copy .mov file to a DV Tape

[hellsing56]

Hi, I am in a high school video class and we use all HD cameras. However, for a film festival that I'd like to enter, the entires must be submitted on a miniDV Tape. I was wondering how if I can use the Mac to put the mov file onto the tape? What is the process for copying a video file onto the tape?

Our school Macs have the following video software:

Final Cut Express
iMovie
iDVD

 

[spinnerlys]

You need either iMovie, Final Cut Express/Pro or Adobe Premiere (30-day full functioning trial) to export the video to tape.

DV tapes don't store their video as a file but more as signals, thus you need a software to play the file so that the camera or DV deck can capture it.

You need a camera with DV in capabilities.

Can you tell us what kind of knowledge and equipment do you have access to in regards to video editing?

Can you maybe deliver the finished film via a video DVD?

PS: .mov is a only a container for audio and video using a variety of codecs.
Some codecs are not accepted by editing applications, those codecs are mainly the ones that compress the footage like crazy.

 

[notjustjay]

You should be able to "Print To Tape" from FCE.

 

[Dave Braine]

You should be able to "Print To Tape" from FCE

And you can do it from iMovie as well, but you will need some form of DV tape recorder.