Firewire

[Umer]

Ok, this is probably a stupid question, but I’m really not sure how to go about it.

I have finally purchased a video camera (Digital Video). It has a USB slot, a Firewire slot (4-pin) and came with a USB cable. However you can only use the USB connection to transfer stills, not the video on the tape. I do not have a Firewire port on my computer either.

So what do I need to buy, in order to be able to transfer video from the camera to my PC?

I’m assuming:

1. A cable with Firewire (4-pin) on both sides.
2. A Firewire card to be fitted on my motherboard.

Is that it?

[Najim]

Re: Firewire

You need something like this for your PC

http://www.adaptec.com/en-GB/products/_eol/firewire/fw_adapt/

& of course a firewire cable to connection. Windows movie maker will do the rest of job or if u want 3rd party software for movie making its upto your choice.

[Praetextatus]

Re: Firewire

yup. Najimbhai has told u everything u need :D

[Boston]

Re: Firewire

Just wondering which moel did you buy?

It sounds awfully weird that you can only transfer still via USB. Are you sure there are no configuration settings that you could mess with?

[dutch_paki]

Re: Firewire

@Boston

Just wondering which moel did you buy?

It sounds awfully weird that you can only transfer still via USB. Are you sure there are no configuration settings that you could mess with?

I had a similar problem a while ago.(7/8 months) With alot of tweaking I finally managed to record video through usb but the quality was downscaled to 320xsomething. So it looked horrible. After some extra research I found out thats its best to buy a firewire cable
At the same time I did a little upgrade and bought a motherboard with integrated firewire connection. :k: Works like a charm

[hollowman]

Re: Firewire

Use only firewire cable for high quality digital recording specially if you are burning your videos into DVD, when i had bought my camcorder i was facing the same problem then i bought this firewire cable for maximum digital recording quality, result always comes out like makhan :lajawab: but that was time consuming that’s y just few months back i’ve bought this live DVDirect machine from Sony, i recommand you this DVDirect if you burn your DVDz frequently, mast cheez hai :lajawab: you will love it

[mirza_yasir4]

Re: Firewire

before my brother bought a cam & he bought the card also. it copies thing very fast...I think you got enough info above. however Intel's new mother board

865 or 875, comes wid a builtin firewire...

[dutch_paki]

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@mirza_yasir4

before my brother bought a cam & he bought the card also. it copies thing very fast...I think you got enough info above. however Intel's new mother board

865 or 875, comes wid a builtin firewire...

No thats something else :D those are chipsets. All the other functionality has to do with north and southbridge.... I think :D
And the 865 and 875 are outdated. Now we have915, 965 and 975 :D

[Najim]

Re: Firewire

After reading Mirza's USB Magnet post & now this Mobo models I am just wondering is KSA a decade behind in Computer Technology?

[dutch_paki]

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[mirza_yasir4]

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@dutch_paki

Now we have915, 965 and 975

I am sorry, I was talking about these but I wrote them wrong. recently I got a quotation from the market, 975 is most expensive board in the local market & why it is expensive because of its functionality.

It has more than 1 Graphics (PCI-express) slots, so we can use about 3 vga cards with 1 pc

It contains fire wire ports

Check its website.

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d975xbx/index.htm

[mirza_yasir4]

Re: Firewire

@Najim

After reading Mirza's USB Magnet post & now this Mobo models I am just wondering is KSA a decade behind in Computer Technology?

Yes, you are absolutely right. :D It is hell difficult to find new technology here brother. but check the updated reply brother, how keen you guyz to make fun of things:D

[dutch_paki]

Re: Firewire

@mirza_yasir4

I am sorry, I was talking about these but I wrote them wrong. recently I got a quotation from the market, 975 is most expensive board in the local market & why it is expensive because of its functionality.

It has more than 1 Graphics (PCI-express) slots, so we can use about 3 vga cards with 1 pc

It contains fire wire ports

Check its website.

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d975xbx/index.htm

:smack: mere bhai, 975 is a chipset not a motherboard. D975XBX is a motherboard with the 975 CHIPSET

For example:
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=248&l4=0&model=1341&modelmenu=2
This motherboard is also based on the 975 chipset but doesnt have firewire. Why you ask? Because Asus didnt feel like doing so

And we arent making fun of you. We are learning you new stuff :o
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-021728.htm

[mirza_yasir4]

Re: Firewire

Thanks for the correction brother, infect I took a quotation about a board in which 975 chip set is used, and that board was 975 & i really dont know the remaining characters,

As you are saying, It means that 975 chipset comez in many motherboards, right, So the one I got quotation, might be D975XBX or any else model & that mainboard contains a firewire.

that's it..thanks