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LifeFlix 2.5 review: Your old Mini-DV camcorder’s new best friend

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<p>If you shot home videos between 1995 and 2010, there’s a good chance you did so with a tape-based Mini-DV camcorder. With its simple FireWire connectivity, the DV format had a great run prior to the advent of smartphones. For those who want to relive those taped digital memories, <a href="https://www.lifeflix.com" rel="nofollow">LifeFlix[/url] is a Mac application that makes it simple to do.</p><h2>LifeFlix: Attach your camcorder and import the video</h2>

<p>LifeFlix streamlines the process of capturing tapes in three easy steps. First, dust off your Mini-DV, HDV, Hi-8, or Digital 8 camcorder and attach it to the Mac with a FireWire cable. This will be the biggest stumbling block for many, since Apple abandoned FireWire in 2012. You can overcome this hurdle by investing in a <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter" rel="nofollow">Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter[/url] ($29 at Apple); most users will also need a <a href="https://www.elago.com/firewire/" rel="nofollow">FireWire 400 to 800 Adapter[/url] sold by Elago ($10 on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/elago-FireWire-Adapter-MacBook-computers/dp/B003L4P872" rel="nofollow">Amazon[/url]) that I used to connect my aging JVC SR-VS30 Mini-DV/S-VHS combo deck, as well as a Canon HV20 HDV camcorder.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3280926/software/lifeflix-review.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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