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hello again, does imovie 09 not recognize firewire 9 to 4 pins or is it the camera that is the problem? the camera is a Panasonic NV-GS90 miniDV and my computer is a 10.6.6 macbook pro that i bought almost exactly one year ago. when i click import movie from camera a screen comes up but it is showing the built in isight. on the bottom left is a camera selection but the only choice is for the isight and not for the camera. however when i used a 6 to 4 pin firewire (which i don't currently have) on an older computer a 10.4 imac from about 4 years ago it works. when i did that it was because the 6 to 4 pins firewire didn't connect to this macbook pro, and now the 9 to 4 pins firewire doesn't connect to that imac. before i buy another 6 to 4 pins firewire, can someone confirm whether imovie isn't compatible with 9 to 4 pins firewire, or if imovie 09 isn't compatible with that camera, or if the camera isn't compatible with the firewire. thank you

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