QTPro 7.2 and Canon HV20 HDV capture

[Kevin Callahan]

I guess QT7.2 can now capture via Canon's new hi def consumer grade  
camcorder , but , QT can't play the file:

from a forum:

"After your post I tried it and Quicktime player sees HV20 as video  
input source. You can select 'Device native' as capture format and  
Quicktime player (pro version) will record HDV movie even without the  
tape running. So in theory this enables virtual HDV deck and lets you  
bypass tape recording altoghter.

However it is not as useful as it can be. Resulting file is a  
quicktime mov with 1440x1080 29.97 HDV codec, but Quicktime cannot  
play the movie it captured :-o Even with QT mpeg2 playback component  
installed this 'HDV' codec won't play. Mplayer or VLC can play it but  
that's it. There is nothing you can do with this file.

If Quicktime adds a 'HDV' codec, then this would be a great feature.  
Your computer can double as a virtual HDV deck. You will be able to  
reverse telecine with JES deinterlacer from the original codec file  
rather than transcoded one, saving you one generational quality loss.  
Hopefully Apple will soon fix this and make this new feature complete  
by supporting HDV playback in QT."