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New to Premiere Pro, refuses to import DV footage from Vixia HV30

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July 5, 2018
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"Wrong Input Format, Try Changing Camera Format or Capture Settings."

iMovie has no problem importing footage from this camera on my MacBook Pro. Does anyone have a solution? Much appreciated.

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Correct answer Meg The Dog

In your project, go to File > Project Settings > General and see what format of video Premiere is expecting to find on the connected device:

If this is not the format of video you shot on your camera, then change it.

If it is the format of video you shot on your camera, then make sure your camera is not down-converting the video (Down-converting HDV to DV, for example) at the firewire (iLink) port. There is an internal menu setting in the camera to turn this downconversion on or off.

If Premiere is expecting an HDV tape, and the camera is set up to down covert to DV, then Premiere will see an incorrect source.

MtD

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Andy 1968

Inspiring

The correct answer is actualy an incorrect answer. I can opt to select my Intensity Shuttle in project setting and still use a DV converter. The capture utility of Premiere Pro will let you select different hardware on the fly. The options in the capture panel must be set correct. The video below might be helpful although the Mac Mini in the video does not have the latest version of OS X.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vATw63nn3OQ

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Semih UwU

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l am using macbook pro m1 and in the opening new project l dont have capture part. how can l find it?

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Semih UwU

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by the way, l mean the if you open a project, a part is coming and that part l dont have capture part.

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videethis as well

Participating Frequently

For some reason I can only choose HDV. I'm using build 14.1.0

Any help would be much appreciated.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

You are most likely on catalina. Feature has been removed.

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rory888

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So is it now impossible to conver on catalina?

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Premiere needs firewire to capture from the hv30.

I recently capture hdv with a hv20 and had no issues: Premiere 2018 on W10.

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richardsullivanAuthor

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Thanks!!

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excited_Genie16B8

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First thing that comes to mind is you'll need to connect the camera to a Firewire port on the edit system, which you likely don't have. Going through adapters often doesn't work.

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richardsullivanAuthor

Participant

Thanks for your response. My MacBook Pro doesn't have firewire - it has thunderbolt and the videocam is connected to that. As an aside, iMovie is free and has no problem importing footage; Premiere costs a fortune and wants us to jump thru hoops for something so absolutely basic.

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excited_Genie16B8

Legend

FireWire ports were a LOT more common back when people were using tape-based cameras. No one does any more, so the port just kind of disappeared.

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