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  • HVX200p and missing FW 400 port on new mac pro?

    Posted by Matt Campbell on March 1, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I’m in the process of moving to a new Mac Pro that does not have any FW 400 ports. How can I digitize my DV tapes with only a FW 400 port on the HVX and FW 800 port on mac pro?

    Will something like the Univeral FirewireConnects 800 to 400 converter from Sonnet work with the HVX and new mac pro work? Will I still have deck control with the adapter?

    Or is there a new cable you can purchase from Panasonic that will plug into the camera and 800 port on the tower?

    OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card

    Michael Sacci replied 16 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Michael Sacci

    March 1, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    FW800 are backwards compatible, all you need is a FW400/800 cable.

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