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ltg6 Author

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Can my sony handycam DCR-HC36 import to imovie?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 2, 2020 10:08 AM

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Jan Hedlund

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Posted on Oct 3, 2020 1:16 PM

Hi,

Your camcorder is not specifically mentioned in iMovie for macOS supported cameras - Apple Support, but according to the information at the end of the article, "iMovie works with most mini DV tape-based camcorders using DV and HDV formats. Use FireWire port for tape-based devices."

Check that you have the necessary cables/adapter(s) for a connection to the camcorder's DV/FireWire/i.LINK/IEEE 1394 port.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/camcorders-tape-camcorders/dcr-hc36/articles/00029443

There have been some reports about difficulties with imports from tape-based camcorders using the latest iMovie versions, so you may have to be prepared to carry out experiments. If you have access to an older Mac, with a FireWire port and an earlier iMovie version, it may be worth testing that computer as well.

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