Copying media files from a Canon video camera into your project folder

Before importing media files into Premiere, you'll need copy these files into your project folder.

1. Connect the video camera to the Mac using the USB cable. (The USB miniport on the camera is under flap under hand flap.)

2. Turn the video camera on.

3. On video camera, open the side panel.

4. Press Camera to Play button.

5. On the camera's touch screen, press Built-in Mem. (Do not disconnect or turn off the camera without properly ejecting it from the Mac.)

6. Navigate to your project folder in a Finder window. Then open a second Finder window. Select Canon in the left pane of the Finder window.

7. Copy AVCHD from the Canon Finder window into your project folder.

8. After AVCHD has copied into your project folder, eject the video camera. Control-click the video camera icon on the Desktop and choose Eject.

9. Disconnect the camera from the Mac.

10. In your project folder, rename AVCHD. Follow File and Folder Naming Conventions. (Do not delete, rename or move any files or folders inside this directory.)

11. After renaming the AVCHD folder, preview and rename the MTS files.