no firewire on pc

[packing_jarrett 0]

I don't have the firewire port on my computer. What can I do to firewire my camera on there. Is there some sort of adapter I can get. Help me out here please.

Na' Cho' Cheese

[Zee 0]

You need to get a capture card or just a fire wire card. They're pretty cheap.

Action©Sports

[Icon134 0]

If you have an open card slot (PCI) in the computer you should be able to find a firewire card for a reasonable ammount of money ($10-$15) or less.

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[LukeH 0]

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I don't have the Firewire port on my computer. What can I do to firewire my camera on there.

As others have said the easiest way is to buy a PCMCIA Firewire card.

However if your laptop is old (more than 2 years), you may not have the necessary Processing power, Memory or Storage space to edit digital video, or it maybe frustratingly slow.

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Opps I was still asleep, thought it was a laptop for some reason. PCI is what you would want for a desktop of course.

[dragon2 2]

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I don't have the Firewire port on my computer. What can I do to firewire my camera on there.

As others have said the easiest way is to buy a PCMCIA Firewire card.

However if your laptop is old (more than 2 years), you may not have the necessary Processing power, Memory or Storage space to edit digital video, or it maybe frustratingly slow.

PCMCIA or PCI depends on whether the guy has a pc or a laptop. They are not interchangeable.

You can edit fine on even a 4yr old laptop, however it takes longer and programs like premiere pro 2 are not likely to work. But I've been editing for years, so saying it won't work is not entirely true.

Although it's a nice excuse to buy that new 17" dual core laptop

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[idrankwhat 0]

For your desktop, this one works well and you can't beat the price.
http://www.acortech.com/Generic_4_Ports_IEEE_1394_Card/partinfo-id-320569.html