• Products
    • Isadora
    • Get It
    • ADD-ONS
    • IzzyCast
    • Get It
  • Forum
  • Help
  • Werkstatt
  • Newsletter
  • Impressum
  • Dsgvo
  • Press
  • Isadora
  • Get It
  • ADD-ONS
  • IzzyCast
  • Get It
  • Press
  • Dsgvo
  • Impressum

Navigation

    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Popular
    • Tags

    Basic connection question

    Hardware
    6
    15
    4110
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • M
      MargueriteGalizia last edited by

      Hi All,

      Is there a specific adapter / cable I could buy to connect an HD camcorder to my macbook pro? The camcorder only appears to have a small hdmi port and a USB port. My macbook has a firewire 800 port. 
      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • vanakaru
        vanakaru last edited by

        Most likely you need a video capture device with HDMI input that connects to your mac via FW800. Like this

        http://audio-video-supply.markertek.com/broadcasting/Hdmi%20To%20Firewire
        BTW please tell us what camera and what computer you are talking about.

        MBP 4.1 & MBP (Retina, Mid 2012) MBP Retina 2017

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • M
          MargueriteGalizia last edited by

          I'm connecting a Macbook Pro 2012 to a Panasonic V250 camera

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • vanakaru
            vanakaru last edited by

            MBP does not have video capture biult in. So you may be able to connect camera to your mac, but not to transfer LIVE video.

            MBP 4.1 & MBP (Retina, Mid 2012) MBP Retina 2017

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • M
              MargueriteGalizia last edited by

              I've seen others achieve this. Is it because I'm using an HD camera?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • Skulpture
                Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

                Nope nothing to do with HD/SD.

                If your camera has a firewire output (mini Dv) then you should be able to connect it straight into the firewire 800 port.
                It will have a good few frames delay on it though as its older technology now.
                Mini DV to FW 800 are difficult to come by I've found. Buy you can get a FW400 to FW800 adapters though which often works out cheaper. 

                Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
                RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
                RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • bruper
                  bruper last edited by

                  Maybe you could use the built in WiFi feature of this camera...

                  17"MBP 2.93GHZ Core2Duo mid 2009 - OSX10.11.6 - 8GB, 1TBCrucial_SSD, izzy 3.0.7

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • Unfenswinger
                    Unfenswinger last edited by

                    If you have a Firewire connection on the camera this, https://github.com/andreacremaschi/Syphon1394/releases may be of interest.

                    I haven't tried it yet but I plan to in the coming weeks as I've got some old DV and HDV cameras that could be used instead of collecting dust.

                    @unfenswinger
                    Gone all PC...

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • M
                      MargueriteGalizia last edited by

                      Thanks for all the replies. The camera doesn't have a mini DV port. It has an HDMI mini port, a USB port and an AV port. The wifi option, from what I can gather, only works via UStream. Probably someone with more than my basic knowledge would be able to work it out. Any other suggestions? Should I just try working with a good quality webcam instead?

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • Skulpture
                        Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

                        In that case you defiantly need a capture device.

                        Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                        RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
                        RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
                        RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • dbini
                          dbini last edited by

                          without a separate capture device, you won't be able to get a video feed through the camera's ports you mention, so a webcam might be a viable option.

                          John Collingswood
                          taikabox.com
                          2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX15.3.2 16GB
                          plus an old iMac and assorted Mac Minis for installations

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • M
                            MargueriteGalizia last edited by

                            Is there a good quality webcam out there anyone could suggest? Or A capture device? Image quality is pretty important for the piece. Thanks

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • Skulpture
                              Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

                              Im tempted to say webcam on this occasion.

                              Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                              RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
                              RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
                              RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • Skulpture
                                Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

                                Ive used these before and work great on mac and pc:

                                http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-960-000721-C525-HD-Webcam/dp/B0050FBISI/ref=lp_430595031_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1415024767&sr=1-16

                                Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                                RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
                                RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
                                RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • M
                                  MargueriteGalizia last edited by

                                  Thanks for the advice. The problem is that I need the camera to stand alone, to be angled correctly and possibly zoom out. Will the cable from the camera to the laptop be long enough? Will it be possible to angle the webcam? And zoom?

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • First post
                                    Last post