My XDCAM HD firewire R.I.P.? at DVinfo.net

Phil Bloom · February 16th, 2007, 03:37 PM

After all my Mac firewire problems and realising it was down to a bad firewire lead or two, or three...chewed by my cat I now cannot get the XDCAM to be recognised by any of my Macs either in FAM mode or AV/C.

Any ideas?

My DSR works fine as does my JVC so its not the leads or the computer's firewire.

Vincent Rozenberg · February 16th, 2007, 04:15 PM

Final test suggestion: connect the XDCAM AV/C (dv) mode with your JVC and see if that's gonna give you DV input.

Phil Bloom · February 16th, 2007, 05:38 PM

Hi Vincent

Tried it...nothing!

I think I may have to call up Sony on Monday. Very annoying! supposed to be doing some on location shooting and editing on Monday.

Phil

Matthias Koehler · February 17th, 2007, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

Any ideas?

Perhaps death caused by static electricity? You always should use the Kramer PT 1 FW to avoid that. Firewire is very sensitive against static electricity.

Matthias

Phil Bloom · February 20th, 2007, 04:14 PM

its gone in today under warranty. miss it already

Christopher Witz · February 20th, 2007, 07:14 PM

hey phil.... or is it "Mr. Warranty" now?

do you by chance have Linoleum floors in your edit room?

and do you get your finger zapped when you switch on the lights on the wall?

I had a studio that had this problem... ripped up the linoleum, laid carpet, and problem solved.... I ruined a few sticks of ram before I figured it out.

Phil Bloom · February 21st, 2007, 09:22 AM

just call me Electro...i think it was blown same time as the macpro by the same dodgy firewire cable. Just not used the ingest for a while so hadn't noticed!

Bob Willis · February 21st, 2007, 10:21 AM

Hi Phil,
Did you happen to connect a bus powered hard drive to your Mac while you had the camera connected. In the F350 manual it states (p.27) that you should power off all equipment when you connect the camera to a computer that also uses a bus powered hard drive (equipment powered through the ilink cable).

I've also wondered that if it also applies to usb powered devices as well.

It states that if a bus powered hard drive or similar device is connected to the computer while the power is on that it can cause a shift in current flow that could damage the computer or camcorder.

Phil Bloom · February 24th, 2007, 03:46 AM

no i didnt

the reason it happened was a faulty firewire cable that had been slightly chewed by my cat!

Bob Willis · February 24th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Didn't read your first post with enough care. I'm always a little scared of a short on those 6 pin firewire cables. Sorry to hear you had all that trouble.

February 16th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#1
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	My XDCAM HD firewire R.I.P.? After all my Mac firewire problems and realising it was down to a bad firewire lead or two, or three...chewed by my cat I now cannot get the XDCAM to be recognised by any of my Macs either in FAM mode or AV/C. Any ideas? My DSR works fine as does my JVC so its not the leads or the computer's firewire. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 16th, 2007, 05:38 PM	#3
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Hi Vincent Tried it...nothing! I think I may have to call up Sony on Monday. Very annoying! supposed to be doing some on location shooting and editing on Monday. Phil __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 20th, 2007, 04:14 PM	#5
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	its gone in today under warranty. miss it already __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 21st, 2007, 09:22 AM	#7
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	just call me Electro...i think it was blown same time as the macpro by the same dodgy firewire cable. Just not used the ingest for a while so hadn't noticed! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 24th, 2007, 03:46 AM	#9
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	no i didnt the reason it happened was a faulty firewire cable that had been slightly chewed by my cat! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 16th, 2007, 04:15 PM	#2
Vincent Rozenberg Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 475	Final test suggestion: connect the XDCAM AV/C (dv) mode with your JVC and see if that's gonna give you DV input.

February 20th, 2007, 07:14 PM	#6
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	hey phil.... or is it "Mr. Warranty" now? do you by chance have Linoleum floors in your edit room? and do you get your finger zapped when you switch on the lights on the wall? I had a studio that had this problem... ripped up the linoleum, laid carpet, and problem solved.... I ruined a few sticks of ram before I figured it out.

February 21st, 2007, 10:21 AM	#8
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	Hi Phil, Did you happen to connect a bus powered hard drive to your Mac while you had the camera connected. In the F350 manual it states (p.27) that you should power off all equipment when you connect the camera to a computer that also uses a bus powered hard drive (equipment powered through the ilink cable). I've also wondered that if it also applies to usb powered devices as well. It states that if a bus powered hard drive or similar device is connected to the computer while the power is on that it can cause a shift in current flow that could damage the computer or camcorder.

February 24th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#10
Bob Willis Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 292	Didn't read your first post with enough care. I'm always a little scared of a short on those 6 pin firewire cables. Sorry to hear you had all that trouble.