I don't remember where I've heard this from but I've always thought you couldn't go more than 15' with firewire without some kind of special setup. I'd try a shorter cable like Jan suggests to troubleshoot.
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Troubleshoot: > > Have you tried the setup with a shorter firewire with the same (or > different) results? If the problem solves itself with shorter firewire, then > some kind of amp in the line may be just the thing. Peter @ Gotham Sound can > probably lend you one for an hour to see if that solves your issue. > > Do you have the capacity to run one or both Windows & Vegas on the internal > hard drive? if so, try one, the other & then both on the internal drive, & > see if that solves the issue. > > If that doesn't work, try the setup having moved the firewire so it runs > perpendicular as it crosses the power cables. I don't think your cable run > fits the problem you describe - rather, the bad result of such interference > would be electromagnetic 'futz' to the picture and/or audio. That said, I > would run audio / video cables so they make perpendicular crossings of power > cables (and avoiding power cable coils altogether) in any and every event as > a preventative measure. > > Better to make a longer electrical run than a longer firewire run... > > Jan > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:00 AM, Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hey all, >> I'm running into some frame drop issues with a live capture setup I'm >> doing. >> >> I'm running a 25' firewire alongside some power and HDMI cables, from my >> HV30 shooting in SD to Vegas Pro on a Vista 64bit PC. I'm running a couple >> fast SATAs, one running the software and windows, and one capturing the >> media. And all other programs are shut down. >> >> Questions: >> Is the length an issue? >> Is there a possibility of interference from the other cables being next to >> it? >> Is there a way around either of these? >> Do I need some sort of amplifier for the firewire? >> >> This is probably a question for another forum, but I know a lot of you >> folks >> have messed with this sort of stuff before. >> >> Halp. >> >> AQ >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Jan McLaughlin > Production Sound Mixer > air = 862-571-5334 > aim = janofsound > skype = janmclaughlin > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://michaelverdi.com
