How do you capture video via Firewire?

Barks · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:02

I've attached my MiniDV Camera to my Mac (via 4-9 pin firewire) and set the device to playback mode.

For the first time in history, the Mac doesn't do anything when a new device is plugged in. I don't really know what I'm doing now. I assumed in 2011 OS X would have some sort of programme to capture video but absolutely nothing happens.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Feek · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:33

It does, it's shipped with every Mac and it's called iMovie.

Barks · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:38

Feek said:
It does, it's shipped with every Mac and it's called iMovie.

Ahhh. I hate iMovie. I thought there might be an easier way to import the video than to go through that trash.

Cheers

Barks · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:40

Just out of interest, I'm still using Vegas Video via Bootcamp.

Is there a decent and inexpensive (£100 or student license) video editing app for the Mac that's worth learning and has pretty decent functionality?

Feek · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:46

scott212 said:
Is there a decent and inexpensive (£100 or student license) video editing app for the Mac that's worth learning and has pretty decent functionality?

Yes, it's free and it ships with every Mac and it's called iMovie. Seriously, it's a very powerful application, it's far from trash

Westyfield2 · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:49

iMove is great

. Granted it's nothing like Final Cut or Adobe Premiere... but that's a good thing as both of those are completely over my head!

Barks · 21 Jul 2011 at 12:52

Feek said:
Yes, it's free and it ships with every Mac and it's called iMovie. Seriously, it's a very powerful application, it's far from trash

It's great for knocking together a decent video quickly and easily but it lacks so many features required to produce less amateurish looking videos.

feriso · 21 Jul 2011 at 13:17

Failing that Final Cut Express is good (don;t get Final Cut Pro X yet, its not yet the finished article)

Barks · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:37

I never really liked iMovie and so I thought I'd try out Premiere Elements instead as the work I'm doing at the moment is really basic. Love it, highly intuitive and I've been able to get fantastic results very quickly. I'm assuming if and when I make the jump to the real deal it won't be too much of a learning curve.