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Having my dvc pro deck and my mini dv jvc vcr together on my G5
G5 Dual 2 Ghz 3 GB DDR SDRAM. Right now, I have my JVC Mini DV deck connected via fire wire to the G5 since this is the most deck i use. I have a field monitor and a flat panel hooked up as well as 2x 22′ monitors.
Sometimes, I have DC PRO footage to digitize. Can I hook both decks up at once? and how?’
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https://www.wiebetech.com/products/pci.php
for example
OSX 10.3.8; Quicksilver Dual 1 gig; FCP 3.0.4; Sony camcorder vx2000; write professionally for a variety of media
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Well, that will allow you to CONNECT them, yes, but each application will be constantly confused about which one it should be using. I suspect that the first one turned on will be the one the programs “see” and the other deck will be ignored. I suppose you’d be able to turn one off and the other on but you’d have to remember to do it in that order and you may have to close the program you’re using in order to switch without problems.
I’d get something like this:
https://www.signvideo.com/firewire-switch-ieee-1394.htmThat way you’ll never accidentally leave them both on and have trouble with the computer taking the one you didn’t mean. With a switch it would only be possible to have one available to the computer at a time. (You still might have to shut down Final Cut before making the switch…you’ll have to experiment when you get it.)
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