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Arnold Courtier · March 21st, 2013, 04:39 PM

You can say that i am an advanced newbie so excuse me if this seems obvious to others. I have a six year old xha1 that i truly enjoy working with. thought about going tapeless with an fs-cf pro but when i called the guy at B&H he told me I would still have to run tape with it. Why?

Chris Hurd · March 21st, 2013, 05:27 PM

Hi Arnold,

Welcome to DVi. I'm not sure about the FS-CF Pro but we had a discussion about another FireStore, the FS H200, and our members confirmed that you did NOT have to roll tape. The link to that thread is:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/focus-en...ml#post1534730

You might poke around in that forum (FireStore) and find out some more info. Hope this helps,

Arnold Courtier · March 21st, 2013, 06:16 PM

Thanks Chris. I knew it would be on here just a little behind the times

Phil Murray · March 21st, 2013, 06:27 PM

I recently bought a refurbished Datavideo DN-60 from Adorama and it works fine without tape. It's possible to record to tape at the same time, but since the Firewire port on my PC doesn't work and I'm too lazy to replace it, I go without tape when I use it.

Ian Stark · March 22nd, 2013, 11:20 AM

Same story here - I was able to use the firestore with or without tape. I chose 'with' so I had a redundant backup, just in case. Usefully, even if you run tape as well, when the tape ends the firestore carries on. Great for conferences etc.

Jim Jordan · March 27th, 2013, 08:01 PM

I recently got an Atomos Ninja and just yesterday got a component to HDMI converter from Amazon that lets me run line out from my XHA1 component out using Canon's cable into the adapter and then into the HDMI port of the Ninja. Works like a charm! The cable (I don't have the part number with me) was $35 and the component to HDMI adapter was just under $50, both from Amazon. Even after the cost of the cable, adapter and a like new Ninja I have an excellent tapeless capture now for under $400! I figure it will give me a few more years of use out of my epic XHA1.

Good luck!

Terry Wall · May 5th, 2013, 12:36 PM

<<I recently got an Atomos Ninja and just yesterday got a component to HDMI converter from Amazon>> Which converter did you buy, Jim? And did the converter you chose also carry audio? Thx ~ TW

March 21st, 2013, 04:39 PM	#1
Arnold Courtier Tourist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 2	tapeless xha1 You can say that i am an advanced newbie so excuse me if this seems obvious to others. I have a six year old xha1 that i truly enjoy working with. thought about going tapeless with an fs-cf pro but when i called the guy at B&H he told me I would still have to run tape with it. Why?

March 21st, 2013, 05:27 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Re: tapeless xha1 Hi Arnold, Welcome to DVi. I'm not sure about the FS-CF Pro but we had a discussion about another FireStore, the FS H200, and our members confirmed that you did NOT have to roll tape. The link to that thread is: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/focus-en...ml#post1534730 You might poke around in that forum (FireStore) and find out some more info. Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 21st, 2013, 06:16 PM	#3
Arnold Courtier Tourist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 2	Re: tapeless xha1 Thanks Chris. I knew it would be on here just a little behind the times

March 21st, 2013, 06:27 PM	#4
Phil Murray Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Posts: 375	Re: tapeless xha1 I recently bought a refurbished Datavideo DN-60 from Adorama and it works fine without tape. It's possible to record to tape at the same time, but since the Firewire port on my PC doesn't work and I'm too lazy to replace it, I go without tape when I use it.

March 22nd, 2013, 11:20 AM	#5
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Re: tapeless xha1 Same story here - I was able to use the firestore with or without tape. I chose 'with' so I had a redundant backup, just in case. Usefully, even if you run tape as well, when the tape ends the firestore carries on. Great for conferences etc. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

March 27th, 2013, 08:01 PM	#6
Jim Jordan New Boot Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 6	Re: tapeless xha1 I recently got an Atomos Ninja and just yesterday got a component to HDMI converter from Amazon that lets me run line out from my XHA1 component out using Canon's cable into the adapter and then into the HDMI port of the Ninja. Works like a charm! The cable (I don't have the part number with me) was $35 and the component to HDMI adapter was just under $50, both from Amazon. Even after the cost of the cable, adapter and a like new Ninja I have an excellent tapeless capture now for under $400! I figure it will give me a few more years of use out of my epic XHA1. Good luck!

May 5th, 2013, 12:36 PM	#7
Terry Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 164	Re: tapeless xha1 <<I recently got an Atomos Ninja and just yesterday got a component to HDMI converter from Amazon>> Which converter did you buy, Jim? And did the converter you chose also carry audio? Thx ~ TW __________________ Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff!