Dumping mini dv footage via HVX.
 

Hello y'all,

I am mostly shooting my narrative feature on the p2 cards in 720/24, however i have a few minidv tapes --- most are shot on super 8mm and transfered to minidv and the other stuff looks like it was mostly shot on video...

I was wondering a.) how to import this into FCP via my Macbook Pro, and b.) what is the most optimal way to get it to my hard drive/available for my editor so that i don't have to re-import it down the line...

Do I need a firewire cable from the camera or something?

Sorry for the newbie question, but I am VERY new to this process and just want to do it the best way.

Thannks so much in advance for your help.

Cheers,
Justin

you need firewire cable if you want to so Apple, and USB2 if you want to use PC.

Just play it back and push capture in your NLE