iMovie 08 and import HDV from Cannon HV10

I found that I had to clear my startup disk...clear out trash and then while on with Apple Support he told me to hold down 4 keys as the computer was restarting (when you hear the bell noise). But, duh, I know it was control and apple but can't remember if it was F5 and F9...something like that. Apple support (if you have it still) will be able to answer. I have another issue and need to call later, so if I find the answer, I will let you know. You may even find the startup on apple support. Sorry...

Any idea what to do with an error during rendering/encoding after trying to burn an idvd movie when importing a slideshow???Send me your email at mine and if I can get the answer, I will email you.kmaznic@pacbell.net

You say "..I have selected automatic.." ..we-ell; what happens if you don't?

Wind the camcorder tape to where you want to start importing, set import to Manual instead of Automatic, and then click on Import.

Any better..?

I'm sorry that I can't really help further, as I don't know about the menu settings in a Canon (..if the same thing happens with a Sony, then adjustments to the camera's menu settings will usually or often solve the problem).

If there is a setting in the Canon's playback menus in which you can choose between AUTO, HDV and DV, then set it to HDV.

Because - when in iMovie's Automatic import mode - it continually starts, rewinds and tries importing again, that might indicate that iMovie can't get a "grasp" on the video which is supposedly coming in from the camera. So that might indicate a wrong setting in the camera's playback menus, or it might indicate a missing Apple Intermediate Codec (..though iMovie would probably warn that it's missing, if it is..) or there might be a conflicting video-handling "codec" somewhere in your QuickTime folder IF you've downloaded any other QuickTime plug-ins (..such as, possibly, "Flip4Mac" or something else for playing Windows media).

But I'd concentrate, first, on your camcorder's settings: make sure, for example, that you haven't enabled any HDV>DV conversion for exporting from the Canon, etc.

Ah. It's so much easier to try to help if you give all relevant details at the beginning. But I'm glad you got it solved.