well me and my friends want to make videos, edit them and upload it onto the computer and we tried so we asked my friend what we had to do and he said i need to buy a system called fire wire but i want to know if its only for Apple computers or can it be downloaded into any brand of computers also if it does can anybody tell me what i should buy for a reagular windows computer its a platnum JBL series FS740
2007-08-21 05:21:30 · 3 answers · asked by simply_me_#3 for life! 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Firewire is a hardware standard.
Also known a iLink (by Sony) and IEE 1394 it is availble on a range of computers.
If your one does not have it built in, then you can get Firewire PCI cards for desktops and PC cards for laptops.
The JBL series FS740 is the monitor not the computer.
Generally for video transfer you need a reasonably fast processor. The main thing is to do nothing else while it transfers, otherwise Windows may drop bits of the transfer.
For editing, a fast CPU (or a lot of patience) and lots of memory.
2007-08-21 05:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, firewire is the connection type (like usb), you can use firewire with windows too, look on your computer for a i.Link or 1394 port, if you have a desktop computer and it does not have firewire connector you can take it to a repair shop and ask them to add a card so you have firewire connectors. If you have a laptop you can go and shop a pcmcia card just make sure it fits the laptop.
2007-08-21 12:31:35 · answer #2 · answered by Abel C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but you'll need to get a card put in your computer if it doesn't already have the port.
2007-08-21 12:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by spider1620 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋