[MacDV] Re: Making DVD's from VHS tapes

[Steven Rogers]

On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 03:09 PM, Aaron Kwinter wrote:

> If I want to copy the vhs analog movies onto DVD is it necessary for 
> me to first copy them onto a digital tape in my video camera or is 
> there some way that I can just pass the signal through and record 
> directly into imovie (and then make a DVD with idvd). Any help would 
> be greatly appreciated.

It depends on the features of that exact model - most Sonys with AV 
input have "pass through" mode but some don't. You can probably tell by 
looking in the owner's manual. Odds are that it does do pass through.

Steve