How to convert beta into imovie

Hey everyone, I'm new to macs and imovie.... Im trying to find out how to convert my old home videos into dvds but the problem is I don't know what adapters to use and how to do it. The home videos are in beta and I don't know how to get them onto my mac... any help would be appreciated. thanks

We'll see how new you are. If this makes sense to you, you're doing okay!
If you have a digital camcorder, the first thing to try is a passthorugh.
Connect your Beta machine to the video inputs on your camcorder. Connect your firewire OUT of your camcorder and IN to your mac.
Fire up iMovie and see if it detects your camera. Try playing your Beta tape and see if it appears in iMovie's monitor on your computer.
Now, some cameras can't do this, but give it a try. Also, search the threads here. You may find a link which will help.

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