Sony DSR-11 and Mac OS / Final Cut Pro versions

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Sony DSR-11 and Mac OS / Final Cut Pro versions

Hey everyone,

Old family DV's need to be fully digitalised.

Before buying one more capture card - and willing to reuse still functional devices - I would like to give life again, in my workflow, to my old but tough Sony DSR-11 which was a very good companion during years.

Do you know which Mac OS versions still support Sony DSR-11?

And what about Final Cut Pro version ?

Thank you!

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 6:22 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Jul 25, 2021 6:24 AM in response to Yan Pierre le Luyer

Those were real workhorse little machines. They should still work with the current version of FCP and the current QuickTime Player. You don't have the control you used to have with legacy FCP, but it should still capture the media.

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Answer 2

Jul 25, 2021 10:12 AM in response to Yan Pierre le Luyer

As a little addition to what Tom said: with any recent mac, you are going to need adapters.

If your mac has Thunderbolt 3 (as does any mac since about 2016 - with the exception of the 12" MacBook):

Thunderbolt 3-Thunderbolt 2

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter?fnode=412db309160c0bd7a61e0514e2c20a5d0ed07b927b0242c345ab7047f3759c1eb8b7c391e2811c22f639264a7a7f234f53a259515b125f37ab97fe57b488c26f97ab66330feeabdbd6c32450ddcc9fa9911ac697b380b1673d283a73e121862c8a989ccb7d89aea3b0fce9ce21f266cc

then always

Thunderbolt 2-Firewire (unless you have a very old mac that still has Firewire - that would be circa 2011)

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter?fnode=2a61f364d50544cd860b57af740420e7faad1e8582dbc425eb7d7f25d66b1629f15748e483d5f8a0e155b1caf4926963cb5d9f2192fc034af993a30d0318bad9cd6397d3212f7507b8d4021976d23b23173ea9ddd8294b4e1d2bedc3e57f4c94cc63f25636f5f178a057ac9f31bf3011

plus a cable with 9-pin Firewire on one end and the proper version to connect to your Sony device at the other end.

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Answer 3

Alchroma

Level 7

23,918 points

Jul 25, 2021 7:13 PM in response to Yan Pierre le Luyer

Not all IEEE 1394 cables are created equally.

They need to be fully pinned bi-directional to communicate correctly.

In your Mac System Profiler you should be able to see if your DSR-11 is connected.

Al

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Answer 4

Jul 25, 2021 12:20 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks Luis for your answer.

I have the whole collection of adapters and may be more ;-)

I tried with a IEEE 1394 4 pin to USB 3.0 adapter but it didn't work :

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B06XZ62JJR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I guess it's a special cable and not an universal one.

I gonna try with a true IEEE 1394 4 to 6 pin and Firewire adapter and so on to my USB-C.

Thanks again.

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Answer 5

Jul 25, 2021 12:19 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thanks Tom for your answer. Yes they are very good and helpful machines.

I tried with a IEEE 1394 4 pin to USB 3.0 adapter but it didn't work as it doesn't appear in FCPX

I guess it's a special cable and not an universal one : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B06XZ62JJR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I gonna try with a true IEEE 1394 4 to 6 pin and Firewire adapter and so on to my USB-C.

Thanks again.

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Answer 6

Jul 31, 2021 9:45 AM in response to Alchroma

Thanks Alchroma for the details.

I will order another one cause mine is for a strict model of Sony device I saw.

Thanks again.

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