donut
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 06:56 PM |
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Recording video from DV camcorder to iMac
Hi All
Hope someone can help. I recently bought a Sony dcr-pc8e Handy Cam Camcorder and i want to connect it to my iMac so i can do a spot of video editing.
The camcorder has DV output plus S-Video and one that goes to the VCR (remember them!) that splits to 3 different jacks, red, white and yellow.
Am i right in thinking that i need a DV to firewire cable? Will iMovie be ok to capture the video?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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JonnyS
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:12 PM |
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Yes DV to firewire. Make sure you get the right cable as I think from memory there's Firewire 400 and 800?
I use iMovie and it's fine.
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donut
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 07:33 PM |
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Great thanks, i think my iMac is 400 but not sure, i will have to check somehow. It's 15 months old.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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craig1410
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| posted on 15/3/10 at 11:21 PM |
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Your iMac should have both FW400 and FW800 if it's only 15 months old. Mine is 3 years old come August and it has both. Regarding iMovie, if you
can't get done what you want to do then you can always download a copy of the older iMovie HD program. Apple offer it as a free download because
to begin with there were things that iMovie 08 couldn't do and some people were complaining that iMovie 06 was better etc. iMovie 09 is probably
a bit better and 08 and 09 are certainly easier to use than 06 but just be aware that you can get 06 if you need it.
I've done a couple of Cine to DVD projects for my Dad so I have a working knowledge of iMovie if you need help. I'm sure there are others
here with better knowledge of it though to be fair.
Craig.
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geoff shep
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| posted on 16/3/10 at 08:53 PM |
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Apple no longer offer imovie 06 as a download - since the release of ilife 09 I think. It is still available elsewhere on the web.
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donut
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| posted on 18/3/10 at 01:47 PM |
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Thnx guy's
I looked on the back of my iMac and found 2 odd looking sockets so i guess this is the firewire ports! I'll order a 400 cable and see how i get
on.
I have made a few movies using iMovie and it is pretty good. Can you zoom into areas on parts of the movie and do slow motion ? If not i may need to
get a better bit of software.
Thanks
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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