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chris200x9
Nov 4, 2006, 07:56 PM
ok i recently bought a camcorder that uses usb 2.0 and am trying to get it work with imovie....do i need firewire instead? cuz i dunno if it has a port on my cam :/


WildCowboy
Nov 4, 2006, 07:59 PM
There are very few camcorders that don't have Firewire...USB is generally used just for transferring still photos from them. What make/model is it?
chris200x9
Nov 4, 2006, 08:04 PM
im not sure at the moment all i know as of now is its a sony handy cam...ill look later at the model number
FF_productions
Nov 4, 2006, 08:10 PM
Is it a DVD camcorder?
chris200x9
Nov 4, 2006, 08:19 PM
no its a harddrive 30 gb
pianoman
Nov 4, 2006, 08:30 PM
you're not SOL if you return it and get one with FW support.
CanadaRAM
Nov 4, 2006, 08:42 PM
Stick with MiniDV Camcorders with Firewire (i.link) ports for doing computer editing.
Danksi
Nov 5, 2006, 12:08 AM
no its a harddrive 30 gb

You're probably going to have to take the files from the camera, and then import them into iMovie separately - you're likely to loose quite a bit of quality as well, IF you can import the files in the first place. Would you be able to exchange for a Firewire camera?