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[TD="class: gd_m"]I have an iMac with a 2 TB external hard drive.
My FCP X has all of its files on the ext HD.
This is what I currently do when I load files from my HPX 170 camera:
1 turn off hard drive (computer is still on)
2 attach firewire 800 cable from camera (turned off) to ext HD (which is also turned off).
3 turn on camera, get into PC mode
4 turn on hard drive
This gets the camera mounted onto the computer, then I open FCP X and import. Works fine, but I just want to know if any of these steps might damage anything.
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[TD="class: gd_m"]In Barry Green's book about the HPX 170 he says: "While it may or may not function to use the camera in USB device mode with a Macintosh computer, it is not recommended or guaranteed; when connecting to a Mac, please use the 1394 terminal instead. The USB terminal is guaranteed to work only with Windows PCs."[/TD]
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Is this still the case or has Lion changed anything with regard to downloading from the camera using the USB port and a Mac?[/TD]
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Thanks for your help.[/TD]
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[TD="class: gd_m"]I have an iMac with a 2 TB external hard drive.
My FCP X has all of its files on the ext HD.
This is what I currently do when I load files from my HPX 170 camera:
1 turn off hard drive (computer is still on)
2 attach firewire 800 cable from camera (turned off) to ext HD (which is also turned off).
3 turn on camera, get into PC mode
4 turn on hard drive
This gets the camera mounted onto the computer, then I open FCP X and import. Works fine, but I just want to know if any of these steps might damage anything.
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[TD="class: gd_m"]In Barry Green's book about the HPX 170 he says: "While it may or may not function to use the camera in USB device mode with a Macintosh computer, it is not recommended or guaranteed; when connecting to a Mac, please use the 1394 terminal instead. The USB terminal is guaranteed to work only with Windows PCs."[/TD]
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Is this still the case or has Lion changed anything with regard to downloading from the camera using the USB port and a Mac?[/TD]
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Thanks for your help.[/TD]
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