USB to Firewire?

badai

this is a cable that can convert USB to firewire

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/USB-to-4-PIN-5ft-for-Firewire-Cable-IEEE-1394_W0QQitemZ150224649527QQihZ005QQcategoryZ51285QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122

will it work?

mattyj

Umm, That looks like a standard Firewire cable to me, smaller end for Video Camera (or whatever other device its needed for) and other end is for the computer... I think ????

Diablosblizz

That isn't a small-end USB. I don't know much about FireWire, so I can't be sure.

badai

1 end is USB, the other is firewire.

but is it possible to convert USB to firewire?

hpphkl

Firewire and usb have different voltage but 4 pin firewire doesn't have power connectors. I saw before something like this but I decided to buy pci firewire card..Here I found link=) http://www.pixela-1.com/captycable/

ImEatingSeeds

...Are you sure that the connection is FireWire?

Looks like DV to me, but I'm kinda a newb when it comes to that stuff.

badai

Q: what's the different between DV, firewire, IEEE 1394 and i.Link?
A: spelling