[MacDV] Re: Can the Sony DVMC-DA1 be made to work with iMovie 3?

[Erica Sadun]

If memory serves, File > Import (Command-Shift-I)

Alternately, create a new project. Quit iMovie.
Drag the clips into the media folder. Launch iMovie.
When iMovie asks what to do with the stray clips,
tell it to put 'em on the shelf.

- Erica


At 5:00 PM -0800 8/18/03, Jeff Fay wrote:
>Okay, so now I've captured with HackTV. How do I get the clips into iMovie?
>
>Jeff
>
>Erica Sadun wrote:
>
>>Have you tried importing through your DA-1 to HackTV?
>>
>>-- Erica
>>
>>
>>At 11:26 AM -0800 8/18/03, Jeff Fay wrote:
>>
>>>I think the main difference between the DA-1 and DA-2 is that the 
>>>DA-2 added LAN-C machine control so that the camera control 
>>>signals sent by firewire can be translated into LAN-C so that a 
>>>camcorder that uses LAN-C can receive commands.
>>>
>>>I note that the DA-2 is supported in iMovie 3; the DA-1 is not - 
>>>although the iMac site has the quote in my first message (also 
>>>below in the quoted part), so Apple either needs to correct their 
>>>website or make the DA-1 work with iMovie 3 (the latter would be 
>>>my preference...).
>>>
>>>As another aside, the DA-1 works well with Final Cut Pro 3. If it 
>>>works with FCP, why can't it work with iMovie?
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>Kunga wrote:
>>>
>>>>I use a Sony DVMC-DA2. I wonder what the difference is. DA1 must 
>>>>be really old as I have had this DA2 for many years.
>>>>
>>>>kunga10 (AIM)
>>>>kunga47 (Yahoo Messenger with Cross-Platform dial-up Video sans 
>>>>audio  on Macs)
>>>>
>>>>On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 09:31  AM, Jeff Fay wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I've been unable to get my Sony DVMC-DA-1 media converter to 
>>>>>work with  iMovie 3 or iMovie 2 (OS X) either on my 450dp or on 
>>>>>an 800mhz iMac.  Both are running 10.2.6.
>>>>>
>>>>>To quote Apple's website @ http://www.apple.com/imac/dv.html:
>>>>>
>>>>>"And if you have a stack of home videos in VHS format and wish 
>>>>>you could use clips from them on your DV-model iMac, you can do 
>>>>>that, too:  you can get a convertor box that lets you convert 
>>>>>VHS-format videos to  digital video. It's as simple as that. 
>>>>>(The Sony DVMC-DA1 
>>>>><http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer/handycam/accessories/i- 
>>>>>dvmcda1.html> is one such converter box. It converts analog 
>>>>>video to  DV <http://www.apple.com/dv/>, converts DV to analog, 
>>>>>adapts non-DV  camcorders, and supports iMovie.)"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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