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.

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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.

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I recently purchased a iMac 27 i5. Love it. But it has only USB and thunderbolt ports. My beloved Nikon 4000 film scanner only has firewire connectivity. I found a firewire to USB adapter online and purchased one. It came from China. When I plugged it into my self-powered USB hub, I got a message saying a USB device was drawing too much power and it shut down one or more other USB devices to protect the computer. I couldn't print. I realized the adapter might be the problem and when I disconnected it, my printer came back online.
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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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It's called the "Lightning" connector. Here is the adapter you need:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD826ZM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter
The Lightning Digital AV Adapter mirrors exactly what you see on your device so that everyone in the room can enjoy it on your widescreen TV, video projection screen, or other HDMI-compatible display. The Lightning Digital AV Adapter also supports video out for watching movies, TV shows, and more.
You can also stream wirelessly using AirPlay but that requires Apple TV. Streaming music or other audio requires an AirPort Express or compatible device.
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Does a Firewire to USB adapter exist?

Hello:
I'm not sure if this is the right area to post my question, but I'll give it a try.
I own an older Powerbook G4 1ghz 12.1" and I'm trying to transfer videos to it for editing from my Panasonic GV-GS31 mini DV video camera, but the camera only has a mini USB out and according to my Powerbook manual I can only transfer video via Firewire. Is there any way I can transfer my video via some USB-to-Firewire adapter? Any suggestions?
Thanks

FYI devices that convert from USB to firewire do exist, they are expensive and I haven't seen a mac version yet. Just lookup "usb to firewire" in google. You might be ok to learn that most of the usb based camcorders that I have used show up as a file system and allow you to pull the data off that way. You can't control them in iMovie with fast forward rewind controls like you can for the firewire versions but if your just worried about getting the media onto the computer it might be a non issue.

Firewire to usb adapter for macbook air

Hello,
Just purchased the latest version Macbook Air. I'd like to transfer video from a Sony video camera w/mini DV tape, into iMovie '11 on the laptop. Trouble is, I can't use my existing firewire cable as before on the iMac desktop. There are prior discussions on the forum about this but none current. Have there been any new developments in the firewire adapter arena for Macbook Air? Thx.

Sonnet Technologies is supposed to introduce a Thunderbolt-Firewire adapter called the Sonnet Allegro later this month. http://www.sonnettech.com
"The Allegro™ FW800 Thunderbolt™ Adapter enables users to plug in a FireWire® 800 device, including a bus-powered drive, to any computer with a Thunderbolt port."

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k
I have a older click wheel B&W 15gig iPod with dock connector that says it needs FW for charging.
I wold like to use USB if possible, someone recommend this Scosche adapter, can anyone vouch for it?
I will be using it in my Honda Civic with my Honda/iPod integration cable.
T

Do some research on this product....
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pinnacle+Systems+-+Dazzle+Video+Creator+Platinum+HD/3244588.p?id=1218405...
I think it comes with a breakout box that offers firewire import. Again do your research.

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I do have a G5 which is my work station. The G4 is my wife's computer and her iPod/iTunes station.

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When is Apple going to come out with a Thunderbolt to USB adapter?

vraptor567 wrote:
I have been waiting and in the meantime all around me windows pcs are running USB 3.0 devices that are very very fast. I have been a apple/mac user forever and usually apple is bleeding edge tech but it seems the pc world is now caught up and even passing apple by. Thunderbolt seems like a nice product but having to buy a $200-$300 hub adaptor to run anything is pretty lame
Newer Macbook Pros have USB 3 ports. I don't understand your reference to the PC world and USB 3. I've been using USB 3 devices on my Macbook Pro since last year. Read the specifications http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/

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I purchased a lightning usb adapter and when i connect my wi drive to it, a message comes up sayin "device requires too much power" how do i fix this?

There is no "lightning USB adapter", per se. If you are referring to the Camera Connection Kit, the iPad does not support direct connection to external storage except for flash drives containing photos, and then only if the drive is set up in a very specific way. Please tell us what specific adapter you have and what this "drive" is that you are trying to connect.
BTW, you posted in a forum intended for 1990's era hardware. I've asked the Hosts to move the thread to the iPad forum.
Regards.

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Hello, I want to be able to transfer files from my USB 2 Thumbdrive to a friends iPad. Is this possible?
Is there a iPad to usb adapter? I am not clear on this. I looked it up and I see that there is a lightning to 30 pin adapter. Don't know what to do with that.
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You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive (works the same with an SD card) into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101
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http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
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Might be hard to find, but long ago there were a couple of Firewire<->SCSI adapters, if you have USB2 those might be available also...
http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/FR1SX.html
http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/U2SCX.html
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=scsi+to+firewire&_frs=1
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Might be far cheaper to buy an old Mac or even PC with SCSI.

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I just bought an IMac and am looking for a USB or Firewire to MIDI adapter, couldn't find one in the Apple Store. COuld anyone recommend one? If they make them with multipe MIDI inputs that would be great.
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I just bought an IMac and am looking for a USB or
Firewire to MIDI adapter, couldn't find one in the
Apple Store. COuld anyone recommend one? If they make
them with multipe MIDI inputs that would be great.
Hi, Sashasdad. Lots of great adapters out there; which one is best for you depends on your circumstances.
First suggestion: I would suggest going with one that has enough ins/outs plus one or two spares. If you get more gear, you can always add on another MIDI interface and your Mac shouldn't have any trouble handling it.
Second suggestion: don't even look for a Firewire MIDI interface. You'll find audio interfaces with some MIDI ports that run on Firewire, but for straight MIDI data a USB port is going to handle a ton of I/O before it even thinks about breaking a sweat. (MIDI runs at 32 KILObits per second, while even pokey old USB 1.0 theoretically runs at 10 MEGAbits per second.)
I've used the M-Audio MIDISport interfaces (2 in; 2 out) as well as "micro lite" from Mark of The Unicorn (MoTU). Both are absolutely easy to install and use. One small benefit of the MIDISport series is that there's a switch that allows you to use the device as a 'thru' box even if the computer isn't running or processing MIDI -- this is useful when you have a controller addressing one or two modules and you don't want to turn on your computer just to play around. The MoTU Ultra Lite is a 5*5 device, and it's served perfectly well for a few years now. Because my configuration has changed, I don't miss the 'thru' feature of the MIDISport interfaces.
I would suggest checking online prices at M-Audio, Sweetwater Sound, and Musician's Friend -- then go to your local shop and expect a decent markup.
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Michael
WARNING: OLD FOGEY ALERT!!: Just to show my age here, I sorely miss the Opcode Studio-4 that I used to have: 8*8, with tons of patching and processing available in the box. Couple that with a Roland A-880 MIDI patchbay (also 8*8) and you've got oodles of power. Then there was the funny little Akai ME-25S and the wildly potent Yamaha MEP-4. Yummy, yummy, yummy.
Back in the early 90s, I spent a huge amount of time with UltraMIDI and TweakIt on the wonderful Atari ST, at one point designing a pretty nifty two-player, four-controller, eight-module setup for a recital at Berklee.
For what it's worth, you can do a whole lot more with much less money using today's gear (put Cycling 74's Max onto a cheap laptop and !!!!!), but there was a certain beautiful adventurousness to those weird old devices. The MEP-4 was particularly nifty. Mine is probably still working in my brother's home studio years away and far ago. And UltraMIDI was a variant on Max -- anything could be mapped to anything else!
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Is there an adapter out there that will convert a thunderbolt port on my Macbook Air to my HP L2245wg monitor?

I am considering buying a new MacBook Air but I also want to sync it with my HP L2245wg monitor and I am wondering if there is a solution out there that will do that for me without having to buy a new Mac Monitor with a Thunderbolt port. Here is the link for the monitor's tech specs (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13125_na/13125_na.PDF). It has VGA and DVI-D Connectors, so I need an adapter that will convert thunderbolt to that or usb. If anyone can help me out on this I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much!

For purposes of just hooking up a monitor, the Thunderbolt port will look like a Mini-DisplayPort, and the converters for that to VGA or DVI will work just fine.
The DVI adapter Apple sells is on their online store at:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/A
As well, Apple Stores and any other vendor that sells the MacBook Air would also have those connectors in stock. The VGA adapter is the same price--just converts out to VGA.
Note the connector merely adds the equivalent of a DVI or VGA port, so you'll still need a cable. However, most monitors come with at least one of the cables (DVI or VGA) if not both.

Is there a thunderbolt to usb 3 adapter available?

Is there a thunderbolt to usb 3 adapter available?

This is one nice thing that Apple could do for us 2011 MacBook Pro/Air, Mac Mini, and iMac customers with thunderbolt enabled USB 2.0 machines.
Thunderbolt drives/devices are still prohibitively expensive, and USB 2.0 is PAINFULLY slow. I was disappointed that the thunderbolt display didn't support USB 3.0, and an adapter like this would allow owners of the Thunderbolt Display to keep the adapter plugged into the thunderbolt out port on the display, and have a USB 3.0 hub on the desk.

Is out there a firewire to usb adapter?

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