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

There are workflow guides and drivers (Mac and PC) available on the
Sony XDCam "Micro-Site" - google that and it'll probably come up
first.

On 3/28/10, Dom Q. Silverio <domqsilverio@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
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> 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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