I'm trying to decide if firewire is important at all anymore - go pro, iPhone, or any other device that can take video - in general, is there a point to having firewire capabilities on a computer? Or is it mostly done via SD cards and USB2 connections?
USB is all I've ever used. Hcam or hdd camcorder. I dont even know what a firewire connection looks like.
USB and SD cards are all I have used too. Now I just need an internet connection that is faster than a badger waddling down the middle of the trail.
http://www.macworld.com/article/158145/2011/02/thunderbolt_what_you_need_to_know.html USB2 now. Thunderbolt is the new interface by Apple/Intel collaboration 12 to 20 times faster than FireWire 800, this is the future. Apple is thinking of dropping workstations.
Micro SD, SD. My older JVC hand cam needs firewire. I just copy it from the camera to Disk on my vcr and then load it on the puter. rarely use it though.
I had an older JVC also and bought the firewire card, I never use it now. A trip to the sand dunes fixed that camcorder permanently... It is all SD and usb... Later,
My old Sony Handicam could only transfer video at the highest possible quality via firewire. If you captured it via USB, you got a lower resolution video. I don't even use that thing any more. My iPhone records HD video and transfers via USB just fine. Firewire seems to be going away. I'd like to see USB 3 take off.
Cave woman not know what firewire is! Have old computer with broken hamster wheel running it.....afraid to try out Gopro and put on computer....might get stuck and have to be beat with club.....
I'm getting that distinct impression.. and I even found a usb/firewire converter/adapter for less than $2 at mono price.com (no idea if it works) Scratching fire wire off the list of desirable things to have on a computer.. On a side note, I still do have an old Panasonic camcorder which outputs fire wire but have multiple computers that have firewire built in - so no need to have future computers support fire wire.
I have had a go-pro for two years but have been scared of it. I think I shot some footage riding sunday and trying to get the nerve up to see how to get at it. GP
Thunderbolt is a master bus, not a replacement. It supports FireWire over Thunderbolt. Apple dropping workstations? Says who?
OK, I don't think it's Jobs, but just a rumor from an industry watcher http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/19444
Workstations fuel a key part of Apple's computer business: the creative professional. While the iPhone and iPad are driving the post-PC shift, it'll be many years before those types of devices can replace the modern workstation. BTW, I should clarify. Thunderbolt is CURRENTLY a master bus. By that I mean a central bus to which other technologies can connect, allowing lots of different traffic over a single cable. If it gets wide enough acceptance, it could become a replacement. It supports a very wide variety of technologies, making it extremely versatile.
