importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

4 Jul 2022 12:28:57

Eric Jervis

27 inch iMac mid 2011
I haven't attempted this for a few years as my camcorder's Firewire 400 port apparently ceased to work. I bought another one last week on eBay, and a Firewire 400 to 800 cable. Yesterday all worked perfectly, but today it started importing until I stopped it to check something; now I get the message, 'Error communicating with Camera'. The cable cost £3.59. Any ideas?

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

14 Jul 2022 14:05:45

Eric Jervis

I thought it was probably the cheap cable, they sent me another one, same result. I bought an expensive cable, same result. My two other camcorders are definitely faulty as in their case it says 'No camera attached'.
Gulp!

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

15 Jul 2022 10:19:45

Euan Williams

Might be something dodgy on the camera's connector? At best some dirt or fluff? At worst... Good luck!

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

15 Jul 2022 11:39:54

Eric Jervis

Thanks Euan, I've checked all that. What I do find very odd is that the same port keeps conking out on all my camcorders.....

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

15 Jul 2022 12:53:38

Eric Jervis

Even more odd; just tried it again and it said Camera disconnected or off. Fired up iMovie on my other hard drive and it says Error communicating with camera. Back to this one and IT too now says Error communicating with camera....

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

17 Jul 2022 09:29:09

Mick Burrell

It could be the port in the Mac?

Re: importing from DV camcorder into iMovie

17 Jul 2022 11:37:31

Eric Jervis

It could be Mick, although in the past its always been the camcorder port, which is why I've now got three, possibly four, camcorders that refuse to export.....