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  Importing video from camcorder to computer – best settings?

  Posted by William Long on May 12, 2011 at 4:19 am

  I purchased a Canon HFM30 HD camcorder about a month ago. The internal memory and the SD card are about full now, but before I delete the video files from them, I want to make sure I import the highest quality video possible into my computer for archiving purposes. I’m a novice, and so don’t know the best settings to use. I did set the camcorder to record at the best/highest quality, so it’s an issue w/ importing the videos via the computer software that I’m having trouble with. I’m working on an iMac, with iMovie (little knowledge), Premiere Pro (little knowledge), and Final Cut Pro (never even launched the program).

  I have imported the videos twice w/ iMovie….once at “Full” – I think that brought them in at 1920 x 1080; and again at “High”. The “Full” setting seemed to take about a GB/minute of video, the High setting quite less.

  I’m willing to use any of the other programs I have to import the video as well, if they would be a better choice….I’m just not savvy enough to know.

  Can someone please point me in the right direction as to where to learn about the best settings to import digital video from the camcorder to the computer, depending on one’s goal (this case, archiving as well as some editing, hence the two imports mentioned above), please? I’d appreciate it. Tutorials, books, sites, etc….any insight is appreciated….Thanks.

  William Long replied 14 years, 11 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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