Video editing software HighSierra 13.6

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Wally2007 Author

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Video editing software HighSierra 13.6

I have an older iMac which I am trying to put on the high Sierra OS for importing media digital eight tape media from my Sony digital camcorder. Please advise.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 14, 2025 6:05 PM

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Matti Haveri

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Jan 14, 2025 11:57 PM in response to Wally2007

Does that Mac have built-in Firewire? If yes, try to buy iMovie from eBay and use it to import .dv. I have used iMovie 1-6 and AFAIR at least iMovie HD 6.0.3 should run on High Sierra (runs up to Mojave). AFAIR iLife 06 installer doesn't run on OS X 10.7 or later because it is a PowerPC application but it can be installed via Pacifist ($20).

Then you might want to use other tools (Handbrake, Shutter Encoder, ffmpeg, Final Cut etc) to edit and export that to more modern deinterlaced square pixel H.264/265 AAC .mp4 format.

If it does not have Firewire, then get a converter box (sorry, no experience from those) or use some knowledgeable service.

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Wally2007 Author

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Jan 15, 2025 5:31 PM in response to Wally2007

After installing the older version of High Sierra, I got it up and running, which I purchased from eBay, which has a firewire port as well, so now I should be able to access my digital camcorder with the many media tapes I have. I also was able to download from the App Store Final Cut Pro, which I purchased back in 2011. It is not the current version. However, it seems to work fine at this point.

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