Editing in iMovie 6 with Sony HDV

I would like to know before I buy a Sony HDV how much disc space to I need to have. I just want to edit my recordings for CD-R burning (not necesarily in HDV) and will store the MiniDv disks or DVDs (whichever version I purchase from Sony). I already have the firewire cable for Sony. I have a 17" PB (1.67, 1 GB RAM). I can buy an external firewire HD. Would like to know from people that have done it and do it successfully.
OR, would like to know what other options do I have to record in camcorder the best quality image I can get after editing and recording via iMovie and iDVD. I have tested a Sony MiniDv and found it to have poor video quality or not as expected and returned it.

Hello d0csp33d,
although I have no first hand knowledge on HDV editing, what I hear is this:
• file size of captured HDV footage is 4x the size of DV (which is already 13 GB/hr.)
• capture times are 2-4x realtime depending on your mac's configuration. Only the most recent (and powerful) macs are able to capture in realtime.
• it is not recommended to edit in HDV when the end product is a (SL) DVD. Instead it is recommended to downconvert to SD upon import and then edit as usual.
I have tested a Sony MiniDv and found it to have poor video quality
What was wrong with it? Which model? Did you judge the quality on your mac (in iMovie)?
I own two Sony camcorders (no HDV, no 3CCD) and my customers enjoy my videos and I have never had complaints about pic quality.
hope this helps
mish

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I quote QuickTimeKirk:
”Open the Audio MIDI Setup application (Utilities folder).
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