Firewire/USB

Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2 adaptor and
was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen any in local shops.

Steve Peterson wrote:
Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2
adaptor and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen
any in local shops.

No

Adrian A wrote:

Steve Peterson wrote:
Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2
adaptor and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen
any in local shops.

No

Er, Yes!

http://usbfirewire.com/uadapters.html

Doc

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Adrian A wrote:

Steve Peterson wrote:
Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2
adaptor and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen
any in local shops.

No

Er, Yes!

http://usbfirewire.com/uadapters.html

Doc


this is a converter and you will lose transfer speed and possibly introduce
errors - if you can install a firewire card in your PC at a much cheaper
cost and it would be a lot better technically... It's not MAC compatible if
that's an issue

http://usbfirewire.com/uadapters.html

Doc


this is a converter and you will lose transfer speed and possibly
introduce errors - if you can install a firewire card in your PC at a much
cheaper cost and it would be a lot better technically... It's not MAC
compatible if that's an issue

This depends on how they've implemented the interface. Technically there is
no reason why a USB/Firewire converter should introduce errors although you
may loose speed. that said, speed depends on many things and given a fast
PC and USB 2.0, you may notice no difference at all.

WARNING: Many PCs (even apparently "recent" models) have only USB1.1 ports.
Investigate this first because USB1.1 is very slow and will not work with
this device (or if it does, it will be slow to the point of useless).

The key aspect of this converted is whether it looks, to any PC software,
like a real Firewire connector. If it does, you might find that all works
and it's as good for you as a real Firewire. However it might force you
into using their own proprietry software, in which case I wouldn't touch it
with a bargepole.

But for 100% satisfaction, a real Firewire port would be better if you can
fit one to your PC. If not, something like this device might work.

Paul DS.

Paul D.Smith wrote:
The key aspect of this converted is whether it looks, to any PC
software, like a real Firewire connector. If it does, you might find
that all works and it's as good for you as a real Firewire. However
it might force you into using their own proprietry software, in which
case I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole.

Given that they sell both PAL and NTSC versions, I'd say this was most
certainly the case. A generic adaptor would have to implement a full
emulation of the firewire interface. This seems to be purely for camcorder
video capture, using their own supplied software.

But for 100% satisfaction, a real Firewire port would be better if
you can fit one to your PC.

Definitely. And a lot cheaper.

"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2 adaptor
and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen any in local
shops.
Thanks for the replies -The reason that I ask is that I want to go direct
from a Hard disk camcorder that only has USB2 output to a DVD recorder that
has DV in! I would be awkward! I want Digtal to Digital not Digital to
Analogue which would happen using composite.

"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2 adaptor
and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen any in local
shops.
Thanks for the replies -The reason that I ask is that I want to go direct
from a Hard disk camcorder that only has USB2 output to a DVD recorder
that has DV in! I would be awkward! I want Digtal to Digital not Digital
to Analogue which would happen using composite.


Then surely the way to go is via a PC with a USB port and Firewire card (is
that what a DV port is?). Admitedly it's not quite as convenient but it
should do what you want.

Paul DS.

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"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2 adaptor
and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen any in local
shops.

Thanks for the replies -The reason that I ask is that I want to go direct
from a Hard disk camcorder that only has USB2 output to a DVD recorder that
has DV in! I would be awkward! I want Digtal to Digital not Digital to
Analogue which would happen using composite.

Why not use the PC to record to DVD and do without the DVD recorder.
Its going to be easier.

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"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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"Steve Peterson" wrote in message
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Hi All Quick question!
Is there such a lead as a USB2 to Firewire? I have a USB to PS2 adaptor
and was wondering if similar exists for firewire? Never seen any in local
shops.

Thanks for the replies -The reason that I ask is that I want to go direct
from a Hard disk camcorder that only has USB2 output to a DVD recorder that
has DV in! I would be awkward! I want Digtal to Digital not Digital to
Analogue which would happen using composite.

In that case, it's highly unlikely that that adaptor suggested above
will work. A DV in port on a DVD-R is technically a FireWire port, but
only in the sense that it can accept a DV stream. The USB port on the
camcorder will NOT output a DV stream, I expect is simply a USB Mass
Storage interface to enable PCs to download data from it, or at best
use a proprietary application to get video off it.

You might like to look at the following site:
http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm which highlights
important differences in the workings of FireWire vs USB and shows why
an adaptor might not be the best thing to use anyway.

I would think you have software with your camcorder to download video
and burn to DVD which will likely produce better results than a
standalone DVD-R deck anyway