Preview Firewire Video with iRecord
If you have a DV Camcorder (firewire or USB) and are looking for a simple, quick tool that allows you to preview and capture your camera’s live image on an Apple Mac, then look no further than iRecord from mindsprockets.com 
It’s free (as in beer) and has nothing more than a friendly red record button and a nice large window. No preferences, no other buttons, no fuss – just the image, live and straight from your camcorder.
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This way I can use my Apple Mac PowerBook as a preview monitor and even capture quick clips. OK, so it doesn’t have the best resolution or give you any control over image colour, sharpness, etc. but it works just dandy to check that you can actually use the image you are about to record. Beats a small LCD panel or b/w finder any time! Here’s the test footage, recorded about a minute ago in my darkened room:
[flv:/media/testrecording.flv 440 330]
