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| Thread ID: 99888 | 2009-05-18 09:37:00 | Wot no firewire | ryangeezer (13598) | Press F1 |
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| 774956 | 2009-05-18 09:37:00 | My 4 year old PC just went pop (motherboard apparently), leaving me without the means to import my HD camcorder footage (firewire only). I have a laptop, but it doesn't have a firewire port or slot for a firewire card. Does anyone know if there's such a thing as a USB to firewire converter? Trying to avoid replacing my PC just for the sake of firewire. ANy other suggestions? If not, I guess I'l have to replace my motherboard........and CPU........and memory.......and video card. I had a quick look and came up with the following; Asus M3N78-EM (on board video) AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 G.SKILL 2GB kit Not sure if this will be up to the task of importing and editing HD footage? Any advice gratefully received |
ryangeezer (13598) | ||
| 774957 | 2009-05-18 09:49:00 | The ram, videocard maybe fine. I would keep them till you replace the mobo. See if they work. Since that mobo has firewire onboard, it should work fine. It'll be better than using USB or USB to firewire adapter Well the mobo has DVI/VGA and HDMI. So you dont really need another videocard |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 774958 | 2009-05-18 09:49:00 | There are no USB>Firewire converter. This is because they have a diff. bandwidth throughput. Looks like you'll have to replace all that then.... Those specs should be enough, but you may possibly need a discrete GFX card if you do alot of video editing, Otherwise, it should be fine Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 774959 | 2009-05-18 09:50:00 | Have a look at Ascent. They list several cards that may do the job for you at a reasonable cost, | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 774960 | 2009-05-18 09:54:00 | Slot for a Firewire card ?? Do you mean a PCMCIA Card ?? other wise you could use something like This (www.laptopuniverse.co.nz) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 774961 | 2009-05-18 21:23:00 | There are no USB>Firewire converter. Actually, there are, but they're not cheap (about US$100 last I looked) so it's probably cheaper to just replace the motherboard in the desktop PC anyway. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 774962 | 2009-05-18 22:14:00 | Actually, there are, but they're not cheap (about US$100 last I looked) so it's probably cheaper to just replace the motherboard in the desktop PC anyway. Are you sure? AFAIK they do not exist, and even if they did there would be no benefit in using it, as it would just be at thenormal USB 2.0 speed |
Blam (54) | ||
| 774963 | 2009-05-18 22:37:00 | Are you sure? AFAIK they do not exist, and even if they did there would be no benefit in using it, as it would just be at thenormal USB 2.0 speed www.pixela-1.com www.usbfirewire.com No, theres no benefit, other than being able to connect firewire-only devices (like cameras) to a PC or laptop that has USB2.0 ports but not firewire. I think both those sites are listing the same cable, have used one from Pixela before for a client who required to connect a camera that only supported firewire in to his laptop. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 774964 | 2009-05-18 22:40:00 | Hm, that thing in the middle must somehow modify the bandwidth throughput. It defeats the purpose of firewire though, no quality or speed gain. |
Blam (54) | ||
| 774965 | 2009-05-19 04:54:00 | What about a Firewire PCI card (www.dse.co.nz) for the desktop? | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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