Software for VHS/Video 8 Transfer onto Mac

Hi. I am looking for some software to be able to transfer footage from our old cancorder, which I think is mini video 8, onto our Mac. I am a a complete novice at this type of thing so don't want anything to whizzy but I am willing and able to learn! Any advice greatly appreciated. Thank you :0)

Hi,
There is no software that will do this. You need a hardware device called an analog-digital converter. The Canopus ADVC-110 is a good example that is used by many people in these forums.
You would connect the a/v out from your camcorder or VCR to the converter, and connect the converter to your Mac via firewire. Then when you play the videotape in your camcorder or VCR, you can capture the video using iMovie or Final Cut.

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