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weldon said:
What I did was to rent a Sony digital-8 camera from a local store. These digital-8 cameras are backwards compatible with the Hi8 analog format and will do A/D conversion in the camera. All you need to do is hook up the Sony Digital-8 camera to your Mac via firewire, pop in your Hi8 tape and then capture using iMovie.

The two models of Sony digital-8 cameras still being sold are the DCR-TRV280 and DCR-TRV480.

It worked great for me and I think it was the simplest and cleanest way to get the video into my Mac. Granted this was a few years back when MiniDV was still new, but I only paid like $20-30 to rent the camera for 48 hours. I'd recommend calling around to see if you can find a place that will rent a Sony digital-8 camera by the day.
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I have the Sony digital-8 the TRV280. I hooked it up to my mac, but nothing happened. Do I need a driver or something? I really need some help here. I do have it hooked up with the USB cord.
 
robmax72 said:
I have the Sony digital-8 the TRV280. I hooked it up to my mac, but nothing happened. Do I need a driver or something? I really need some help here. I do have it hooked up with the USB cord.
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USB is only for transfer of digital stills shot on Memory Stick. To transfer video you need to hook the camera up via Firewire.
 
killmoms said:
USB is only for transfer of digital stills shot on Memory Stick. To transfer video you need to hook the camera up via Firewire.
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Then you will need to open an application like iMovie. Nothing mounts on the desk top like when you hook up a still camera.

iMovie should show that a camera is connected.
 
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