Questions & Answers for Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
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99 Questions from the Community
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I would like to record videos straight to my Macbook Pro.
Can someone, anyone, please break down for me the equipment I will need to do connect my Sony Handicam (HDR-CX160) to my Macbook Pro, so that I might record straight to the laptop?
Like, fourth grade level, because I'm not computer savvy at all.- Asked by Marta R from Harker Heights
- 19-Sep-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (I would like to record videos straight to my Macbook Pro.)
AnswerFirst check if your camera is supported by iMovie. If not you will need another software like MacX Video Converter. Then you will need the Thunderbolt to Firewire and a Firewire that will connect with your camera. I did the same thing.
- Answered by Arthur S from Fort Worth
- 7-Mar-2017
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (I would like to record videos straight to my Macbook Pro.)
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Thunderbolt -> Firewire capacity?
Is there a limit to how many Firewire drives I can daisy chain off one Thunderbolt port? I have about 7 units
- Asked by Calvin H from Glendale
- 1-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate (Thunderbolt -> Firewire capacity?)
Best Answer:Good question.
Thunderbolt daisychain capacity is 6 units but that's with thunderbolt protocol. If your talking to the Firewire adapter, the computer should see only one thunderbolt device and allow you the full 63 daisy-chained devices of the FireWire protocol...
Try it and tell us about it!- Answered by Felix A from Montreal
- 3-Aug-2012
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Enough to Power my Audio sound card?
I am so excited with this release and I am not at home to check the power consumption of my sound card!
Would it be able to power my:
M-Audio 1814 FireWire sound card???- Asked by John M
- 1-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate (Enough to Power my Audio sound card?)
AnswerLike the other anwser said: the adapter can provide 7W of power. The Fire standard (IEEE 1394) says that the max output is 30 V @ 1.5 amps so 45W. Seeing the size of your device and its complexity, there is a good chance it will require more than 7W of power and the provided adapter is 12V @ 1 amp so 12W (although an adapter is rarely used at full capacity). Unless they completely oversized their power adapter, you may need to plug it in.
This adapter looks much more built to access FireWire external harddrives that are either self powered of portable and thus less power hungry.
Let us know the results when you can!- Answered by Felix A from Montreal
- 3-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Enough to Power my Audio sound card?)
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Best Answer:
With FW400 devices you will get a maximum of 400Mbps (~50 MB/sec), and with FW800 you will get a maximum of 800Mbps (~100 MB/sec). That will be your throughput ceiling, your drives won't be able to take full of advantage of Thunderbolt's speed.
- Answered by Martin J from Ottawa
- 3-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (What transfer speeds would I expect using this adapter? Will this convert my firewire drives to thunderbolt speeds?)
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Will this work with the new Macbook Pro thunderbolt 3 (usb-c) ports?
- Asked by Jonathan S from Astoria
- 29-Oct-2016
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How do I connect my new WD Thunderbolt Drive to my 2007 iMac?
I've just bought a Thunderbolt external drive to use with my iMac 2007. The only connection that comes with the drive is a Thunderbolt cable. How do I connect the drive to the Mac? is there a Thunderbolt to Firewire or to USB connector?
- Asked by Stephen M
- 14-Jul-2014
- Flag as inappropriate (How do I connect my new WD Thunderbolt Drive to my 2007 iMac?)
Best Answer:Thunderbolt is not backwards compatible at all because it is basically a revised mini display port that can also do hi speed data and other things. My point is that this technology will not work with old technology. So unfortunately there is no way to do what you are trying to do, sorry :( The best way I can explain it would be to compare it to trying to put a floppy disk into a cd drive.....it just doesn't work :P
- Answered by Jonathan D from Gilbert
- 21-Jul-2014
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Two screens on macbookair using mavericks
Can Mavericks support two external monitors on macbook air?
Is there a thunderbolt splitter that I can use to connect two external monitors to macbook air?
Thanks
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I know I can use Apple TV but not looking for that solution- Asked by Yitzhak K from Santa Clara
- 30-Oct-2013
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Will I be able to transfer video files from my Mac Book Pro with Retina Display to my IMac mid-2010? If not with this cable, any other ideas?
- Asked by Norm K from Fort Collins
- 12-May-2013
- Flag as inappropriate (Will I be able to transfer video files from my Mac Book Pro with Retina Display to my IMac mid-2010? If not with this cable, any other ideas?)
AnswerUse a gigabit Ethernet cable if you are not already on a wired network. Fast and easy.
- Answered by Claes J from Little Rock
- 12-Jun-2013
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I have a FW 400 device that I would love to use with my MacBook Air. Does anyone know if a FW 800 to FW 400 adapter will work with this adapter?
- Asked by Robert T from Long Beach
- 1-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate (I have a FW 400 device that I would love to use with my MacBook Air. Does anyone know if a FW 800 to FW 400 adapter will work with this adapter?)
Best Answer:I tested such a device with this adapter, and it worked well.
I plugged an audio interface, called the PreSonus FireBox, into a MacBook's Thunderbolt port. It's a FireWire 400 device.
I already had a FW 800 to FW 400 adapter cable, and I plugged that into Apple's FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter.- Answered by James P from Decatur
- 9-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (I have a FW 400 device that I would love to use with my MacBook Air. Does anyone know if a FW 800 to FW 400 adapter will work with this adapter?)
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Does this Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter connect to my Digidesign Digi 03 console which uses (male) firewire 1394-800
Does this Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter connect to my Avid Digidesign Digi 03 console (pro tools )which uses (male) firewire IEEE 1394-800
or is there a adapter I must purchase also and if so please could you name the adapter or give it's manufacturer so I can look it up.
What is the name of this firewire connector it doesn't look like 9 pin 6 pin or 4 pin ( 800- 600- 400) I need to know to buy an adapter to connect to my
recording console
Thank You- Asked by Melchi J from Rochester
- 10-Nov-2014
- Flag as inappropriate (Does this Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter connect to my Digidesign Digi 03 console which uses (male) firewire 1394-800)
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Will it power the FW ports at back of Cinema Display?
With the new Mac Mini (2014) no longer having FW, can the FW ports at the back of my 20" Cinema Display (Alu) be powered via this adapter? The display has 2USB2 and 2 FW400 ports at back and would be connected using Apple's HDMI-DVI, the USB cable plugs directly into the Mini's USB3 port but for FW I'd have to use this adapter.
- Asked by Francesco P from Montreal
- 18-Oct-2014
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Best Answer:
Highly unlikely as it can't power my external G-TECH drive.
Time to upgrade to the Duet 2 to be safe...- Answered by Chris B
- 15-Oct-2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does this adaptor allow me to connect the Apogee Duet (1st gen) to my Mac?)
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What kind of wire do I need to connect my Canon GL2 Camera (mini DV) to Thunderbolt on an iMac for use with the Final Cut Pro X? Thanks
- Asked by Kevin N from Marion
- 29-Aug-2014
- Flag as inappropriate (What kind of wire do I need to connect my Canon GL2 Camera (mini DV) to Thunderbolt on an iMac for use with the Final Cut Pro X? Thanks)
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I have 7 currently. The max is 63.
- Answered by Calvin H
- 17-Aug-2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (How many FW800 devices can be daisy chained up at the same time?)
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If you use firewire 400 to 800, and then 800 to thunderbolt, what do you do with the power cord that comes out of the back of the Cinema Display?
- Asked by Denise D from Tuckerton
- 2-Jun-2015
- Flag as inappropriate (If you use firewire 400 to 800, and then 800 to thunderbolt, what do you do with the power cord that comes out of the back of the Cinema Display?)
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Yes.
- Answered by David H from Portland
- 9-Dec-2013
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Am I correct in assuming the speed of data transfer will be no better than the normal FireWire speed?)
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Medium Format Camera?
Will I be able to use this to connect a Leaf Aptus medium format camera back to my rMBP?
- Asked by Daniel E
- 29-Oct-2012
- Flag as inappropriate (Medium Format Camera?)
Best Answer:I just tried with my Mamiya dm22. You can only read what is on the card. no dithering . I am going to have to return both the Mac Air and the adapter, That was the only reason I bought it. I would have avoided wasting my time if anyone at Apple would have been clearer on the limit of the adapter.
- Answered by Walter T from Las Vegas
- 7-Nov-2012
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do multiple TB-FW adapters create multiple FW busses?
Hi,
I have a question concerning the use of multiple thunderbolt to firewire adapters. If I plug two of these into an iMac, and then a drive to each adapter, would those devices present themselves to the computer as being on two different firewire busses, or one unified firewire bus?
Some people on here have commented on how they have multiple drives daisy-chained to one adapter, that is not what I am asking about, as in that kind of situation you can easily saturate a single firewire buss.
My purpose here is to use Universal Audio's Satellite UAD product (firewire) in addition to a firewire audio interface. the Satellite prefers to be the sole device on a FW chain for best performance, so what I would like to do is use one adapter for a satellite, and one for a firewire audio interface, and have the two operate independently on their own busses.
Does anyone know if this is possible? Has anyone tried it?- Asked by Henry R from Chandler
- 11-Jun-2013
- Flag as inappropriate (do multiple TB-FW adapters create multiple FW busses?)
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the Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter a good solution to transfer data from a firewire macbook pro to a new thunderbolt macbook air?
- Asked by Robert S from Coronado
- 17-Jun-2013
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