To make an audio CD from a digital video tape

  1. Attach the camera to the computer with the Firewire cable.
  2. Turn the camera to VTR mode.
  3. Open iMovie
  4. Rewind the tape if necessary, and then start playing the tape from the camera.
  5. When you get close to the point where you want to start recording, press the Import button in iMovie.
  6. Press the Import button again to stop capturing.
  7. Turn the camera off.
  8. At the lower left of the playback window, make sure the button is switched from Capture mode (DV icon) to the Edit mode (film icon).
  9. Drag your clip from the Library and into the Timeline.
  10. Click on the "clock" icon at the far left of the Timeline.
  11. If you need to delete from the beginning or end of the segment you captured:
  12. position the playback head to the point where you want to make a cut.
  13. select Edit -> Split Video Clip at Playhead
  14. click underneath the video clip to deselect all clips
  15. click on the segment you want to delete. It should turn yellow.
  16. hit the Delete or backspace key. If you make a mistake, select Edit->Undo.
  17. Select Edit->Select All
  18. Select Advanced->Extract Audio. You now have separate tracks for the audio and the video in the Timeline.
  19. Click on the video track segments in the Timeline and delete them. You should now only have (orange) clips in the audio track.
  20. Play the movie once from beginning to end to make sure it sounds right.
  21. Select File->Export Movie…
  22. Select "To QuickTime" in the Export popup menu.
  23. Next to Formats, drag down to "Expert"
  24. Click on the Settings button on the right-hand side and fill it in as shown at right:
  25. Click OK, then OK, then Export. Name and Save the file.
  26. Quit iMovie and open iTunes.
  27. Make a new Playlist by clicking on the + sign at the bottom of the window. Name the playlist and click on it to select it.
  28. Drag the file you saved in step 20 into your new playlist.
  29. Select Edit->Preferences, click the "CD Burning" tab and make sure that "Audio CD" is selected. Click OK.
  30. Click on the Burn CD button in the upper right corner of iTunes and follow the prompts.

last updated on 2004 OCT 10