Premiere Elements 9 installed on Snow Leopard, your capture should go perfectly. (It is an Intel-based Mac running OSX 10.6, right?)

There must be something in your set-up that is not obvious that's negatively affecting things. But I'm just not sure how to troubleshoot it on this forum. Sorry.

[videocreater]

i have no ideals Either is there a Way that i can set the Different Settings. i am in Milwaukee as well. i do get a ERROR Message but i never wrote down the Number. my Cam is set up for HD but it is on Automatic. Steve do you stock your books at your Place of Business ?

[videocreater]

what is the proper way to import this do i use DV or HDV to import ?

[Steve Grisetti]

You should capture, not import, your video using Get Media/From HDV camcorder.

But first click on the Apple menu in the upper left of your computer screen and select About this Mac. It sounds like you may need to confirm that you've got an Intel processor and you're using OSX 10.6 or greater.

[videocreater]

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
Serial Number (system):
Hardware UUID: E1FAB872-E045-5338-8333-335FBC363F6B
here is my info about my mac.

[Steve Grisetti]

A very nice computer. But which version of the operating system is listed?

[videocreater]

what do you mean or how do i find the business thing that your talking about.