I imported 30 minutes of DV tape and it takes 90 minutes to process it?

I imported 30 minutes of video from a DV tape, and it has been processing it for 70 minutes so far and it says it has 40 minutes to go? Is this right?

DV should import in real time.
HDV would take longer than real time, because the MPEG2 of HDV is converted to Apple Intermediate Codec.
After the import, there would be a time of generating thumbnails, this might take a few minutes.
If you have the preference to analyze for image stabilization turned on, then this process will begin after the thumbnails are created. This process can be lengthy.
I would suggest that you open the Activity Monitor. Select the iMovie process and then click the Inspect button.
Look to see if there are any recent hangs. If this number is zero, you are probably OK. It is just analyzing for stabilization. If there is a positive number in "recent hangs", it may mean that you are in a loop and might want to force quit iMovie and try again.

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1. I have an external dvd burner. I can hook my Sony camera up via RCA components (it doesn't have firewire) and burn a dvd of each tape. If I do that, will the dvd be something I can edit in iMovie 09?
2. Elgato has a video converter box which allows me to plug my camera directly into my Mac. Would that be a better (but not cheaper) solution?
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1. I have an external dvd burner. I can hook my Sony camera up via RCA components (it doesn't >have firewire) and burn a dvd of each tape. If I do that, will the dvd be something I can edit in >iMovie 09?
This will work, but you are adding another generation of data loss to the process. iMovie will not directly edit DVDs, which are encoded in MPEG2 format. So after burning the DVD, you have to convert the MPEG2 files on the DVD to a format that iMovie can edit, like DV or Apple Intermediate Codec. You could do this by using MPEG Streamclip (free) and the Apple QuickTime MPEG2Component ($20)
2. Elgato has a video converter box which allows me to plug my camera directly into my Mac. >Would that be a better (but not cheaper) solution?
I have an EyeTV Hybrid from ElGato, and it works well. ElGato EyeTV allows you to export the file to iMovie in either DV or AIC as appropriate.
Another way would be to get a digital 8 camera from EBAY. Most digital 8 cameras will convert hi 8 to DV, and you can import via firewire. Check this before you buy to make sure it has the conversion feature.
3. How much disk space is required to import a 2 hour movie on tape?
It will take about 8GB to import into EyeTV. When you export from EyeTV to iMovie it will get bigger.
4. Will iMovie work well to take selected segments from the tapes, DVD's, or direct imports or do I >need something more powerful.
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I am trying to take old family movies that are on VHS tapes and get them into imovie so i can edit them and burn DVDs

I recommend the EyeTV Hybrid from ElGato. It will do what you ask and also serve as a high-def TV Tuner and DVR.
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I did read that the firewire port stays powered even while my Mac Pro is off, and that is why the main power supply must be disconnected in order to fully reset the port, but this is apparently not necessary as a restart (not even shutdown, just restart) allows me to import another DV tape.
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This is a prosumer deck. The time code function is alone worth the price if you have old analog footage. Absolutely NO "Out Of Sync" audio.
I've played around with countless other conversion systems, ranging in price from $79 to $399. Short verison, this is the ONLY unit to own. No dropped frames at all, even with questionable quality tapes, no jitter, great color, excellent sound quality. Zero setup with iMovie 06 and iDVD 09/11. ( iMovie HD 06 is the best to import VHS tapes. )
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I need to edit (fades, overdub etc.) a movie which has been mastered by someone else.
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thank you for replying, but I probably didn't describe the problem properly ...
You suggest dragging a clip from the event into the project and then creating a Still Frame from it.
I cannot do this because iMovie will not import these clips *at all* - i.e., they are not physically present on the Mac although they show up on screen during import.
Here is what happens:
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- the second was generated by pausing the source camcorder and recording this paused frame on the master camcorder for a few seconds
- the third is another "real" scene.
The resulting DV master tape (which I am working with) plays back properly on the camcorder: scene 1, scene 2 (a paused frame), scene 3.
When importing this into iMovie, I end up with these files in iMovie's event folder:
"clip-2009-07-02 01;55;37.dv" 34 MB
"clip-2009-07-02 01;56;10.dv" 0KB <-
"clip-2009-07-02 05;51;26.dv" 21 MB
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