How to Use iMovie '08 as a DVR

iMovie can capture video from your television.

iMovie '08 is a moviemaking and movie editing software developed by Apple for its Mac OS X operating system. The primary use of iMovie is to allow users to create high-quality movies by editing video they have recorded. Many users work in iMovie to make videos to be posted on the Internet or to polish their home videos. However, because of iMovie's ability to capture video feeds being input to the computer, iMovie can double as a digital video recorder (DVR).

Things You'll Need

• TV with composite (RCA) or HDMI output port
• RCA-to-RCA or HDMI-to-HDMI cable
• Video camera with composite or HDMI input port
• RCA to Mini-Display Port adapter or HDMI to Mini-Display Port adapter
• Apple computer with Mini-Display Port
• iMovie '08

Instructions

1. Connect the TV's Video Out port to the video camera's Video In port, using an RCA-to-RCA or HDMI-to-HDMI cable.

2. Connect the video camera's Video Out port to the Apple computer's Mini-Display Port, using an RCA-to-Mini-Display or an HDMI-to-Mini-Display cable.

3. Select the program to be recorded by displaying the necessary channel on the TV.

4. Set the video camera to record input.

5. Open iMovie and set it to record input.

6. Stop iMovie recording when the program has finished broadcasting. Turn off the video camera and TV.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure your TV is capable of outputting video before attempting this process. If it isn't, iMovie will record a blank screen.

References

• iMovie Support Sage