Re: [Avid-L2] Anybody tried to hook an XDCAM PDW-1500 to a MacBook Pro?

If it is similar to the PDW-1500 HD model, you need to put it in data
disc mode if you want to access the files directly.

Steve Hullfish wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out how to get a Sony PDW1500 XDCAM into a Mac
> Book Pro (laptop).
>
> I bought a 400 -> 800 Firewire cable, so I have the two connected.
>
> If I look at my Mac's hardware configuration, I can see that the Mac
> see a PDW1500 at the other end of the Firewire cable.
>
> The deck doesn't show up on my desktop and I don't see it in AMA.
>
> Do I need drivers? Any help would be appreciated. I've tried looking
> at the "Help" docs... There's no distinguishing between Mac and PC in
> those, so there's a certain lack of clarity about what's supposed to
> happen.
>
> I have a document from Sony, I think, about FAM (file access mode)
> operations, but those are all Windows based instructions.
>
> TIA!
>
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