Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 12/24/94 11:29

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
>

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