New MacBook Pro doesn't see xdcam disc
Posted: August 23rd, 2013, 3:59 am
Hi,
My new MBP running OS 10.8.4 does not see my xdcam discs when I connect the MBP to my camera. I am connecting via Firewire (6-pin 400 to 9-pin 800 cable) and FW800 to Thunderbolt adapter. I have used this camera (PDW-530), disc, and FWcable before with my old MBP, and had no problem using the Sony XDcam Browser software (and before that, XDcam Transfer). Symptoms:
1) The disc does not show up in the Finder, as it did on the old system.
2) The camera viewfinder does say "PC Remote!" The camera knows it is connected to a computer.
3) I tried XDcam Browser, XDcam Transfer, and then I downloaded the new Sony "Content Browser". None of them saw the disc.
4) The camera is in FAM mode, and the ilink is enabled.
5) I was able to load the footage into FCP by putting the camera into AV/C mode and using FCP Log and Capture. (So by updating my system I am now relegated to stone-age ingest methods!) But at least I know the camera and computer established some kind of connection via the FW cable and FW800 to Thunderbolt adapter.
Any ideas out there? Why doesn't the disc show up in the finder? As always, any help is much appreciated.
My new MBP running OS 10.8.4 does not see my xdcam discs when I connect the MBP to my camera. I am connecting via Firewire (6-pin 400 to 9-pin 800 cable) and FW800 to Thunderbolt adapter. I have used this camera (PDW-530), disc, and FWcable before with my old MBP, and had no problem using the Sony XDcam Browser software (and before that, XDcam Transfer). Symptoms:
1) The disc does not show up in the Finder, as it did on the old system.
2) The camera viewfinder does say "PC Remote!" The camera knows it is connected to a computer.
3) I tried XDcam Browser, XDcam Transfer, and then I downloaded the new Sony "Content Browser". None of them saw the disc.
4) The camera is in FAM mode, and the ilink is enabled.
5) I was able to load the footage into FCP by putting the camera into AV/C mode and using FCP Log and Capture. (So by updating my system I am now relegated to stone-age ingest methods!) But at least I know the camera and computer established some kind of connection via the FW cable and FW800 to Thunderbolt adapter.
Any ideas out there? Why doesn't the disc show up in the finder? As always, any help is much appreciated.