Hi again John, As I mentioned before about importing into iMovie … File > Import > "Camera Archive". I know your Camera is a Canon FS200 HD video camera, but this might be relative to your issue. I found it on a Panasonic website in my searching but can't find it again.
"Remove the SD card from the camera, insert into the card slot, then in iMovie->File->import->Camera Archive... (the "No Name" SD card will already be selected, with the status "Camera Archive detected")->Import. Do not browse down into the card! - The status will say "Archive Detected - ..." at the root level of the SD card (where you see DCIM/MISC/PRIVATE/). If you click on one of those folders, iMovie will no longer detect the camera archive and will "grey out" the IMPORT button." Cheers, Ronni On 15/11/2010, at 3:11 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > One reason that a Mac may not read an SDHC card is that it may be plugged > into a SD reader, not SDHC (as James has mentioned). > But, that doesn't explain why the SDHC card in the Camera is not recognised > by iMovie'09. > > I'm sure you are trying to import correctly by opening iMovie > Import from > Camera or Import Camera Archive. > > > On 15/11/2010, at 3:01 PM, CARLSON John wrote: > >> Yes Ronnie this has been an on-going issue and I have tried every >> combination of connection. John c >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Ronda Brown >> Sent: Monday, 15 November 2010 1:59 PM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: .MTS files and iMovie >> >> Hi John, >> >> Just a thought … Have you tried opening iMovie first BEFORE you connect the >> Camera. >> Then connect the Camera, are the files stilled greyed out? >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 15/11/2010, at 1:49 PM, CARLSON John wrote: >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Ronda Brown >> Sent: Monday, 15 November 2010 1:29 PM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: .MTS files and iMovie >> >> Hi Ronni I’m very pleased to see you giving it some thought for me, although >> it would have been better if it had been” Oh yes, all you need to do is...” >> No the .MTS files on the HD VIDEO AVCHD SD card are greyed out as they are >> with the card reader. >> Regards John C >> On 15/11/2010, at 1:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >> >> On 15/11/2010, at 12:01 PM, CARLSON John wrote: >> >> I have been tearing what little hair I have left, out for a few weeks now. >> I am using a pretty new card reader to transfer .MTS files from an AVCHD SD >> card onto iMovie – video shot using Cannon FS200 HD video camera. >> When I use an ordinary AVCHD SD card, (not a HD VIDEO labelled AVCHD SD >> card) iMovie recognises the files straight away opens the Import window and >> allows me to select the .MTS files I wish to import. >> The HD VIDEO labelled AVCHD SD card will display the .MTS files within the >> ‘stream folder’ but they are greyed out and apparently not recognised by >> iMovie as importable. >> I can use a video converter that turns the files into a .MOV that iMovie >> recognises and can be imported. This is a slow and unwelcome addition to the >> work-flow. >> Trying to import files to (Intel) iMac with iMovie ’09. FCE does not >> recognise the files from the HD VIDEO card either. Cannot get files straight >> from the camera. >> Do I need a special card reader for HD VIDEO AVCHD SD cards? Is there a >> setting (staring at me)somewhere that I haven’t changed? >> Anybody able to help? Regards John c >> >> Hi John, >> >> What version of are you using iMovie'08, '09, '11? >> >> Sorry John you have already mentioned you are using iMovie'09 :-( >> >> >> Do the MTS files import directly from the camera? No! >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
