Free/cheap utilities to send video via firewire to a DV deck/camera?

I know FCPX won't do this - but I need it, hence the search for a workaround. I wondered about iMovie, but version 11 seems to convert all DV material to progressive and I would like to keep it interlaced. I just need to be able to get a cut story back onto tape now and then.

I may have a workaround Mark if you email me (click on my name in the forum).

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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?

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.

Output iTunes Video via Firewire

Anyone know if it's possible to output video via firewire from iTunes? I have some music videos in my library, and I'd like to route them through my DV deck to my television for viewing in another room.
Is there any way to accomplish this?

I'm aware only of this solution:
CTRL-Click on the file you want to put on firewire: "Show Song File"
A Finder Window will pop up.
Drag that video clip onto an application that can export via FW like iMovie HD

Problems Capturing Video via FireWire

I have had problems capturing video via firewire on my MacBook Pro. It is an early 2008 model. I have tried capturing video using multiple programs, cables and cameras. In both Final Cut Express and iMovie ('08 and '09) I loose the connection mysteriously. It just stops sensing my camera mid capture. I can shut the computer down, programs down and cameras down but nothing seems to work consistently in getting it to work. The weird part is that it does work some times. Recently I tried an auto capture of a whole miniDV tape through a sony handicam via iMovie '09. It got 20mins of the tape then stopped and rewound the tape. When trying it again it read "connection error". I could not get it to work. I put the computer to sleep and came back later. It worked but only captured about 10 minutes then shut down the whole camera and import completely. I switched to manual import and it will now only let me capture about 20 seconds at a time. What is going on? To me it seems like the port itself is malfunctioning and disconnecting the signal randomly. Has anyone else experienced this? What is the cause and what can I do about it?

I've been reading the forums and it seems that there is an issue with the Firewire port in general. I have an external firewire 800 HD and when copying large files or a large number of files the HD gets dismounted unexpectedly. Your case seems similar in that we are both transferring large files via Firewire. Anyone have any fixes for this?

Simultaneous import of video via firewire and audio via in-line audio port

I have a converter that takes the S-video and audio input from my DVR then converts both to DV format, and then outputs via firewire. I hook the firewire up to my G5, open iMovieHD, and the application recognizes that as a camera and imports wonderfully.
Well, the audio comes through with a MAJOR buzz or hum. It's probably the converter, but the buzz/hum is not enjoyable.
So, I removed the audio from the converter, and the video converts wonderfully in iMovie without the audio. I have the audio coming in through my audio line-in.
I start to import my video, and iMovie starts recording the video. But I want to record the line-in audio at the same time. But when I switch to audio to turn on the input from the line-in, the video stops capturing.
When I start to capture audio first, then switch to capture video, then the audio stops capturing.
Is there any way that I can capture the video via firewire for one "track", and my line-in audio for the other "track", and have them play simultaneously in iMovie during capture??
Any help would be appreciated. thanks Adam

hey there badkitty 42,
i don't think you can do that. it sounds like your issue is electrical. try turning the plug around on each piece of gear in the chain & listen for the buzz. if it's not heard you've found the cause of your ground loop. you can also pick up some of the 3-prong orange or grey electrical adapters from Lowe's or Home Depot to see if you can "lift the ground" to get rid of the buzz. i'd try one on the convertor 1st. one last thing, do you have any flourescent lights in use on the same circuit or in proximity to where you're doing your transcoding? these are notorious for inducing 60Hz hum in audio & video gear.
good luck.

Output video via firewire/ilink?

I just got a new Sony TV and of course it features their "ilink" aka a firewire 400 6pin input and I was wondering if there is anyway to have my powerbook output audio and video via its firewire port because it would be slightly better quality then S-video out, at least I presume it would be...

Oh, I see, just to use the computer itself. I guess you could try, but now I think that jack on the TV is probably for playing video back directly from a FireWire video camera, of which Sony sells plenty.
S-video is just a bit above NTSC video. It is not high-resolution by today's standards. You can probably do better than S-Video, check the other ports on the TV.
A VGA port will provide much more resolution than S-Video. It might be labeled RGB. VGA is what we used to use to plug in an analog CRT computer monitor. You can send VGA video from your PowerBook with an adapter that probably came in the box. Get a VGA cable and connect the adapter to it.
A DVI port, if your TV has it, will give you the best and sharpest image of all. Some high-end TVs have DVI input. DVI is the all-digital standard currently used to drive the high-resolution LCD computer monitors sold by Apple and others. You have a DVI port on the side of your PowerBook; you just need to buy a cable.

Cannot send video via MMS

i tried to send a video via mms to my friend. the video is short (about 12 seconds)
i went to the video and pressed "send via mms" i selected my friends name then hit send.....the message was grey, and the yellow alert triangle appeared i clicked it and it said "Device is full. Dlet files to clear space". i checked ...i had about 5GB free i went ahead and deleted fiels i no longer need which got me up to 5.2GB i tried to send again...and same message....anyone else having this problem? any fixes? i do have the latest webos update

Hello and welcome to the forums;
I would recommend first trying a restart. Hold down the power button and move the ringer mute switch (on the right side of the phone above the volume up/down buttons) back and forth 3 times. Then let go of the power button. Within 3-5 seconds, your screen will turn off, and your phone will restart.
Try sending your message again, and let us know the results.
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Can't transfer video via firewire

I'm trying to import video onto my desktop via firewire and have tried several cables to no avail. I don't even see the connection on my desktop. Does anyone have any suggestions?

You don't say from what you are trying to import the video, the software, etc. Since this is likely to be a third party device like a video camera it would also make sense to see what the manufacturer's technical assistance has to say.

Import video via firewire not allowed by Face Time

I am trying to import video to my harddrive via firewire. Every time I open iMovie and click on the video camera icon the only device seen is the Face Time camera. There's a little drop down window but it only has Face Time as the option not my Sony DCR VX1000 video camera which is turned on to VCR mode to allow exporting of video content. Is there some way to get my camera recognized by the macbook or at least to disable Fact Time?

You might contact Sony for some technical assistance. In the past they have not been Mac friendly.
Ciao.

Trying to send Video via email?

I am trying to send a video that I recorded on my Nokia lumia 920 via email as it is to long/big for MMS. The problem is when I go to attach a file from email, it only pulls up pictures and doesn't even show my videos. It happens both on my yahoo and google accounts. I would hope Nokia wouldn't limit this option but I can't think of anything else. Can anyone help with this issue? How can I access videos from my phone and send via email?? Thanks

i think this is due to the size restrictions of videos, as such, it would probably be impractical to send a 40MB video via email in comparison to a 2MB photo. if you need to, you can always upload your videos to SkyDrive and send a link to the desired recipient via that.
UPDATE: i've gone to the gallery and long-tapped on a video and selected Share: and selected Hotmail, and it said it was compressing the video and then added it to a blank email as a .mp4. You can always try that.......

6233 sending video via bluetooth

hi, im having a problem which is- when i send video i have recorded on my 6233 to other mobile via bluetooth the recipient only gets sound!! i have tried sending to a N80 which is more superior to my phone so i should be able to handle the 3gp video?
i have tried changing the screen size but still no cigar!
Any ideas?

No, you can't do that. Only X6 has this feature, so far, it stores Bluetooth OBEX files on its mass memory directly. You have some third party apps which can do this on other phones search on the Ovi store, sorry, i can't recollect the names of them.
If a reply has solved your problem click Accept as solution button, doing it will help others know the solution. Thanks.

IPad says it's sending video via AirPlay, Apple TV won't play it.

When I send video to Apple TV, iPad says the video is playing on AirPlay but the Apple TV refuses to play the video. No audio, no video, nothing. Just a second of the spinning gear like it's trying to play it, then back to whatever it was previously doing. Both devices are at their newest software levels, and resetting the iPad doesn't work.
The only thing that has worked is unplugging the Apple TV, but that only resolves the issue for about a day, and sometimes not at all. HELP?

What kind of content are you trying to play, and from what app?
Is this all music/video/photos or just certain video (which might be incompatible if you've made it yourself)?
Some kind of wireless network issue is most likely, either slow or dropped connections, but if unplugging AppleTV helps it may be worth hooking up to a computer via a microUSB cable and running iTunes to factory restore it.
What kind of network setup do you have?
Can you stream anything via Airplay from iTunes?
AC

I cannot send video (via airplay) to apple tv. sound (audio music) only does works.

I have had my whole system working perfectly before, so this is a puzzle to me, unless it was some update?
When I 'send' audio music only to apple tv from PC it plays perfectly. But when I attempt to send video from itunes on pc, I get error message on apple tv. When I 'send' video OR music from iphone nothing works. When I 'send' video from ipad nothing works (did not test music on ipad) Also, my "remote" software not connecting either anymore to apple tv. From apple tv side, everything works, connected to itunes and my library and everything works fine.
I have a single home (local) network with Apple TV connected via ethernet cable. not sure if RIP was helping or hindering but it is off. My iTunes is on PC (ver 11.02.26). On my Apple TV, airplay is ON. Homesharing is on. all devices on same homesharing. I have done updates on everything, reset everything, rebooted everything, kicked everything, unplugged and plugged everything back together again.
but still no joy...

No, do not have micro usb cable. if it is a big deal, I can get, although have restored back to factory settings which 'appeared' to be successful. Although did not solve issue

How to send videos via Bluetooth

Somebody plz tel me hw to send videos from music +videos via Bluetooth
Moderator's note: We have amended the title of this post as this was moved from another thread.

depends on the file, but bear in mind that you do need to have Bluetooth enabled in the Settings otherwise you won't see the Share > Bluetooth option when you try to share a file.

IPhone 4S won't send videos via email.

I tried to send a video to my friend, of course it was in the process of sending but then I instantly got this email
"This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
Delivery to the following recipients failed."
The same problem happened with Viber. It won't send videos even after being trimmed. It processes the video but then says "Not Sent"

Is wifi connected and working. Are you signed out on other mobile devices and outlook etc. You can be locked out when signed in toomany places atonce. Sometimes you need to sign into your email account from a laptop or desktop computer. This will not work on mobile device. You will need to make sure there are not pop boxes, security info required, etc. Obviously this tests password too. After trying to enter manually as mentioned above, go to Settings>Mail Contacts Calendars>Tap on any accounts saved that are not working or used anymore and delete them. If that doesn't resolve delete the "previously working" account and add account again.

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