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archiving mini dv
This details how I'm pulling all video off of my mini dv tapes for easy access on my computers or PS3.
- rip footage to iMovie
- re-encode .dv files with mpeg streamclip or ffmpeg
iMovie
- Open a new iMovie project, in either DV or DV Widescreen format (depending on how you recorded the video onto your tape)
- Allow iMovie to import the entire tape into clips
- Save the project and close iMovie
mpeg streamclip
ffmpeg