Set the camera to VTR/VCR or playback mode,

Then turn on the camera and put the mini-DV tape from which you want to capture video into the camera. It’s the jack for DV in/out and has an icon of an I next to it. On the Sony TRV900 and TRV11, the firewire jack is on the right front side of the camera under the gray flap. Then connect the other 4 pin end to the firewire jack in your digital video camera. You connect the 6 pin end of the cable to the firewire port in the back of your computer. It also is used by Windows PC computers to do video capture, although in some cases you’ll have to purchase a firewire card to insert into an expansion slot in your PC to create a firewire port. To capture video off your digital camera you need to connect it to the computer with a cable – usually a 6 pin to 4 pin Firewire cable.įirewire is the standard for Apple computers and a firewire port is built into each one.

– as more advanced video editing programs like FinalCut Pro or Premiere.īefore you start iMovie, if you want to import or capture video off your digital video camera, you first need to connect your camera to the computer, so iMovie will detect the camera and allow you to start capturing video clips.Ĭonnecting the Video Camera to the Computer IMovie is a simple, easy to use video editing program that comes free with the Apple operating system (it has no Windows PC version).ĭespite its simplicity, iMovie offers many of the same features – dropping clips on a time line, cropping them, adding transitions between clips, etc.

Using imovie