files, then you may need to use the Windows-X key combination to open Device Manager, find a device with a warning triangle next to it, and use the Update Driver button to locate your Thunderbolt drivers. If so then run it before you have any of your Apple adapters plugged in. Although it says these are for Windows 8.1 they work fine on Windows 10.ĭepending on your Thunderbolt driver software, there may be a.
To capture Mini DV (not HDV but the principles should apply) tapes into Premier Pro 2020 on Windows. If you are using a PC with a Thunderbolt port please see this article on Thunderbolt port compatibility.Having had quite a battle with this I thought I'd put together some notes which it would have been very useful to be able to find in one place! Third Party brands of this adapter are not recommended as the chipsets have not been tested and may not be compatible with real-time audio streaming. Please see this article regarding the Apple brand Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter. Please note that if you are using a Mac or PC with a Thunderbolt port you will be required to use a Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter - we generally recommend using an Apple branded adaptor which can be bought from Apple's website. Using this adapter will not allow the Saffire to connect to the computer. We have found the Rocketfish brand Firewire 400 cable with 400 to 800 adapter to be incompatible with our Firewire products. We have found the Sonnet brand Firewire 400 to 800 adapter to work well.
We have found the 400 to 800 adapters can be unreliable, as they may contain a chipset that processes the data passthrough, and these may or may not be up to handling the real-time audio stream, similar to chipset compatibility on a PC Firewire Card. A cable will not generally have any chipset inside of it and provide the most direct connection. We find the best way to connect a Saffire to a Firewire 800 port is with a plain Firewire 400 to 800, 6pin to 9pin cable. Today most of the computers on the market that do feature Firewire have a Firewire 800 port.Ĭustomers sometimes encounter an issue when connecting their Saffire's Firewire 400 connection to a Firewire 800 port if they have an incompatible cable or adapter. Previously it was common for computers or cards to have Firewire 400 ports, which are featured on the Saffire line of Interfaces.