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HELP: Mini DV Tapes ??

Montie Da Champ

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Hey guys, I've been hearing that people still use Video cameras which use Mini DV Tapes, I was just wondering how you got the data onto your computer, when it is in such format.
 
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The same way they have always done it. Using a firewire cable and an appropriate video editing software package. USB need not apply with OS X.
 
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Oh, you don't take the tape out of it? the camera connects directly to the mac? ok thanks for clearing that up, I thought that was only the case with HDD cameras.
 
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nope most people are using their cameras as a deck.. others have a dv deck which is like a vcr for dv tapes that hooks up to your system through a firewire.
 

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