iMovie not recognising my camcorder ( confusion!!)
I am attempting to connect and have I-movie recognise my Sony camcorder. However I very confused as to how to achieve this ,and have so far failed .
The equipment is
MacBook Pro 2019 (intel)
Sony dcr-hc19e( mini DV)
I have watched a number of tutorials on YouTube which give good explanations of which cables are necessary for a firewire connection between the camcorder and the Mac and subsequent success with camera recognition using I movie .
The cables have now been purchased and correctly connected .
However iMovie will not recognise my camera ,(unless there is something which I have not figured out how to configure which the application)
On the tutorials, there are many different cameras being used with successful recognition.
why not mine
1)I understand that there is a list of 'supported' cameras on iMovie which I have consulted however my camera is not included.
I do not comprehend what "supported cameras" refers to ??does It mean that iMovie will only recognise a limited amount of cameras and no others ?
Does it mean that you get more control over your camera from the iMovie application if the camera is supported ?
Or other ?
2)in 'About about this Mac/hardware/firewire there is no sign of anything happening .
Could iMovie be the problem, it just won't accept my camera ?is there other software which is more suitable ?
please help ,thanks in advance
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.1