I have a Canon GL2 and a Windows 8. I also have a Firewire cord. If this installs into my Windows 8, will my Canon GL2 be able to transfer video?
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It should. I installed the FireWire card on my PC that is running Windows 7 and it works great.
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I cannot help: I had a different camcorder and Windows 7. I transferred about 100 tapes with no problems, completed the work about a year ago, and since then use this port only for one old backup external hard drive that need Firewire port.
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This Siig Firewire card is a plug and play with no drivers to install. I have found it has worked fine with my firewire devices, and although I cant guarantee, I cant see any reason why it would not work with your video camera. I think it is better than a couple of the others on the market that I have used in the past
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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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Yes, you will need firewire though. Also to upload footage, you will need something like Sony Vegas Pro or Movie Studio, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Affects, Or Final Cut Pro. On the menue on vegas where it says file, click on that, then click on capture video .Sometime you will have to recapture footage, because the capturers glitch. Good luck!
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No, this device is to get video out of the computer into a tv; not the other way around. What you need is a video capture device (probably connected through the usb port, since i haven't seen any with firewire), do a quick search in amazon and you should find a few options.
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Hi, thanks for your email, sony TRV140 has USB port as well as Firewire port, Firewire port is for transferring video data and usb port is for transferring pictures, some people use USB port for video transfer but that is very slow.Take care, Norman.
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Yes - you take out the SD card - and put into your MAC - goes right into iMovie - or iPhoto - whatever you want - but I don't think the cord works with MAC - b/c Mac has moved from Firewire to SD card...so I guess depends on your MAC -
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Not compatible 'out-of-the-box', but there are plenty of cables available that will allow you to plug the firewire 400 device into the firewire 800 port. Of course, your firewire 400 device won't transfer at 800 rates.
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I'm using it with a Panasonic Pv-gs120 MiniDV 3-Chip camcorder on the Firewire mostly. But I have also used it with a Logitech USB webcam. I have also tested it with my JVC HiDef SD Camcorder on USB. It's a pretty flexible software when it comes to camera selection.
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This also means one cannot use a Windows7 64-bit with this great camcorder to make streaming videos. I am now using a usb card reader, which is hokey, and can't believe that Canon doesn't support this model any more. My computer doesn't recognize that the Vixia is connected when using the usb cable, so there is no way to transfer files thru any means since it isn't there.
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I just bought this camera, plugged it in today to my Macbook Pro, used the dv/firewire cable. It works fine with iMovie with no tweaking. But downloading is in actual time, so slow. just rewind your tape, put the little wheel on view and hit import.
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I have Windows 8.1 and it installed just fine. I have not actually transferred a video yet but all of the elements seem to function just fine. Remember that Windows 8 is really Windows 7 on steroids.
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Not sure of your problem. I have a mac and win 7 and it works. Instead of using the cam and the USB cord, try using the SD card directly into the computer.
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It will still work because you will be using an 8mm projector to get your picture to the transfer system in order to copy the image with your video camera. Make sure your reg 8 film is running smoothly in the old projector. If film is valuable it might be best to have it transferred professionally to good quality DVD. I have used reg,super and single8(Fuji) film in the transfer but it was not as good as some I had made professionally years ago. Hope this helps
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Yes. Just go to advanced options and choose which wiles you want to transfer. It takes forever to actually *do* the transfer, but it works. I'm sending my laptop some videos from my desktop right now, and they're both windows 7
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Hi Jaime, this Sony CCD-TRV68 doesn't have or support Firewire connection on your Mac PC. For you to transfer videos coming from your Hi8 tapes from this camcorder, what you need is an AV connecting cable (male mini plug to RCA). In addition, you may wanted to use this Sony DVDirect MC6 DVD Recorder (model #VRDMC6) for you to transfer on DVD first. Hope this helps. -Ely
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The Firewire is a fast port for transfering digital files, like a USB. HDMI is not suitable for that. As Nathan said, you have to "capture video" via editing software. If you are using a Notebook you can use some Pinacle stuff like Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Ultimate Collection - Video Input Adapter - Hi-Speed USB (CE7466) Category: Video Converters - note that you could transfer via Firewire, but also digitalize via RCA (composite) and S-video old recorders or cameras. You can also use composite output to send image to a TV to monitor you editions. The Firewire is a fast port for transfering digital files, like a USB. HDMI is not suitable for that. As Nathan said, you have to "capture video" via editing software. If you are using a Notebook you can use some Pinacle stuff like Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Ultimate Collection - Video Input Adapter - Hi-Speed USB (CE7466) Category: Video Converters - note that you could transfer via Firewire, but also digitalize via RCA (composite) and S-video old recorders or cameras. You can also use composite output to send image to a TV... » Read More The Firewire is a fast port for transfering digital files, like a USB. HDMI is not suitable for that. As Nathan said, you have to "capture video" via editing software. If you are using a Notebook you can use some Pinacle stuff like Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Ultimate Collection - Video Input Adapter - Hi-Speed USB (CE7466) Category: Video Converters - note that you could transfer via Firewire, but also digitalize via RCA (composite) and S-video old recorders or cameras. You can also use composite output to send image to a TV to monitor you editions. « Show Less