How do I get my camcorder's video to my macbook (Imovie)?

Question

I have a sony Handycam Vision CCD-TRV608 NTSC. It has Hi8 film. I have the USB cable, and I have hooked it up to the macbook, but the computer wont import from it. I have tried to go to file and import by clicking on "Import from camera" but it still wont work. Please help!

Answer 1

Hi8 is an analog format. To get the video from that camcorder into your Mac, you need an "Analog/Digital bridge".

http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com/pr...

Since iMovie (or FinalCut) will not recognize video coming into through the USB port, you need to connect the camcorder to the A/D bridge using the AV cables that came with the camcorder - then connect the A/D bridge to your Mac's firewire port with a Firewire cable.

The USB connection is used ONLY for transferring stills from the memory card.

Here is a link to your camcorder's manual:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-d...

Answer 2

contact customer service please