USB vs FireWire ingest

[STORMDAVE]

When I ingest via USB2.0 on an FCP system, FCP freezes after getting a few clips. When I use FireWire to ingest, it works fine. Any ideas? I might need USB some day.

HPX500.

 

[Nate Stephens]

How old is your Mac... If it is an oldie goldie it will have USB1 and that is way slow..

Usb is PC friendly while Fire wire is Mac friendly...

But you have encouraged me to try the Usb on my MacBook Pro

 

[STORMDAVE]

It's a 2008 Mac Pro top of the line with FCS2.

 

[Barry_Green]

Read the manual and you'll see that it says that USB is *not* guaranteed to work on MacOS. FireWire *is* guaranteed to work.

Sometimes USB will work, but it's not guaranteed.

On Windows, the reverse is true: USB is guaranteed to work, and firewire device mode is not.

 

[STORMDAVE]

Thanks Barry, I usually skip RTFM

Good to know it's documented. I'll stick to FireWire then for OSX and USB2.0 for Windows. I just have to go into the menu everytime and change from 1394 Device to USB Device and vice versa.

By the way under OSX, do you guys eject all the P2 cards before disconnecting the FW cable and turning off the camera (this part I read)?

 

[Noel Evans]

By the way under OSX, do you guys eject all the P2 cards before disconnecting the FW cable and turning off the camera (this part I read)?

No. I turn off the camera, then disconnect it - leaving p2 cards in.

 

[STORMDAVE]

I meant ejecting the 4 P2 cards from the desktop, which is what's recommended under OSX.