David Sholle, you are right. I thought that iMovie converts DV files to AIC as well, but now I looked at one of my iMovie package contents and as you said, the footage is stored there as DV files.

Sorry for my mistake...

P.

I've found that sometimes the Hi8 tape may need to be played/captured using the same camcorder originally used. Sometimes the tape will not play back properly.

Just my two cents worth of experience.