Mini DVD importing

I have a Sony Mini DVD 305 handycam camcorder. When i plug my camcorder into my imac, using a usb, my mac picks up the DVD in the camcorder, and it can not read it, and imovie can read it, or edit it. What should i do? Will Imovie be offering mini DVD compatiblity it the future? If not what can i do?

your device is not supported by the iApps...
iMovie is a consumer video edit app meant to work with firewire connected miniDV/D8 camcorders
you have to..
a) finalize dvd in your device, read camera's manual how to accomplish that
b) avoid sticking miniDVD into slot-in drives.. gets damaged.. buy an external dvd-drive
c) handle that disk as any other DVD:
* DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
* Apple mpeg2 plugin (29$) + Streamclip (free)
* Cinematize >60$
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
* Toast 6/7 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
* connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
non of these apps override copyprotection mechanisms as on commercial dvds...
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
best practise:
use the apps as intended - use a miniDV camcorder....
concerning "future":
no rumors here allowed, but I strongly doubt, Mac will ever support the usage of a delivery/playback-only format as DVD for editing purposes....

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