@tinfamily Well atleast it helps move traffic along. ;) I wandered over here because im on the fence about either this one or the panasonic TM700. The Panny is significantly more expencive and im not sure the price justifies it. ;)
@SvenOkonomi TBH I shoot a whole lot more still than video. I think my next camcorder may very well be whatever comes out higher than the new 3100 Nikon just announced. Then I can carry one device for both jobs AND have access to all my nice Nikon lenses and control over DoF etc... :) That's my plan going forward in about 2 years I think. I'm pretty happy with the Canon, and the price point was good enough for me. The lavalier microphone makes a big difference for on location narration.
@XtaticVideo I experienced that too. In fact. Trying to record on my motorcycle it was nearly completely unusable. I suspect it's the way Canon does the anti-shake. When it's engine frequency vibration it makes the whole thing look like shaking jello. It's horrible.
I bought a GoPro HD Hero for movement videos and as you can see in the last two motorcycle ride videos, it handles movement very well.
The Canon is great at many things. Being on vibrating equipment is not one.
@Cletten I drag it straight from SD card over to the hard drive and then drag them straight into vegas on a PC. from there. Most of my youtube videos (except this one and another one or two) are shot in 720 and edited for same. This one was shot full 1080 and output was set to 1080, so the only processing was in the final render after edit. The input and output were the same size. Straight from the "stream" subfolder it is .mts and I ouput in .m2t (something youtube will accept). Seems to work.
@ Cletten (part 2) Let me know if that answers your question. When I started with the Canon, I read many people frustrated with what to do with the video, so I decided to KISS and skip the whole import-with-Canon-tool thing and just use an editor that could handle it and drag/drop directly into it. I was going to do some editing with the Macintosh too, but it's so easy with Sony Vegas, that I haven't bothered to switch yet.
@Cletten I don't find it slow. If the preview is choppy, I reduce the size of the preview window. I have an HP system, recently changed the video card for gaming, but it was fine for movie making with the old card. Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz, 4 gig ram, vista 64 (I think home edition, whatever came on the HP setup), current windows experience rating is 5.1, but was about 4.8 before with no problems.
Can somebody please help me. I am taking pictures of a fashion model and I know that professional photographers can connect the camera to a computer with a USB cable. When a photo is taken, the photographer can view it immediately on the computer screen. I am going to use the Canon Vixia HF200 as the camera for the photo shoot. Can someone please tell me how that is done? Thank you kindly.
I'm so confused on the exporting of this. It comes with its own software -- that imagemixer3 thing, are you using that to put the files on your computer, or a different method? 'Cause it seems to compress all my files way too much, and none of them turn out HD.
Hi! Sorry I wasn't more clear before. I'm far from an expert at this thing. I do it a certain way because I went through a similar process, ending up with tons of crappy looking badly compressed videos and then I found a way that works for me so I just stick with it now.
Here's exactly how I do it. I empty my card onto a hard drive after each day of travel. Since I was using a netbook, I just saved the stream folder off the SDHC card. Now, normally that gives you something that's hard to use, the .mts files. However if you use Sony Vegas it can read the .mts files, which makes life simple again. It's important to specify what you want when you first make your project so for me it's either going to be a 720 project or a 1080. I pick one, depending on my source.
For many of the videos from the last trip, I shot in 720 to save chip space and (more importantly for me) hard drive space on the netbook. As it was I ran out of HD space shortly before the end of the trip, but it worked out ok. So you've set up the video.. let's say it was shot in 1080, you set up the project as 1080 and you've edited it. Then you can use the 1080 settings to "render as", as I've described in the "more info" column on the right. Try that and let me know if it works for you. :)
Oh... one more important thing. I got this a couple days before I left on the last trip. Still haven't had time to put the included software on the computer and try it out yet. I'm just using the stuff I bought and was using for non-HD video from a long time ago.
I find it's easiest for me (until I find a better way to do it) to export as m2t and let youtube do the hard work. I tried a few different things and it seems to me to just get them the cleanest output I can and let them re-encode it. I tried several other formats and wasn't as h appy with the net result.
Just purchased the HF200 and loaded my first youtube video. It would only load in 720p format. I recorded in the MXP setting and edited with iMovie. Any help on this would be appreciated
Hi - The first thing I'd check is the set up when you start the new file. Set it up for 1080 when you make a new project, then make sure it's going on in 1080 when you render. I hope it helps :)
Hi! How do you edit your video files when you have transfered the video to your computer? I only get this "mts" file and can't edit och covert in anything:S
Vegas does a good job with it. Otherwise, you can import it with the software that came with the camera, and I believe that turns it into M2TS or something. When I get back from my current trip, I'm going to try that method myself and see how well it works. I've got a bunch of footage to work through. What I've read is that once you convert it, you can edit in Mac with iMovie or Pc with Adobe or Sony products no problem.
Oh, and one more thing I read. If you delete files out of the "private" folder it messes up the directory so the best is use the import tool or copy the entire folder over. I'm still new at this, but read a few of the Canon forum posts on this and it'll set you on the right path :)
@ Bijan I think 8 & 9 will do it. 9 may handle it better. The text is too long to paste here so please go to the right and click (more info) in the description and I'll paste the guide at the end there. Cheers! :)
Yes. It came with something. It's lost on my desk at the moment, lol, but I am planning on installing it and trying it out on some of the vacation vids I need to process. I'll put it in the notes if I use it. It might be pinnacle, but I'm not 100% until I find it.
Hmmm... I'm not sure. Is it my rendering? The low light in the bart station? My settings? My test doesn't seem "stunning" like some of the other samples I've seen for the HF200 on youtube. What do you think?
the moral is..never give a crackhead a clarinet
Bhodisatvas 7 months ago
I can guess why he is homeless...
TheDanielearwood 11 months ago
What are you talking about? Thats one nice guitarist..
Concerning the camera - I agree, I have also got the impression that the "anti-shake" system is not so good on the hf20.
syncro16se 11 months ago
The quality is great; can't wait to get mine.
ayp001 1 year ago
That guy plays it like he stole it. I mean really. Man my ears.
SvenOkonomi 1 year ago 3
@SvenOkonomi *cough* dynamic range test *cough*, lol :D
tinfamily 1 year ago
@tinfamily Well atleast it helps move traffic along. ;) I wandered over here because im on the fence about either this one or the panasonic TM700. The Panny is significantly more expencive and im not sure the price justifies it. ;)
SvenOkonomi 1 year ago
@SvenOkonomi TBH I shoot a whole lot more still than video. I think my next camcorder may very well be whatever comes out higher than the new 3100 Nikon just announced. Then I can carry one device for both jobs AND have access to all my nice Nikon lenses and control over DoF etc... :) That's my plan going forward in about 2 years I think. I'm pretty happy with the Canon, and the price point was good enough for me. The lavalier microphone makes a big difference for on location narration.
tinfamily 1 year ago
@SvenOkonomi
Squidward much? XD
Liam8488 1 year ago
@Liam8488 Im waiting for him to swallow it by accident. x'D
SvenOkonomi 1 year ago
@SvenOkonomi
LOL XD
Liam8488 1 year ago
Hmmm now I wanna buy a good video camera :].
Rusheezyy 1 year ago
Why at /watch?v=FX-29I8DYeo and /watch?v=4VX1zlZiGVY videos were shaked, but this normal?)
XtaticVideo 1 year ago
@XtaticVideo I experienced that too. In fact. Trying to record on my motorcycle it was nearly completely unusable. I suspect it's the way Canon does the anti-shake. When it's engine frequency vibration it makes the whole thing look like shaking jello. It's horrible.
I bought a GoPro HD Hero for movement videos and as you can see in the last two motorcycle ride videos, it handles movement very well.
The Canon is great at many things. Being on vibrating equipment is not one.
tinfamily 1 year ago
@tinfamily Many thanks for explanations
XtaticVideo 1 year ago
What City is this?
JoDaddyy 1 year ago
@JoDaddyy San Francisco. The Civic Center Bart Station, then Market Street & the area.
tinfamily 1 year ago
@tinfamily Yeah, I could tell when I heard the women on the intercom at the train station say "San Francisco". But, thanks!
JoDaddyy 1 year ago
Before editing, do you compress the video? Because an uncompressed HD video is too "heavy" for the computer, isn't it?
Cletten 1 year ago
@Cletten I drag it straight from SD card over to the hard drive and then drag them straight into vegas on a PC. from there. Most of my youtube videos (except this one and another one or two) are shot in 720 and edited for same. This one was shot full 1080 and output was set to 1080, so the only processing was in the final render after edit. The input and output were the same size. Straight from the "stream" subfolder it is .mts and I ouput in .m2t (something youtube will accept). Seems to work.
tinfamily 1 year ago
@ Cletten (part 2) Let me know if that answers your question. When I started with the Canon, I read many people frustrated with what to do with the video, so I decided to KISS and skip the whole import-with-Canon-tool thing and just use an editor that could handle it and drag/drop directly into it. I was going to do some editing with the Macintosh too, but it's so easy with Sony Vegas, that I haven't bothered to switch yet.
tinfamily 1 year ago
- oh and to be clear... no re-rendering or conversion prior to edit. it's just drop, edit, render. that's it. :)
tinfamily 1 year ago
@tinfamily while editing an uncompressed HD isn't the computer or the editing program slow? If not, can you tell me your computer settings please? :)
Cletten 1 year ago
@Cletten I don't find it slow. If the preview is choppy, I reduce the size of the preview window. I have an HP system, recently changed the video card for gaming, but it was fine for movie making with the old card. Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz, 4 gig ram, vista 64 (I think home edition, whatever came on the HP setup), current windows experience rating is 5.1, but was about 4.8 before with no problems.
tinfamily 1 year ago
@tinfamily thanks you so much! I've readen the two parts!
I think I'm gonna switch to iMac, because I've a friend that can give me final cut studio:)
byeee
Egon
Cletten 1 year ago
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Can somebody please help me. I am taking pictures of a fashion model and I know that professional photographers can connect the camera to a computer with a USB cable. When a photo is taken, the photographer can view it immediately on the computer screen. I am going to use the Canon Vixia HF200 as the camera for the photo shoot. Can someone please tell me how that is done? Thank you kindly.
tttnytttny 1 year ago
o_O
I'm so confused on the exporting of this. It comes with its own software -- that imagemixer3 thing, are you using that to put the files on your computer, or a different method? 'Cause it seems to compress all my files way too much, and none of them turn out HD.
MajorStuffs 2 years ago
Hi! Sorry I wasn't more clear before. I'm far from an expert at this thing. I do it a certain way because I went through a similar process, ending up with tons of crappy looking badly compressed videos and then I found a way that works for me so I just stick with it now.
tinfamily 2 years ago
Here's exactly how I do it. I empty my card onto a hard drive after each day of travel. Since I was using a netbook, I just saved the stream folder off the SDHC card. Now, normally that gives you something that's hard to use, the .mts files. However if you use Sony Vegas it can read the .mts files, which makes life simple again. It's important to specify what you want when you first make your project so for me it's either going to be a 720 project or a 1080. I pick one, depending on my source.
tinfamily 2 years ago
For many of the videos from the last trip, I shot in 720 to save chip space and (more importantly for me) hard drive space on the netbook. As it was I ran out of HD space shortly before the end of the trip, but it worked out ok. So you've set up the video.. let's say it was shot in 1080, you set up the project as 1080 and you've edited it. Then you can use the 1080 settings to "render as", as I've described in the "more info" column on the right. Try that and let me know if it works for you. :)
tinfamily 2 years ago
Oh... one more important thing. I got this a couple days before I left on the last trip. Still haven't had time to put the included software on the computer and try it out yet. I'm just using the stuff I bought and was using for non-HD video from a long time ago.
tinfamily 2 years ago
what do you use
24p or 60i ??
buggamann123 2 years ago
60i.
tinfamily 2 years ago
i have the same camera, ok so you are editing the mts files ? on what format are you exporting ?
ensboarder 2 years ago
I find it's easiest for me (until I find a better way to do it) to export as m2t and let youtube do the hard work. I tried a few different things and it seems to me to just get them the cleanest output I can and let them re-encode it. I tried several other formats and wasn't as h appy with the net result.
tinfamily 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure in this video my settings were: render as Main Concept MPEG-2 Audio: 384 Kbps, 48,000 Hz, Layer 2
Video: 29.97 fps, 1440x1080
tinfamily 2 years ago
Hi,
Just purchased the HF200 and loaded my first youtube video. It would only load in 720p format. I recorded in the MXP setting and edited with iMovie. Any help on this would be appreciated
PoorRed20 2 years ago
Hi - The first thing I'd check is the set up when you start the new file. Set it up for 1080 when you make a new project, then make sure it's going on in 1080 when you render. I hope it helps :)
tinfamily 2 years ago
Hi! How do you edit your video files when you have transfered the video to your computer? I only get this "mts" file and can't edit och covert in anything:S
JolexMusic 2 years ago
Vegas does a good job with it. Otherwise, you can import it with the software that came with the camera, and I believe that turns it into M2TS or something. When I get back from my current trip, I'm going to try that method myself and see how well it works. I've got a bunch of footage to work through. What I've read is that once you convert it, you can edit in Mac with iMovie or Pc with Adobe or Sony products no problem.
tinfamily 2 years ago
Oh, and one more thing I read. If you delete files out of the "private" folder it messes up the directory so the best is use the import tool or copy the entire folder over. I'm still new at this, but read a few of the Canon forum posts on this and it'll set you on the right path :)
tinfamily 2 years ago
@tinfamily and sony vegas i got 6
BijanColbie 2 years ago
@ Bijan I think 8 & 9 will do it. 9 may handle it better. The text is too long to paste here so please go to the right and click (more info) in the description and I'll paste the guide at the end there. Cheers! :)
tinfamily 2 years ago
kool thanks i heard it comes with its own software?
BijanColbie 2 years ago
Yes. It came with something. It's lost on my desk at the moment, lol, but I am planning on installing it and trying it out on some of the vacation vids I need to process. I'll put it in the notes if I use it. It might be pinnacle, but I'm not 100% until I find it.
tinfamily 2 years ago
nice videos
dicksonaaron 2 years ago
Thank you!
tinfamily 2 years ago
Hmmm... I'm not sure. Is it my rendering? The low light in the bart station? My settings? My test doesn't seem "stunning" like some of the other samples I've seen for the HF200 on youtube. What do you think?
tinfamily 2 years ago