I just bought a Sony TRV330 Digital8 camcorder, and I'm very pleased with it. However, one of the reasons I bought the camera is for its analog-to-digital conversion capabilities. I have some really old VHS tapes I want to digitize, but I can't seem to import them directly into iMovie 2 through the camcorder. I have to tape the VHS material onto Digital8 tape, and then run it from the Digital8 tape into iMovie. If I try feeding the VHS material through the camera and into iMovie, I simply get the "Camera Connected" screen; if I try hitting the "Import" button in iMovie, the Digital8 tape starts up and I import the material on the Digital8 tape. One interesting thing: when I do this (hit the Import button), I get about two frames of input from the VHS material in the resulting clip, but I can't seem to get any more than that.

Whew! Long post. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks! =)

[MickS]

Have you tried it without a Digital 8 tape in the camcorder?

</me slaps his forehead>

On a whim I tried it without the Digital8 tape in the camcorder, and lo and behold it worked! Thanks anyway!