How to convert mini dvd onto Apple laptop?
Question: I just got a Apple laptop for Christmas. I have an Sony video camera that is about 2/3 years old that records on mini dvd. I would like to convert my mini dvd onto the Apple so i can edit on imovies.I bought a firewire cable but it does not fit into my video camera and I'm so upset. Main reason I got the Apple so I can convert it. Please help.
Answers: Make sure you are looking at the firewire port on your camera (there may also be a USB port - this only works for still pictures) Firewire is also referred to as IEEE1394 and iLink . Look at the link below for images of Firewire connectors. You will need one of the first two on the page. You might have bought the wrong type of Firewire cable...
Your camcorder has a small Firewire connection (4-pin) and your computer probably has a large (6-pin) connection -in this case you will need a 4-pin to 6-pin cable.
However, if you are using a laptop, it MAY have the small connection as well - then you need a 4-pin to 4-pin cable.
(even though the site below is called USB Cables, the pictures on this page are actually Firewire Cables - USB cables is the name of the company - I chose this site because it has very good pictures of the cable connectors)
First off, make sure you're using the right terms. miniDV and miniDVD are not the same thing.
The previous answerer was talking about miniDV tape camcorders, most of which DO have a firewire port. Make sure you have a 6pin to 4pin cable and look for the iLink (Sony's name for firewire) port on the camcorder.
However, miniDVD camcorders generally do not have firewire ports. Unfortunately, Apple laptops, due to the slot-loading optical drive, cannot directly read miniDVD discs either. You will permanently damage your laptop if you try to insert one. You can buy an external DVD reader/burner though. Then, you have to convert the DVD format video into quicktime or something else that can be edited.
miniDVD camcorders are not meant for people who want to edit their video, they are made for the convenience of popping the disc into your DVD player and never messing with it. It isn't impossible to edit, but it requires extra software and a lot of fooling around, and the resulting quality isn't great.
Answers: Make sure you are looking at the firewire port on your camera (there may also be a USB port - this only works for still pictures) Firewire is also referred to as IEEE1394 and iLink . Look at the link below for images of Firewire connectors. You will need one of the first two on the page. You might have bought the wrong type of Firewire cable...
Your camcorder has a small Firewire connection (4-pin) and your computer probably has a large (6-pin) connection -in this case you will need a 4-pin to 6-pin cable.
However, if you are using a laptop, it MAY have the small connection as well - then you need a 4-pin to 4-pin cable.
(even though the site below is called USB Cables, the pictures on this page are actually Firewire Cables - USB cables is the name of the company - I chose this site because it has very good pictures of the cable connectors)
First off, make sure you're using the right terms. miniDV and miniDVD are not the same thing.
The previous answerer was talking about miniDV tape camcorders, most of which DO have a firewire port. Make sure you have a 6pin to 4pin cable and look for the iLink (Sony's name for firewire) port on the camcorder.
However, miniDVD camcorders generally do not have firewire ports. Unfortunately, Apple laptops, due to the slot-loading optical drive, cannot directly read miniDVD discs either. You will permanently damage your laptop if you try to insert one. You can buy an external DVD reader/burner though. Then, you have to convert the DVD format video into quicktime or something else that can be edited.
miniDVD camcorders are not meant for people who want to edit their video, they are made for the convenience of popping the disc into your DVD player and never messing with it. It isn't impossible to edit, but it requires extra software and a lot of fooling around, and the resulting quality isn't great.
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