You've got a pile of old MiniDV tapes and you never imported them to your computer. And now in the days of Thunderbolt 3 you feel like you'll never recover those tapes to your computer. In this video I'll show you how to transfer MiniDV tapes from a firewire camcorder to thunderbolt 3 devices.
I am importing MiniDV tapes from a Sony TRV18 to a MAC Mini 2018.

All the items used in the video:
Firewire Cable:
https://geni.us/FWCable

elago FireWire 400 to 800 Adapter
Amazon https://geni.us/elagoFW

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
Sweetwater https://imp.i114863.net/QRDLM
Newegg.ca https://bit.ly/3ogAFSU
Amazon https://geni.us/AppleFW

Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USBC) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Sweetwater https://imp.i114863.net/qeM9j
Amazon https://geni.us/9Vf4

Timestamps:
0:00 What I'm going to show you
0:10 What is miniDV?
1:15 What you will need all the cables
2:15 Showing the transfer process


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Gear Used in this video:
Camera: Sony AX53 https://geni.us/FDRAX53
Microphone: Shure VP83 https://geni.us/SHVP83