Camcorders: Best Editing Program for Canon Vixia HV30?
Best Editing Program for Canon Vixia HV30?
by KristenMass - 3/17/08 8:58 AMMy company just purchased the Canon Vixia HV30. We currently have AdobePremiere 1.5 and 2.0. I'm wondering if these editing programs are compatible with the HV30. If not, what are my options?
We have PCs here.
Why not keep going with Premiere?
by R. Proffitt
- 3/17/08 10:33 AM
In reply to: Best Editing Program for Canon Vixia HV30? by KristenMass
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/ also has phone numbers and support links.
Standard DV
by KristenMass - 3/20/08 4:24 AM In reply to: Why not keep going with Premiere? by R. Proffitt
What I found quickly was that if I want to record in HDV I'll need to get new software. So for now I have changed my settings to Standard DV so the camera will work with Premiere Pro.
Not ideal, but the nature of the beast, I suppose.
canon Vixia HV30
by stingray469 - 3/19/08 3:03 PM In reply to: Best Editing Program for Canon Vixia HV30? by KristenMassJust bought a Canon Vixia HV30. After recovering from the scam an online store did to me(and there are a bunch of them out there) I began to take some video. Played it on my Plasma TV and it was terrific.
Now....I tried to save the video to my computer. Where is the software that Canon provides? I looked and looked only to find JUST software for still photos.
I am shocked that a company like Canon does not provide some software to manage the video so you can at least save the video clips you take. Forget about EDITING the video.
CNET should make that the lead on all the HD Camcorder reviews...NO SOFTWARE FOR HD VIDEO MANAGEMENT.
I don't think I would have bought the camera if I had known the software was not available.
I spent hours searching the internet looking for some software that would handle HD video.
Downloaded several "trial" pgms and none did the job.
FINALLY I found Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8. It does download the HD clips but gets a bit flakey at certain editing points. Also at times puts pixel scatter on the top and bottom of my screen.
I guess having VISTA premium home adds to the equation for disaster.
Let me know if you find any compatable software for VISTA that doesn't cost more than the camera.
BUYERS OF HD CAMCORDERS BEWARE!!!
Bob
canon hv30
by moraja2000 - 4/13/08 8:10 AM In reply to: canon Vixia HV30 by stingray469Bob,
you are so right, I bought HV30 from bestbuy online, took some shots and tried to connect it to PC via USB, did not even recognize connection, called tech support advised to to take it to store, Geek Squad check it and said the same thing cannot recognize connection - so they replaced my new camcorder - problem is there is no cable and no software to connect to PC and no one is saying it as to how
CNET - should have at lest put that up on their review as bad
beaware FOLKS
canon solution to HD
by stingray469 - 4/13/08 9:13 AM In reply to: canon hv30 by moraja2000Well, I got lucky!
I have an I394 port on the front of my Dell XPS 420. I can cable to the camera, download the video and FINALLY EDIT the HD that I took.
The 2nd part of the puzzle was Vegas Movie Studio Platnum 8.
This combination works!!!
Bob
Help
by Pygy77 - 10/29/08 6:28 PM In reply to: canon solution to HD by stingray469Hi,
In response to your post of 4/13/08 I'm wondering if you could assist in how you set up your camcorder (Sony Vixia HV30) to your computer. I also have a I394 port and when I connect that to my camcorder and click on Import DVD Camcorder Disc in the Sony Vegas Movie software it's saying "no disc available". I followed the connection in the book with the US cable and DV Cable and turn the camcorder to play, but it's not working. Any assistance you are able to provide is appreciated.
Wow... all over the place...
by boya84 - 10/29/08 8:35 PM In reply to: Help by Pygy77Sony does not make "Vixia" camcorders - Canon does. Sony's consumer brand is "Handycam".
Sony does not make the HV30... Canon does. Sony's consumer hight definition camcorder line model numbers start with HDR.
The Canon HV30 is a miniDV tape based camcorder - not DVD tape based. MovieMaker will capture the miniDV tape based camcorder's video from the 1394 (or firewire) port - There is no DVD from which to import video, so clicking "Import DVD" will indeed result in the error message you are getting.
Please do not connect the USB (is that what you refer to as "US cable"?) cable and the DV cable (also known as the firewire cable) to the camcorder and the computer at the same time. All miniDV tape based camcorder manuals say to not connect them at the same time.
So...
Which company manufactured your camcorder?
What is the model number of the camcorder?
What does the video record to (MiniDV tape or DVD)?
The manual is pretty clear...
by boya84 - 4/13/08 11:16 AM In reply to: canon hv30 by moraja2000http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=177&modelid=16206#DownloadDetailAct
Starting on Page 76, "Connecting to a computer"...
USB cable is supplied - for PC or PICTbridge capable printer...
DV cable is commercially available.
Then on Page 77, there is reference to transferring video recordings via the DV port and 1394... not USB.
Page 78 refers to using USB for transferring still images from the memory card.
There is no reference to using USB for transferring DV or using IEEE1394 for transferring stills.
Just so you know, when the IEEE1394 port is working properly on your computer, there is no "camera-specific driver" required for transferring video. Only USB requires a camera-specific driver. But generally speaking, using the USB cable will result in the memory card being mounted like any other flash-memory mass-storage device and needs to be "stopped" like any other flash-memory mass-storage device before disconnecting.
Nod. Nod.
by R. Proffitt - 4/13/08 7:36 PM
In reply to: The manual is pretty clear... by boya84
No wonder I have spare USB cables.
Helloooo?
by Kiddpeat - 4/14/08 9:25 AM In reply to: canon Vixia HV30 by stingray469I don't know of any good camera from any manufacturer that includes much in the way of software. That is NOT unique to Canon. Canon is in the camera business, not the software business.
If you want good, powerful software included with the camera, be prepared for a substantial price increase. The camera people are focused on giving you good hardware. Software is a completely separate issue, and I think most people know that.
HD Editing
by cnet.com82 - 4/17/08 7:21 PM In reply to: Helloooo? by KiddpeatI am very new to digital video cameras. Was about to purchase the Canon HV 30 and was pretty surprised to learn that basically there is no software to put video on PC and edit. Everyone in the stores said that would be no problem to upload the video (from Canon, Sony) to PC and use Adobe Premier etc.
Can anyone recommend a not too expensive video camera to do a webcast?
Thanks!
I hope this is a good surprise for you...
by boya84 - 4/17/08 9:03 PM In reply to: HD Editing by cnet.com82"there is no software to put video on PC and edit" is not accurate. Pretty much ANY video editor (other than maybe the bundled Windows MovieMaker) can deal with either DV or HDV format video - this is what the HV30 stores on the miniDV tape. Whoever told you there is no software to edit this camera's video has no idea what they are talking about.
If you want a camcorder that can do video streaming, the best, least expensive, way to do that is with a web-cam. A camcorder is not required. If you are convinced that you need to use a camcorder for this, I think the Panasonic PV-GS320 should exceed you requirements.
yes it was
by cnet.com82 - 4/19/08 7:41 PM In reply to: I hope this is a good surprise for you... by boya84thank you very much...I will also check out the Panasonic that you mentioned.
Besides Adobe Premier we have
by R. Proffitt - 4/18/08 5:12 AM
In reply to: HD Editing by cnet.com82
Sony Vegas and maybe the newest Ulead.com titles. No one in the stores seems to grasp this.
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