![]() That means your Mac probably has both FireWire 400 (6-pin) and FireWire 800 (9-pin) ports on the front and back, so you are completely covered on having FireWire. Looking at your specs, we have very similar Mac Pro desktop towers. I transferred a bunch of these tapes not long ago. mov or something? I just want the raw footage, something Premiere can edit. Once I get a device, are there different formats or codecs that I have to consider before I start transferring or does Mini DV footage always come over as. The tapes were shot on a Sony DCRTRV(17?) with default format.Īlso, I don't know what format the content of Mini DV tape will be when transferred. It would still need to be ripped to something editable (like H.264 for instance) right? Converting the footage to H.264 seems like the only way $30/tape would even be a consideration. I got a prelim estimate from a local shop of $30 per tape to transfer to DVD, but that is only for viewing as I understood it, not a format that can be edited. I'm a little concerned that having to use my computer/apps for other things might cause a hickup in the conversion. Ripping means importing the raw footage into Premiere and converting/exporting as a different format right? This means leaving the computer for hours to chug through each tape I'm guessing. ![]() mp4.įirst, transfer raw footage from the tapes to a current media (external drive, or dvds) that I can access with my computer, then rip/convert it with Premiere to an editable format (like H.264). The end product I want after editing will be a. Thanks all for your replies, I have much to learn and still a little unclear. Mac OS 10.6.8 | 2x2.26 GHz QuadCore Intel Xeon | Premiere CS6 The post-transfer format I want is something I'd need to know before purchasing something I'm guessing.Īny suggestions? Something to sell? thanks in advance! I don't know what questions to ask - like can I use Firewire or USB, or is that extra slow? Should I get a cheapo used camcorder for just these 12 tapes and hope the motor holds out, or do I need a player/deck? Also, I don't know what format the content of Mini DV tape will be when transferred. I looked through this Ebay page where I can spend many hundreds on recorders, players, camcorders. I want to do a one-time transfer of all the footage to an external terabyte drive, but don't know what's the most economical way to go about this. (I sold the camcorder long ago) I just found out that Mini DV is now obsolete and that I'd better move fast if I want to salvage this footage before Mini DV equipment is no longer available. I'm a complete video amateur/some time Premiere user with a dozen Mini DV tapes in a box that haven't been viewed in years. This may not be the perfect forum for this, but there are probably Premiere users who've dealt with this before.
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