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I'm just using a cheap USB2-to-firewire cable on my Linux laptop. Works well.

Oh does that work ok? I'd have thought it might cause issues with overhead, as USB2 is only 80 Mbit more than Firewire 1. But the protocol for USB has more overhead.

But of course a MiniDV stream doesn't use the whole 400 mbit.

I'll look into that as I don't think my 2010 MBP will live forever and it's the last thing I have with firewire.

DV ISTR is something like 25 megabits a second, 50 if its one of the pro varieties.

Can you provide an example of such a device? I have yet to see any adapter other than those with a firewire jack on one end and USB plug on the other, but no protocol conversion/bridging/etc going on (and likely to ruin your day, given FW power runs at 12V and USB at 5V)

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