br>br>So I connected the Thunderbolt to FW 800br>Then I used this little "elago" adaptor to convert FW800 to 400br>And I plugged the old FW 400 cable into it.
and infotainment-only system) iMac 2,9 i5 and discovered another Mac backwards compatibility issue, this time with NO FIRE WIRE PORTS. That's brand new to me! br>br>I upgraded to a new Mac (which is now my film-editing machine). Only 5 or 6 years old, a 30 MiniDV camera. I'm ecstatic that this actually works, and it does so quickly.įor a variety of uses br>br>I also want to keep using my fantastic Canon Vixia HV-100 camera.
The Macbook Pro is a two-in-one computer that has a 2. br>br>The LACIE drive appeared on the desktop right away, and reading and transferring files worked flawlessly right away. br>br>Plugged one end of the 6pin Firewire 400 cable into the old LACIE hard drive and the other end into the elago 400- 800 adapter, then plugged the Apple Firewire 800-end of the elago adapter into the Apple Firewire 800-end of the Apple Firewire 800-end of the Apple Firewire 800-end of the Apple Firewire 800-end of the Apple Firewire 800-end of the Apple Thunderbolt adapter, and then plugged the Apple adapter's Thunderbolt output into the 15-inch Macbook Pro (all hot). My 15-inch Macbook Pro Thunderbolt input powered a LACIE external hard drive (Firewire 400, 6-pin). (F005- 006), in the hopes of reuniting my old kerosene-powered generator. NOTE: The entire conversion worked flawlessly with the converter, and the conversion is done in real time!.Īdapters/1cable) combination The connection of a hard drive (LACIE) to a Thunderbolt port on a 15-inch Macbook Pro worked flawlessly! I got an Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, an elago FireWire 400 to 800 Adapter, and a Tripp Lite FireWire® IEEE 1394 Cable (6pin/6pin) 6-foot cable. br>Setup time is approximately 10 minutes. All of the camera controls are available in iMovie. Making Use of a File When I selected Import in iMovie, a new window appeared, displaying my JVC GR-100 camera. I powered up the camera, loaded a tape, and fired up iMovie on my iMac. > Thunderbolt 2 adapter (shown in the second photo as well). > The Firewire 800 adapter was connected to it. " Finally, the Firewire 400-based system is available. I initially mistook it for a loose fit, but pressing it in firmly resulted in a satisfying "click. > Adapter for 800 watts The Firewire 400 connector had a tight fit. br>Second, I connected the Firewire 400-equipped computer to the Firewire 400-equipped computer.
> The camera comes with a Firewire 400 cable. br>First, I hooked up my JVC DV camera to the DV-in port on the computer. I already had some cables because I have an older and a newer iMac.
Keep in mind that the port supports HDMI 2.0, so the maximum resolution and refresh rate it can run is 4k at 60Hz.The 400-Mbps Firewire cable > The 800 adapter is small and one of three or four you'll need to convert a DV tape to a digital movie for storage on an iMac or in the cloud. You can use a regular HDMI cable like the the Amazon Basics HDMI cable ($8/£8 on Amazon) and plug it in. If you have the 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro or Mac Studio, they have a full-sized HDMI 2.0 port. To connect a display with mini DisplayPort, you need one like the USB-C to Mini DisplayPort adapter. Amazon sells the Cable Matters USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter cable for $18, or £30 on Amazon UK, and it supports 4K video at 60Hz. To connect to a DisplayPort display, you need a USB-C to DisplayPort cable or adapter. So there probably will be no fix coming from Apple. Apple declared these displays as “Vintage” in July 2021, which means that the company will not supply parts for repairs, nor do they promise to provide OS support. Apple has not addressed the issue, which seems like it could be a compatibility problem with the M1’s GPU.