Steve Hullfish wrote:
> 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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