"An Error Occurred During Import"

You may have a corrupt clip, if you can identify when the error occurs, you may be able to import in small batches and avoid any corrupt clips you may have.

If you are getting corrupt clips regularly, once you have imported everything you want from it, you may want to reformat the internal memory and/or your flash card.

You can't import part of a clip as you point out. It wasn't clear from your original post how often this issue occurred, as you say since it appears to be a problem with every clip, it isn't likely to be a single clip or two that is causing a problem.

I had a similar problem, although not with your camera model (and with a macbook, not an imac).

I assume you are connecting using USB?

If so, make sure you have a good quality card reader, and connect it directly to your computer (i.e. do not use a USB hub).

If you still have a problem try each USB port on your computer.

I found I consistently got this error message using one USB port on my macbook, but it is consistently fine using the other port.

Good luck!

I had the same problem trying to load files from my Canon HG 20 into iMovie'08.I fixed the problem by not running my USB cable through my keyboard but directly to the USB on the back of my Mac Pro. After that I was able to load the files at the highest resolution with any problems.

I had the same problem trying to load files from my Canon HG 20 into iMovie'08. I fixed the problem by not running my USB cable through my keyboard but directly to the USB on the back of my Mac Pro. After that I was able to load the files at the highest resolution without any problems.

I was using Sony HRD-SR12E and facing same problem "An Error Occurred During Import" when importing long clips. Problem solved with directly connect the USB2 into my InterBased iMac. Thanks!

I Had the same problem trying to import AVCHD video from my Canon HF 10 CMOS into iMovie 08. After reading these posts I plugged the USB cable from the gamera straight into the back of my iMac, not into a hub, keyboard or a fancy mousemat, - problem solved. Why do we have to go through all this, surely Apple or Canon could mention it in their set up literature.

Thanks all

rebkue i have the same camera as you and i often get the same error on most of my clips i've tried all USB ports IT KEEPS HAPPENING i hav an imac by the way. if you've found any new information it would be greatly appreciated

I have this problem on all usb ports, with every clip, with multiple SD cards, with and w/o a card reader.

I can view the clips in the import window just not import them.

Any other suggestions?

How much free disk space do you have on your target drive?

I had exactly the same problem in loading files from by HF10 onto my iMac but I didn't have the same problem on my Macbook. So I tried to copy the clips from my Macbook onto the iMac but imovie on the iMac wouldn't recognise them ...

This suggested to me that the problem was with the Imac's version of imovie being unable to read the file types from the HF10.

I had, in parallel, been trying to fix an error shown when iMovie on the imac starts up :

"The QuickTime components necessary to view, edit, import, and export several kinds of movies are not installed. These components are included with the iMovie installer; please re-install"

The discussion and solution to this problem can be found under the "Missing QuickTime Components" discussion on this site however to save you time I have copied below fgalvani70's solution (Bravo !) which works perfectly ... both the missing component issue and the import issue are now perfectly resolved !!

1 - install software Pacifist ( http://www.charlessoft.com/) (it's shareware but you can use without problems)

2 - Insert Original Apple installation disk


iMovie '08 missed a Quicktime Component called: “AppleIntermediateCodec.component”. This component is necessary for importing movies in iMovie 08.

So, just let Pacifist read the Install DVD and extract only the ‘AppleIntermediateCodec.component’ to the default directory.
It's under Contents of BundledSoftware.mpkg -> Contents of AppleIntermediateCodec.pkg -> Library -> QuickTime
Select AppleIntermediateCodec.component and click Install

I have been having this same issue with my iMac running with 2GB of RAM and 204GB of harddrive space. I am using a Panasonic HDC-HS9 camera trying to load 5GB of video in 15 short clips. I have tried all my USB ports all to no avail.

The camera hooks in alright. I see and can play the clips through my iMac on the camera. The download runs as it did normally before (a month ago)then it gets to the end and says:

"An Error Occurred During Import
There was a problem importing 15 of 15 clips from your camera. Please review the imported movies carefully."

Any ideas? Other people have reported on the absence of the "AppleIntermediateCodec.component" file in iMovie8 ... but it was there in my app and even after I replaced it from the install disc it still came up with the same issue in downloading the clips.

Thanks in advance