[Mr Heliums]

I've got a whole load of analogue 8mm video tapes that I want to use in iMovie, and was about to spring for a digital converter, like the Formac Studio.
I'm now wondering if it's worth buying a video camera such as the Canon m500i, with analog input. But while it supports analog in, does anyone know if I can just pass through analog video via the Canon to iMovie, without recording onto DV tape first?

Appreciate any assistance!

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mr Heliums:
<strong>I've got a whole load of analogue 8mm video tapes that I want to use in iMovie, and was about to spring for a digital converter, like the Formac Studio.
I'm now wondering if it's worth buying a video camera such as the Canon m500i, with analog input. But while it supports analog in, does anyone know if I can just pass through analog video via the Canon to iMovie, without recording onto DV tape first?

Appreciate any assistance!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Check the Canon website and you should be able to find out if the camera supports on-the-fly conversions. I know that some Canons do, and some don't.

However, you don't necessarily need on-the-fly conversion. With my Canon Elura, I just record the analog video onto a DV tape in the camera, then download the DV tape to my Mac. It's an extra step but it's no big deal, and I'd rather have the camera than just a converter.