Many older-model camcorders use MiniDV tapes as their medium for recording video and audio. MiniDV, or Mini Digital Video, is an analog format that, like all analog formats, is susceptible to ...

How to view memories stored on obsolete media is a big topic today. LifeFlix offers one way of transferring your dusty old video camera tapes to your computer in an apparently straightforward way.

A friend made a tape with their MiniDV camera. My Camera (Sony DCR TRV950) can play back these tapes. But, when I try to use firewire to import them to my Mac (have tried iMovie 2008 and Final Cut Pro ...

Hi - I found some old miniDV tapes of my kids (from a Sony PC-5 dv camcorder) which I would love to archive on disc. I have a DV > Firewire cable (and a Mac Pro running Mavericks), but FCP X won't ...

It started with a call from Steve Jobs. In October 2008, I wrote about my alarm that Apple had removed the FireWire jack from its latest laptops. “FireWire is how you connect tape camcorders to the ...