Capturing video through firewire 800 at DVinfo.net

Nate Schmidt · December 9th, 2008, 08:24 AM

Hi all,
I'm considering the new MacBook Pro which as we all know only has firewire 800. There are firewire 4 pin to 9 pin cables available would that work for capturing miniDV or HDV?
Thanks

Andy Mees · December 9th, 2008, 08:35 AM

Yep, 9 pin to 4 pin, 9 pin to 6 pin, 6 pin to 4 pin etc etc those cables work fine for control and capture of DV the standards are fully compatible

Srinivas Swaminathan · December 23rd, 2008, 09:05 PM

I have bought a macbook pro that has a firewire 800 port and a XH-A1 camera that has a DV port. The camera manual mentions use of either 4pin-6pin or 4pin-4pin. In my case should I be using 4pin-9pin? And will it cause any problem?

Shaun Roemich · December 23rd, 2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Srinivas Swaminathan

And will it cause any problem?

No, but it should be noted that the FW buss will "see" the camera as a 400mbps device and slow ALL communication on that controller down to 400mbps so if you have external FW800 drives hooked up as well, they will transfer at 400mbps.

Jeff Donald · December 23rd, 2008, 10:12 PM

Also consider buying an ExpressCard 34 adapter to capture via FireWire, thus allowing the regular ports to run at full speed. You could also purchase an Esata ExpressCard 34 adapter and build a SATA drive system (preferably a RAID) for capturing.

Srinivas Swaminathan · December 24th, 2008, 11:54 AM

Thanks for the advice Shaun and Jeff!

December 9th, 2008, 08:24 AM	#1
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	Capturing video through firewire 800 Hi all, I'm considering the new MacBook Pro which as we all know only has firewire 800. There are firewire 4 pin to 9 pin cables available would that work for capturing miniDV or HDV? Thanks __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

December 23rd, 2008, 09:05 PM	#3
Srinivas Swaminathan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas Texas USA Posts: 33	macbook pro + XHA1 I have bought a macbook pro that has a firewire 800 port and a XH-A1 camera that has a DV port. The camera manual mentions use of either 4pin-6pin or 4pin-4pin. In my case should I be using 4pin-9pin? And will it cause any problem?

December 23rd, 2008, 10:12 PM	#5
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Also consider buying an ExpressCard 34 adapter to capture via FireWire, thus allowing the regular ports to run at full speed. You could also purchase an Esata ExpressCard 34 adapter and build a SATA drive system (preferably a RAID) for capturing. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

December 9th, 2008, 08:35 AM	#2
Andy Mees Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 645	Yep, 9 pin to 4 pin, 9 pin to 6 pin, 6 pin to 4 pin etc etc those cables work fine for control and capture of DV the standards are fully compatible

December 24th, 2008, 11:54 AM	#6
Srinivas Swaminathan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas Texas USA Posts: 33	Thanks for the advice Shaun and Jeff!