Need to get mini dv tapes transfered to imovie...

Please, please anyone with any answers:
I have dozens of mini dv tapes. I need to get them in to digital format. I would love to get them in to imovie. My Sony handycam will not see the mac book pro and my mac book pro will not see the camera. ANY DEVICE is great, does any one know which device can do this??????
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Not when they developed Firewire! 8^)
Your pro should have a FW 800 port, and you can get adapters to the 4pin firewire cable.
This shows the ports:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3629?viewlocale=en_US

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