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

I need some more rudimentary instructions unfortunately.

I went into the PDW1500 menu and switched it to FAM mode, so it now
reads PC remote! on the front of the PDW 1500.

I still can't see the drive on the desktop or when I look at the
import dialog box in the Avid software.

But, in the "About this Mac" when I look at the Firewire bus, it
definitely sees a PDW1500 at the other end of the cable.

Because this is a MacBook Pro, it ONLY has Firewire 800 IO and the
PDW1500 only has a Firewire 400 IO, so I have a 400/800 cable. I'm
assuming that's working properly since the bus sees the device, even
if the device isn't showing up on the desktop.

On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Dom Q. Silverio 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.
>
> 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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> Dom Q. Silverio
>
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