Firewire to USB or Thunderbolt cable

Need to get an adapter to bring video from firewire to USB or thunderbolt. Suggestions?

Apple has announced (on 6/11/12) a Thunderbolt-Firewire adapter for use on the Air, but it is not in the Apple Online Store as of yet. This would seem to be the most practical solution.

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This is really starting to be annoying. Apple said this adapter would be available in July.
Of course we could always buy the Thunderbolt Display. For $999. Complete with USB 2 ports. That's not why we bought your MBP-Retina, Guys. We expected connectivity -- high speed connectivity -- as you promised.
I also had an Apple store rep tell me that the adapter would be availble in September. Hate to say it but it feels like Apple is resorting to selling vaporware. It's a page out of the Bill Gates play book.

I have a Powerbook G4. I want to use an iMac desktop, the model that is shaped llike a lamp, as an external monitor. Can I do this with firewire or USB cable or do I have to have a different cable?

I have a Powerbook G4. I want to use an iMac desktop, the model that is shaped llike a lamp, as an external monitor. Can I do this with firewire or USB cable or do I have to have a different cable?

You need a network connection and a product such as ScreenRecycler. All such products require a bootable OS on the iMac.
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Conversion requires circuitry, so a simple cable won't work. While it's not impossible someone would build a converter into a cable, I wouldn't think it likely that anyone would do so. So I think you'll need to buy the adapter and the appropriate cable.
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kind regards
Matthew P

correct, premiere only recognizes firewire, not usb. also you would be limited to the speed of usb port, so you could have isssues with that as well.

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Agrred, if the eMac is in Target mode.

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Q2 -- is there another workaround to connect firewire devices to the new iMacs?
Q3 -- is it possible to have a USB port put into the scanner hardware?
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Thanks, Niel. That makes sense ... should have thought of that ... assuming that will reduce the excessive power draw? I see Apple sells the 400-800 cable.

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My iMAC i7 will not see the device, it is from firewire to usb.
Any help please.

The connection on the player is firewire
You need the following:
Apple Thunderbolt - Firewire adapter
4-pin to 9-pin Firewire cable like this one
No software drivers are needed.
No icon will appear on your Mac desktop when the deck is connected. You need to use video capture software such as iMovie, Final Cut, etc. in order to "see" and use your Firewire deck. (I believe QuickTime Player will also "see" your deck and allow playback.) You will probably have to use the manual controls on the deck to control actual playback start & stop.
I have recently bought a cable,firewire one end and USB on the other
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Is it OK to plug/unplug Thunderbolt cables with power on?

I know USB does not require power down first, but Thunderbolt?

If you're unplugging a drive - be it Thunderbolt, USB, FireWire 800 - be sure and unmount the drive(s) before disconnecting the Thunderbolt cable.
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Premiere Pro CS3 Capture Question (Firewire to USB Converter)

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Camera is Canon XH-A1S HD and a firewire cable will be running from this camera to the firewire to USB converter, then a USB cable will be running out of the converter into the dual core laptop with Windows 7, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 460M video card.
Thank you!

Might work then again it might not. Have not heared of any positive results. In other words imo its a waste of money.
You need a real firewire connection.

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina) and a Sony HandyCam DCR-HC48 video Camera. The Sony only exports video via Firewire, which is not available on the Mac. Is there a firewire to USB or to HDMI adapter?

tyler57,
it would be better to direct that question to Gary Loftis, since my MacBook Pro doesn’t have a Thunderbolt port.

Usb 2.0 cable

Is there some technical reason why I cannot find a two-headed USB cable (flat insert at both ends)? I just want to connect the flat USB on extreme (where a printer would have plugged in) to my USB hub and can only find the A/B cables. I will check the Apple store and online, but just thought I would ask if my need is unusual.
Thanks.

It's possible that the fact that you've got a firewire connection going from the hub to a computer could be a problem - but I'm still of the opinion that the AEBS won't be able to see the firewire drive through the USB hub. I would bet that the base station would need a firewire controller to talk to the drive - it also might be possible that since the hub you're using (where did you get it anyway? I think I want one) has both firewire and USB and that the two interfaces might not have any intersecting data pathways.
The firewire and USB portions of the hub might be completely separate OR the fact that the firewire drive is already mounted on another machine may keep it from being mounted by the access point - I'm just guessing on that point, never tried mounting a firewire drive on two different devices, and I have no idea if that would work or what would happen if you did. It also depends on whether or not the hub is capable of routing the firewire drive through the USB interface. If it is then your scenario might work if the the drive is no longer mounted on the computer, it's worth trying just to see what happens.
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Is out there a firewire to usb adapter?

Hello,
I am looking for a firewire to usb adapter, so I have a third usb port on my macbook pro late 2011. Does it excist?

Keep your eyes open for the Thunderbolt hubs and adapters that are starting to come out Some of them have multiple jacks with USB 2, USB 3, Firewire, etc all sharing the Thunderbolt port. Some even have internal disk drives and one has a Blu-ray DVD drive. Some are kind of pricey, but gives you lots of options for connectivity.

Thunderbolt Cable Issue

Hi all.
This is an informational post. I have a MacBook Air but this is probably applicable to anyone who uses Thunderbolt cables. I had purchased a Seagate Goflex Drive and a Goflex Thunderbolt adapter along with an Apple Thunderbolt Cable. Initially worked well but I suddenly had a series of problems. First the drive crapped out for some reason and would not mount with USB or FW800 so it was replaced. The Thunderbolt adapter also seemed to crap out and it was also replaced by Seagate. When I got everything back the drive worked fine with USB and FW800 adapters but the Thunderbolt adapter would still not mount the drive. That left the cable or the computer. I went to Apple store and they checked the cable and they test it with Thunderbolt monitors and told me it was probably a problem with the computer. I was skeptical and asked them if they would exchange the cable anyways. They were nice enought to do. The Thunderbolt cable is expensive and primarily because the cable contains quite a bit of electronics inside the connectors. I got the new cable home pluged it in and the drive mounted normally and everything is fine.
So this is a cautionary tail about the Thunderbolt cables you can have a problem mounting a drive and not have a problem using the same cable with a monitor.
I only worry about the cable I left behind at the store probably to be sold to someone else.
Cheers
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Thank you, I was struggling with this thunderbolt, cause my macbook can't read the hard drive now, maybe the warm the end issue is the cause of this problem, apple need to fix it. I'm going to the apple store to ask for exchange another cable today. it's kinda scary, i haven't back up any of my files yet

Firewire to USB or Thunderbolt cable

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