Is the card recognisable by machine at all, mounts within Finder, Desktop etc???
Cheers! `RobD... On 16Nov2010, at 11:51 am, CARLSON John wrote: > Hi Ronnie and other wamuggers, > Ok have bought a new expensive (relatively)card reader - no luck, I was > really hoping this would do the trick. > Tried your camera method Ronnie and again disappointed, it keeps telling me > the folder is not a camera archive. > A difference in the cards I noticed today is that the HD Video SDHC card is > a class 4 card and the standard SDHC card is a class 6, not sure if this > would make any difference! > Log and transfer in FCE does not recognise any files on the HD VIDEO card. > Advice about going to Sandisk for help might be the go. > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ronda Brown > Sent: Monday, 15 November 2010 4:12 PM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: .MTS files and iMovie > > 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." Did not detect archive at the > root level for HD VIDEO card. Picked up and mounted files immediately I > swapped the card to the Standard SDHC card. iMovie and FCE both read from > card reader and camera when the standard card is inserted in either. > > 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]> > > > Carmel School does not accept direct or indirect responsibility for any > opinions reflected herein. 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