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Posted by Ty Ford on 01/06/07 18:02
On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 07:38:47 -0500, Maxheadspace wrote
(in article <lImdnbNPg_r9BQLYnZ2dnUVZ_revnZ2d@comcast.com>):
> I have an external firewire hard drive for my laptop specifically for HDV
> capture. My laptop has one native firewire port, but my external firewire
> hard drive has two firewire ports, one to go to the computer, and the other
> I plug my camera into. Surprisingly, it works exceptionally well.
>
> When researching about configuring this setup, I read several places that
> some firewire PCMCIA cards cannot handle external firewire hard drives. I
> guess you just have to be selective with the PCMCIA/firewire card you buy.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Max
Thanks Max. I'm shooting with a Canon XL2. I would guess the data stream may
be equal to or less than HDV, I have a couple of big Lacies with several FW
ports. I'll try that today and see what happens.
Regards,
Ty Ford
-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
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