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

I was on that site a few minutes ago and didn't see any Mac drivers...
I'll give that another shot. Thanks

On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Robert Lawson wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> > 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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> > --
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> >
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> >
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> Rob Lawson
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