I need to get my old HDV tapes from a Sony HDR-HC3 into a project in HD. On the old computer, it was no problem as the camera has a Firewire to Firewire cable. My 2018 Mac Mini has no Firewire port. Do I need some type of Firewire adaptor?
Mac mini, macOS 11.6
If you can use an older computer to do the import, that is what I’d recommend.
To do it in the mini, you need not one but two adapters: A Thunderbolt3-Thinderbolt 2 adapter and a Thunderbolt 2-Firewire.
It should work but if this is a one-off thing it is quite expensive; and there is always the chance that something breaks, since this old technology.
If you can use an older computer to do the import, that is what I’d recommend.
To do it in the mini, you need not one but two adapters: A Thunderbolt3-Thinderbolt 2 adapter and a Thunderbolt 2-Firewire.
It should work but if this is a one-off thing it is quite expensive; and there is always the chance that something breaks, since this old technology.
It looks like Apple does make a thunderbolt 3 to Firewire adaptor. This might do the trick? I have to return to an old project and I have a lot to xfer. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter
As Luis said, 2 adaptors are required.
One of them is what you posted, which is a Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire 800 adaptor, although the Apple link does not mention that it is Thunderbolt 2, it just describes it as Thunderbolt, so could be confusing
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter
and the second one you require is
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter
I have not seen a single adaptor that has the function of the combined 2 adaptors and neither have I seen
any equivalent from a manufacturer other than Apple.
It looks like Apple does make a thunderbolt 3 to Firewire adaptor. This might do the trick? I have a lot to xfer. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter
Look more closely. This is a Thunderbolt 2 - Firewire adapter.
Old HDV tapes into Final Cut without a Firewire port.
