It is getting harder and harder to get DV footage onto a Mac. When Adobe drops support, you know you are getting to the end of the line.
I have the Apple Adapters, and iMovie still works, but what are other options -especially hardware - since Apple no longer sells the TB1 to FW adapter.
I will take the responses and turn them into a user tip.
iMac 24″, macOS 14.2
Alchroma wrote:
My 2 cents worth is to keep an older Mac that has the necessary firewire connections to camera and external drive; then attach the drive to a newer Mac.
Hah! That would be my trusty 2009 24" iMac with Firewire, QT Pro, FCE HD 4.1, MPEG Streamclip and plugins from Piero Fiorani & Patrick Sheffield!
And these older Macs are still available on the used Mac market at very reasonable prices.
2009 24" iMac . . . SNAP! My wife is using it for a yoga zoom call at this very moment!
CORRECTION: 2008 iMac
Back in the day, most DV camcorders came with the 9 pin to 4 pin cable as standard.
> iMovie issues and workarounds
Old iMovie 4-6 issues. Download the .html file and open it in the browser or just select the .html and hit space for QuickLook.
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Getting Firewire (and DV) to new macs
