After taking a look at the user manual for the HF20, it seems like some software called "PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE" can be used to save video scenes to your computer's hard disk (see page 121 of the user manual linked below): I see you have a Canon Vixia HF20 camcorder, and you're trying to import video footage to your Mac. Product names are abbreviated as follows.Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. *1: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, Enterprise Edition, 32bit Transferring music: At least the same amount on the C: drive as the music files to be transferredġ024 x 768 resolution / 16-bit color (high color) or betterįor the softwere on Disc 2: Internet Connection (during installation), system that can run DirectX 9.0c, preinstalled DVD drive with writing capabilities Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4/1.49GHz or better, Intel Celeron/1.7GHz or betterĭisc authoring: At least three times the amount of data to be written on the disc Windows Vista: Intel Pentium 4/2.4GHz or better,Intel Celeron D/3.0GHz or better Windows Vista (*1)(including Service Pack 1)/ Transfer music files from the computer to the camcorder to combine them with scenes taken using the camcorder's Video Snapshot or slideshow function. Transferring music files to the camcorder Of course, you can create original menus for your discs. Rearrange them as you wish and add subtitles or background music to your preference.Ĭreate discs from your video files and share them with friends and family.
Trim out your movies to keep only the most interesting scenes. On the computer you can organize your video library, rate your favorite videos and use the albums created automatically (by recording date or other criteria) or create albums of your own.Īfter transferring your movies from the camcorder, play them back directly from the computer. You can use the computer to edit them or as a place to store them. Transfer the movies you recorded from the camcorder to the computer. In either case, the software on Disc 1 must be installed.
Depending on the tasks you want to perform, install the software on either Disc 1 only or Disc 1 and Disc 2. This software is contained on the two supplied discs, PIXELA Application - Disc 1 and Disc 2. If you installed "ImageMixer 3 SE Ver.5 Video Tools", the imported videos are added to the Library when starting. Do not disconnect the camcorder during importing. Confirmation message will appear after importing is finished. If the folder does not exist, the file is saved in the folder.Ĭ:\Documents and Settings\(User account name)\My Video\IMx3SEVer5\(Date recoded) The destination can be altered in in the menu.Ĭ:\Users\(User account name)\Video\IMx3SEVer5\(Date recoded) The imported videos are saved in the following destination. Select the destination to read the videos (camcorder's memory or SD Memory Card). The screen below shows the screen when "ImageMixer 3 SE Ver.4 Transfer Utility" is installed. If the device type selection screen appears, select and press. Connect the camcorder to the computer with the USB cable to start ImageMixer 3.
Turn on the camcorder and set it to the movie playback mode.Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.
How to Import Recorded Videos to a Computer In addition to importing videos to a computer, PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE can be used to create original DVDs by adding music and titles to videos. To import recorded videos to a computer, it is necessary to install the PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE software provided.