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Im trying to import video using a usb cable from my sony dcr-hc30 into my macbook but it wont read my camera...how do i make the settings compatible?
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USB won't work to get video from that camcorder to any Mac - regardless of settings
You did not tell us which MacBook. MacBook Air laptops have no firewire port and no way to add one. If your MacBook was made between October 2008 and June 2009, it does not have a firewire port and there is no way to add one. Your best option is to get another Mac with a known working firewire port and an external hard drive, import the video over firewire and save the project files to the external drive, dismount the drive, power the drive down, disconnect the drive, connect it to the MacBook, power everything up, then edit the video.
Firewire, IEEE1394, DV and i.LINK are all basically the same thing - and they are not USB.
If your MacBook was made before October 2009 or after June 2009 or any other Mac made inthe last 10+ years, it will have a firewire port.
The DV port on a miniDV tape based camcorder is always 4-pin.
The firewire port on a MacBook (or any other Mac equipped with a firewire port) can be either 6-pin firewire 400 or 9-pin firewire 800.
To determine which firewire port your MacBook has - other than looking at it:
Under the Apple (top left of the monitor), select "About this Mac".
Click on "More Info..."
Under the "Hardware" dropdown, click once on "Firewire".
To the right, it will indicate either "Maximum Speed: Up to 400 MBPS" or "Maximum Speed: Up to 800 MBPS".
Yes, 4-pin to 6-pin (firewire 400) or 4-pin-to 9-pin (firewire 800) are readily available and both work well.
Apple, Frys, Adorama, bhphotovideo and lots of other brick/mortar and online stores carry them. If you choose a brick/mortar store, call them before you go to be sure they have it in stock.
USB won't work to get video from that camcorder to any Mac - regardless of settings
You did not tell us which MacBook. MacBook Air laptops have no firewire port and no way to add one. If your MacBook was made between October 2008 and June 2009, it does not have a firewire port and there is no way to add one. Your best option is to get another Mac with a known working firewire port and an external hard drive, import the video over firewire and save the project files to the external drive, dismount the drive, power the drive down, disconnect the drive, connect it to the MacBook, power everything up, then edit the video.
Firewire, IEEE1394, DV and i.LINK are all basically the same thing - and they are not USB.
If your MacBook was made before October 2009 or after June 2009 or any other Mac made inthe last 10+ years, it will have a firewire port.
The DV port on a miniDV tape based camcorder is always 4-pin.
The firewire port on a MacBook (or any other Mac equipped with a firewire port) can be either 6-pin firewire 400 or 9-pin firewire 800.
To determine which firewire port your MacBook has - other than looking at it:
Under the Apple (top left of the monitor), select "About this Mac".
Click on "More Info..."
Under the "Hardware" dropdown, click once on "Firewire".
To the right, it will indicate either "Maximum Speed: Up to 400 MBPS" or "Maximum Speed: Up to 800 MBPS".
Yes, 4-pin to 6-pin (firewire 400) or 4-pin-to 9-pin (firewire 800) are readily available and both work well.
Apple, Frys, Adorama, bhphotovideo and lots of other brick/mortar and online stores carry them. If you choose a brick/mortar store, call them before you go to be sure they have it in stock.
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