i-movie and i-dvd with Sony DVD201 Video Cam

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celtictricky

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Hi all,

I have a Sony Video Cam DVD201 here in the UK, and wondered if I could use it with my powerbook to import films, and edit etc. Currently when plugging it in, the Apple DVD player finds the movies, but not the i-movie so that I can import them.

Please tell me I do not have to import them to my pc then transfer them the powerbook???

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Thanks

Rich
 
well imovie (and final cut apps) records off the timecode on the TAPE that's in your camcorder.
since you've got the DVD camcorder, it won't work the same way.
you will probably have to rip the dvd, and convert to a format that imovie will recognize and work with.

there are lots og dvd ripping apps too. I know you can probably search them on version tracker, but i've got some 'bookmarked' on del.icio.us too. they're here:
http://del.icio.us/quiksan/dvdRip

BUT, this is just my guess, I don't know for sure, because I haven't actually done anything with that camera before.
good luck
 
If the camera has Firewire (aka iLink, aka IEEE1394) then you can connect it to the Mac and import the clips to iMovie that way.

Alas, it doesn't appear to . It appears to have a USB 2.0 connection, and iMovie don't know beans 'bout that...

So ripping/converting the files from the dvds may be the best way to go.
 
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