Using Firewire camcorder in Windows

Does bootcamp recognize the firewire connection for a videocamcorder? Parallels doesn't. Fusion says it doesn't. Any way around this to get video into Windows aps on my MacBook?

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
currently neither Parallels nor Fusion support Firewire. Maybe in future versions.
So that leaves only BootCamp Windows as a choice for you as it recognizes and allows usage of the FireWire port.
Make sure to follow the setup guide for your camcorder to the letter, which usually means to install the drivers for it prior to the first connection of the camcorder.
Take care
Stefan

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