The good news for consumers is that prices for most digital camcorders have plummeted. Most MiniDV camcorders using HDV formats make nice with Apple. Jun 18, 2018 - on Mac App Store. If you shot home videos between 1995 and 2010, there's a good chance you did so with a tape-based Mini-DV camcorder. If you shot home videos between 1995 and 2010, there’s a good chance you did so with a tape-based Mini-DV camcorder. With its simple FireWire connectivity, the DV format had a great run prior to the advent of smartphones. For those who want to relive those taped digital memories, is a Mac application that makes it simple to do. LifeFlix: Attach your camcorder and import the video LifeFlix streamlines the process of capturing tapes in three easy steps. First, dust off your Mini-DV, HDV, Hi-8, or Digital 8 camcorder and attach it to the Mac with a FireWire cable. This will be the biggest stumbling block for many, since Apple abandoned FireWire in 2012. You can overcome this hurdle by investing in a ($29 at Apple); most users will also need a sold by Elago ($10 on ) that I used to connect my aging JVC SR-VS30 Mini-DV/S-VHS combo deck, as well as a Canon HV20 HDV camcorder. Bookwalter/IDG Click Import, add a name and optional description, and LifeFlix starts capturing tapes into the computer as either MP4 or uncompressed MOV files. With the hard part out of the way, stick a tape in the camcorder, launch LifeFlix, and click the Import button. The software prompts you to enter a unique tape name and optional description; after confirming, the tape conveniently rewinds to the beginning and starts capturing. You’ll see a preview of the video, but LifeFlix thoughtfully mutes incoming audio during capture-a nice feature, although I’d prefer an option to listen along, preferably with volume control. Bookwalter/IDG LifeFlix conveniently mutes the audio while capturing, but I’d like to have the option to listen along in a future update. Although video editing software like iMovie imports DV footage, such applications aren’t well-suited to the task of quickly capturing and assembling bits and pieces from a tape. LifeFlix automatically detects when the camcorder started or stopped, splitting footage into separate scenes you can then save individually or combine into new videos. LifeFlix: Combines video file, not edit LifeFlix doesn’t edit video in the traditional sense. Instead, you remove unwanted clips, then trim and combine the rest into one or more new videos. You can’t add titles, transitions, or effects, which is perfectly fine-most of the time I just want to remove the bad stuff and assemble a standalone movie, and that’s exactly what LifeFlix excels at. (I hope the developers consider an iOS version.
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