Need Recommendation for Adapter to Hook 8MM Camera to Mac for iMovie Import

[deckeda]

If memory serves, the elgato boxes only "record" (import) into EyeTV. And then you have to export into some other thing or do something else to get it into iMovie. Granted, once it's in EyeTV that will provide its own editor, which is very easy to use.

But for going straight into iMovie, it's been suggested to use a digital camcorder as the intermediary A/D stage, such as miniDV. iMovie sees the FireWire-connected miniDV camcorder, which passes the analog 8mm camcorder's signal (assuming the miniDV camcorder has a passthrough function; not all do.)