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FireWire to new Mac books

  • 20-10-2020 11:57PM
    #1
    vinnyflynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi all. Has anyone tried to connect an old dv camcorder to a new MacBook with thunderbolt c ports?;It seems you have to buy two adapters to plug into each other. One from the camera with a thunderbolt at the other end that then connects to another apple cable with thunderbolt c. Has anyone tried this? I have one cable but wondering about spending 50 euro on a second adapter that might not work. Thanks for any consideration


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  • #2
    Simon201
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Simon201


    Haven't really got a solution for you but just my experience on this... I Realised I had the same problem a while back after getting a 2017 iMac. In the end I realised I could connect my dv camera to my 2012 MacBook via firewire and even then it didn't work very well with Catalina - Audio skipping/dropouts and out of sync all the time. In the end I did a fresh install of Maverick OS on to an external HD and booted from there to make it work and I seem to remember just using Quicktime to capture the footage.


  • #3
    vinnyflynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭vinnyflynn


    Simon201 wrote: »
    Haven't really got a solution for you but just my experience on this... I Realised I had the same problem a while back after getting a 2017 iMac. In the end I realised I could connect my dv camera to my 2012 MacBook via firewire and even then it didn't work very well with Catalina - Audio skipping/dropouts and out of sync all the time. In the end I did a fresh install of Maverick OS on to an external HD and booted from there to make it work and I seem to remember just using Quicktime to capture the footage.


    Thank you Simon. Appreciate your reply. Looks like I'm still going to have to flip a coin m see if I buy the second cable


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