iMovie and Sony DCR-TRV240

Plug your camcorder in to your 2019 Mac with Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter. It should work. Here are Sony's instructions:

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/camcorders-tape-camcorders/dcr-trv240/articles/00029443

-- Rich

Looks like you've got the correct setup. Keep your fingers crossed.

-- Rich

On Apple's camera support website it states that: "iMovie works with most mini DV tape-based camcorders using DV and HDV formats. Use FireWire port for tape-based devices." The DCR does not need to be specifically listed.

However, there is no guarantee that your camera will work. Importing from tape based cameras into iMovie 10 is somewhat hit or miss. Importing into iMovie 9 was much more reliable. Nothing to do but try and see what happens.

If iMovie doesn't accept the import you can try importing into the Photos app or onto your Mac desktop with the Image Capture app on your Mac. Or you can import into the QuickTimePlayer app on your Mac.

The main thing is to get your Mac to recognize the camcorder. Sometimes faulty cables or adapters can cause non-recognition issues. Safest to use the Apple adapters, even though they are more expensive.

Does your 2019 Mac have a Thunderbolt 2 slot or a USB-c (Thunderbolt 3) slot? If USB-c you might need an extra adapter so you can string from firewire to thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 to your Mac.

-- Rich