IMovie 4 only records ~8 second clips when transfering VHS via Sony DCRHC32

I am attempting to transfer old VHS tapes directly to my Powerbook using iMovie 4.01. When I start the process using the Sony DCR-HC32 using the analog passthrough feature, I click import and iMovie begins fine but then after about 8 seconds, stops with a blue screen (which says camera connected); when I select import again, iMovie simply records another clip for about 8 seconds and then stops once more. I deselected "automatically start new clip at scene break". Is there a better way to record vhs without having to first save to a miniDV tape and then send it to my Mac?

PROBLEM SOLVED: I removed the tape from the Sony DV recorder; FileVault is ON; the iMovie file is in SHARED FOLDER.

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