How do I Grab data from Canon HF S10 SD card?

copy the footage over as Data and worry about converting it/capturing it later from those files?

Use Disk Utility to maker a disk image from *the entire card* -the complete directory structure must remain intact.

To all who care,

I have a MacBook unibody and am running Snow Leopard. I have experienced all the same frustrations listed above and on other related posts with respect to the Canon HF10 and Leopard/Snow Leopard. I will tell you that it made absolutely NO SENSE to me why Canon, a very Mac friendly company, would make these procedures SO difficult. Why would I purchase a compact high definition camera that fits in the palm of my hand if space saving and simplification was not a premium in the decision matrix of my investment? You're telling me I need to travel with a power cord, USB cable and an installation CD/DVD at every juncture of my video editing with cords scattered from heck to breakfast? Well, I don't, and Canon didn't intend on my doing that, either.

Procedure to be able to simply place your videos into a finger sized SDHC card reader after placing them on your SDHC/Class IV or higher/card directly from your camera:

1. Ensure your card in installed in your camera (duh)?
2. Turn Camera On.
3. Spin selector wheel to Video Playback.
4. Notice Four Options: Movies: Original (Built-In Mem), Movies: Original (Card), Movies: Playlist (Built-In Mem), Movies: Playlist (Card).
5. The work you've done all goes into the "Movies: Original" Locations. If you, like me, have popped out your card here and beat your head against your computer screen wondering why you can't get to what you know to be on the card, you've stopped here... Here, yes, you do need to follow the book procedure and play the musical cords and curse the poor ergonomic nature of this design.
6. **Clutch Move** Highlight the work you'd like to edit on iMovie in the "Movies: Original (Card)" section and press the FUNC. button.
7. **Clutch Move2** Select "ADD TO PLAYLIST", at which point you will be asked, All scenes on this date or simply this one scene. Do whatever you like, the camera means business. Confirm your request.
8. Check your procedure following skills by now moving to the "Movie: Playlist (Card)" category.
9. Whattaya know!!! Now something is there that wasn't before, that same video clip I've been trying to put on my computer now strangely exists in two locations on my camera... Well, just push the "I believe button" and trust me. When you extract your SDHC card and interface it with your computer, you will be very happy when you see iMovie respond to your request in familiar Mac style and fashion.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if any of you find success with the above procedure.

Godspeed, Mac friends,

Traveling Light

I think you should be asking this question on a camcorder forum.

This is the most ridiculous piece of garbage to encounter on a weekend. The MAC doesn't give me access to the footage on the flash memory directly - although I can see the "teaser" thumbnails of the footage. How frustrating! Then to top it off -- Adobe Premiere doesn't recognize the camcorder (not my MAC's fault). My level of frustration is HIGH because Apple, Canon and Adobe ALL missed the boat on this one. I'm flabbergasted.

Hello,

I use this camera ( Canons HF S10 and HDV 20,30 ) almost daily and have no trouble with
connections, interface, and use with Final Cut Pro, there are at least 3 different ways to make
this all work.

Try not to bad mouth the equipment until you complete the learning process.

Toast also gives you archiving options.

Good Luck, Tom

Why don't you start off by giving some information?

"lthough I can see the "teaser" thumbnails of the footage."

Where are you seeing that?

Is the chip mounted on the desktop? How is the chip connected to the computer? From the camera? From a card reader?

What settings are the media that you shot?

What settings are you using in FCE?

What computer are you using?

What are you doing inside FCP and what happens when you do it?