Hi again, i should correct what i said.
this sony thing will record also canon HDV stream, you can check it here with XH A1: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-hvr-mrc1k-cf-card-recorder/116520-awesome-news-canon-users-25.html and a 16GB SD card will give 74 minutes of recording :) Rgds, ZN On Apr 15, 2009, at 11:43 , J. N. P. wrote: > Hi Randy, > > the firewire target mode was lost on the macbook (non pro and non > white), because there is no equivalent for that on usb 2.0. > > if you still want to use your XL1 and ingest video without the > firewire, you could also think of another way... sony sells this > device: > http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-HVRMRC1K/ > and the must be others selling similar stuff, but its expensive > normally. :( > > the great thing about it is that it records to SD memory cards, at the > same time you record to tape, it can use DV or HDV formats. i think in > HDV this sony product don't work with the different Canon HDV (it has > to do with progressive / interlaced and 1080 / 720). > You probably in the end would use a USB 2.0 SD memory card reader and > you were done. and you could have the cassette tape as backup anyway. > it depends a lot on the kind of work you do with the camera. > > its just a crazy idea. :) > > Rgds, > ZN > > > On Apr 15, 2009, at 11:20 , RANDY MANN wrote: > >> can i use a fife wire on like a mini mac useing target disk mode or >> some >> other way?? >> >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:58 AM, J. N. P. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> I would like to add that presently the white macbook they are >>> selling >>> has the same chipset/cpu than the new ones, because they renovated >>> it. >>> so you just get stuck with the old design but get everything else >>> and >>> the firewire (400) port. >>> >>> http://theappleblog.com/2009/01/21/white-macbook-gets-nvidia-better-specs/ >>> >>> the new macbook pro only has the faster firewire in it (FW 800), but >>> as others said, you can have a cable to connect a FW800 port on the >>> computer to the XL1 or disks that have FW 400. >>> >>> in the end if you need firewire either you go with the old design or >>> the macbook pro... >>> >>> Rgds, >>> ZN >>> >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2009, at 2:53 , Rupert wrote: >>> >>>> You're out of luck for linking it to your XL1, I'm afraid. >>>> Apple's heartwarming policy of differentiation between products >>>> means >>>> they killed Firewire in the standard Macbooks to force you to go >>>> Pro >>>> if you're a Firewire user, because they think you're more likely >>>> to be >>>> an advanced or Pro user and therefore more likely to spend the >>>> extra >>>> cash. >>>> Take it back and get either a Macbook Pro or a White Macbook - I >>>> think >>>> they still have the older Macbook model available which has >>>> Firewire. >>>> The Macbook pro doesn't have a Firewire 800, though, only 400 - so >>>> if >>>> you get that, you'd have to also get a 9 pin FW800 to 4 pin DV >>>> camera >>>> cable. >>>> >>>> Rupert >>>> http://twittervlog.tv >>>> >>>> >>>> On 14-Apr-09, at 5:24 PM, RANDY MANN wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> i just bought a nice shinny new mac book today with my taxes >>>>> got it home to find out there is no fire wire port >>>>> i need to get my videos in this from my xl1 it only has a mini >>>>> fire >>>>> wire no >>>>> usb >>>>> >>>>> any ideas?? >>>>> >>>>> randy >>>>> >>>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
