On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:30 PM, John Coffey
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Apple is discontinuing FW 400 from new Macbook and MacBook Pros. (Pro will
have FW 800).
Will this be a problem getting mini DV footage into the Pro via 800. I
played around with a FW adapter once and couldn't get the camera
That's the point. It's a product differentiator. To make you buy
the Macbook Pro instead of the Macbook. If you're editing DV with an
older version of FCP or doing basic video stuff with iMovie, there's
no real reason to pay more for a Pro instead of a regular Macbook -
the regular
The problem with USB - any variety - for video isn't speed, it's the data
flow protocol, which apparently doesn't lend itself to sustained data
movement. (Maybe 3.0 changes this, I don't know, but I'm skeptical after
seeing the performance of 2.0). I think both USB and firewire suck, but
they're
I find it also strange.
The Macbook only has USB 2.0.
NO firewire.
http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html
I know many hard drives are now using USB 2.0but come on.
whats the thought process here.
I was editing on FCP using the Powerbook G3...which was slow slow slow.
The Macbook is
Yeah - what you say is true. I hadn't thought it through. Firewire
3200 will end up being more reliable than the supposedly faster USB
3.0, I guess. And better for long data intensive transfers like
capturing video. Although if you're just capturing AVCHD files from
a camera HDD to
Apple is discontinuing FW 400 from new Macbook and MacBook Pros. (Pro will have
FW 800).
Will this be a problem getting mini DV footage into the Pro via 800. I played
around with a FW adapter once and couldn't get the camera to mount on the
finder. If this is a problem, I may have to quick get
I capture to FW800 from DV all the time. Just use a 4 pin FW400 to FW800
cable.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM, John Coffey
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Apple is discontinuing FW 400 from new Macbook and MacBook Pros. (Pro
will have FW 800).
Will this be a problem getting mini DV footage into
Oh and the camera/deck isn't supposed to mount unless you're in some sort of
card/drive mode for uploading photos. You can check to see if it's being
recognized using applemeneaboutthismacmoreinfo.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Brook Hinton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I capture to FW800 from
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Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Mini DV tape to FW 800...new Macs
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 3:46 PM
Oh and the camera/deck isn't supposed to mount unless you're in some sort of
card/drive mode for uploading photos. You can check to see if it's being
