Can Quicktime Player 7.2.1 capture camera signal to make a new video?

I am about to buy an old used (cheap) Macbook -- because it has a Firewire 400 port. This way I can connect directly to my 25-year-old Sony Digital-8 camera without having to daisy-chain several expensive adapters to my current Mac. I have several years' worth of Digital-8 tapes I need to digitize. The Macbook has Quicktime Player 7.2.1 on the machine.

My question: Not knowing the interface or features of that old QT Player... Will I be able to capture video by something like File > New Movie Recording? (I have no idea which version of QT Player the image below is from).

Thanks in Advance

Posted on Jul 8, 2024 2:40 PM

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Jul 13, 2024 11:33 AM in response to SpikeMannion

For “ New Movie Recording” you would need the Pro version of QT7 .

If your old Mac is running Snow Leopard or later then in QTP X , you can capture with “ New Movie Recording”

Jul 9, 2024 12:51 AM in response to SpikeMannion

At least Sonoma QT Player can capture DV (with those two adapters) so an older OS X QT Player should do it as well but I have never tried it because I always used the "old" iMovie 1-6 to capture DV. I still have that old gear but I am now on a holiday and can not test it with QT Player 7 Pro (licenses for the Pro version are no longer sold).

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Can Quicktime Player 7.2.1 capture camera signal to make a new video?