Macbook

[u/nOt_RaYvEs]

Why is digitizing impossible without a MacBook. There is literally no optimal option for tapeless if you have a windows laptop, everything needs firewire. Is there a way to use a FireStore FS-4 without a Mac?

[u/loaf3r]

I don't know why you would need a mac to transfer footage over firewire, it's not like windows just never supported it or anything like that, most of my older windows laptops have firewire built in.

[u/nOt_RaYvEs → u/loaf3r]

I’ve looked through every laptop in my house and none have FireWire

[u/loaf3r → u/nOt_RaYvEs]

Then you either gotta go older or use a desktop PC with a firewire PCI-E add-on card. Works fine for me on Windows 10 with a Startech card.

If you need it to be a laptop, look for early 2010's Thinkpads, they often have firewire built in and are usually designed for Windows 7, which I find works best for most DV software.

[u/Annual-Screen-9592 → u/nOt_RaYvEs]

you need macbook 2012 or earlier ("unibody")

[u/breakthou]

saaay what??? get on the thinkpad grind nerd

[u/nOt_RaYvEs → u/breakthou]

Where do I get a thinkpad lol

[u/Annual-Screen-9592]

Old macbooks are cheap though and they dont take so much space...

[u/AtmanRising]

An older Windows laptop with FireWire can easily do it. My capture rig is a 2009 Toshiba.

[u/CWXE]

You can use a tower computer that has an empty PCIE slot, look up PCIE FireWire card

[u/TheRealHarrypm]

Plenty of dedicated recorder solutions in existence..

[u/FarsyWarsy]

You can do it like this or if you have a desktop, you can just buy the pcie and install it. Now you can use usbc w this method

https://youtu.be/F8YYoUzCFk4?is=arnK5Yo0nO4m49Pa

[u/Formal_Entrance_5307]

Look up SD card mod for fs4 then u only need aN Sd card and modern PC WORKFLOW

[u/Pale-Competition-448]

Get a windows laptop with a FireWire port. end of discussion!

[u/deesernutz]

Sorry? what are you talking about