What does the Fox say?

[matt267 PE]

Old DV video camera.

 

[knight1fox3]

Hmm...I don't see much in the way of Firewire conversion cables at all. :dunno:

 

[engineergurl]

I think I went through that problem a long time ago and had to buy some sort of card thing that fit into the slot on my old pc and then eventually got a special cable or something or other... I've long since retired that camera as there is a tape stuck in there and we can't get it out... pretty sure I still have the old stuff if you want me to check I don't want/need it anymore

 

[knight1fox3]

I did find this: http://dynamic.focalprice.com/CA016S/USB_to_4_Pin_Firewire_IEEE_1394_Cable_Silver.html?utm_source=CS&utm_medium=GM_US&utm_campaign=CS_GM_US_CA016S&source=CS_PLA_US&gclid=CjwKEAjw9LKeBRDurOugs43jnlgSJACUXqHx2CEW0sKCWcHLedvBYuKUdw3uF3Q7EK8NzDL0Qg75OxoCMW3w_wcB

 

[matt267 PE]

Yeah, it might be time to upgrade the camera. I have 7 years of videos of my daughter on minidv tapes.

 

[engineergurl]

time to get a gopro...

 

[MetsFan]

Yeah, it might be time to upgrade the camera. I have 7 years of videos of my daughter on minidv tapes.

Do you have a desktop or a laptop? You can't transfer video from firewire through USB, just still images. If you have a desktop, you can buy a $20 firewire PCI/PCIe card. I have a minidv camcorder too but still have my imac with firewire.

edit: I guess it depends on the camcorder. My camcorder (canon HV20) will not output video through a converter.

 

[matt267 PE]

I have a desktop, but want/need a new computer and am thinking of an all in one. So there would be no pci port.

 

[engineergurl]

^^ that was the thing I was talking about

 

[MetsFan]

I have a desktop, but want/need a new computer and am thinking of an all in one. So there would be no pci port.

Hmm, that's tough.. it might be time to punt. You might just want to send the tapes to a digital converter service and get a new camcorder.

 

[matt267 PE]

All in ones take up less space, but they are hard to work to work on.

 

[matt267 PE]

I have a desktop, but want/need a new computer and am thinking of an all in one. So there would be no pci port.

 Hmm, that's tough.. it might be time to punt.  You might just want to send the tapes to a digital converter service and get a new camcorder.

I'm thinking about it. But, I can't even afford the new computer right now. I like to plan ahead though.

 

[engineergurl]

can I get the funky cloud one drive thing from windows on my droid phone? I'm too lazy to google this one I think... ha ha ha

 

[matt267 PE]

Dropbox is a cloud storage site that works with android, linux, and windows.

 

[Lumber Jim]

How secure is Dropbox? I use it for work but I have this little voice telling me that I might get burned...

K1F3, whatcha think?

(After you answer the other questions first. I wouldn't be trying to cut in line.)

 

[knight1fox3]

can I get the funky cloud one drive thing from windows on my droid phone? I'm too lazy to google this one I think... ha ha ha

I believe so yes. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.skydrive&hl=en

Dropbox is a cloud storage site that works with android, linux, and windows.

Indeed. One of the best.

How secure is Dropbox? I use it for work but I have this little voice telling me that I might get burned...

K1F3, whatcha think?

(After you answer the other questions first. I wouldn't be trying to cut in line.)

I believe their security has improved over the years. They seem to make security a very high priority. https://www.dropbox.com/help/27/en

 

[Lumber Jim]

^^ thanks!!

 

[knight1fox3]

Good to still see some innovation on the old magnetic drives.

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221706-seagate-starts-shipping-8tb-hard-drives-with-10tb-and-hamr-on-the-horizon

Seagate, after hinting in May that it would release 8TB and 10TB hard drives in the next 12 months, has started delivering early samples of its 8TB hard drive to “major customers” (i.e. enterprise customers). Curiously, while Western Digital hit 6TB last year by filling its drives with helium, Seagate appears to be pushing the 3.5-inch spinning disk storage envelope by simply increasing areal density. Western Digital, incidentally, despite being the first to 6TB, hasn’t announced anything new since November 2013. Maybe helium wasn’t quite ready for prime time?

 

[snickerd3]

perhaps the helium flopped because there was/is a huge helium shortage causing prices to skyrocket.

 

[blybrook PE]

Umm, I think I have an overheating problem...

I'll grab a few more photos once its cooled, can you work your magic?