Thanks Rupert. Just to clarify, if i hook up the hard drive to themacbook and the video camera to the hard drive, i can download the video from the tape in the video camera to the hard drive or my macbook?
Are there specific things to look out for in the hard drive to make sure this would work? for example, this one says dv-rated and others don't. 120GB COMBO USB 2.0 and FireWire DV-Rated 7200RPM Drive... > 8.6x4.9x1. --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Rupert <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org> wrote: From: Rupert <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org> Subject: Re: [videoblogging] possible work around - no fire wire? To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 10:59 AM Yes, you can capture video from tape to the hard drive via the computer. But you can't connect the camera directly to the hard drive. Or if you have a tapeless camera, you can store its files on the hard drive, via the computer. But if you can afford you probably want to get a bigger drive than 120GB - that sounds a lot, but with video (particularly HD) it will fill up quite quickly. I see on Amazon.com a Lacie 120GB drive is $90, and you can get a 1TB drive for $140. Not spending the extra $50 is a false economy. Rupert http://twittervlog. tv On 19-Apr-09, at 7:31 AM, Roshani Kothari wrote: > > > will either of these work with the new macbook in terms of > downloading video from the video camera to the hard drive and > working with it in the macbook? > > http://www.amazon. com/LaCie- FireWire- External- Poulton-301315U/ > dp/B00170M64K > > 120GB COMBO USB 2.0 and FireWire DV-Rated 7200RPM Drive... > 8.6x4.9x1. > > IEEE1394 > FireWire® and USB 2.0 Hard Drives Series I combine our attractive case > design and high performance bridge technology with the latest IBM > drive > mechanisms. Available in a broad range of capacities, these workhorse > drives provide the easiest way to add fast mass external storage to > Windows PCs and Macs. No need to open cases or set jumpers, just plug > the drive into an available FireWire® port and it is ready t.... > MORE INFO (CLICK HERE) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]