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Posted by Michael Wozniak on 10/10/85 11:29
"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:35:42 GMT, "Michael Wozniak"
> <novamusic@access4less.net> wrote:
>
>>> I'd bet that using Firewire will solve your problem.
>>
>>Richard,
>>Thanks. It's a non-pro situation, sort of a neighborhood watch thing. I'm
>>using a camcorder because it's all I have that (usually) records both a&v
>>simultaneously. Needs to be portable & easy, must have a/v, & there's no
>>budget for equipt. or repair, thus I'm trying to kludge the miniDV a/v to
>>the laptop. I do have a fw cable, but it's 4-to-6 pin, and both laptop &
>>cam
>>have 4-pin connects. Looks like I'll have to hunt down a 4-to-4 fw cable.
>
> No need to spend the money - that cable should be fine (although I
> once had a defective one). The 6 pin only differs from the 4 pin in a
> larger connector, and the 2 extra pins supply power to attached
> devices (eg HDD) which you don't need - they carry no extra signals.
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
>
>
>>During one transfer attempt, the laptop sent a msg. that it needed to d/l
>>an
>>audio codec.
>>
>>best wishes,
>>Mikey
>>
>
Neil,
The problem is I can't fit the 6-pin end of the cable into the 4-pin
receptacle of the laptop or the 4-pin of the camcorder.
thx,
Mikey
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