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December 18th, 2015, 10:37 PM
#1
Driver
Cheapest way to Firewire/IEEE1394 on Windows 7?
The goal is to capture old video from my dinosaur Digital8 camcorder.
From my research the ~$3 Firewire-to-USB adapters are fundamentally flawed because of the different ways data is delivered between those two standards. Don't know why anyone sells them.
Are the $10-15 PCI-e cards like this one any good? Can I assume cables are interchangeable? For example my Digital8 camcorder has the small (4-pin) connectors, but most Firewire cards seem to have only the larger ports. I'd assume it's as easy as buying a different cable. Couple extra bucks at Monoprice.
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December 19th, 2015, 02:25 AM
#2
Ask me about my bottom br
I've used this for a couple of years.
For an external audio interface. No problems so far.
Cables can be expensive-ish and/if proprietary.
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December 19th, 2015, 08:29 AM
#3
Firewire PCI cards are pretty well established at this point. I doubt any of them would give much trouble.
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December 19th, 2015, 08:37 PM
#4
Driver
Done. Found one for <$8 shipped, arriving Monday, with a cable. If it doesn't work, no big deal.
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December 19th, 2015, 10:49 PM
#5
Yeah, some people spend more than that amount on Starbucks everyday.
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