"..It's a regular DV file.." ..yes, that's what it says on the
Vidi website ..but I don't know..
Perhaps it'd be just as simple to import the Video8 onto a miniDV cassette, and then import the miniDV into iMovie - just a thought..
But you probably don't need to
import your DV files into iMovie ..maybe you just need to place them into a project, and then iMovie may be able to instantly read them (..no instructions about this with Vidi?..)
So try this: create a new iMovie project, give it a name like "Test 1".
Then, in the Finder, Ctrl-click on "Test 1" (in your 'Movies' folder) and choose 'Show Package Contents'. When the 'package' opens, and you see the different folders inside, drop one of your DV files into the folder called 'Media'. Then close your Finder window, and start iMovie and Open the "Test 1" project.
iMovie should then find that DV file - er, in the Trash, I think - so drag it out of the Trash and drop it in the Clips Pane, or on your Timeline.
If it's a proper .dv file, iMovie should then be able to read, and play, it instantly, instead of having to "import" it.
If it can't play it, it's not a proper DV file, and you'll have to import in the usual way, during which iMovie will turn it into the right kind of DV file.
(..Maybe it's a frame-rate problem, or an NTSC vs PAL problem..)
