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I have a Sony digital tape video camera and am having trouble converting video to an MP4 file. I had no trouble doing this with my older Mac using Quicktime. Now that I have a new Mac with a thunderbolt connection i can't get the computer to recognize my camera. with my older mac I could then transfer the MP4 file to my Wondershare video editor. I have all there proper thunderbolt adapters and cable,
iMac, OS X 10.11
Preliminary test with daisy chained adapters and a disk work as expected.
and the disk is
/dev/disk5 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk5
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk5s1
2: Apple_HFS OSX-Server-ic2sHD 499.8 GB disk5s2
diskutil info disk5
Device Identifier: disk5
Device Node: /dev/disk5
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk5
Device / Media Name: PI-548
Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None
Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: FireWire
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk Size: 500.1 GB (500107862016 Bytes) (exactly 976773168 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes
Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: Not applicable (no file system)
Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed
Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No
and....
Yes. Please remove any information that you consider personal, before you do. Also, there is a 2MB limit per image.
What is the year/model of your new Mac (do not post the serial number)? You can see it in About this Mac.
Also, since you have posted this query in the Bootcamp forum, is the issue on the macOS side, or Windows running on an Intel Mac via Bootcamp?
What is the model of your Sony camera? Are you using a Firewire interface on the camera or a USB interface? Please describe the adapters/connectors used from Camera to your new Mac?
I have an iMac (retina 5K, 27 inch 2020) I am on the macOS I am attaching my set up photos
Using the same connection adapters, I can see my Camcorder - TRV-460.
It’s a Sony DVR TRV 120 & a FireWire cable connected to the apple thunderbolt connectors
Is the camera a DCR-TRV120 not a DVR TRV120? I assume you are using a miniFW-to-FW800 <-> FW800-to-TB2 <-> TB2-to-TB3/USBc adapters. Is that correct?
I have a 9 pin to 4 pin FireWire cable plus the appropriate thunderbolt adapters purchased from apple
Can I send you a photo of my set up?
Do In need a program like LifeFlix to transfer video to MP4?
On your 'old' Mac, did it have a Firewire 800 (or Firewire 400) port?
it had a 400 firewire port
I have a similar setup, but a 2018 Mini. I have the cables and adapters and a Sony DCR-TRV 260 and a DCR-TRV 460. Let me duplicate your setup and test.
Video transfer