I just got a great deal on a 2008 Al Macbook (thanks Alan). It occurred to me that I could pull in digital video, do my editing and create decent DVDs to get away from the original (and unedited) tapes. I learned that this machine does not have a Firewire port - I had one on my 2008 white macbook, and the video in was pretty straightforward.
Does anyone have any tips on how I can get digital video in using the camera in playback mode and feeding the output into the MacBook?
