6 pin 1394 on DV Decks? at DVinfo.net

James Emory · November 7th, 2005, 11:19 AM

I'm sure there are no DV cameras with a a 6 pin 1394 port but are there any DV decks made with a 6 pin 1394 port in addition to a 4 pin port? I just got an ADS Pyro A/V link to be able to convert Anolog to DV or DV to analog and the output is 6 pin 1394 only. It comes with RCA composite cables, Y/C, 4 to 4 pin 1394 and a 6 to 6 pin 1394 but NO 6 to 4 1394. So, if you want to convert analog to DV and your going to a deck or camera with 4 pin you had better have a 4 to 6 1394 cable or you ain't going to be doing anything. I wonder why they didn't include a 6 to 4 pin 1394 cable?

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James Bridges · November 7th, 2005, 11:23 AM

Can you not use this product as a direct DV device? Sort of a transcoder. Capture through this rather than a deck?

James Emory · November 7th, 2005, 08:53 PM

Yes. That is what it's basic design is, straight from an analog source to an NLE. I use it in the field for capturing from any analog source to my laptop, DV camera or a DV deck, all of which only have a 4 pin 1394 I/O. However I do now have a PCMCIA card with a 6 pin 1394 port. But if I want to capture to the camera or my deck, I'll have to buy a 6 to 4 pin 1394 and that's my argument. Why didn't they include that cable like they did all of the other cable formats that they provide with this unit.

James Emory · November 21st, 2005, 03:48 PM

For those who may have purchased this unit and experienced this issue just read this relative thread.

Relative Thread
www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54761

November 7th, 2005, 11:19 AM	#1
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	6 pin 1394 on DV Decks? I'm sure there are no DV cameras with a a 6 pin 1394 port but are there any DV decks made with a 6 pin 1394 port in addition to a 4 pin port? I just got an ADS Pyro A/V link to be able to convert Anolog to DV or DV to analog and the output is 6 pin 1394 only. It comes with RCA composite cables, Y/C, 4 to 4 pin 1394 and a 6 to 6 pin 1394 but NO 6 to 4 1394. So, if you want to convert analog to DV and your going to a deck or camera with 4 pin you had better have a 4 to 6 1394 cable or you ain't going to be doing anything. I wonder why they didn't include a 6 to 4 pin 1394 cable? http://www.adstech.com/products/API-...sp?pid=API-555

November 7th, 2005, 11:23 AM	#2
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November 7th, 2005, 08:53 PM	#3
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Yes. That is what it's basic design is, straight from an analog source to an NLE. I use it in the field for capturing from any analog source to my laptop, DV camera or a DV deck, all of which only have a 4 pin 1394 I/O. However I do now have a PCMCIA card with a 6 pin 1394 port. But if I want to capture to the camera or my deck, I'll have to buy a 6 to 4 pin 1394 and that's my argument. Why didn't they include that cable like they did all of the other cable formats that they provide with this unit.

November 21st, 2005, 03:48 PM	#4
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	For those who may have purchased this unit and experienced this issue just read this relative thread. Relative Thread www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54761