I did this (with the same daisy chain of connectors, without the protector) last year and it worked pretty well. iMovie actually splits the tape up per segment

I did this (with the same daisy chain of connectors, without the protector) last year and it worked pretty well. iMovie actually splits the tape up per segment and even tries to datetime stamp the files. You quickly realize how much people didn't set the correct time on their cameras :) MiniDV is a lot less fun to archive because the files are already digital. A more fun project is digitizing old VHS tapes. With the right setup you can double the framerate and upscale a little bit and bring a HUGE breath of fresh air to them. Here is the guide I followed: https://macilatthefront.blogspot.com/2018/09/tutorial-4-sd-to-hd-revisited.html https://macilatthefront.blogspot.com/2018/09/tutorial-4-sd-t...