15+ year Sony Handycam - how to import to iMovie 05

I have boxes (about 30) of small 8mm video tapes I'd like to import into iMovie 05. (5.0.2 ) Apple sold me a Canopus digital video converter - I feed the camera into that, and the firewire into the computer. Follow numerous directions, but nothing happens! The computer recognizes the converter, says "camera cannected" and "camera playing" but no images, even when I manually push "play" on camera. Have to wait 4 days for a CarePlus appointment.
Any ideas? I'm anxious to start!

Hi Susan
Does Your Handycam work when You connect it to a standars TV-set ?
If so. You connect Your Canopus in the same way. Analog out on Your
Camera to the RCA in connectors or using the S-video connector.
Then the Canopus via the FW to Your Mac.
You can't control the camera from the Mac but has to put the Camera in
playback/VCR mode and press play (as when showing on the TV)
Now click on import if You got a picture. If not You probably has to
switch the Canopus to Analog-mode. Picture now ?
If not You should test each part so that Camera, Analog-wire, Canpus and
FW-wire really are OK.
If You just tested FinalCutExpress or pro on Your Computer there is a known
problem with this. Some files doesn't work together and import / export in
iMovie use to stop worknig.
Yours Bengt W

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