I have a Macbook air. I bought a thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Should I get that cable to transfer my videos from my Sony handy cam (DV port)?
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Yes, I bought this Tripp Lite FireWire and plugged it into my SonyHandycam and it worked great. On your Macbook air, you will need to run the older version of iMovie 9.0.0 which shows up easily when you type iMovie into the search box on your Macbook. iMovie HD (the newer version) does not support this transfer process. Then use iDVD to burn the DVDs by selecting Share/iDVD from the iMovie 9.0.9 drop down menu
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Well, it worked on my Mac Pro, with is a current model, so I think you'll have no problem.
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it worked to connect my Sony Video Camera to my iMac. Keep in mind the computer did not automatically see the camera. I had to open the video software, which recognized the video camera
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This cable is intended to use with mini display port equipped screens such as the "older" apple Cinema Display. It works perfect with it, both video and data are transferred correctly.the thunderbolt port is backwards compatible with mini display port, so If you just want the video from your display it will work, however the data (such as audio) it's transferred via thunderbolt so you won't be able to use it at its full capacity. I would advise to look for a thunderbolt extension , do you can get its full power
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No, Thunderbolt is all together different. Your old Macbook likely supports firewire 400 which again is different. The cable does not support firewire 400 or thunderbolt however, =there are adapters and likely cables available that support the conversion.
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Hi, thanks for your email, yes if your Mac has Firewire port. Take care, Norman.
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yes. You need a cable, depending on the laptop. I have a Macbook Air, it has a mini DVR (?) port.
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I don't know that you can find a firewire to Thunderbolt adapter going from new tech drive to old tech computer.. as said already.. it normally goes the other way around.
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To transfer video to a computer, you need to use the firewire output on the camcorder. Your computer will need to have a firewire input. If you do not have this, then you can buy a firewire card and plug it into an unusued expansion slot in the back of the computer.
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I have no idea if it will work. If the MacBook has the larger FireWire connector and the camera has the small FireWire they can be connected but you may need drivers to make them talk to each other.
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You can use firewire or USB. In reality, I no longer use the FW connection with my MacBook Pro. I use one of it's USB ports.
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Yes. You'll need an adapter, and which kind depends on the model of Mac you have. I have a Macbook from 2010 and it has a Mini Display Port. So I bought a DVI to Mini Display Port Adapter. This attaches to the DVI cable that comes with the machine. Other machines use FireWire and there is an adapter for that as well. Get the right adapter for your Mac and then you're good to go.
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Hi, thanks for your email, yes if your Mac has Firewire port.Take care, Norman.
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Hello, this cable worked perfect. I needed to transfer information between my Mac's, I was using a FireWire 400 to 800, but I needed this adapter to go from FireWire 800 to thunderbolt. this works perfectly.
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Yes it comes with a firewire cable. All you would need is the firewire to thunderbolt adapter. I've seen some on here for less than 10 dollars.
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We connect a MacBook Pro's Thunderbolt port (same as on the MacBook Air) to an old tv via RCA cables using ViewHD's Mini DisplayPort to TV video Converter. We had to change the display settings in System Prefs on the Mac but it works great and we're happy with the results.
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If you have a USB and Thunderbolt connection on your Mac then you need to get an adapter that converts the DVI/VGA to Thunderbolt and you're good to go
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Absolutely! I ordered this cable with the "PNY A-DM-HD-W01 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter" (also found here on Amazon and made by the same company). It works beautifully with my Macbook Pro on my Dell Monitor and Panasonic T.V. Full 1080p picture and video quality (depending on the resolution of the T.V ) and HDCP compatibility with iTunes and netflix... etc. Really good looking and streaming cable. Highly recommended!Also: I posted several pictures of this daisychained to the Thunderbolt Adapter. I hope they help.
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According to this: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5219#1 I believe you should be fine. Read it to be sure, but I believe the Haswell based Airs run video through thunderbolt just fine.