50mtr 4 pin to 6 pin firewire cable

[jon lawrence]

Hi, does anyone know where I may find a 4 pin to 6 pin firewire cable roughly 50 meters long? I've been through google a few times but can't seem to come up with any that length.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Jon

[Phil Rhodes]

No. It's only supposed to go about five meters.

 

What are you trying to achieve?

[Phil Rhodes]

No. It's only supposed to go about five meters.

 

What are you trying to achieve?

[jon lawrence]

It was for shooting a live feed of a band playing in a studio. The computers are upstairs above the studio. Is there and way of linking a camera to a computer over this distance?

 

Thanks.

[Phil Rhodes]

This is what SDI is for. Probably you can get converters, but you might not like the price.

 

P

[jon lawrence]

Excuse my ignorance but could you give me some details regarding SDI- have no idea what it is. How much £ are we talking with the converters?

 

Thanks,

 

Jon

[Phil Rhodes]

SDI is a format for sending SD or HD digital video down 75-ohm coaxial cable with BNC connectors. It's designed to go around studios and postproduction facilities and will do long distances. There are several sub-categories.

 

Price depends on the type. If you're talking about HDV cameras doing HD over firewire, something like this:

 

http://www.creativev...t_hd-connect-le

 

If you can't stretch to that, perhaps you could do analogue component.

 

P

[jon lawrence]

Thanks so much for your help. Any idea where I could rent one in London?